Ch 15 The Beast's True Face
(Double R-18 warning)
(You've been warned)
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[Luthien Family Mansion]
"Come on Kalinik it tastes good just try it~" Natalka spoke while extending her long beautiful fingers.
At their tips she held a small slice of pan roasted boar in a garlic sauce.
I couldn't resist my perfect huntress and finally allowed myself to be fed.
Her fingers brought the food to my lips and I gave out a large bite while making sure to get her warm fingers into my mouth.
"Ahhh! You scoundrel~ hehe...."
Natalka giggled while wiping her fingers on a nearby towel, her cheeks blushing beautifully.
"Come on feed me another, Just too delicious." I spoke while licking my lips.
"Absolutely not! you're just going to eat my fingers again~" Natalka spoke with blushing cheeks and an embarrassed smile.
"But that's the best part my little Nat." I spoke and wrapped my arms tightly around her waist before pulling her close as she tried in vain to escape.
"Feed me another or I wont let you go..." I spoke softly and she turned beet red before bringing another piece of boar towards my mouth.
*Nom
I gobbled up the boar and her fingers for a moment before pulling away and eating the delicious roasted meat.....She really was a decent cook when she had proper ingredients.
"So.....What do you really think...." Natalka asked sheepishly.
"I think your future husband will be a very lucky man."
I spoke while looking into her big green eyes, Almost instantly she closed her eyes as my lips neared hers.
Our lips locked together lightly for a long moment until my tongue extended and pried her soft sweet lips apart just long enough for me to get a taste of her delicious sweet spit before she closed her mouth out of instinct.
"Y....Y...You S...Scoundrel~.....No tongue.....not yet.....Until We're married..." She spoke lovingly and wrapped her arms around me snugly.
We relaxed for a moment before finishing up our food then she guided me to my room.
"Sleep well, I'll see you soon." She spoke happily and I pecked her sweet lips once more before entering the room.
Immediately I looked around the room....It was spacious, clean and the bed quite large, as expected of a wealthy and powerful family.
Almost instantly I removed my clothing, armor and weapons before storing them into my pendant.
Before long a servant Aelven woman brought a pot of hot water, some lye bar soap and a washcloth....Finally a bath with real soap instead of those stupid Chlorogalum plants....
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Once I was done having my 'bath' I dried off and collapsed onto the soft bed, its clean warm sheets were blissful on my tired body.
A real bed was a small pleasure I'd gone without since my first day on Terrium.
It was also a pleasure I only saw every few months on earth.... during our stays in friendly villages we were usually set to sleep on hay in a barn or on the floor in front of the hearth....my best sleep was usually on a cot during my squad's stay in our various camps.
Before too long my eyes grew heavy...Very heavy.....ZzzzzZzzzzZzzzzz.....
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[November, 1992]
A young man in a black balaclava stood with tired trembling hands while looking down into a wide low ditch filled with corpses, some were soldiers while others weren't....a small matter.
The young soldier panted heavily and so did a mustached soldier who stood opposite him.
"That's the last one little Krv, good job." Tari spoke while panting heavily and wiping the sweat from his forehead.
Then an emotionless voice was heard from a nearby barn.
"Tari, Krv! Get your asses over here the food is finished." Captain Ulagar ordered and disappeared back into the dilapidated barn.
"Lets go Krv, we'll fill the ditch once we're full and after a bit of rest." Tari spoke and soon both soldiers found themselves entering the small run down barn.
At one corner of the barn sat Captain Ulagar and Siemnovich with a large pot of steaming gruel, Siemnovich saw the two younger men and motioned for them to hurry over.
"I used the last of the Mysliwska that my wife sent me so at least it wont be as bland as it always is." Siemnovich spoke while ladling a chunky spoonful into captain Ulagar's soviet issue mess tin.
"Smells good, much better than usual." Tari spoke while pulling the small steel bowl from his belt where it hung on a carabiner.
Krv watched the chunky gruel pour into Tari's bowl and his stomach grumbled hungrily.
Before long the young soldiers battered mess tin was being filled to the brim with the hearty steaming gruel.
Krv sat against the barn wall while pulling a woolen blanked from his pack to keep warm as he ate, The dried crusted human blood under his fingernails seemed little bother to the young Serbian freedom fighter.
Mere moments after wrapping himself in the blanket, the Awkwardly bent steel spoon was shoveling the hot nourishing gruel into the young soldiers mouth.
before long nearly all of the food had disappeared down his hungry gullet.
