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- Karab looked down at the slave girl kneeling before him.
- She knelt straight with her knees wide apart and her head bowed.
- He liked this one. She was tall and strong and mastering her
- made him feel as if he was bigger than she was. In actuality,
- Karab barely topped five and a half feet, in addition to being
- heavy. His silk robes were tailored to hide his weight, but
- usually they only succeeded in making him look fatter. The rings
- he wore, mostly for magical protection, and the heavy perfumed
- oil he used in his hair and thin beard made him seem effeminate
- at first glance. But, as Rhea and a very few others now living
- could attest, his mind was steel hidden beneath the perfume and
- silk. Right now, as she knelt before him, Rhea wondered what the
- mind was plotting. Karab was cruel for the sake of cruelty. She
- usually managed to endure his attentions during the New Year
- celebration, and her master's birthday celebration. The ruler of
- Pergamum visited only seldom, finding the delights of Dark Hold
- shabby compared to those of his home city. "You evaded me last night, slave," Karab said. Rhea found
- his high pitched nasal voice annoying but managed to keep from
- flinching. She did not object to men whose voices fell naturally
- in the higher range, Snow Wolf's had been almost as high as hers,
- which was low for a woman's, but she found the affectation
- grating. "I'm afraid that means I will have to punish you
- tonight, my dear. Don't worry, I have your master's full
- permission to do as I see fit. Lie down by the three rings in
- the floor." The guest room in the guard tower was not as opulant as the
- suites, and had far more restraint devices, since it was
- sometimes used as a spare cell when the dungeon was full. The
- rings were spaced about four feet apart and set into the stone
- floor. Rhea hastened to obey, hoping he would be merciful. Karab, after some rummaging in the wardrobe, and in a chest
- he had brought, proceded to chain her wrists to the ring above
- her head. He threaded a choke-leash about her throat, above the
- collar and drew it tight. Rhea coughed and tried to catch her
- breath. He gagged her with a wadded strip of cloth held in by a
- second. He took a pole, set with a manacle at each end, and,
- threading it through the lowest ring, pulled her down to lock her
- ankles in the irons. Rhea blessed her father for giving her an
- almost six foot height. Wrapping another chain around her body,
- he threaded it through the ring near her back, holding her almost
- immobile. Placing the keys tantalizingly out her reach, he reached
- back into the trunk and removed a glass jar, holding a large
- toad. Rhea's eyes grew large as he moved between her wide-spread
- legs. "You don't like my pet?" Karab asked in mock-hurt tones.
- His comically sad face twisted into a sadistic leer. "Perhaps
- the two of you should get acquainted, while I'm at the dinner."
- He removed the squirming creature from its jar and forced it into
- the helpless slave girl. Rhea felt the acid burn a track up her
- throat, but, unable to spew it out, she was forced to swallow
- hard. Wrapping another piece of cloth tightly around her legs
- and hips, preventing the toad's escape, he left. "I will return
- in a few hours slave girl. Be prepared to serve my pleasure." Rhea lay on the floor in torment. The chains were too
- tight, and she knew she would bruise. The loathsome feeling of
- the animal fighting in the cramped space made her ill. The only
- worse sensation was feeling it grow weaker and weaker until it
- quit moving. She knew it had suffocated. The feeling of lying
- chained on her back, with a dead toad inside of her was repulsive
- and she put the thought from her mind. Distracting herself, she thought back a few weeks to the
- first night her master had summoned her after her punishment. It
- had been glorious, and she remembered how much she had loved him.
- He had trusted her enough to allow her to perform slightly
- dangerous intimate actions upon his body, and now he had loaned
- her to a jaded pervert from Pergamum. She saw the wisdom of his
- action, realizing that she was the only one who had the stomach
- for this kind of treatment. Even now, in her docile state,
- Chandra would not have taken it. None of the others could
- satisfy this man unscathed. There was little Karab could do that
- she had not already survived. The Satyr's Delight in Diebe had
- taught her endurance and the Chained Collar in Ellanya had given
- her the high pain threshold. Lost in her musing on the past, Rhea was startled to see
- Karab returning. She had vauguely heard the night bell sound two
- times since he left, but was surprised to see him back so soon. "No, my dear, dinner is not over," he tittered. It was an
- obscene sound coming from a man so large. "I merely wished to
- see how well acquainted you two were. I excused myself from
- listening to the singer." He unwrapped the cloth from her hips
- and placed a fat ringed hand inside of her. Her body, not meant
- for such abuse, complained and tears began down her cheeks. "There we are." He pulled the amphibious corpse out of her.
- She visibly relaxed, but was overcome with the urge to retch
- again. "Wretched girl, you've killed him!" Karab shrieked.
- "That will have to be punished. But, I am feeling lenient. I
- will give you some pleasure before the pain begins." He rummaged
- in his trunk and came up with an oddly shaped iron rod. When
- he brought it closer, she could see that it was indeed iron,
- formed into the shape of a phallus, but one that was cleft in the
- middle as a snake's tongue. Each side was formed complete, with
- its own head. She looked puzzled and frightened. "I thought by now you would be accustomed to this shape.
