NOTES FROM THE AUTHOR This is my first attempt in writing adult fanfiction, and I hope I could capture the spirits of the characters faithfully. The idea for this story was found after reading some requests in the Greyarchive forum. The story was based on the Soul Calibur I timeline.
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THE PUPPET MASTER
A Soul Calibur I Fanfic
By Ninja Gaijin
Somewhere in northeastern Asia
16th century
Rock lay exhausted on the blood-stained snow. Surrounding his huge body was three dead tigers, their bodies in pieces after they dared attack the axe-wielding savage warrior. He had walked for several months from his homeland towards the sunset, again following voices in his head that told him to go there. He left his home on the plains, marching through the great silent forests and crossed the sea of ice. As a child of Nature he had no trouble getting on with his journey, living off the land and trusting his giant axe for protection. The only obstacle he had encountered so far was a colossal white bear at the rocky coast of the sea of ice, who mistook him as prey because of the buffalo head and pelt that he was wearing. The white bear put up quite a fight but Rock was no stranger to fighting bears back in his homeland, and it was the bear that end up being Rock’s prey. Rock also wore the white bear’s head and coat as a trophy of his victory, because his buffalo gear had been damaged in the fight. He had walked for a month since, and the landscape had changed from pure fields of ice into sparse forests but it was still in winter and the ground was covered in thick snow. Not that it bothered the tough savage, who continue to trudge through the snow, apparently unaffected by the chilling weather despite only wearing short pants, gloves, fur boots, and the white bear’s coat.
Rock
The cold winter had made life difficult to animals both prey and predator; and some hungry tigers happen to cross paths with the foreign savage. As had always been in nature, it was kill or be killed, and Rock found himself battling the three tigers. But savage as he was, Rock was a human, the animal who lifted itself above others by their mastery of tools, freeing themselves from having to use their own body as weaponry. The giant axe gave him the advantage, because the tigers can only hurt him with their fangs and claws by risking injury, while the axe knew no pain. The first tiger managed to sneak up on Rock, pounced and wrestled him to the ground, but Rock with his bear-killing strength easily struggled free and chopped the tiger into two halves. The other two tigers charged head-on and this time they tried to take a bite out of Rock. Rock knocked one down with his fist but the other sank its teeth into Rock’s left arm and pushed him down to the snow-covered ground. At close distance his axe is not effective, so Rock smashed his own head onto the tiger’s face, stunning the beast momentarily, giving Rock enough time to pull away the tiger’s jaws off his arm. The tiger’s fangs left wounds on his arm, and Rock returned the favour by crushing its head into the snow with his axe. The last tiger alive, the one knocked back at the second charge, leapt and tried to strike Rock again but it encountered Rock’s swinging axe in midair. The axe found its flank and crushed the tiger’s body, leaving a huge wound on its side.
Though the fight hadn’t been so intense, Rock felt very exhausted afterwards. He had been walking night and day in the chilling air, slogging through heavy snow without rest. His fatigue had been building since and the fight brought his body over the brink. He needed to take a break. The dead tigers might become a hearty meal to restore his strength later, but that time all he wanted was to sleep. The savage lay on the snow and tried to relax. Of course, he still heard those voices calling from the direction of the sunset, like that time when he tried to find the cursed blade, Soul Edge, a search that ended in futility. But now they had to wait. Everything must wait.
***
“My, my, what an unusual man…”
A thin man dressed in a dirty yellow hooded robe stood near the sleeping savage and the three dead tigers, inspecting his strange finding. He observed the savage’s unfamiliar features, his thick muscles, the bear coat, and the enormous axe lying near his hand. The yellow robed man had no idea where the sleeping savage was from; certainly his appearance are not characteristic of the many nomadic tribes that roamed this part of Asia. And this man was definitely the largest man he had ever seen.
The yellow robed man concentrated his mind powers and tried to penetrate the sleeping savage’s mind. To his surprise that was an easy task; it seems that the savage had a simple mind and no mental powers. He tried to learn what was on the savage’s head. There were not many. Just thoughts about a little boy, and sounds that were telling the savage to travel towards the sunset. As the yellow robed man checked the savage’s memories, he learned that the savage was called Rock, and Rock was a powerful fighter. The yellow robed man smirked and rubbed his beardless chin as he went further into Rock’s battle memories, seeing his previous fights and opponents. There was a tall, bald man swinging knives in his hands, rolling to avoid an axe swing. A beautiful golden-haired woman with a short sword and shield, which delivered a nasty kick to Rock’s crotch. A knight in blood red armour and his huge sword clashing with Rock’s giant axe. And a slim, pretty girl with a halberd, flying through the air and swinging her long weapon through his defense.
The yellow robed man sneered as he remembered the face of the girl, who was also his arch-enemy. The savage called Rock had battled that girl, Seung Mina, before. The yellow robed man himself had also encountered Seung Mina and his father, the great swordsman Seung Han Myong.
***
The yellow robed man was then known as Hurku, nicknamed ‘the Yellow Fume’, a notorious nomad chieftain whose tribe was known to be violent and aggressive. Several years ago Hurku conducted raids onto the northern border of the Kingdom of Korea, attacking and burning villages, his horde plundering and raping. Hurku himself was known to be an excellent tactician, quite unusual among the less civilized northern tribes, and this gave him an edge against either rival tribes or the more civilized nations of China and Korea. This genius was employed to serve his thirst for power and loot. Hurku’s horde spread terror and panic among locals; every now and then they would ride into a village or small town, wiping out its military protection and then plundering property, raping women, and killing.
The King of Korea had ordered his subjects to deal with the Yellow Fume problem. However, Korea had been in full alert at that time, due to the presence of the Middle Kingdom to the west, and the military ambitions of Japan off the eastern coast. China had always set an eye for conquest to Japan, while the shoguns of Japan are itching to try their newly-obtained Tanegashima guns against China. Either way, both powers saw Korea as the gateway to their main target. Therefore Korea had to maintain a military presence on both fronts at all times, to prevent any of those nations from thinking that the peninsular kingdom is an easy prey. The last thing the Korean government wanted was opening another front to the north. Then came Hurku the Yellow Fume.
In the middle of the military crisis, a retired army training officer named Seung Han Myong volunteered to take action and confront the Yellow Fume. Han Myong was a master of weaponry and martial arts. Previously he was the chief trainer for the army, and after his early resignation he opened the Seung martial arts school. Many of his disciples served in the army, and his favourite among them was Hwang Sungkyung, who was a Coastal Defense Force officer deployed at the eastern front at that time. Han Myong took his students and a small troop of soldiers to stop Hurku’s onslaught.
Hurku could not forget that encounter. He and his horde had just sacked a village, set up camp, and were enjoying the spoils of victory when Seung Han Myong’s small army arrived. Unlike Hurku, Han Myong was more a fighter than a strategist, and his soldiers are not disorganized tribesmen but powerful and skilled swordsmen. Han Myong just attacked Hurku’s position head-on, his soldiers destroying every enemy they encounter. Hurku himself was also enjoying his booty back then, forcing the prettiest women in that village to accommodate his lust. He was interrupted by the noise of battle outside, and cursed himself of his own lack of anticipation. He should have expected to clash with Korean troops, for his latest three targets were all within Korean borders, but he did not think that they would strike so soon. He took his sword and joined the fight, trying to organize his horde. At that time he had lost a third of his horde but Hurku’s tactics worked and the Koreans were divided into small groups. Han Myong fought mightily with his sabre but he was surrounded by dozens of Hurku’s men. The clever Hurku knew that if Han Myong got near to him, the army trainer could easily kill him in a duel. Hurku also saw that Han Myong’s individual troops were exceptional, each able to take on five of his men. So the chieftain tried to pick the weakest ones first, in order to gain advantage against the stronger ones.
