Chapter 9

In this cruel world where women wield absolute power, every interaction between the sexes is steeped in domination, submission, and relentless suffering for the men under their rule. This isn’t merely a society where women command authority; it is one where power is synonymous with cruelty, and men are little more than playthings; disposable toys to be used, broken, and discarded at whim.

John had once dreamed of escape. He imagined freedom from the torment he endured at the hands of Lady Jenna, whose sadism knew no bounds, and from Mistress Vanessa, who found pleasure in every flick of her whip. But as he stumbled down the embankment towards the railway tracks, half-crawling through the dirt like a hunted animal, reality crashed in. These women, in their glittering dominance, were more than just cruel. They were omnipotent, and even the thought of escape was nothing more than a fleeting illusion.

It hadn’t been long since he had felt the hot sting of Lady Jenna’s cigarette, ground into his bare chest under the sharp heel of her boot, leaving a smoldering mark that still throbbed in fresh agony. For her, he was less than human, and his flesh was no more than an ashtray. What was pain to him was amusement to her; a momentary distraction. But worse still was the way her cold, calculating eyes seemed to glisten when she inflicted such suffering. He could still see her expression as the butt burned into his skin, that flash of satisfaction, the slight upturn of her lips. It was all a game to her, to all of them.

After Lady Jenna and Mistress Vanessa had finished torturing him, they left him with orders to polish her riding gear; using only his tongue. He was nothing more than a stable boy, barely more valuable than the dirt under their boots, expected to degrade himself further in servitude even after enduring their cruelty. When they left to shower, he had seized his chance to escape. But even then, in his desperation, lust had gotten the better of him, as he spied on their naked bodies through a crack in the door, lost in a haze of frustration and shame. Sexual pleasure for males was strictly forbidden. Of course stupid males would do what males do, given the chance. So he wasted valuable time pleasuring himself. It was this pathetic, humiliating act that sealed his fate. His stolen glimpse of their beauty and his cowardly indulgence had slowed him, making him sloppy, and leaving the telltale sign of his escape. The very mess he left in his haste; his final act of defiance; was his undoing.

Now, as John knelt in the dirt, bruised, bleeding, and humiliated beyond measure, he stared up at the women who had caught him. Mistress Vanessa’s sadistic eyes bore down on him like a predator toying with her prey. She drove her stiletto heel into his cheek, leaving a bloody gouge along his face, and pressed the sole of her shoe against his nose, scraping downward with slow, deliberate cruelty.

“Remember these shoes, don’t you?” she sneered, her voice dripping with mockery. “You’ve kissed them enough times.”

John whimpered, knowing better than to answer. He could feel his own hot breath against the leather of her shoe, and each time her heel pressed harder into his throat, it became more difficult to breathe. All he could do was choke on the dirt she forced him into, his body trembling in terror as she applied more pressure. The scene was almost erotic to her; the pleasure in her eyes was unmistakable.

Next to her stood Guard Janine, her cruel smile framed by a cascade of raven-black hair, her thigh-high boots gleaming in the sunlight. She tapped her riding crop idly against her palm, savoring the moment, each strike a promise of the brutality to come. Mistress Vanessa was cruel, but Guard Janine was ruthless; her blows designed not just to hurt but to maim.

They didn’t even give him a chance to plead for mercy before they ordered him to strip, tearing the overalls from his shaking body. When the stolen necklace tumbled from his pocket, Mistress Vanessa’s face twisted in fury. She didn’t hesitate. Her whip lashed out in a flash of rage, searing across his bare back, cutting deep into his flesh. He screamed, but there was no one to hear, no one who cared. Only the cold air and the merciless faces of the women who delighted in his torment.

The two women took turns, their whips dancing across his body with expert precision. They had perfected their craft; every stroke was an art form, every flick of the wrist intended to leave a lasting mark. John writhed on the ground, his skin torn open, his cries echoing off the tunnel walls. But no amount of pain could stop them. In their world, men like John existed for one reason; to serve, to suffer, and to die for the amusement of women who ruled with iron fists and sharpened heels.

And then, as his punishment reached its peak, Mistress Vanessa’s cruelty took on a new form. Stripping off her skirt, she demanded that John service her, and Guard Janine forced him to his knees. His face was pressed between her thighs, his tongue lapping desperately as the crack of the riding crop continued to assault his back. There was no relief in obedience, only more pain, more degradation. His body was pushed to the brink, his muscles aching, his lungs burning from lack of air, as Mistress Vanessa moaned with pleasure, grinding herself against his face. Even his desperation to survive was used against him, as he was forced to please her or face more agonizing punishment.

By the time her orgasm wracked her body, he was nearly unconscious, his world reduced to nothing but pain and the sickening taste of sweat and blood. When she kicked him aside, it was only a brief respite before Lady Karla herself appeared; tall, beautiful, and terrifying in her shiny leather ensemble. She was the epitome of their world: powerful, untouchable, and remorseless. Her boot came down on the back of his head, pressing him once again into the dirt, but this time, she did not lift it.

No, she simply smiled as she ground his face deeper into the earth, her sharp heel digging into his skull. It wasn’t about teaching a lesson. It was about ensuring he never forgot the taste of dirt beneath her heel, the weight of her boot crushing his very soul.