As the four men ate in silence they heard the rumbling of an engine in the distance which made all of them put their bowls down and instinctively place a hand on their weapons, almost instantly the Captain spoke.
"Krv climb the stairs and use your binoculars, tell me who is coming.....Command didn't say anyone but us would be in this sector...."
The captain spoke while racking a round into his short side-folding AK.
the young soldier threw his blanket aside before grabbing the old Czech binoculars from his pack and running to the second story of the run down barn where half of the roof was missing due to a small diameter mortar shell.
The young soldier looked intently down the road with his binoculars where the engine noise was coming from..
He watched intently as a Large Gaz truck chugged slowly down the road but couldn't make anything concrete out at this distance.
"Captain there is a Gaz with a covered bed, I cant see any insignia from this distance though..." The young Serb spoke out and immediately the Captain responded
"Everyone! Defensive positions, Krv stay as over-watch up there, If we do engage wait until we start shooting before you open fire."
Captain Ulagar ordered and almost instantly the three other men scurried out of the barn
They skillfully found themselves placed into little defolades around the area which overlooked the main road into the Farmstead.
Krv made sure a round was in the chamber of his AK before peeking through the destroyed wooden shingles as the Loud engine of the GAZ in the distance grew Closer and Closer.
After nearly a minute the truck came close enough to make our its markings...on its hood was a Bosnian Fleur drawn clumsily with yellow paint.
"Captain! Bosniaks!" Krv called out once before setting his heavy rifle.
The four Serbian soldiers watched intently as the Truck drove into the small farm where a few of their now dead comrades were previously stationed then watched the drivers door swing open as the GAZ engine shut off.
"Gdje ste svi, donijeli smo čokoladice iz glavne baze!" A man with a blue beret yelled out as he jumped out of the drivers side with a large canvas bag slung over his shoulder and walked towards the now dead farmers cottage.
From the back of the Covered GAZ six more armed Bosniaks jumped down, some while smoking cigarettes while others chewed ravenously on dried jerky.
All of them oblivious to the four Serb's watching them from meters away, their rifles aimed carefully...
Then Captain Ulagar's AK74-U Sung its deadly song.
*BANG!
The lead man was struck at center mass and collapsed instantly.
The other Bosniaks stared in shock for a split second until fire from the four Serbs resounded and mercilessly ripped into them with deadly precision.
*BANG!*BANG!*BANG!*BANG!*BANG!
*BANG!*BANG!*BANG!
*BANG!*BANG!*BANG!*BANG!
*BANG!*BANG!
Almost instantly all the Bosniaks were slumped onto the ground, several of them twitching and gurgling blood.
Krv who peeked from the top of the barn had his barrel smoking in the Cold Balkan air.
Then a scared voice was heard from the back of the Covered GAZ truck.
"Molim te ne pucaj! predajem se!!!" The four Serbs heard a Bosniak call out in his language and instantly they all spat in disgust.
"Come out fucking dog! Your hands in the fucking air!" Captain Ulagar roared out and after a few moments a young Bosniak man stepped out from behind the UAZ, his hands were trembling in fear and a large piss stain running down his green trousers.
"On your fucking Knees Dog!!!" Captain Ulagar bellowed out and the trembling man dropped to his knees a few feet away from the majority of his dead comrades.
His knees dropped directly into an ever growing pool of warm Bosniak blood.
"Tari, Siemnovich tie him up!....Krv! Get down here." Captain Ulagar ordered and before long the Young Bosniak man was stripped of his flak jacket and webbing as the two men removed everything from his pockets.
Then Tari tied a rope around his wrists behind his back, the tied up Bosniak was trembling and babbling in fear.
"Krv search the bodies, get anything useful." Captain Ulagar ordered and soon the young Serb was looting all the magazines, grenades, gold jewelry and cash from the dead Bosniaks.
Eventually he walked up to the dead leader who carried a now bloodied bag around his shoulder.
The young Serb immediately grabbed the bag and pulled it open, almost instantly his eyes widened in amazement at what he was seeing,
"What is it boy?" Captain Ulagar asked when he saw his young soldier stop for a moment.
"Chocolates Captain....Braco chocolates...Dozens of them...." Krv spoke and almost instantly the other Serbs rushed to crowd around him while reaching into the bloodied bag for one of the delicious treats.
