The Village of Agony and Ecstasy

Bella sat up and had to remember where she was. Her eyes roamed the room as the females lined it. They were either sleeping or whispering to each other. Fear filled the room. Bella felt it too. "Listen, we will be okay," she said to the young maiden. "I am here. We must keep each other strong. What is your name?" 

"Raisa," she replied (pronounced ray-e-sa). "I have never been away from my village. I am frightened to be so far away."

Bella put her arm around Raisa's shoulder. "It's okay, I will be your friend. You stay with me," Bella replied. Bella knew that somehow now she would have to protect this young girl. Bella, herself, was 19. She was older and wiser. She would help give this young maiden strength if she could muster it on her own that is. She was frightened too, anticipating what things might come and yet determined not to give up her fighting spirit. She would be free of this place and she would take Raisa with her. 

A loud creaking filled the room as the door opened. The females cowered and froze. Captors flooded into the room. Bella and Raisa froze. The warrior that had held on to Bella so tightly charged to stand before her. 

"Get up," he ordered. "Do it now."

Bella was so startled that she almost sprung to stand on her feet. She pushed Raisa behind her to protect her as if to hide her.

"You are going to do as I order, is that clear?" he charged.

Bella thought she should agree. It was the path of least resistance. She thought it best. "Yes" she replied. 

"Now, you are going to disrobe, do you understand?" he ordered. Bella went livid. 

"What? Disrobe? Why I will not, I won't, I will not do it," she replied. Even though the stranger had stripped her body, he wanted her naked in front of everyone. The humiliation was too much for her to handle.

"Oh yes you will, my little tiger. I am going to tame you, you can bet on that. You will be mine. You will be my slave, do you understand? Whatever it takes, I will have you. You will be my slave and you will do the most wicked things for me. Is that clear?” He grabbed the sleeve of her dress and ripped it from her chest. She grappled for her dress, torn from her breasts and held it to her body.

"Stop! You cannot do this to me," she squealed in protest. 

"I can and I am. You will learn obedience. I will tame the tiger in you, woman, without a doubt." He grabbed her arm and yanked her forward to again stare her in the eye. "You will listen to me, or you will be much the worse for it. These men are determined to have these females in servitude to them. Better me than someone else. Now do it! I am a lenient master to serve. They are not. Do you understand me?" 

She had to admit that his green piercing eyes were stunning. She was captivated by them. She shook herself back to reality. Bella looked around the room. The females were being shoved and stripped at their captor's will. The women were squealing and shrieking as their clothes were ripped from their bodies. 

A large, bald-headed man stood at the door and shouted, "Examination time."

The women were lined up in order, one by one to exit the room. Raisa was sobbing. "Take her with you," her captor ordered. "She will be mine, too." 

Bella grabbed Raisa by the arm and dragged her behind her to get in line. Her captor came to stand by her side, not making a sound. Bella stood naked, holding on to Raisa who was still fully clothed. Her captor held his eyes straight-ahead as if at attention. Each female was being called through the door by the man who wanted to own her. Bella could see a large lit room through the door. She could not yet make out what was going on but strained to see. She was mortified at what she saw before her. An exam table. Men present in the room with the females being place on the table, one at a time. They were tied down, legs in metal braces and fully spread-eagled for their captor to see all of them. They were being prodded and probed with fingers. Some kind of metal instruments were used as they yelped and begged not to be placed upon the table. 

Their captors stood at the end of the table perusing them like a piece of meat. The women cried and sobbed at being so exposed. Bella shivered. "Sir," she said to her captor. "If I get on the table, please tell me my friend will not have to."

He glanced in her direction. "That is fine. I will have both of you. But you will do as I say," he answered roughly.

"Yes Sir, I shall," she responded relieved that Raisa would not have to go through such torment. 

To Be Continued