Episode 9: The Power of Evil

Pretty Princess Man and Bonnie the Blue Bumblebee
Episode 9: The Power of Evil
In the land of Gorgeous, there existed one man and his sidekick in order to ward off the forces of evil and ugly. That man was Pretty Princess Man, and his sidekick was Bonnie the Blue Bumblebee Together this unstoppable force fights with power and precision and has no mercy for the forces that stand in their way.
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Sorrow. Suffering. Doubt. Fear. These are the strengths of evil. Each one causes turmoil within one’s soul and will continually eat away, driving one to the point of breaking.
These feelings that bring no joy, that bring no hope, that bring coldness to the heart, make evil snicker. Evil takes pride in the hurting of others, for it knows that it is successful. But evil does not stop at success, it longs for the one have his heart hardened and for the one to bring evil to others.
Sorrow. Suffering. Doubt. Fear. Once these feelings have been felt, evil hope that vengeance will be the next step to be taken. Vengeance will bring the powers of darkness to another and will destroy the being that carries out the revenge.
But alas! There is hope. Ih hope is good, then why does evil hope? Evil hopes for what is evil, but true hope longs for the good to come. Hope allows one to look forward with happiness and meet the challenges as they come,
The hope to overcome this evil is within the light. As darkness envelopes one, only then will light shine brighter. If darkness is thrown, throw light back. If evil is consuminhg, let goodness consume instead. If evil has consumed, fight back with goodness and open the heart.
Sorrow. Suffering. Doubt. Fear. These are the powers of evil, not evil, but where evil finds its strength. Feelings these does not mean one is evil, it opens a door for evil to enter. Once these feelings are felt, do not leave the door open, close it and protect the heart!
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These were the exact feelings that Pretty Princess Man found himself with as Bonnie lay dead in his arms. Pretty Princess Man had seen the life leave Bonnie’s eyes and it haunted him.
Feelings inside Pretty Princess Man raged uncontrollably. Pretty Princess Man was so overwhelmed by the death of Bonnie the Blue Bumblebee that he began to weep without ceasing.
Eros began to chuckle. “You care too much and put your heart into too many. Once one of those containing your heart has passed on, a piece of you dies, Pretty Princess Man. They only lesson you and provide no benefits whatsoever.”
“That’s where you are wrong,” Pretty Princess Man said with tears in his eyes. “My friends only strengthen me. Through our bonds with each other, we are made stronger.”
“Would you look at yourself now?” Agape asked. “You say that, but do you believe it?”
Pretty Princess Man thought about the situation he was in and all of the events that had occurred. Pretty Princess Man pondered what Eros had said and the questions that Agape had asked. “Yes,” replied Pretty Princess Man. “I believe it. Friends, though they may hurt you and seem unbearable at times, are worth every single ounce of pain. They make me fight harder through my love of them, they give me something to look forward to, and they honestly care for me.”
“So be it,” Agape said. “You six shall perish now. These next minutes will be your last.”
“Retreat!” ordered Pretty Princess Man.
“You will not escape,” Storge said appearing at the exit of the throne room.
Glittering Grizzly charged at Storge and threw him aside, clearing an exit for Pretty Princess Man and his followers. The five began to run into the Hall of Handsome, but on the way Little Pumpkin fell.
“No!” screamed Pretty Princess Man as Storge began to advance toward Little Pumpkin. Pretty Princess Man laid Bonnie upon the ground and rushed toward Storge, pulling out Purity.
“Do not lay one fingher on her!” Pretty Princess Man demanded.
“And if I do?” asked Storge with his deep loud voice.
“I will tear your pathetic form limb from limb and show the world that darkness has no place here and never has or will!” Pretty Princess Man informed Storge.
“We shall see,” Storge tested as he swung his ax toward Little Pumpkin.
Pretty Princess Man lunged and parried the Hell Halberd with Purity. The heat was so intense that Pretty Princess Man felt as if he was in a lake of fire. “Run Little Pumpkin,” Pretty Princess Man said with much concern in his voice. “I cannot afford to lose you Little Pumpkin. Not now, not ever. I will hold them off and catch up to you later. Do not worry.”
“Okay. Meet us at the Town of Sparkles” Little Pumpkin agreed, but she could not stop herself from worrying as Pretty Princess Man’s life was at stake. Thoughts of him dying and leaving her were almost unbearable and these thoughts consumed her as she ran with the others into the Hall of Handsome and out of the Castle of Termination.”
Storge spun the Hell Halberd in his hands and brought it down upon where Pretty Princess Man stood. Pretty Princess Man raised Purity and it absorbed the blow along with the heat.
“PRINCESS POWER COME TO ME!!!” Pretty Princess Man dislodged Purity form the Hell Halberd and struck at Storge. Storge barely dodged Purity and rolled to his left.
“You are strong Pretty Princess Man,” Storge said. “But unfortunately not strong enough.”
Storge raised the Hell Halberd, a weapon that contained uncontrollable power, and lunged at Pretty Princess Man. Pretty Princess Man jumped into the air and brought Purity down into the back of Storge.
