The guide stepped back and took off his shirt. They brought him directly over to the lead warrior who looked at him very sternly and said something in his native tongue. Just then two more warriors came trotting out of the brush with our second guide between them. The others quickly caught on, and soon the lot of them were roaring.
One of the other warriors saw the urine running down his leg and began to laugh out loud. James shuffled his feet to keep from falling and immediately pissed himself. The warrior, with his two huge fingers, tapped roughly on Jame's chest. He stared at James for what seemed forever. The warrior kicked the head off the trail and walked over to James, a fellow biologist. Blood spurted three feet into the air as Harold's still erect body pumped out his life's blood in less than ten seconds before crumpling to the ground. I gasped and wanted to scream in horror but no sound came from my throat. The warrior took a step back, and with lightening speed, drew his machete, and whacked off Harold's head. It did however, occur to the warrior that although he didn't understand the words, he could tell by Harold's tone, that he was being talked down to. I don't think it ever occurred to Harold that the native warrior didn't understand a word that he was saying. " My good man," Harold started with a somewhat nervous smile, "I'll have you know that we mean you no harm, we are here simply to study your animals."
The leader of the attack must have sensed that Harold would speak for the group and moved quickly in front of him. Harold, our financier, hollered for everyone to remain calm and held his hands over his head. Arthur, the man who had conjured up this scientific expedition, tried toĭraw his sidearm but was quickly beaten down before he could draw it from his holster. The second guide, Koki, dashed off into the brush leaving us to fight for ourselves, as ten face painted, screaming warriors surrounded my party. His screams and the panicked yelling from the other guide were in his native tongue and gave us no clue as to what was happening. We had just crossed a small mountain stream when the first spear found it's way deep in the back of one of our two guides. I could also see on their huge arms and muscular chest, a distinct pattern of scars, that were apparently made with some sort of cutting instrument. These men all wore similar necklaces of bone and beads and small pieces of ivory around their necks, and their faces were all painted in shades of red and purple and white. These men appeared to be warriors, although they were not the ones who had attacked my party earlier today. There were six very large black men dressed only in loin clothes, standing rigid, three on each side of me. My ankles were bound together and likewise connected to the alter. I was tied to this alter with my arms secured with a thick hemp rope and stretched over my head and fastened to the alter. Had I not been exactly where I was, the mood that the sweet liquid that had flowed over my lips just moments ago could have put the topper on a very sensuous evening, much like the effect of a warm brandy.īut alas I wasn't in the south of France, nor was I lucky enough to be in the Caribbean or at Club 54, I was, in point of fact, stripped naked and lashed to what could only be described as some sort of sacrificial alter in the mountains of the African Congo. If I closed my eyes the constant rhythm of the drums and the undecipherable chatter of the people might have indicated my presence at the latest version of Club 54. The deep black background dotted by glimmering silver stars could have been a night to remember on a beach in the south of France, or a midnight interlude on a private island in the Caribbean, with the warm tropical breeze washing over my naked body. The night sky was one of those clear sky's when every star in the heavens could be seen. Very sexually stimulating, with a great shock and awe style of writing that I love.Ī great story by a truly talented writer, I’m only sorry that a five star ratting is as high of a ratting as I can give it, this story is a must read for sure.