- You frequent the bed of a demon, is that not true?" Without
- waiting for an answer, he continued. "Is not your master formed
- like this, even to the iron?" He ignored the frantic shaking of
- her head. "Every noble in the Empire knows our good Emperor is
- from the lower planes, either a minion, or perhaps the Destroyer
- himself, taken mortal guise. It is said the Lord Vendan walked
- Ellassa in human form once long ago. The stars have lately
- indicated a massive supernatural upheaval and the balance sways
- into darkness. He has returned, has He not? And you, lucky
- slave, are His favorite." Rhea shook her head frantically,
- wishing he would remove the gag. The iron did not look painful,
- but she would not hear her master slandered. Continuing to ignore her, Karab finished his lecture on
- demonology and proceded to thrust the iron rod into her. It was
- cold and painful, but she had endured larger, since it was
- probably modeled on Karab's own, which was small-average, and
- worse. She could tolerate this. "That will be there when I return, or you will suffer the
- consequences," he told her, turning to return to his dinner. Rhea was right, the iron was not as bad as the toad had
- been. She lay quietly and thought about what Karab had said.
- She was surprised to learn that her master was considered a
- demon, in the literal sense, by some of his nobility. This could
- be good or bad. She wondered if he realized this, and then
- considered that he probably did. As she reflected on what she
- knew of him, she came to understand how some of them could
- believe such a thing. Karab had told her that the stars were
- showing massive upheaval. Perhaps that was why she could feel a
- change in her Power. It had never been great enough to train,
- but there was a warning tingle, like that of the coal imbedded in
- the flesh of her shoulder, that told her of something coming. After the fourth tolling of the night bell, Karab returned,
- looking satisfied and full. He knelt beside her and removed the
- gag. Swallowing hard, she managed not to vomit from the
- remainder of the nausea. "You are a lovely thing. If His Majesty ever favors me
- enough to give you to me, instead of merely loaning, I could find
- so many more interesting diversions. You would die of course, my
- dear, but only after I am through with you. Who knows, you may
- last an entire month." Rhea closed her eyes and gave the ritual response, "If that
- would please you, Master," she managed through dry tongue and
- lips. The cloth had left a foul taste in her mouth. Karab began unlocking her chains. He removed the iron rod.
- She pulled herself to a kneeling position, ignoring the fact that
- there was blood on her thighs from his rings, and he had left the
- choke-leash on. He began to divest himself of the food and wine-
- stained silk robes. Stripping off all but two of his rings, he
- stood before her, after wrapping himself in a violet silk
- bathrobe. Taking hold of the choke-leash, he pulled her head up to
- face him. "You know what I want now. And, my dear, you know
- what will happen if I feel the slightest scrape from your teeth."
- He tugged just hard enough that she coughed. "Yes, Master." For good measure, she added, "Your whim is
- my law." Another ritual phrase, this time one she had learned at
- the Scarlet Lily. She remained kneeling and opened the front of
- the robe with gentle hands. Engulfing him with her mouth, she felt the first stirring of
- blood in the organ. Gently she stroked it to fullness and then
- ran her tongue in light flicks across the tight skin on the
- underside of the head. An impatient tug on the leash told her to
- get on with the procedure. A few prefunctionary licks at the
- hanging sac and she moved on between his legs. Long strokes
- brought her to the back sphincter. Biting back her repulsion,
- she began to probe with her tongue, trying to ignore the clots
- that hung in the dark hairs nearby. The foul taste filled her
- mouth, yet she persisted, hoping at least to put him in a
- pleasant enough mood to spare her any more punishment. Above her, she felt his bulk tremble and heard a sigh.
