The Cosmos of Bliss

4 Overcoming the Nightmare

That night, Bestie found herself in a dark alleyway. It looks a lot like a city but the area was a desolate wasteland. As Bestie flies out of the alley, she looks up to see a massive demon covered in flames.

'Ah, what a pleasant surprise to see you here.' The demon speaks to her in a deadly yet childish voice. 'Welcome to my world Bestie.'

'How do you know who I am?' Bestie asks him in surprise. 'And what do want from me?'

'Well, let's say that you and I are somewhat related.' The demon answers back. 'We have the same creators and I know that you have the power to make me stronger than ever before. So why don't you serve me and make me the strongest being ever? I know who you are and if you help me out, I will tell you all that you need to know about yourself. Also, you and I could share this beautiful land that I will create once I am back to full power.'

'Not a chance!' Bestie yells back at him. 'This is not the kind of world that I would enjoy. The fact that you are even trying to reach me means that you are in a powerless position or you are dead and you need me to resurrect you. There's no way I am going to do that. I am going to find out the answers in a different way. You hear me. Now leave me alone demon!'

'How pitiful,' The demon replies to her, 'we could do a lot together but very well then. I will still find my way to become strong enough to create my beautiful chaotic world and when I do, you will regret not working with me.'

The scene vanishes. Bestie soon finds herself sitting on her bed sweating from that nasty nightmare.

'Bestie, are you okay?' Bliss asks concerned about her. 'You look very tense, you must have had a bad dream last night.'

'Yeah, there was this demon who wanted me to serve him and make him stronger.' Bestie tells her. 'Have you heard of any demons who were creations, Bliss? This one said that he and I share the same creator and that he will tell me what I want to know if I helped him.'

Bliss looks a bit uncomfortable at Bestie. 'The only demon that I have ever known of is the one who tried to destroy my home by pulling Saturn away from its orbit but there's no way they are the same.'

'I am not sure as well Bliss.' Bestie replies to her. 'Maybe it was nothing. Besides, I think this demon is dead and he did tell me that the only way to find out from him is to restore him to his full strength and I am not planning on doing that.'

'Good to know Bestie.' Bliss replies looking much better. 'I'm sure we will find another way to get you home and learn about yourself. Right now, we have a job to do.'

Bestie nods back at Bliss much more cheerfully than her tense expression earlier. 'Alright then, let's get going then, Bliss. The sooner we get this over with, the better.'

Bliss and Bestie got themselves ready and reported to the captain's office.

'Good morning you two.' The captain greets both Bliss and Bestie. 'Are you ready Bestie?'

Bestie nods to let him know that she is ready. The captain nods pleasantly and then takes both Bliss and Bestie to the training room.

The training room was a simulation where Bestie must defeat the monsters in different environments to pass the test. As Bliss watches her friend go through the tests, it reminded her of the simulations that her dad used to test her powers and train her to control her powers as well.

The simulations were easy at first as most of the monsters were only punches and claw slashes and as big as they were, Bestie had no problem taking down every one of them.

In the later stages, the monsters were much harder to defeat as they are now programmed to fire energy blasts and the environment became harsher. However, Bestie was able to overcome the obstacles and passed all of the simulations.