Before long the four seasoned warriors had blissful looks on their faces as they slowly munched on the heavenly milk chocolate bars.
Then they were knocked out of their bliss by the disgusting sobbing cries from the tied up Bosniak.
"Aaaaa...Mama.....Mama...Aaaaa...."
"Krv quiet him so I can enjoy this...." Captain Ulagar spoke with an exasperated tone and clumsy chocolate stains around his cold steely lips.
The young Serb nodded and held the chocolate in his mouth while grabbing his AK from its sling once more and walking over to the Bosniak prisoner.
*BANG!!!
*SQUELCH
The Prisoners skull was burst wide open by the 7.62 round as a fine mist of blood spattered over Krv's face.
The young soldier noticed a bit of blood on his chocolate bar and his face scrunched in disgust before he wiped it clean on his inner shirt and eating the rest greedily.
As soon as he'd swallowed the last bite of chocolate the young Serb walked back to the bloodied bag of goodies for another.
"So fucking good...." Tari spoke out in between mouthfuls of chocolate.....
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[Valewood, Luthien's Mansion, Kalinik's Room] [Mc Pov]
*KNOCK *KNOCK *KNOCK
*KNOCK *KNOCK *KNOCK
"Oh what the fuck.....I thought I had more time to sleep...." I muttered while stretching out and walking toward the door.
I unlocked the door and pulled it open to reveal Natalka's father, Luthien in full Aelven plate armor.
The older man looked into my eyes then his gaze wandered down for a moment before looking back into my eyes.
"Put on some pants I don't want to see your dangling cock." Luthien spoke coldly and instantly I realized I wasn't wearing clothes.
I hurriedly closed the door most of the way to put on my trousers before opening the door again.
"Sir, Sorry about that." I spoke respectfully and he just shrugged before speaking.
"Don't care, More importantly, there has been reports of a human camp being set thirty leagues to the east...a group of deserters or Bandits from what my scouts messenger has told me....I want you to come with me and my Rangers to handle them." Luthien spoke and instantly my interest was peaked.
"I'd be honored Sir, Give me a minute and I'll be ready." I spoke and the man nodded before leaving back down the hallway
Before long my armor and clothing was equipped And my blades sat comfortably on my belt.
After stepping outside I walked down toward the Living room where Luthien waited patiently alongside a dozen other Aelven soldiers.
From the gaze in their eyes I knew these men were not like the town guards which I'd met before, these were warriors of the highest class.
"Kalinik these are the Valewood Rangers, some of the finest warriors in our clan." Luthien spoke and before long I was shaking hands with the strong Aelven warriors as we introduced ourselves.
Each of them analyzed me intently from under their closed Aelven Helms with sharp eyes.
"Lets get moving, we must finish this operation before the Feast starts in a few hours..." Luthien spoke as we moved speedily out of the home.
"We will head to the northern stables, only Stags will get us there quickly enough." Luthien spoke as we marched northward.
Before long we reached a large compound at the base of Valewood hill, Inside were dozens of tall strong stags, all had Aelven symbols branded onto their hindquarters.
Eventually we reached a separate section where fourteen Large brown hart stags waited, their snorting and chuffing filled our ears as we neared.
"Take any one of them." Luthien spoke and I walked towards one of the deer before offering my hand for him to sniff, I'd handled horses and donkeys in my village so I knew any mount needed an introduction first.
The large deer sniffed my hand deeply before giving it a small lick as a sign of approval.
Soon enough I'd hopped onto the simple leather saddle and settled in for a moment, there were no reins to steer the beast which confused me for a moment until I saw Luthien urge his deer forward before steering it with his knees.
I did the same and soon we moved as a group to the Northern Gate of Valewood.
"Open The Gate!!!" Luthien yelled out and before long our powerful mounts charged out past the Clearing before delving headfirst into the forest.
The Red Hart Deer bounded at an incredible swiftness through the dense foliage without even a second thought.
The gnarled roots and uneven ground which a horse would find unmanageable didn't slow down the majestic antlered beasts.
Our mounts continued at pace for half an hour until we reached the crest of a foliage rich cliff side where A group of six Aelves emerged from the greenery....Scouts no doubt.
The Scouts of Valewood wore incredible Ghillie suits, their white faces splotched in green and brown paint.
They all had small yet powerful compound bows in leather holsters and each carried a quiver of three dozen green fletched arrows.
These scouts would be a nightmare for any who found themselves at their mercy.