That was how he came across this young woman among Han Myong’s troops. Dressed in a tight red silken blouse and wielding a halberd, the lass was quite a sight to see, not only because of her beauty but also her ability in handling the long-handled sword. Hurku underestimated her because she was a woman and thought that he’d take her out first. This decision was also fueled by the fact that the Koreans disrupted his session with the captive village girl, and he was still aroused. Therefore he intended to capture this girl alive for his enjoyment.
Seung Mina had been at her father’s side when news of Hurku’s onset reached the Seung school, and after learning that the nomad bandits killed people, burned down villages, and violated her fellow countrywomen, she wanted to join the troop. She had proven herself to be a capable fighter to her father when she returned home from a journey around the world in search of the evil weapon Soul Edge. So this time her father agreed and let her join. And now she was facing several men, who were less skilled than herself and clearly losing. The arrival of this thin man in a yellow robe disturbed her fight. Seung Mina watched her new opponent closely and noticed that this man was also watching her, lustfully. This disgusted her and she yelled at the lecherous bloke.
“You in the yellow outfit, you also want a taste of my Scarlet Thunder? Nobody messes with Seung Mina, daughter of Master Seung Han Myong!” Mina bravely yelled, pointing the tip of her halberd at Hurku. Her other opponents retreated into defensive positions surrounding her.
“Ah, Miss Seung, a lovely girl like you should not be in the battlefield. Especially against me, Hurku, the Yellow Fume,” Hurku taunted, “You don’t want to know what happens to the women afterwards… or maybe you do?”
Mina responded, “So you’re that vermin called Hurku. Ha! I shall punish you for your crimes today. I will avenge all my sisters that you had violated and killed!”
“Heh. Show me what you got, little girl!” Hurku lunged forward and swung his sword towards Mina. He was getting more interested with the girl, after she had shown such pride and confidence. Most of his female victims were ordinary girls who offered no challenge and surrendered at the first threat. Now he was already fantasizing how he’d break this courageous lass, turning her from the proud swordswoman she was now into a submissive sex-slave.
Clearly Hurku was mistaken if he thought Seung Mina was an easy target. He found himself busy parrying Mina’s Zanbatoh thrusts and swings, without any chance to hit back. But this situation was familiar to him, for he never relied on his swordplay skills to survive; instead it was his head that had been keeping him alive. He commanded his men to attack Mina from behind. Mina was just about to slash onto Hurku’s side when she felt danger coming from her rear. Sure enough, two of Hurku’s men tried to cut her down. With lightning speed Mina turned and redirected her attack, wounding her attackers. Hurku tried another attempt at her legs, but Mina leapt onto her Zanbatoh and slammed a kick into Hurku’s face. Enraged, Hurku ordered another three of his men to strike Mina, all of which were cut down. Now Mina was getting on the offensive and determined to capture the nomad chieftain. The Yellow Fume knew that now he was the target, and he called more of his men to stop Mina. The girl in red twisted her long handled sword to cut through the mob, irritated by the cowardice of her foe. Hurku on the other hand planned to overwhelm Mina with her men, so that he can defeat and capture her, not just for his own pleasure now but also for the more practical purpose as a hostage. But the commotion had attracted Han Myong’s attention. The sword master jumped and left his opponents to get their leader. Hurku saw the figure of Seung Han Myong stepping over the shoulders of the fighting men, getting nearer, while on the other direction Seung Mina was also approaching him, slashing anyone who were in her way. Han Myong finally got close and immediately attacked Hurku. No way out for the Yellow Fume. Han Myong’s sabre slashed across his back as he was trying to escape, to the wrong direction because he then ran straight to Seung Mina.
“Now I got you bastard!” Mina was ready, and she aimed a direct thrust to Hurku’s chest. Hurku blocked but he staggered after the block and Mina swept her long-handled weapon low, knocking Hurku to the ground.
Mina considered killing the lowlife at the instant but earlier her father had instructed his troops to take Hurku alive if possible. But she was already enraged by this man’s past wrongdoings so at least she would punish him for life. Aiming the blade of her Zanbatoh towards Hurku’s chest, Mina said, “My father wants you alive. But before that I will make sure that you will never be able to do harm to any women any more!” And with those words the blade moved towards Hurku’s groin, slicing his manhood and successfully castrating him. Hurku screamed like crazy and rolled on the ground in agony. Yet he must have given extra donation to the shrine of the god of fortune some time before, because Mina’s attack did not kill him and some of his men managed to drag him away into safety while others sacrificed themselves to be human shields to help their boss escape. The Korean troops tried to chase Hurku, but the notorious chieftain somehow managed to avoid capture. The rest of his horde was obliterated.
***
That was a few years ago. Hurku managed to survive despite injuries and losing his manhood, yet he also lost most of his horde due to subsequent attacks by other neighbouring tribes who hold a grudge against him. After being thrown off the top of his world Hurku went into seclusion, with revenge in his mind. He had lost his dexterity because of his injuries, and he had some trouble moving his limbs because of it. Furthermore, that girl Seung Mina had destroyed his member so he can no longer penetrate anyone.
An invalid hermit he met in the icy caves of the north taught him the skill of moving the limbs using concentrated mind power. Hurku developed this unique expertise further, by projecting his control into others. The hermit was not able to do so because he lacked the concentration and mind power of his disciple; therefore he was very glad to see someone improve his technique. At first Hurku was experimenting with his own body; later he tried to use animals and other people. It took him one year to refine this skill so that he does not only control body movements, but also the mind of his target. That day he had just left his guru, who apparently had died suddenly in his sleep. He had nowhere to go because his enemies were everywhere and he had no intention to linger in the frozen wastes of the north, not with this new ability. He still retained that dream of conquest and dominance, which was shattered by Seung Han Myong and her daughter…
***
Hurku had completed his takeover of Rock’s mind and body. The savage was an easy target, after all. Hurku concentrated harder and he began to feel cold snow on his back, and a little pain on his left arm. Those sensations surprised him. Not only can he move the savage’s body like a puppet under his command, but if he concentrated more he also can feel what Rock felt. Hurku commanded Rock to get up.
Rock Rock felt some kind of emptiness in his head. Then he felt his body moving up. Strangely, his body stood up by itself. He lost control of his body. But then, he felt nothing weird. As if it was himself that wanted to stand up.
Once more, Hurku investigated Rock’s mind. He looked into Rock’s past fighting experience, curious about how the savage fought with his giant axe. Rock, on the other hand, were seeing images of his past battles in his mind. This was under Hurku’s influence. He commanded Rock to pick up his giant axe. The weapon was quite heavy and cumbersome, but it suited Rock’s hefty build. Hurku decided that the pain in Rock’s arm would be a nuisance, so he tried to suppress it. And it worked. Another surprise for the former nomad chieftain.
Hurku made Rock lift his left arm, his right arm, jump, walk, and crouch. After toying with the savage’s body he felt more in control. Next he tried swinging the axe. Not familiar with an axe before, Hurku was having trouble wielding Rock’s weapon. But then it occurred to his mind that the savage should be accustomed enough with his axe, and his reflexes should reflect that. Hurku reduced his direct control of Rock’s body and increased his control over Rock’s mind.
Rock felt like his body returned to his own control. However, this was also under Hurku’s control, and Rock did not realize that. Suddenly he swung his axe and smashed a nearby tree into half. Hurku was trying to control Rock’s fighting reflex indirectly by controlling his will and mind. He made Rock thrust, lunge, dodge, kick, and chop. By the end of the day, the Yellow Fume was choreographing Rock’s actions, making the savage warrior dance to his music.
***
A Month Later
After gaining the support of Rock, Hurku began consolidating his subjects and rebuilding his power. The former members of his horde, which had been scattered across the wilderness after their defeat by Seung Han Myong’s army, were very excited to know that their leader had returned. After Hurku went into exile they had suffered persecution by their former victims, forcing them to stay away from civilization. And now the Yellow Fume is back, and with him he brought a foreign warrior in his control.
