“All right Joy, normally this is where we train squads of recruits to deal with demons. We capture them from the flesh abyss, and release them here. Unfortunately for you, you’ll be alone with zero support.”
The speakers fizzled out as the sound of heavy machinery came from the other side. It clanked and cracked until a dull thud resounded through the room. A hiss came from the other side of the room as one of the doors slowly rolled open, revealing a massive demon. It stood three times as tall as Joy was, with powerful legs and spiked feet, massive arms with long-clawed hands, and a horned head that resembled that of a dinosaur’s. It walked out into the arena, shrieking as it slammed its fists on the walls. Joy sneered, bolting into a sprint. She leapt straight at the thing, rearing back her fist. The beast noticed, and quickly spun around, smacking her out of the way as if she were a fly. She crashed onto the ground rolling for a few moments before she re-gained her footing. Watching from the observation chamber, Simon sighed, shaking his head.
“You may have the strength of a god on your side, but you’re still the size and weight of a human. Think before you act!”
“So you’re not as dumb as I thought, eh?” Joy muttered. She sprinted towards the thing again, skidding to a halt right behind it as it continued to bash the wall. It turned around once more, rearing back one of its fists. She quickly leapt to the side as it swung it down onto the ground, and took the opportunity to leap onto the beast’s shoulders. She quickly wrapped her legs around the thing’s neck, holding tight onto its horns. It tried in vain to let out another cry as air could barely escape whatever organs were inside of it. It grabbed onto her ponytail and attempted to yank her off. She winced at it, but internally thanked that her hair was reinforced by the blessing as well.
“You wanna play dirty by grabbing my hair, huh?” She wrapped her arms around one of its horns, squeezing as tightly as possible until it snapped off, resulting in another attempted screech from the beast. Finally, between her legs she felt something crack as the beast began to tumble. She leapt off, landing safely on the ground as the beast smashed into the ground face-first. She sprinted over to the thing, digging her hands beneath its skull and pulled with all her might. With a loud ripping noise echoing through the arena and the demon’s juices spraying everywhere, she yanked the head brutally off. Still smiling, she turned to the observation room.
“That good enough for you Simon?”