Our group stopped and dismounted while Luthien and I walked toward the lead scout.
"Tarvik, report." Luthien spoke with a commanding voice and the scout made a small salute before speaking.
"The human camp is One Kilometer to the northeast Commander,They have set themselves at the mouth of a small cave system and raised an eight foot tall wooden wall around the cave mouth, No traps have been found by us during our scouting. We have tallied Thirty seven humans but their entire number is unknown to my scouts." Tarvik the Scout lieutenant spoke his report.
"Your messenger stated that they may be Bandits or Deserters, Why do you think this?" Luthien asked.
"Sir, many wear Garb of the Therian Soldiery but nothing points to them being here legitimately, They also have dozens of enslaved females which is not done by the Therians." Tarvik spoke and Luthien nodded.
"Any Aelven slaves?" Luthien Asked with a raised eyebrow.
"We saw two Commander, but none are of the Valewood Clan." Tarvik spoke.
"Very well, We will advance on foot, Tarvik have your scouts lead the way." Luthien ordered.
"By your command." Tarvik spoke before letting out a distinct bird whistle.
Soon the Luthien, The rangers, and I were being led down a steep trail towards the human camp.
Before long the shoddily built wooden wall came into view and All the Aelves readied themselves for an engagement.
"Tarvik I want your men providing covering fire from the treetops as we approach the gate, everyone keep quiet until we get over the walls."
Luthien ordered and I watched in amazement as the Scouts moved forward in almost perfect silence through the underbrush.
Then they spread out and dexterously climbed up the trunk and branches of the thick strong trees before pulling out their bows and knocking arrows.....truly a terrifying force.
"The scouts are set, lets move." Luthien spoke and the Rangers grunted in agreement before we all moved in a single file line toward the human camp.
Eventually we reached the log wall and stopped for a moment as we heard a human moving to the main gate only a few meters away.
"D...Damn you Jerry! I'm not too damn drunk! I'm fuc...fucking le...leaving!" A piss drunk human yelled out before fumbling with the gate lock for a few minutes.
"Oh hurry up bastard!You drink too much anyways!" Another man's voice was heard from inside along with the laughs and jeers of nearly a dozen others.
"No need to jump, We'll take the gate." Luthien whispered and we all nodded in agreement.
As soon as the drunken man stepped out my sword flew out of it's scabbard as my legs launched me forward.
*SHIIIING
*SLICE!
*SQUELCH
*THUD
My Curved blade sliced the man into two twitching pieces at the chest which spurted out its hot crimson lifeblood.
Instantly I charged inside where instantly another man yelled out in a panic.
"FUCK!!! A KNIFE EA....." Was all the man managed to say before my razor sharp blade sliced through his head at the eyes which burst like crushed grapes.
There were more than a dozen others who were passing a jar of wine around the campfire who stood and moved to pull their assorted weapons as I launched myself at them with an uncontrollable bloodlust.
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[Few moments earlier] [Second Ranger Aidael]
We all waited for the drunken human pig to open the gate patiently, my sword already in hand.
Then a cold shiver ran down my spine.....It felt as death personified had it's cold bony hands resting on my shoulders.
Almost immediately I turned and saw what brought primal terror into my very heart, It was the White haired pretty boy that wanted to marry the Commanders Daughter.
His eyes which were previously quite attractive now made me shiver just by looking at him, he exuded a bloodlust which should only be present on the demons from the tales.....
Just as I had that thought, the drunken human stepped out, before I could even take a step the White Hair was already there, his beautiful blade bisected the humans entire body like a butchers cleaver on a bird....
I saw the blood spurt from the butchered corpse and my comrades and I rushed forward, the White hair no longer in sight as he had already rushed into the camp.
As soon as I ran through the gate I saw him....I saw it....
Blood sprayed
Heads were sliced
Limbs came free from their bodies with every swing of the White hair's blade as he sliced limbs and flying crossbow quarrels with equal ease.
My comrades watched in just as much shock since none of us moved in....Even Commander Luthien watched the carnage which was taking place before our eyes.
It was.....Beautiful....Terrifying....
As I stood while watching the butchering, hot blood sprayed onto my face from the beautiful curved sword as it cleaved its way through the soft flesh and hard bones of the humans....
Almost as quickly as the carnage started it came to a stop when all the humans were dashed to pieces.
All of us stood in awe until the White hair dashed off into the cave with a palpable bloodlust.....