It was still early winter and Hurku was ready to return into action. His horde was smaller then, only about a hundred men, but he considered that Rock’s presence would gave them significant advantage. First he had to regain the confidence of his old comrades, so his initial targets would be the tribes that had persecuted them. And so they went, attacking two neighbouring tribes without provocation.
The two tribes never knew what was going to hit them. Sure, they expected cavalrymen and archers. What they failed to anticipate was Rock, the savage warrior wielding a giant axe. Standing tall among the attackers and wearing the white bear pelt, Rock became a murderous weapon at the control of Hurku. Soon the hapless tribes discovered that the original Yellow Fume horde had returned. Rock demolished their defense, hacking and destroying enemy soldiers and their chance of offering resistance. Hurku’s horde had their vengeance; the defeated tribes had to give up everything they got, their property plundered, their soldiers killed, their women raped and their children enslaved. As the victory feast commenced, Hurku’s men felt that they were back in the old days, and they had renewed their loyalty to their chieftain.
While observing his men burning down the defeated village, finishing off the remaining enemy, and ravaging their women, Hurku felt something missing. He could no longer take part in some of their pleasures, for now he was practically a eunuch, no thanks to that girl, Seung Mina, that chopped off his manhood. The more he thought of it, the more frustrated he became. By then he realized that Rock had been standing guard at his back, not taking part in the pillage because at present he does nothing if not by Hurku’s command. Again Hurku peered into Rock’s memories, concentrating on the parts where Rock encountered Seung Mina. Hurku found out that the savage warrior had actually defeated that girl once...
It was when both Rock and Seung Mina were on the trail of the evil weapon Soul Edge. The two came across each other in Venice, far away to the west of Asia, and a misunderstanding escalated into a fight. Apparently Mina had suspected Rock of being the minion of the evil pirate Cervantes, owner of the Soul Edge. They clashed on a grassland outside Venice, and Rock proved to be a tough match. Mina admitted defeat after Rock had damaged her weapon. Afterwards they settled their misunderstanding, with Rock trying to say that he was not Cervantes’ lackey to Mina, who tried hard to understand the strange language Rock used. Somehow they came to understand each other and went their separate ways, and both are later defeated by other opponents: Rock by Sophitia, and Seung Mina by Siegfried.
The vision stirred up Hurku’s hatred towards Seung Mina and her father Han Myong. If it weren’t for them, he would be on his way building his own empire by then. But now he had to start from zero again. Now all that’s left in his mind is to plan a vengeance towards the Seung father and daughter. They had to pay fro this humiliation, especially that girl, for she had damaged him for life…
In front of him, two of his men had just broke into a house and dragged out a young teenage girl. The girl, who was quite pretty, struggled and cried for mercy, but her attackers had no such intentions in mind. She was brought down and pinned to the ground. The men ripped off her clothes and violently raped her, ignoring her desperate pleas for help. The sight somehow excited Hurku, who was now busy concocting a plan for vengeance.
***
A week later
The pale winter sun shined weakly across the frozen riverbank, trying to give some warmth to the otherwise bleak landscape. Along the riverbank marched a small army of a hundred men on horses, led by two figures in the front. Riding at the forefront of the advancing cavalry was a middle-aged man with a mustache and goatee, wearing a dark grey chain mail suit and blue pants, and wielding a broadsword. He was Seung Han Myong, head of the Seung school of martial arts, a retired army trainer. He led the small army, comprised of his students and elite soldiers, because of news that some band of rogues had began an uprising and captured a small fortress near his school. Closely following Han Myong was a graceful young woman carrying a halberd, wearing a red silken blouse, yellow sash, and a yellow headband, with her dark brown hair braided. The girl’s skirt was slit up to the hips to allow free movement, and clearly revealing her perfect legs. By any standards she can be considered cute; but she did not like to be known just because of cuteness. She was none other than Seung Mina, daughter of Seung Han Myong, and she was always ready to fight alongside her beloved father now that he had acknowledged her as a capable swordswoman.
Seung Mina
Seung Han Myong had received the news from a wounded soldier, who escaped slaughter when suddenly a nomad tribe stormed his post, a small fortress built to store supplies for Korean frontier troops. The attackers were not so numerous but they had no problem sacking the fortress, because at that time the fortress was empty there were only a few regular guards on duty. The soldier described that the attacking side was a cavalry with archers, typical of the nomad tribes on the northern border of Korea, and there was this one extraordinary warrior among them, a large man wearing a white bear head and pelt, armed with a giant axe. And the soldier said that the attackers were lead by Hurku, the Yellow Fume, who had been missing for some years after his defeat.
Han Myong did not hesitate to act immediately. It was his instruction back then to keep Hurku alive, so the fact that the bandit chieftain was still alive and capable of stirring up trouble was partly his own responsibility. Thus he believed that he should take the initiative to wipe them out for the second time.
Meanwhile, at the captured fortress, Hurku set his trap. Taking this fortress was just a tactical move to lure Han Myong out. Hurku spared one of the soldiers in order to let Han Myong know about his attack. The fortress was located at the foot of a rocky hill. It was surrounded by walls and had only one gate for access. Rock had smashed the door open with his axe in the earlier attack, but later he had it fixed.
“Boss! Enemy coming!” his lookout guard shouted, sighting the approaching Korean cavalry along the riverbank from his vantagepoint on the fortress wall. There was a narrow passage from the riverbank leading to the fortress, with large rock formations on each side so any advancing troop must narrow its ranks if they want to come into the fortress. Hurku knew that this natural feature could be used to his advantage. Better yet, he had learned in his previous battle that Han Myong was not a tactician, so it could be expected that he would just go charging straight in.
Exactly as planned, he thought. He commanded his men to take their positions. And he ordered that the fortress gate be opened. He took position inside the fortress, at some distance from the opened gate, with Rock standing guard in his front.
Rock stood there, his muscular figure positioned before his master Hurku, facing the opened gate and ready to confront the enemy. He had been in Hurku’s control for so long yet he did not even realize it. All he knew that these weeks he had been fighting, for some reason he did not understand but he could not help but comply. His mind was in Hurku’s clutches; he was just a puppet in Hurku’s control. A puppet that was also a deadly weapon.
Rock growled at the advancing army. He was ready for battle.
***
Han Myong and his troops marched through the narrow passage that led to the fortress entrance. They must rearrange their formation into pairs because their horses cannot climb the rough rock formations on either side of the passage. Leading the way was Han Myong and Mina. They arrived at the front of the fortress and found that its gate was wide open.
Through the open gate the Korean troops could see two men standing inside the fortress. One was a large and powerfully built man wearing a white bear pelt and holding a giant axe. Behind him was a thin man in a yellow robe.
“Rock…? That large warrior… is it Rock?” Seung Mina thought she recognized that man. What was Rock doing here, and with that man? Curiousity built up in her head and she decided to check for herself. And her father had already gone forward. Mina followed Han Myong into the fortress, and so did the others behind her.
Hurku raised his hand, and suddenly his men, who had been stationed on the fortress wall, emerged from behind the stone parapet and threw explosives to the men following Han Myong and Mina. Hurku had discovered some gunpowder and incendiary supplies in the storage rooms of the fortress and he decided to use them to break the Korean ranks. The result was terrible to the Koreans, who had been forced into a snakelike formation to pass through the narrow road leading to the fortress. The explosion killed several men and horses and effectively separated Han Myong, Mina, and a few men at the head from the bulk of the army at the tail. Hurku’s men continued dropping explosives on the Koreans until they ran out of supplies. Smoke and dust blocked the Koreans’ view, and when both had cleared they were immediately forced to defend themselves against the second wave of attack, this time in the form of arrows shot from above the fortress wall. Hurku knew that he and Han Myong had roughly the same number of men, but Han Myong’s men were superior in terms of individual fighting skill. No way would Hurku’s men win if they were fighting one-on-one. But by using arrows they had the advantage of height and distance, forcing the enemy to stay away with minimal risk to themselves.
