Topic: Hero Complex

Lord Brutin

Date: 2008-05-18 13:58 EST
Brutin strode into the kennels quickly, his path direct and saw that the girls were clustered about doing slave things, his eyes darted over them, his little coven of beauties but he sought only one of them and she turned on her heels to look back at him.

The girls were just starting to bow to him as he reached Nadine and viciously slapped her and she cried out falling back to the floor, her hair in disarray and her hand on her cheek. He stood there patiently while the other girls backed up against the far walls and tried to make themselves as small as possible.

Dead silence dropped over the room as the girls settled and Nadine looked up at him. "Regarding your beloved Hero last night, I should put him to death, yet...." he let the sentence trail away and soaked in her despair.

Nadine

Date: 2008-05-18 14:26 EST
::panic flitted through me as i heard him speak, he as gonna rub this in my face, i scooted to his legs and pressed my face against them knowing he was playing me:: "no Master, please! he doesn't know any better." ::i desperately wanted to keep Zach safe, he didn't know Brutin, wasn't aware of his past and what he was capable::

"he is from Earth, he is trained in the military, but he doesn't understand this place at all, please don't kill him." ::i already knew he had already decided, he could toy with me all he wants but i wasn't gonna stay quiet, this is what he wanted::

Lord Brutin

Date: 2008-05-18 14:37 EST
He looked down on her and smiled. She had her fancies and did things her way and to a certain extent they were okay, but in the end it was by his will alone that she prospered or even existed. Collar or not. "Perhaps I will just kill his commanding officer then, or a casual friend, maybe then he will realize that while he frets over you the real danger lies to himself."

He thought about the various ways he could play it from here, the one doing the most damage would be the one he would eventually pick but for the moment he would watch and soak up her penance.

"Yes, that might be nice, perhaps I should go back to the old ways, I will kill off his friends one by one while he tries desperately to save them and when he stands before me amid the devastation he will not have the strength to defend himself, and I will let the last thing he sees of this world be you." He had done that before and it was extremely satisfying.

He was surprised to realize he had missed it.

Nadine

Date: 2008-05-18 15:00 EST
::his words slammed into me and i knew he was going to kill Zach no matter what, there was only one thing i could do. i let go of legs and moved back quickly, getting to my feet::

"i hate you!" ::i burst out and the girls gasped in shock, terrified of my outburst, but i already knew this was the only way:: "you know i like him cuz he treated me nice and now cuz he is challenging you you are gonna knock him down, prove to me i am worthless!" ::i screamed at him and he just stood there staring at me, that damn look on his face:: "you won't let me have regular friends, you make sure everyone knows what i am, everyone there treats me like i am a freak and now when one person treats me nice you are gonna kill him...i hate you!" i screamed at him and surprised myself when i stepped forward to hit him::

::i shouldn't have hesitated cuz he slapped me again and down i fell. i looked up at him but he was just as stoic as ever, studying me. i hate that. i got to my feet again and faced off with him, he wasn't close to breaking down:: "you can't take this away from me." ::he slapped me again and i was seeing stars, he always slapped me like i was nothing!:: "he hasn't done anything wrong, it was his friend who tried to pay for me." ::i said from the ground, now he couldn't slap me::

"he did speak out against me." ::he pointed out and i remembered the threats::

"you are sick. you feed on the pain of others, you try to hide it but i see your eyes, you get off on it!" ::i watched his eyes go wider and then cool off like usual and i knew it was coming, i had finally gotten to him. he stepped closer to me and bent down as i backed away from him but he is a big guy with a long reach and he slapped me anyway, this time he wasn't holding his gorean strength back and my head hit the floor dazing me, when i could see again he had gripped me by the front of my dress, the daily slave livery at least and not the expensive silk and then he slapped me::

::i blinked away the pain and he slapped me again, the punishment had started, every time i recovered he slapped me until it wasn't worth trying to recover and i went limp in his grip and he didn't slap me anymore::

Lord Brutin

Date: 2008-05-18 15:06 EST
She was so close to breaking down, taking the brunt of his supposed anger and he wondered if he should allow her to distract him from the issue or give her that hope and crush it.

He did not have a true babysitter for her, maybe it would be wise to crush her spirits down and let them recover over time rather than let her amble around freely. She would not stop if he asked. No, he would have to crush her for now and make sure the Lucius did not become so angry at her that he punished her himself. Better safe than sorry when you dealt with someone who knew what they were doing.

"I have decided that you are not grounded, you are free to continue to visit the Inn when your duties do not keep you here, however..." he let his words trail off for dramatic effect and she looked at him, knowing that the condition would be costly. "You must ignore your savior as if he did not exist." He said with a smile.

She stiffened and made ready to protest but he did not wait for that, slapping her forcefully and then dropping her to the floor in a discarded heap. He watched her for a moment to make sure the message sunk in and then grinned to the other girls and left.

Nadine

Date: 2008-05-18 15:14 EST
::i didn't move from where i fell, my face was lying on the floor nice and cool stone soothing my cheek where he had kept hitting me. i could hear him walk away and then the girls crept over to make sure i was okay, i felt their hands on me, someone was brushing my hair but i just lay there picking at the stone of the floor::

::i didn't move for a while and then i sobbed and shifted my body so that i could get up from the floor, the girls were watching me and i glanced at each of them, they were all worried for me and i smiled which startled them::

"that is the power of a Kajira." ::i said which sounded almost lame as they blinked at me::

"what are you talking about? he just beat you senseless." ::Penelope said in shock and i shrugged::

"he was gonna kill Zach, now he isn't going to kill him. he didn't make me cry. i win." ::i said and then dawning realization came over Cookie's eyes but Portia was still lost and i couldn't read the others very well.

"he will teach you in time, he teaches us all. you are a weapon, it is your body, you cannot be disarmed, and when wielded effectively you are more effective than an army."