As Lady Karla’s boot pressed down harder, John’s world became an unbearable blur of agony and suffocation. The weight of her heel, sharp and unyielding, made it feel as though his skull might crack under the pressure. But she wasn’t just crushing his body; she was crushing what remained of his spirit. Every breath he took was a desperate struggle, the earth and blood mixing in his mouth as he spat it out, only to have his face forced back into the dirt.

Lady Karla’s laughter rang out, cold and devoid of compassion, a chilling sound that reverberated through the tunnel. She toyed with him as if he were a mere insect pinned beneath her heel. Her eyes glinted with sadistic pleasure, and the corners of her red-painted lips curled into a cruel smile. “Oh, Vanessa,” she purred, “you’ve broken him well. Look at him, reduced to nothing more than a quivering pile of filth beneath my boot.”

Mistress Vanessa, still flushed from the orgasm John had been forced to give her, laughed lightly, adjusting her leather skirt with a satisfied smirk. “It’s fitting, isn’t it? He thought he could escape, thought he could steal from us, thought he could get away with that pathetic little act of defiance.” Her voice dripped with condescension, every word punctuated by her own sense of superiority. “And now look at him; right back where he belongs.”

Guard Janine, who stood at the side, cracked her knuckles menacingly, eyeing John’s crumpled form with disdain. “He won’t make that mistake again. Not after we’re done with him,” she said with a sneer, gripping her riding crop as though eager to continue the punishment.

Lady Karla stepped back slightly, lifting her boot off John’s head, but not out of mercy; only to give herself a better angle to deliver a swift, vicious kick to his ribs. The impact sent him rolling onto his back, gasping for air, his chest heaving in short, desperate bursts as his lungs struggled to catch up with the relentless torment. He knew better than to beg. These women did not show mercy. To them, his suffering was a source of entertainment, a display of their complete and utter dominance.

Towering above him, Lady Karla placed her heel on his throat, not with the crushing force of before, but just enough to remind him how easily she could snuff out what little life remained in his beaten body. She leaned down, her voice low and dripping with malice, “Did you really think you could escape us, John? That you could leave this world behind? You exist for one purpose; to serve. To crawl at our feet, to be humiliated, and to suffer for our pleasure. Never forget that.”

The weight of her words pressed down on him even more than the heel at his throat. John’s vision blurred with tears; not just from the pain, but from the crushing realization that he would never escape. This was his life. A life of endless torment, humiliation, and servitude. Every moment spent dreaming of freedom had been a lie, and now, there was only the cold, unforgiving reality of his existence as a plaything for these women.

Mistress Vanessa watched with a twisted satisfaction, her fingers lazily tracing the whip at her side, clearly considering the next act of cruelty. “You’ve been a bad little thief, John,” she purred. “And bad boys need to be punished. You stole from Lady Jenna, and worse, you disrespected her by even thinking you could flee.” She motioned to Guard Janine, who handed her a bullwhip with eager anticipation. “But we’ll make sure you remember your place.”

John’s body trembled, his muscles tensing as the bullwhip unfurled in Mistress Vanessa’s hands. The sound of the whip cracking through the air was deafening, a warning of the agony that was to come. Lady Karla stood back, crossing her arms and watching with amusement, her eyes gleaming with sadistic excitement.

The first lash struck John’s chest with a brutal snap, the leather cutting deep into his flesh. His body convulsed in pain, but he could do nothing to protect himself. Another crack of the whip followed, and another, each one more savage than the last. Blood seeped from the fresh wounds, mixing with the dirt beneath him, staining the earth with his misery. His cries echoed through the tunnel, but they were met with nothing but cold laughter from the women standing over him.

Each stroke was a declaration of their power, a reminder of his absolute helplessness in their world. Mistress Vanessa’s face remained calm, almost serene, as if each lash of the whip brought her closer to some dark, twisted peace. “You see, John,” she whispered between strokes, “pain is the only thing you truly understand. It’s the only thing that keeps you in line.”

Guard Janine joined in once more, her own riding crop striking his legs, his arms, any exposed part of his body that hadn’t yet been ravaged by Vanessa’s whip. She took pleasure in his writhing, her strikes meant not only to hurt but to humiliate, to make sure that even the slightest hint of resistance was beaten out of him completely.

By the time they were finished, John lay there, a broken, bleeding heap at their feet. His body was a canvas of criss-crossing red welts, his skin raw and torn from the merciless flogging. The pain was so overwhelming that he could barely think, let alone move. He wanted to die. Anything would be better than this endless, excruciating torment.

But death wouldn’t come. Only more cruelty.

Lady Karla crouched down next to him, her sharp fingernails trailing along the fresh wounds on his chest. “You’ll be handed over to Supreme Guard Aphrodite when we return,” she said with a cold smile. “She’ll make sure you don’t forget what happens to disobedient little thieves. Maybe a few months in the dungeon will teach you some gratitude.”

She stood up and kicked him again, harder this time, as if to remind him that even in his most broken state, he was still beneath them. The women exchanged satisfied glances, their mission complete. There was no mercy in their world; only power, and they wielded it without remorse.

As they began to walk away, leaving him lying in the dirt, John’s body convulsed with sobs, though he no longer had the strength to scream. All he could do was lay there, broken, beaten, and utterly defeated, knowing that this moment of suffering was only a glimpse of the horrors yet to come. His future, like the present, would be defined by the unrelenting cruelty of the women who ruled over him, and there was nothing; nothing; he could do to change it.