Han Myong heard the roar of explosives behind him and saw some of his men perish in the commotion, their bodies and horses destroyed by the explosion. Trying to save them, he turned around, but Hurku’s men fired a hail of arrows at him. Han Myong used his sword to defend himself, but an arrow caught him in the shoulder and some hit his horse. He was forced to jump off as the beast collapsed to the ground. Mina came to his father’s defense as Hurku’s men fired another volley at him. Hurku had planned his trap well; there were only Han Myong, Mina, and five of Han Myong’s men within the fortress, while the others were held back by the shower of arrows and explosives. Two groups of Hurku’s men were positioned at the sides of the fortress gate, ready to act as a tactical guillotine to completely cut off the head from the rest of the troops. They blocked the Koreans’ way out and managed to close the doors of the fortress gate, trapping Seung Han Myong, Mina, and a small number of his men inside the fortress.
The Korean troops outside saw the enemy closing the gate and tried to stop them, but Hurku’s archers took a heavy toll on them and managed to kill several men that tried to get near the gate. But even if they can get to the gate they cannot easily open it, for it was heavy and locked from the inside, strengthened by a large bar. They need a battering ram to break through. Staying in front of the fortress was also not a wise option because the archers could get them while they could not strike back. (As some of them were Han Myong’s students, they were masters of swordplay, but not of archery). And with their commanding officer missing they did not know what to do, so they just positioned themselves outside the archers’ shooting range, while sending some of them back to call for reinforcement.
After dealing with the Korean troops outside, the archers on the wall focused their attention to those inside. There were Han Myong, already wounded from the first attack and on foot because his horse was killed; Mina, who did a superb job of deflecting their attack thanks to her long weapon; and five soldiers. Their instructions from Hurku were to kill everyone trapped inside the fortress after they cut the ‘head’ of the attacking troops, except for the girl, Seung Mina; they should left her to Hurku. With the benefit of height and distance they should be able to do that easily--and so they did. The Koreans were busy protecting themselves from the deadly rain from above, and in a short time the five soldiers were finished, their bodies pierced by enemy arrows. Seung Mina lost her horse too, and now she stood beside her injured father, who had recollected himself after the shock and now confronting Hurku and Rock.
Hurku called for his archers to stop; they keep their aim at the Seungs and would fire at Hurku’s next command. Seung Han Myong and Mina were surrounded in the fortress, with archers ready to shoot at the fortress walls and spear-wielding foot soldiers guarding the exit. On the other side, stood Hurku and his savage bodyguard, Rock.
Han Myong observed his enemy. Hurku was in his usual yellow hooded robe; he was a thin man with deep-set eyes and hairless face (partly because his facial hair did not regrow after Seung Mina emasculated him). Those deep-set eyes were staring into Han Myong’s eyes, filled with vengeance. Before him, Rock stood in a battle-ready pose. Han Myong had never met the savage before.
Seung Mina guarded her father’s back, facing enemy archers and infantry at the gate. She was able to take quick peeks over her shoulder and tried to remember Rock. And she was certain that the huge man standing before her father is Rock, the savage from the new continent to the west of Europe. He wore a white bear skin now, while back then he was wearing a brown bear pelt, but Mina recalled his features and felt sure that it was Rock. Then what was he doing here, with Hurku?
“What do you want, bandit vermin?” asked Han Myong defiantly to Hurku.
“You are in no position to threaten me like that, you know,” replied Hurku, “I thought they taught military tactics in Korea. Actually I am surprised that you fell for this trap!”
“You can’t get away from this. You may have trapped us but my men will be back with a bigger army,” Han Myong said, “By then you and your puny horde will be wiped out the face of the earth.”
“So what? That’s not the point. You don’t need to worry about my fate because I had my plans and I will ensure you, I can escape alive even if the whole Middle Kingdom army came down to this fortress. It’s you that I’m after,” Hurku stated.
“So this is personal vendetta, huh? Strange objectives for a tactician like you.”
“For the time being, I think it’s better to bide my time and pursue lesser goals. As for you, I think your death would bring a message to the Kingdom of Korea that the Yellow Fume can defeat one of their greatest warriors. Oh yeah, I have special plans for that lovely daughter of yours.” Hurku smirked as he told Han Myong his objective.
“You…” Han Myong felt his anger rising, partly because Hurku had revealed that he had evil intentions to his daughter. Han Myong was ready to fight this bastard to protect his only daughter. He pulled out the arrow that struck his shoulder and prepared his sword.
Hurku had been waiting for this. He rolled his eyes and exerted his control over Rock’s body and mind. Instead of seeing Han Myong, Hurku made Rock see another enemy. Having studied a lot of what’s inside Rock’s mind, Hurku learned that this man was after a monster, a great lizard that walked on two legs and fought with a sword, who carried away a boy named Bangoo. Hurku considered that Rock would be fiercer in battle if he met this lizard-man, so instead of seeing Han Myong he made Rock believe that it was the lizard-man standing before him. Sure enough, Rock was enraged at the sight of his enemy.
Rock surged forward, tackling Han Myong. Han Myong sidestepped and answered with a kick to Rock’s side. Although the kick struck home, Rock was unaffected. Holding his axe on both hands, Rock slashed horizontally towards Han Myong’s waist. Han Myong blocked with his sword, and just then he realized the hitting power of his savage opponent. The blow was really hard and Han Myong felt his grip shaken. Apparently his broadsword was no match for the power of Rock’s axe. That would mean he should avoid bashing his weapon against the axe, and resort to speed.
Just then he realized that Rock tried to grapple him. Han Myong turned and swung his sword at Rock’s face. To his surprise Rock blocked with his gloved left hand. The sword struck Rock’s glove but did not cut through, due to the toughness and thickness of the material. Once again Rock rushed forward to tackle Han Myong. Han Myong jumped backward but Rock followed his tackle with an uppercut swing. Han Myong was still in the air and the blow hit his kidney. The master swordsman was sent flying but he recovered as soon as he hit the ground. He knew he was facing a tough opponent.
Seung Mina watched as Rock knocked her father down with a nasty uppercut. She was worried with her father’s safety because she knew that Rock was a difficult opponent, and for whatever reason the savage looked like he wanted to kill her father badly. She knew that her father would not want her to help. He had a high sense of warrior pride. Of course, that would not help in a battle like this. Mina watched anxiously as both fighters continue the fight.
Han Myong had blocked two more axe swings from Rock and he felt his sword might not be able to take any more impact. He cursed himself for not taking a stronger weapon with him. Rock slashed his axe diagonally, chopping from the upper left to lower right, and Han Myong dodged the attack. But Han Myong did not anticipate Rock’s follow-up. The savage swung back his axe, and this time the backside of the axe slammed into Han Myong’s back, knocking him to the ground. Rock regained his momentum, lifted his axe high to the air and swung down to cut Han Myong’s body into two halves.
Han Myong had no choice. He blocked the attack with his sword. The sword deflected the axe and saved Han Myong’s life, but it was broken in the process. Han Myong threw away his damaged weapon, rolled to the side, and launched a spinning kick to Rock’s face. Rock staggered; Han Myong connected with a leg sweep. The swordmaster was also good in Taekwondo, the kicking martial arts, and now this skill would be the only way to keep fighting. Han Myong wanted to knock down Rock with the leg sweep but the savage’s legs were as if rooted to the spot. Seeking Rock’s weak spot and preventing him from attacking, Han Myong launched a barrage of lightning-fast kicks. Rock blocked some, parried some, and took some without much fuss, waiting for his chance. Finally he was able to grasp Han Myong’s ankle and he pulled his opponent out of balance. Rock was getting weary of his opponent and he decided to finish him off. He tossed Han Myong into the air and followed with a powerful axe slash.