- Apparently, he was pleased or else she would soon end with a
- mouth full of his dirt. He had done that once, released his
- bowels into her mouth. She had vomited hard and repeatedly,
- until she dry-heaved into the stone well in the corner. He had
- lost all interest in her and returned her to the harem unused
- that time. He had also complained to her master about her
- ineptitude. She had been sent to the dungeon, pending his
- departure, and placed in a common cell. Quarg had taught her not
- to displease Karab. After he had left, her master had questioned
- her about the incident. Knowing not to lie, she told the truth
- and had been surprised when he had paled a bit. She was quickly
- forgiven and returned to the harem. Another tug on her leash told her it was enough. The damp
- patch on her lower back told her she had successfully satisfied
- him. There would be more abuse, no doubt, but she bore up under
- the thought that this was her bad duty, and the rest of the
- celebrations should be pleasant enough. "You are talented, my dear. So much better than the lad I
- have to do that at home. He and my favorite girl take turns at
- it, seeing who can last the longest without gagging. One mouth
- is like another, wouldn't you say?" "Yes, Master. Thank you, Master," she answered rather
- thickly. "Here, wipe your face, my dear," he said handing her a scrap
- of a rag. She took it to the basin, and surreptitiously rinsed
- her mouth a time or two as she clensed her face. Her face clean,
- although there was still a bad taste in her mouth, she walked
- back and knelt in front of Karab. "Now what shall I do with you?" Karab asked, more to himself
- than Rhea. He wandered over to the trunk and rummaged again. He
- returned with a length of chain, a small crock, and a single
- bladed whip. He kicked the rug aside, uncovering the lower ring,
- and removed the hanging globe of witch-light from the hook in the
- ceiling. Rhea came when she was beckoned and stretched for the
- ceiling. Karab, standing on a chair, wrapped her wrists in the
- chains and hung her from the ceiling. As she watched, he rubbed
- the whip with some oil from the crock. "Every time you whimper, yelp or scream, my dear, I will ram
- this whip up your hot little gash. That should only make it
- hotter. You see, up north, they have this lovely plant called
- the pepper. I have it cultivated in a hothouse back home, and
- the oil it makes is quite the rage at the houses that cater to a
- more refined clientele. The fruit is quite spicy to eat, and the
- oil burns any of the more delicate membranes it contacts. This
- is your punishment for avoiding me last night, my dear." Neither keeping verbal count himself, nor making her count
- the blows, Karab began to beat the girl. The whip was slender,
- and on more than one occasion broke the skin. He had not lied
- about the oil. Where her back was cut, it burned like fire, and
- she had not been able to contain her cry. The handle of the whip
- entered her, again as promised, the oil making it burn horribly.
- She sobbed again, and the handle thrust into her again, hard and
- deep. Regaining her control, Rhea begged, "Please, Master.
- Forgive a slave girl's foolishness. The first night you are in
- court I am yours, save if my master claims me. Please." "You have learned one lesson, slave girl, now about my
- little froggy friend..." He struck her again. Fortunately,
- Karab was given to decadence and had little use for strenuous
- exercise. The cuts were not deep and should heal quickly, but
- the pepper burned beyond endurance. Rhea heard the night bell
- toll again. Karab was breathing heavily from the unaccustomed
- exertion. "I think that should be enough, my dear. Remember, the
- first night is mine. I must rest a moment, and think." Placing the handle of the whip inside her, after a fresh
- coat of oil, He tied her thighs together with the blade. Tears
- were rolling freely and she gasped for breath in short cries. After resting a moment, he picked up the large beeswax
- candle and brought it over to her. It was lit and a puddle of
- molten wax had formed in a well. He held it in front of her and
- began to pour the hot wax down onto the well-shaped breasts,
- concentrating especially on the sensitive nipples. Already crying, there was little other form of expression
- Rhea could use. She hung her head and turned her face away. Having created a thick layer of wax on her body, most of it
- in interesting patterns if he did say so himself, Karab set the
- candle back down. "I think you have learned your lesson, my
- dear." He unhooked her chained wrists from the hook and let her
- down. She remained standing straight, since he had not given her
- permission to move. "On your belly at my feet," he finally
- commanded. Moving awkwardly with the whip still tied inside of her,
- Rhea dropped first to her knees and then to her belly. The
- carpet pressed the still-warm wax harder onto her skin. She felt
- the large K he had drawn across her chest, the wax tightening as
- it began to harden. He untied the whip and drew it out of her.
- A faint hope rose. Perhaps this time he would be merciful and
- use her normally. The hope was crushed by the weight of him settling on her
- open back. She knew the process. First would be some probing at
- the front opening and then the ripping sensation at the back.
- Knowing it would hurt less if she relaxed, she tried to think of
- more pleasant things, like the butterflies in the garden, how
- pretty Gold-lily had looked in the green silks this morning, and
- other pleasant thoughts. It helped some. Then came the rending thrust at the back, with no
- forewarning. Rhea stifled a scream into the rug. Clenching her
- teeth on a corner of it, she tried to inflict her pain on
- something other than her body. She was torn open and it hurt and
- burned at the same time. The pain lessened only slowly; his thrusts came in deep
- harsh bursts. Finally it was enough for him, and there was a
- crushing sensation of his weight upon her, with the vile smell of
- his oiled hair mingling noxiously with the heavy spice perfume he
- had requested on her. Withdrawing, he stood up, and went to the basin.
- Fastidiously cleaning himself, although she had left no residue,
- he wrapped the robe back around him and stood in front of her. "I have had enough of you, my dear. You may return to the
- harem, and reflect upon what you have learned. You proved most
- satisfactory, as usual." "Thank you, Master," she said softly as she stood. He
- closed the door after watching her until she was out of sight.
- The marks on her back enhanced her greatly, and the thin pale red
- stream that was slowly creeping down the back of her thigh was
- most arousing. He returned to the room, hung the witchlight globe back on
- its hook, and began plotting what to do to the girl tomorrow, if
- there was one. If not, young Filgar would serve nicely when he
- got home.
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