Demon Dreams

“There was once a greedy emperor who possessed a great legion of demons. He desired complete control over every aspect of men in his empire, even control over their dreams.

An old merchant, who was rumored to have once been a great adventurer, presented the emperor with a powerful turtle demon that had the ability to manipulate the dreams of men.

The emperor immediately decided he wanted it and commanded the merchant to give him the demon. The merchant refused but offered it to the king on the condition that he defeat the demon in battle to prove he was worthy.

The king was outraged at the merchant’s arrogance and ordered his guards to seize him and capture the demon. The merchant quickly explained that the demon only obeyed those who defeated it in battle. The king then hatched a cunning plan; he would call his bravest, most loyal soldier to defeat the demon. So the soldier was brought forth to face the mighty demon.

The creature did not use its claws in combat, but its power over the mind, and sucked the soldier into a dangerous dream land where he would be forced to fight not the demon owned by the merchant, but the demons inside his own head…” ~Beanius Maximus