Seung Mina screamed in shock as she saw Rock’s axe struck her father’s chest, and crashing her father’s body down to the ground with its downward swing. However, the blow did not kill Han Myong, thanks to his chain mail suit which absorbed some of the impact and prevented the axe from splitting him into two halves. Of course the blow had a devastating impact; it broke several of Han Myong’s ribs and the master swordsman coughed blood. But for the time being Mina was relieved to see her father still clinging to life.
Rock picked up Han Myong’s body and lifted him up to the sky. Then he flung the wounded man to the back, where some of Hurku’s men stood prepared. As soon as Han Myong fell they pinned him to the ground and tied him with a rope, while holding a sword blade to his throat.
“FATHER!” Seung Mina ran towards her captured father but Rock quickly stood in her way. It seemed that she would have to fight Rock. Having known Rock before, Mina knew that Rock was not evil. But now, if Rock stood between her and her father’s safety, then she would not hesitate to cut him down if necessary.
“Let go of my father. Or you’ll pay for this!” Mina yelled, trying to put a pressure on Hurku. Hurku knew that he had the upper hand. He had Han Myong as a hostage and he could use the master swordsman to make this girl submit to his demands.
“You don’t understand the situation do you? I have your father and I could do whatever I want. But he’ll be alive as long as you cooperate,” Hurku put up his bargain. He would love to see her beg and plead for her father’s safety.
“Rock!” Seung Mina called at the savage, “Why are you on his side?”
Rock did not answer. Hurku explained, “He won’t listen to you. At present this man is under my control.”
“What did you do to Rock?”
“Nothing… just exercising a trick I learned in my spare time. Turns out that this man is a powerful subject. And I believe you have fought him before… and lost.”
How does this man know all that? Mina wondered. Hurku offered another proposition. ”Tell you what: why don’t you try and defeat him this time. If you win, you can go with your father.”
“And if I lose?”
“Then I get to do what I want with your father AND you. I’m sure you wouldn’t mind… but if you don’t, I’ll just decapitate your father. How’s that? A good deal isn’t it? You should be glad I still give you a chance.”
Mina can almost smell the stench of Hurku’s rotten heart. But for the time being she had no other option but to say yes. Han Myong on the other hand felt that his daughter had entered Hurku’s trap, and warned, “Don’t listen to him! Just try to get out of here, Father will be fine!”
But Mina does not heed the advice. She lifted and rotated her Zanbatoh a few time, getting ready for a battle. So did Rock.
Seung Mina
“Good girl. Now Rock, you go beat her but don’t ruin that pretty face of hers,” Hurku mocked.
“Don’t underestimate me!” yelled Mina, irritated by Hurku’s attitude. She held her halberd firm, getting ready for a rough session. She took a quick glance towards her father, who was forced to his knees and bound, guarded by two of Hurku’s men. Han Myong tried to get up, but he was weakened by injuries and the guards could easily hold him down. “Mina!” he screamed desperately, more concerned with her daughter than his own safety.
Seung Mina started the round with several horizontal cuts into Rock’s defense. Blocking with his axe handle, Rock let the girl attack him for a while. Then he charged forward, pushing the axe handle against Mina’s weapon. Mina felt Rock’s brute strength behind his charge and sidestepped, swinging her Zanbatoh towards Rock’s heel. She missed and her blade struck ground, but she instantly turned back and slashed the opposite direction. Rock’s axe stopped the attack. Mina, who was faster than Rock, did not want to give her opponent any chance to strike back and thrust several times with her halberd, then rotated and followed with an overhead stab. Rock clung to his defense, taking every one of Mina’s attacks with his axe. The chance arrived when Mina staggered a bit from a hard impact; Rock rushed forward and slashed with his giant axe upwards. Mina blocked but again the attack overpowered her and she nearly lost her balance. This proved disastrous as Rock returned the attack, this time surging forward with the blunt tip of his axe, catching Seung Mina’s stomach unguarded and knocking the girl down.
Mina couldn’t believe that Rock could knock her down so quickly. But she had no time to thought about it as she saw the deadly blade of Rock’s axe went down on her, fast. Turning over to her side and getting back on her legs, she was determined to try again. She just could not lose the fight. Stabbing her long-handled weapon to the ground, she stepped on the blade and launched a roundhouse kick. Her feet slammed to the side of Rock’s head. Rock tottered as if he had received a hard blow from Mina, but actually he was using the momentum to start a powerful axe swing. Seung Mina did not realize the strike until it was too late and it struck her side. She was lucky, however, because it was the blunt back side of Rock’s axe that struck her body. Mina screamed and fell down, but Rock quickly grabbed her and headbutted her, knocking her back to the ground again. While Seung Mina flinched with pain, Rock planted his axe to the ground, making the axe stood like a flagpole. He then seized Mina’s head and slammed her face onto the side of the axe blade violently. It all happened too fast to Mina; she was down on the ground a second before, when suddenly Rock lifted her head and the next thing she knew her left cheek crashed into cold hard steel. She lay there, defeated and unconscious.
“Down so soon?” mocked Hurku, as he walked towards Rock. His lips spread into a wicked smile as he saw Seung Mina lying senseless on the snow-covered stone floor. Rock has proven his worth as a puppet, for if it weren’t for him he wouldn’t have this chance of vengeance. The savage had defeated Seung Han Myong and Seung Mina in such a short time, and who knows what he can do in the future?
Hurku’s attention then shifted to Seung Mina. He observed the unconscious girl with both anger and lust on his mind. This girl had robbed him of his favourite pastime, so he thought the appropriate punishment for her would be humiliating her, stripping her of that dignity and pride. Of course, he wouldn’t mind doing that even if she had not done anything, because such would be the fate of the women he had conquered. Accidentally, his hand went to his crotch, and then he remembered the damage Seung Mina had done. Back then she said that she would stop him from doing any harm to women, and she ensured that by mutilating his cock. No way could he do anything to her now…
…but he still had his puppet, Rock. Hurku took a deep breathe and concentrated his mind power, taking full control of Rock’s mind, body, and senses. He was becoming Rock fully. His own body stood motionless in a trance while his mind took over Rock’s entire self.
Rock, or Hurku in Rock’s body for that matter, walked towards the prostrate Seung Mina, who had become half-conscious. He left his axe standing on the ground, still in the position when he slammed Mina’s face onto its side. Rock stood with Mina’s body between his feet, and then he went down to his knees, straddling her hips. He bent over her torso, his hands reaching for Mina’s face. Rock opened his hard leather gloves and freed his fingers to caress Mina’s soft cheeks and rosy lips.
Rock’s touch roused Mina from oblivion. She was shocked to feel Rock’s heavy body pinning her to the ground, with his hands stroking her cheeks and lips. Her bruised chest felt painful, and her head was still ringing after Rock first headbutted her and then slammed her face to the axe blade’s side. But the pain was overwhelmed by the fear that crept in her mind as she found herself under the savage’s body.
“Rock! What are you doing... get off me!!” cried Seung Mina. Rock did not respond to her request so she tried to push him off. Her arms were free, and she slapped Rock, hoping to deliver the message clearly.
SMACK! Mina’s palm slapped across Rock’s face, and that stopped Rock for a while. Mina stared angrily to Rock’s eyes, which were blank at the moment. But she was surprised to see the change in Rock’s expression, as his eyes turn from blank to wild. Hurku felt the impact of Mina’s slap too, and he was somewhat excited to see that the girl still had some spirit inside. Mina suddenly felt her arms dropped to her side. She tried to lift them in order to drive off Rock but her arms did not move. Then she heard Rock speak, but his voice was Hurku’s.