Then I heard Commander Luthien speak at nearly a whisper.
"What the fuck just happened...." He spoke in disbelief, his glistening armor had streams of blood dripping down just as all of us did.
"Sir.....Where....Where did you find that monster...." Nils the First Ranger spoke as he stared down at the strewn limbs and heads that lay in pooling blood.
"I didn't....My daughter did....Regardless, Men lets get moving, we need to help him clear the cave." Commander Luthien ordered and we began running into the caves entrance.
Almost instantly we came upon another gruesome scene, three humans in full armor were torn to pieces on the floor with streams of blood painting the granite cave walls.
"Good Goddess don't let me get on his bad side." The third ranger Jaru said with a tremble in his usually emotionless voice.
as we moved deeper and deeper into the cave we found dozens and dozens more human bodies, all cut apart mercilessly by the white haired Aelven beast.
We followed the corpses until we reached one of the deepest recesses of the cave where we spotted the beast once more.
His hair and clothes now a glistening black from the scores of humans he'd ripped to shreds with his cursed blade.
There was a human Knight standing only a few feet away from the beast.
The knight aimed a trembling silver longsword threateningly.
"D....Don't...Don't come any closer!!! I..I will cut you in half!!!.....Get away you demon!!!" The human Knight cried out with a trembling voice as the beast walked closer and closer with steady steps.
"If.....If you eat your own fingers I will let you go..." The beast spoke, his smooth voice echoing on the cave walls as several oil lamps served to illuminate his monstrous bloodied visage.
"Sir what do we do...." I whispered to Commander Luthien but he simply raised a finger to his lips for me to be quiet
We all watched with bated breath as the beast swung his blade with such speed that if one had blinked they'd have missed it.
*SLICE
*CLATTER *CLATTER*CLATTER
The knights silver forged longsword had been sliced cleanly only an inch above the cross guard and the knight looked in disbelief until the beasts voice was heard once more.
"If you don't eat your fingers I will peel the skin from your flesh and feed that to you instead." We all heard the beasts voice once more.
Everyone except for Commander Luthien shivered in fear.
Then we all watched as the Human Knight brought a trembling hand to his face and placed his thumb inside, all under the cold demonic gaze of the beast.
*CRUNCH
*SPURT*SPURT
"AHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!"
The Knights pained cries reverberated loudly inside the cave before he chewed hard on his thumb a few times before swallowing his own appendage while tears streamed down his face.
We all watched the horrifying spectacle with wide eyes before we heard light squelching footsteps coming from behind us.
The scouts were hesitantly approaching, their soft leather boots drenched from wading through the pools of human blood and gore.
"Come on little Knight....Only nine more to Go....." The beast's smooth voice was heard once more with a sinister edge.
The scouts peeked into the chamber and watched as the Knight brought his hand towards his mouth once more and took another bite, this time on his index finger.
*CRUNCH
*SPURT*SPURT
"AHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!"
"NO MORE!!! NO MORE!!! PLEASE!!!"
The Knight cried out while spitting out his severed index finger.
"Oh what a shame....what a shame indeed....." The Beast spoke while pulling his dagger and walking slowly toward the knight before grabbing his hair tightly as the human struggled and cried.
"AHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!"
*SLICE
*RIP
"AHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!"
*SLICE
*RIP
"AHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!"
*SLICE
*RIP
"AHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!"
We all watched with wide eyes as the beast systematically tore the Knight apart with his wicked dagger as more and more blood sprayed and spurted onto his handsome face.
After a few minutes the Knight's heart stopped and the beast dropped his corpse like a child drops an unwanted toy.
Then His eyes turned to us and everyone jumped in fright.
"Luthien, the Captives....Through here...." The beast spoke and all of us except for the commander trembled in fear.
We watched as he walked into a side chamber whose entrance was covered by a ragged yellow cloth.
A few moments later he walked out with three young and battered Aelven women their wrists reddened and chafed bloody from their bindings.
"And the others...." Commander Luthien asked.
The beast simply pulled out his terror inducing sword once more and walked steadily back towards the side chamber as blood dripped from every inch of his body.
"The rest are Humans...." He spoke with a sinister smile before the ear piercing screams of women were heard.
"AHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!"
*SLICE
*RIP
"AHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!"
*SLICE
*RIP
"AHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!"
"AHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!"
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(Hope you all enjoyed, If you didn't please go fuck yourself.)