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The hated are often referred to as “demons” but it is not so. Even Hitler wasn’t a demon. He had no class.
A major contrast exists between dictator and demon, murderer and “just plain evil.” Dictators want power. Demons are trying to prove something, either to the world or, more dangerously, to themselves. Murderers kill out of hatred, with their own hands. Demons manipulate others to destroy themselves out of pure enjoyment (or as mentioned earlier, to “prove something”).
Demons are terrifying not on the outside, but strictly from the inside. They are beyond cunning, invincible. Face a warrior with a demon and he or she may sooner kill him or herself. Many who face demons admit defeat before the battle has begun. Why? Because demons get to people – emotionally, mentally not only physically; no, mental instability is their greatest defense. Try to kill them and their day will be made. They love nothing more than when the opponent shows strong hatred for them, because it causes a blind eye from their next move. They know the enemy’s weaknesses.
So in order to defeat a demon, one must first know the demon’s weaknesses, and every demon has one common weakness: their egos. Cracking a demon’s ego is no easy task, for sometimes when it seems the demon has lost, the exact opposite is true. A demon’s strength lies in stealth and getting the enemy’s hopes up.
Even though the demon’s weakness is known, it remains to be discovered how to break the demon’s ego. One thing is for certain: if the demon is angry enough to kill with its own hands, it is showing extreme weakness. It has sweat through its confident foundation to reveal something very human. This means the demon has not lost the war, but lost a battle, which is still enough to temporarily break it.
When the demon’s weakness is obvious, rejoice is necessary to acknowledge the fact but one must still practice caution. (After all, one wants to remain alive to defeat the demon, doesn’t one?) The third step involves taking advantage of its weaknesses by learning about the demon. Questions like, “What made it crack?” or, “How did its plans go wrong?” demand answering. One must learn about the demons self-purpose: is it proving something to itself or someone else? It is also important to remember that demon or not, it is still very human so it has a coward buried somewhere within.
As soon as these questions are answered, one is ready to fight. Everything will play out on its own so the best that can be done is to trust oneself. However, the fourth and final step is to prepare oneself, for the demon will by now have recovered its losses; it will have licked its wounds; it will be ready. And the most terrifying thing is that it is not angry, filled with hate, or looking for revenge. Instead it is calm, smug, and cheerful. It will use its opponent’s weaknesses against her or himself now more than ever, and it will succeed. Be prepared for every heart-shattering reminder, every gut-wrenching insult it will throw. The demon knows the exact words to get to its opponent, so don’t overlook this. Instead, come to battle with an equal amount of insults, an equal amount of painful reminders. Do not give up: show no emotion. It will drive demons almost as crazy as they drive their opponents.
And when the war is over, prepare for another.
--This essay is copyrighted to myself--
 Lady Ironarm · Thu Mar 26, 2009 @ 11:19am · 0 Comments |
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