“You agreed to the deal, and you lost the fight. So I get to do what I want with you. But you don’t have to cooperate if you don’t want to, because I can make you,” Hurku said through Rock, his lips in an evil smile. Mina tried desperately to move her arm, but they just won’t move.
“Go ahead, try to hit me. I already have your arms in my control. Just like I own this man’s body,” Hurku said again, “Miss Seung, you do remember our past encounter… You hurt me badly back then, and now I demand a payback. But I’m not like you; I don’t like to mutilate people’s appendages, so you wouldn’t have to worry about losing anything from your body. For you are now mine, sweetie.”
Rock then held Seung Mina’s chin with his hand and aggressively kissed her, forcing her mouth open with his fingers. Mina, now helpless, could do nothing but scream. Her scream was muffled by Rock’s lips and tongue. The forced kiss had seemed endless when finally Rock let her go.
Now Mina was sure that Hurku was going to use Rock to rape her. She tried to speak some sense into Rock, “Please, Rock, don’t do this! Fight him!” but she was talking to a puppet who would not listen to her if his master didn’t allow him to. Her arms had failed her, and her words were not helping either, but she continued to plead and beg to Rock.
“No! Rock, please! Don’t do this to me! I beg you!” she screamed helplessly as Rock shifted his attention to her slender neck, kissing and licking her silk-smooth skin. As Mina swung her head to the side she caught a glimpse of her father. Han Myong tried to get up for the third time, and he managed to get back to his knees before his captors brought him down with their kicks. This time the soldiers forced Han Myong to lie flat on the ground, and one of them put his boot on Han Myong’s head, which was facing Mina’s direction. Hurku saw this and commented, “You stay there and just watch. Don’t close your eyes; you might miss anything interesting. Observe this.”
Mina was filled with dread and panic as Rock began stroking and massaging her breasts. Suddenly, with a quick jerk of his hands Rock ripped off her red top, exposing her upper body to the cool air. “Noooo!!” Mina screamed as if she could throw Rock off her with it, but it did not stop Rock from molesting her exposed tits. Rock bit and licked her medium-sized tits, flicking her nipples with his tongue. Mina’s body reacted to Rock’s actions and she could feel her nipples harden. She had never experienced the touch of a man before so the feeling was unfamiliar to her, but she was disgusted with the reaction. Her breathing became short and she let out gaps as Rock continued to grope her breasts and pinched her nipples.
After a while Rock stopped, and stood. Mina tried to stand up but she found out that Hurku had taken over her legs too. Again she screamed as Rock ripped off her belt, her long slit skirt, and her underwear, leaving her nude except for her shoes and headband. She continued protesting and begging to no avail, and she could feel that she would soon break in tears. But Seung Mina had a high sense of pride and she could not make herself look defeated so soon, so she tried to suppress her feelings and kept a defiant attitude. Apparently Hurku knew that this girl still did not want to submit, so now he used Rock’s fingers to tease her. After stripping her naked, Rock ran his fingers to Mina’s crotch, looking for her vagina. He opened its outer lips and ran two of his fingers along the inside, trying to stimulate her. He then found her clit and pinched it, sending a shock up her spine.
“Ahh!!” Mina screamed again, as she felt Rock’s finger playing with her clit. Rock could feel the tightness of her virgin passage as his fingers probed around its inner lips. Hurku smiled when he found out that this girl was still pure. It would be a pleasure to be the first one to taste her beautiful body. Rock kept on exploring her pussy, now using his tongue, and it was getting unbearable to Mina. Although she felt humiliated and disgusted by the harassment, her body responded correspondingly and she began feeling wet around the crotch. Rock’s stimulations had excited her body somewhat and it responded by letting out lubricating juices to anticipate the coming penetration. Hurku commented, “Look at this… you’re getting wet, Miss Seung, but it wasn’t under my control! Are you actually enjoying this moment?”
“NO! Bastard, stop this at once or you’ll… I’ll…” Mina tried to curse Hurku as she struggled valiantly to keep from breaking down to tears.
“You’ll what? Cut off my dick? Already did that. But if you’re that curious about what dicks can do, hold on there for a minute,” Hurku responded, taunting the helpless Mina as if she could do otherwise. Rock stood and walked, and now he was standing with Mina’s head between his feet. Rock then stepped back and pulled down his shorts, exposing his half-erect penis to Mina’s sight. Mina never knew that penises could be that big, and it seems that the size of Rock’s member would have change the standard. As Rock kneeled she could feel its tip coming down towards her face.
“Ah… no… wha… what are you doing?” Mina wondered, but she got the answer instantly as Rock forced her mouth open and pushed his cock in. “Mmmmffmmm!!” Whatever Mina was trying to say was lost as she was forced to suck Rock’s manhood. While Rock’s hips moved forward and backward, pumping into Mina’s mouth, his hands assaulted Mina’s tits while his tongue returned to her crotch. Mina could not do anything to prevent Rock’s relentless member from raping her mouth, and to her surprise it got harder and longer still. Now her mouth was completely filled with Rock’s fully hardened cock and she could hardly breathe. Suddenly she felt hot thick liquid spurting from Rock’s penis. She wasn’t prepared for that and the climax almost choked her. Fortunately for her Rock removed his cock from her mouth and stood up again, releasing her body for a while. She tried to cough out the liquid Rock left at her throat but she only managed to expel some and she swallowed the rest unwillingly.
Rock still had a hard erection although he had just spurted some of his load inside Mina’s mouth. Still under Hurku’s control, he the walked to Mina’s lower body, and then he flipped Mina over so the girl was lying on her stomach. Mina waited anxiously, not knowing what to do or what Rock will do to her now. She had lost control of her arms and legs, and now she was just another puppet of Hurku. Rock reached forward and grabbed Mina’s slim waist, pulling her back so her buttocks were up in the air. Then he plunged his fingers into Mina’s drenched sex again, covering them with her juice. Mina could not see what he was doing, but then she felt something strange. Rock grabbed her buttocks, parted them, and then thrusted his wet finger into Mina’s anal opening. Oblivious to Rock’s intentions, Mina felt his finger going in and out of her anal passage and lubricating its walls with her juice. Then she felt Rock pull out his finger, and later tried to stretch her anus with his fingers. This caused a little pain but what followed was really excruciating.
Rock placed the head of his penis at the opening of Mina’s anal passage. After stretching it a bit, Rock pushed forward forcefully, shoving his cock into her virgin asshole. His huge member was trying to enter her narrow canal, which refused to accommodate; but Rock was determined to enter even if he had to rip her apart.
“AAA--AAAHH!!! IT HURTS… STOP!! NO, NO, STOP!!” Pain surged through Mina’s body as Rock forced his cock into her uncooperating anal passage. She felt her asshole tear a bit from the size of Rock’s erection, and she struggled to escape the pain, trying to pull herself off Rock. Rock himself was having a hard time getting in, but he pushed himself forward once more and afterwards he was halfway in. Hurku, inside Rock, felt the heat and tightness of Mina’s anal passage around Rock’s member. He knew that sodomy is disgusting to most women, and they got no pleasure from it, just pain. He had this scene in mind since he first met Mina, and now he made the scenario real. This was the punishment fitting for such a self-righteous and arrogant girl like her: pain and humiliation. Rock began to move back and forth, but the friction was rather high and every movement inflicted more pain to Mina. The torture was too much and pushed the girl to the edge. She broke down in tears and wept, desperately calling for help.
“AAA~ HNK!! UHH!! NO…! HELP ME… PLEASE… FATHER! HWANG!! PLEASE… ANYONE!!