“Ah-” stammered Storge. “Your power is mighty, Pretty Princess Man. Now if I am to defeat the legendary love I must show you my true self. I will give you that luxury before you die.”
Storge pulled Purity out of his back and threw it across the room. Storge began to recite the ancient verse:
“Powers of Darkness, I invite thee,
Come in this Satanic hour,
Take and consume me,
Give me the absolute Power.”
Storge than began to shake violently and his body lost all light. He was completely and utterly dark and he let out a demonic growl. His hair turned completely white and stood on end. His skin was as black as night and repelled light. His eyes were red, fueled by the fires of Hell. His entire being longed for sin and his power increased as sin was committed.
Storge let out another scream that made every hair on Pretty Princess Man’s body stand up. The scream was so demonic, so dark, so evil, that as the sound traveled, light turned and fled. The scream struck fear into everything it touched, living and nonliving.
“You have no hope, no faith, no love,” growledStorge. “I dispel all feelings of light. Every feeling that is pure and true has no place in my presence.”
True fear hit Pretty Princess Man. He feared for his life, but he could not forget what he stood for: faith, hope, and love. These feelings left Pretty Princess Man, as Storge said, but Pretty Princess Man realized the truth. Faith, hope, and love are not feelings, they are choices. People choose to have faith, people choose to hope, and people choose to love. “Love,” thought Pretty Princess Man, “is the most important of all. What the darkness wants us all to believe is that it is a feeling. But what happens when that feeling leaves? Darkness wants us to leave, to give up on that person, and find the next person to feel for. No! This is not right, love is a choice! Love always protects, always trusts, always hopes, and always perseveres. Love never fails.”
With these thoughts, Pretty Princess Man knew he could fight Storge, and he knew he could win. “Storge,” Pretty Princess Man bellowed with newfound confidence. “I shall defeat you, for darkness has no true power over light, and you knw that.”
“You fool!” Storge shrieked. “You have no idea of the truth. You will die in your ignorance.”
Storge grabbed the Hell Halberd, which now looked more ferocious in his grasp. Storge charged with unbelievable speed and swung the halberd down upon Pretty Princess Man. Pretty Princess Man rolled to the side and just barely escaped the heat of Hell.
Pretty Princess Man ran to his sword Purity and picked it up. It was still golden despite Storge’s presence. “Faith! Hope! Love!” screamed Pretty Princess Man and ran towards Storge.
Storge snapped his fingers and a wall of flame spawned between him and Pretty Princess Man. Pretty Princess Man slid on the floor to stop himself from being engulfed by the flames.
“They cannot exist in my presence,” Storge reiterated.
Pretty Princess Man swung Purity through the flames, and Purity absorbed the flame and began to glow again. Pretty Princess Man ran straight to Storge and plunged Purity through Storge’s heart.
Or he thought he did. Purity just bounced off the flesh, if it was flesh, of Storge. “What?” stammered Pretty Princess Man.
Storge swung the Hell Halberd down upon Pretty Princess Man. Pretty Princess Man felt intense pain as he brought Purity up to parry. The heat from the ax scorched the face of Pretty Princess Man and gave him burns that caused bursts of pain every few seconds.
“Agh,” grunted Pretty Princess Man.
Pretty Princess Man took Purity and swung it. A blast of light shot from it as usual, but as it approached Storge, it faded away into nothing. Pretty Princess Man was frustrated now because no matter what he did, he could not harm Storge.
Pretty Princess Man continued to swing Purity at Storge, but Storge did not bother to defend himself, for the strikes of the sword did not harm him, and the light faded as it approached him. Storge came up to Pretty Princess Man, and grasped his head with his right hand. He swung the Hell Halberd with his left and was about to behead Pretty Princess Man, but Pretty Princess Man reached out his hand and grasped the ax.
Despite the burning pain and intense heat Pretty Princess Man was facing he kept hold of the Hell Halberd. “Light,” he uttered, “shall always prevail. Love never fails!” Pretty Princess Man took hold of Purity with his other hand and pushed the blade through the scalp of Storge.
Storge stumbled back and his body began to dissolve into the air. His dark body began to show signs of light, and his hair returned to its normal black color, but he was fading.
“Thank you,” lipped Storge and then he was gone.
Pretty Princess Man knew that he was badly injured and ran out of the throne room into the Hall of Handsome. He ran out of the Castle of Termination and into the nearest town, the Town of Sparkles. There he met up with Little Pumpkin and the others.
“Thank goodness, you’re alive.” Little Pumpkin remarked.
“Of course,” Pretty Princess Man replied. “I could never leave you alone.”
Little Pumpkin, feeling so relieved, went up and put her arms around Pretty Princess Man. Pretty Princess Man put his arms around her too, and then they stood there for a moment letting go of all their troubles. They just focused on each other and that was all they needed. Only good thoughts were present and they began to remember how the land of Gorgeous used to feel.
Frolicking Fawn brought the couple back don to Gorgeous, “Where is Bonnie the Blue Bumblebee’s body?”
Sorrow…
Suffering…
Doubt…
Fear…
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That concludes the story of Pretty Princess Man and Bonnie the Blue Bumblebee for this week. Tune in next week to find out what our heroes will do to save and protect the land of Gorgeous.