Each of Rock’s violent thrusts caused her to cry out, calling the names of those people she’d expect to come and save her. Of course, her father was there, lying broken under the feet and swords of Hurku’s men, unable to help even himself. And Hwang Sungkyung, her fiancee, was away on the western front to keep an eye on Japan and unaware of what Mina was suffering. Mina thought she would die; the pain was so unbearable and she thought that Rock’s thrusts would tear her apart. Her face was pale because of the agonizing pain, and flooded with tears she could no longer hold. Never in her life had she experienced this kind of torture, nor did she ever think that people could do such a degrading act.
For Hurku, that was his moment of victory, seeing the once proud Seung Mina cry and beg as he sodomized her using Rock. As he saw agony and distress in his victim’s eyes he knew that this was how he wanted her to be, to be forced into submission. But now he felt that Rock’s cock had been too big for the poor girl’s tight ass; he could barely move it inside her anal passage. He still had other plans to do with her and he didn’t want to exhaust her so soon. So he slowly pulled out of her ass, giving some relief to the girl.
As Mina felt Rock’s cock exit her asshole she slumped forward powerlessly. She felt a burning pain within her anal passage, which had been forced open and abused by the savage’s large phallus. The pain had returned her into full consciousness, which was worse because that way she experienced the humiliation in full detail. Hurku had released control of her limbs, but she was too devastated by agony and shame to move away. All she could do was lay there on the cold stone floor, sobbing and grieving over her fate.
Hurku smiled cruelly as he saw the broken girl weeping on Rock’s feet. He would get back into that tight little ass of hers if it could be made to accommodate Rock’s giant member… which means, after he allowed his men to use her. He liked that idea; it would devastate her further while rewarding his men and keeping their loyalty. But he would do it later. He returned into Rock and walked to Mina’s behind, crouched, and ran Rock’s fingers on and in her pussy. It was still wet from his earlier touch; Hurku wondered if the anal penetration had stimulated her, but it seemed that it didn’t.
Rock grabbed her ankles and turned her so she lay on her back. He could see her face now. She was still crying her tears out. Those eyes, which earlier had radiated defiance and courage, are now filled with fear and vulnerability, especially when she saw Rock holding and spreading her legs apart, with his huge erection approaching her crotch. Remembering how it had caused so much pain when shoved up her anus a while ago, she was terrified and tried to get away.
“Oh, no… Not again, please, please! Stop it!” she begged to Rock. Not that it had any effect to Rock. He kneeled and put the head of his cock at the slit between her labia, and pried them apart with his fingers.
“No!! What are you doing? Please, don’t!! It’s too big, it won’t fit!” Mina panicked as she felt Rock driving his dick into her vagina. She could only see part of her rapist’s face, the rest hidden under the white bear head he was still wearing. But she could observe the wicked grin on his face. She thought, Rock, why do you do this to me?
Rock had entered her outer gates and encountered a thin barrier trying to stop his invasion, her virgin hymen. Delaying his entry for a while, Rock reached forward and grabbed Mina by her waist. He lifted her so now she was astride his lap. Hurku noticed his victim’s tears streaming down her cheeks, her expression of defeat and embarrassment, and her lips feebly asking for mercy. This view stimulated him more and he would now complete his subjugation of Seung Mina by deflowering her. He made Rock stand up, still carrying Mina by the waist, and then he forced her down rudely against Rock’s pelvis, causing his eager cock to tear through her virginity, penetrating her for the first time, painfully.
“No, please, it wouldn’t fi… AAAHN!!!”
At the moment Rock ripped her chastity for good, the thought of Hwang Sungkyung dashed through Mina’s mind. She just realized how she loved him, if secretly, and how she wanted him to be here, to be her knight in shining armour, to save her from the hands of evil. Sure, she disliked his overprotective attitude and his rather traditional view of women’s position; both reminded her of her own strict father. But Hwang had gone to lengths before because he had been worried of her safety, back when they were at the trail of the Soul Edge. And while she had put up a defiant stance when her father told her that Hwang had asked him to marry her, it was more of a reaction against his father’s orders that she should start learning how to be a good wife for his favourite student Hwang and stop running around beating people with her Zanbatoh. She did wanted it to happen that way, and she looked forward to spend the rest of her life in the arms of her beloved Hwang Sungkyung. But not by forsaking martial arts, of course. Hwang’s departure to join the Coastal Defense Force made her miss him so much, and she even tried to enlist to the unit just to be with her darling (though she failed because the Korean army did not accept women). But now, how could she face him, after this villain had tarnished her for life?
Her reverie did not last long as she was again overwhelmed with pain, albeit not as severe as being raped in the ass. She collapsed forward to Rock’s muscular chest, sobbing and wailing, as Rock began fucking her. Rock held her buttocks tight and pumped his hips onto hers, striking deep with each thrust. A trickle of Mina’s virgin blood went down his erection, the sign of an innocence lost forever.
[Where… am… I…? What… am… I… doing…?]
>From out of nowhere, a piece of Rock’s consciousness found its way back to his head. It gradually grew, and Rock started to feel his own self.
Hurku enjoyed himself so much relishing every moment of Rock’s experience, sensing everything Rock saw, touch, felt, and for the moment, penetrate. The physical ecstasy was mixed with the mental excitement of conquering Seung Mina and taking pleasure from her body. He was way too high in his self-made heaven to notice that his magic began to fade. The touch of virgin blood cancels his mind-and body-control technique slowly; his crippled master had told him that weakness, but at this grand moment of Hurku’s life he ignored it. Of course, what else would he think of, when he finally had the chance to get everything that he want now?
As for Seung Mina, somehow she began to feel pleasure from having Rock’s tough shaft inside her. This was different from when he fucked her rear; while sodomy only inflicted tremendous pain on her, this time she could feel her body reacting to Rock’s movement. She knew that she should not enjoy this; what about her father, and what about Hwang? But she could not deny that her body cried out for more. Involuntarily she began to move and twist her hips to respond to Rock’s thrusts, and her arms reached forward to embrace Rock’s neck. It was not Hurku’s doing but her own. She struggled in vain to battle the building passion inside, and her unwilling mind fought with her bodily instincts. As she fought her inner battles she continued to hump Rock’s penis, desperate to quench her newfound desire.
Rock was now partly in control of his own self, and the first thing he saw was Seung Mina’s pretty face, which was blushing because of passion. Tears cascaded down her cheeks, triggered by pain at first but now it seemed they fell because of delight. He felt tightness around his penis, which was making its way inside and outside the girl’s body. While he had no control over his own body and mind these last few weeks, his memory was still active recording everything he had involuntarily done, including what he had done recently. Rock was not an evil man, and he suddenly felt that what he was doing is wrong. Cursing himself for letting his guard down that fateful evening when Hurku started using him as his puppet, he tried to gain control of his body and stop. But when he finally succeeded to master his own body again, he was totally unprepared to anticipate what was coming.
Rock could not hold back, not even pulling out of her in time. While still deep within her, his cock strained and he came hard, blasting his cum into her vagina. The sudden discharge of wet semen into her womb also pushed Seung Mina over the edge. She could not hold back a passionate scream escaping her lips, while at the same time her vaginal walls clenched tight and grasped at Rock’s invading member. Her body began to shake vigorously as she fell into an orgasm, while her mind was screaming, telling her to stop. But exhaustion caught her first; her earlier ordeal had drained her of her strength and the climax spent every last drop of it. She felt her head go light and her consciousness drifting away as she reveled in the aftermath of the intercourse, unaware of Rock’s confusion.
Rock was relieved when he had finally emptied his entire load. But he was now frantically trying to take Seung Mina off his cock. This became easier as his erection weakened and Mina stopped moving her hips. Slowly he got to his knees, lifted Mina off his penis, and gently putting her unconscious body on the ground. Rock took off the white bear pelt he wore all this time and covered Mina’s naked body with it. Now he was really angry at the man who had been using him to do such horrible things.
Hurku had experienced one of the most satisfying climaxes of his life. It has been a while since he last had sexual intercourse with a woman, and the sensation of forcing Seung Mina into submission was truly rewarding. He lost himself into Rock’s orgasm, deliberately sinking into a blissful trance. He thought he was still pulling the strings, and he just stood there behind the couple, unaware that his former puppet was out to get him.
Han Myong had been forced to witness the whole scene with a broken heart. He had failed to protect his own daughter and he could no longer bear to live much longer. He had thought of committing suicide by whatever means possible as soon as he get the chance. But he hesitated because he was still sure there was something he can do for her. Then he observed something strange: the savage had put her daughter down gently and covered her body with his outfit. Could it be that the savage felt guilty of what he had done? Unaware of the events going on inside Rock’s mind, Han Myong kept watching as now he saw the savage pull out his giant axe from the ground and run towards the unsuspecting Hurku.
The sight of Rock running towards him with his axe made Hurku realize that somehow he lost control of the savage. He tried to focus and regain control but Rock was too close and too furious. The next thing he saw was the axe coming from his left side, jamming its powerful blade into his neck and decapitating him instantly. The Yellow Fume had met a quick and violent end at the hands of his former puppet, his head rolling to the ground while his body spurted blood and fell backwards. His men were shocked by such an unexpected incident; nearest to Hurku among them were those who were restraining Han Myong. Han Myong, who had recovered enough, took advantage of their shock. He swiftly jumped and knocked them down with a double flying kick. He managed to break out of the ropes holding him by using a sword he took from one of the soldiers. The first thing he did was to run towards Mina and check her condition. Mina was still lying unconscious on the floor, wrapped in the white bear pelt. Holding Mina in his arms, Han Myong realized that the savage had gone berserk and now he was charging at the soldiers guarding the door. Nobody was spared from his fury. In a matter of minutes Hurku’s spearmen became mutilated corpses at Rock’s trail. The archers on the wall still had significant advantage, though. They fired arrows at Rock. But they did not expect Rock to hit back, mainly by throwing spears he picked from the hands of their dead comrades. Of course, he could only hit a small number among them. But another rain of arrows came, and this time it fell on Hurku’s men. The Korean army outside the fortress wall had returned with archers, and they managed to get even with the enemy. Seeing that Hurku had lost his head, his men lost their morale and in a short while they surrendered. They were terrified by the sight of Rock’s bloody fury.
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Only two men are left standing within the fortress, Han Myong and Rock. Rock had dispatched all enemy soldiers within his vicinity, leaving only the archers perched on the wall who had signaled surrender to the Korean army outside. He fell to his knees, still naked and exhausted, and wounded by some arrows he received. Han Myong approached Rock to calm him, but then he realized that the savage did not understand Korean. When he spoke Korean earlier, it was Hurku talking through him. After Rock calmed down Han Myong tried to communicate again, and he asked Rock to help him open the fortress gate. Rock lifted the large bar that locked the gate and pushed the doors open. They saw the Korean troops that had been waiting outside the gate.
The Koreans rounded up the defeated soldiers and carried away Hurku’s body. Rock had put his pants back on and he just stood there, unaware of what to do, and regretting everything he had done. How could he be so stupid? He let himself being taken over by Hurku. He killed and injured some people under Hurku’s influence. And Seung Mina…
Rock saw that Seung Mina had awakened. She was still in his white bear coat, holding her knees to her chest, her torn clothes scattered around her. She was crying without a sound but her eyes were wide open and blank, her face without any expression. Rock couldn’t bear to look at her face, his heart burdened with guilt and shame. He had abused her body, and he had destroyed her purity. He had damaged her beyond repair. Of course it was Hurku that made him do such actions but Rock thought it was his fault in the first place. Nothing would atone this wrongdoing except for death at her hands.
Mina saw Rock staring at her but she did not mind him. She still could not stop the tears running down her cheeks and her feelings were in turmoil. Above all, she felt dirty and disgraced. How would she face the world, or Hwang, now that Hurku had damaged her for life? Hurku might be already dead now but he got his vengeance, for he had tarnished her for life. But she also knew that if it weren’t for her rash actions back then, when she thought she could neutralize Hurku by emasculating him, then she would not provoke him to plan such a brutal revenge. Regrets always come later, when it is too late to change anything. She had suspected that Rock was just a pawn, and whatever circumstances that brought Rock into Hurku’s control, she believed that the savage warrior was not actually involved in Hurku’s crime. Moreover, she felt guilty herself for getting carried away and enjoying the last session when she was impaled on Rock’s penis and she deliberately humped on it just for pleasure. She could not resist succumbing to her own desire; if she lost her dignity now, then she was also responsible for it.
Rock and Mina was frozen on their places, both smitten by guilt and humiliation. Maybe the ghost of the dead Hurku was hovering above them, laughing and mocking his puppet and his victim. Han Myong approached them and embraced Seung Mina, taking her away into one of the buildings within the fortress and leaving Rock surrounded by Korean soldiers. The soldiers were told to keep Rock there and prevent him from leaving, but Rock had no intention of doing anywhere He wanted to wait for Seung Mina to return and he would ask her to execute him. He saw Mina’s Zanbatoh lying near him and he picked it up.
***
Rock waited for almost an hour when finally Seung Han Myong came out with Mina. Han Myong had his injuries bandaged and cared. Seung Mina appeared in a plain white hanbok (Korean traditional dress) with her hair unbound; she hand no serious physical injuries but nothing could easily tend her mental wounds. She still had that empty expression as before and her face seemed cold and stoical.
The savage kneeled before Mina and dropped his giant axe to the ground. He stuck his neck out, pointed at Seung Mina first then to his neck and gestured a cut-throat across his neck. Then he picked Mina’s halberd and held it forward to Mina.
Mina grabbed the Zanbatoh and rotated it quickly, and then pointed its blade to Rock’s neck. Her eyes widened in anger as she prepared for the strike. Rock waited for the blow that would compensate for his offense. But it never came.
As soon as Mina was ready to strike Rock mortally, her emotions overcame her again, and tears start flowing from her eyes. She covered her face with her hand to stop the flow but it was too much and she also came down to her knees and dropped her weapon. Rock was surprised to see her break down. Glancing forward, he saw Mina weeping before his face. He wanted to reach out and comfort her but he couldn’t do that, not after everything he had done to her. He could sense the sadness in Mina’s eyes and he also felt a teardrop escaping his eye. Mina saw this and suddenly she reached forward and touched Rock’s face, wiping off the teardrop. Rock was mystified by Mina’s reaction. He saw her shaking her head as if she was saying no to his request.
Mina never wanted to kill Rock. She believed that Rock was innocent in this incident, and she was surprised when Rock asked her to execute him. But she was still traumatized by the sight of Rock. So she drew a conclusion.
“Go,” she said, pushing him away and pointing to the fortress door. “Go! I don’t want to see you again!” she yelled.
Although Rock would rather die, but he did nothing but comply. He picked up his axe, stood, turned back, and walked away without saying a word. The Korean soldiers gave way for him as Han Myong ordered them to let him go. He still had to find the boy he cared for, Bangoo, who had been abducted by the lizard-man, and he heard voices in his head again that called him to go to the west to find and destroy another evil weapon, this time by the name of Soul Calibur. He made a promise in his heart that after finishing all those tasks he would return to Seung Mina and asked for punishment. Even if it would mean death, he would not hesitate to accept it.
Seung Mina saw Rock’s back getting farther and farther until the savage finally left the fortress. She would have to recollect her courage and self to face the world as she did before, and she missed Hwang so much. And Rock… she did not really mean it when she said she never wanted to see him again. Maybe she would see him again in the future, or maybe not. But she vowed that should she meet Rock again, she would not blame him. The savage had made an eternal mark on her life, as the first man who made love to her.
**END**
-Pertama kali terbit di Greyarchive, 13 Jan 2004
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