The Contest Winner

Needless to say, I didn’t need a wake up call the next morning. Ares had graciously waked me several times during the night to play, and wee ale already awake at 6:30 AM. Even though I’d only had a total of maybe two or three hours sleep, I felt wonderful that morning. Rejuvenated! I hadn’t felt that stress-free in ages.

Ares was lying on his side, propped up on his elbow and I was lying next to him on my back. He gently caressed my cheek and tucked my hair behind an ear as he spoke.

“Today is the big day. Are you ready?” he asked.

“Ready for the filming, you mean? I guess I’m as ready as I’ll ever be. I hope I do okay.”

“You’ll do just fine, Ginger. I have every confidence in you, my dear.” He traced my lips with his finger and then placed a light kiss on them.

“I sure hope so. Just the thought of it gives me butterflies in my stomach.”

Ares cocked his head to the side in question and rubbed a hand over my stomach. I guess he wasn’t up-to-date on modern metaphors.

“I mean that I’m feeling nervous,” I clarified.

He smiled at me and I melted. “Well, don’t be. I’ll be right there with you the entire time. I promise.” He got out of the bed and pulled me along with him. “Come on. It’s time to get ready.”

He led me to the bathroom and we showered together. He was really making me horny the way he slowly washed my body with the soap, paying attention to every detail. His touch was so erotic, so sensual. I couldn’t think of anything except how badly I wanted him then. But he stayed focused on the day’s events. He shunned my advances and told me there would be plenty of time for fooling around after the filming.

We finished up in the bathroom and went back to my room. In a blink of an eye he was fully clothed in his usual “Ares” attire, the same way they dress him on Xena. He sat on the bed and silently watched me get dressed, looking quite entertained. Even when my back was to him, I could feel his eyes on me. I wondered how I was ever going to concentrate on the filming. I couldn’t stop thinking about him, remembering the way he made me feel through the night, and it just made me want him all the more. I would have easily passed up being in a Xena episode if he’d said he wanted to spend the day in bed.

The next thing I knew he stood up and approached me where I was standing in front of the mirror and took me in his arms. He looked at us through the reflection in the mirror, smiled and kissed the top of my head. I looked small standing next to him. His arms were massive – corded with muscles, wide shoulders, stocky yet lean legs, and he was such a beautiful golden tan color. I couldn’t help staring in awe, admiring his perfection.

He stroked my arms a couple of times and then turned me around to face him “Be “Before you head out, I want you to introduce me to your friend,” he commanded.

“You mean Melanie? I thought you said she couldn’t see you?”

“I did. But she’ll be able to see me today.”

“Why do you say that?”

Ares looked agitated with my question at first, but then a mischievous smile crossed his face and he answered, “Because… I know she could hear you calling out my name last night – you’re quite the screamer, you know. She knows that you weren’t doing that to yourself. She knows that there was someone else in here with you. She’s ready to believe. Take me to her. Now.”
“Sure. Okay,” I agreed.

I led him down the hall, never once questioning my willingness to comply with his request. I didn’t think twice about it. I just did as he asked. And the strangest thing was that it didn’t bother me. No, I was just blissfully happy and wanted nothing more than to make him feel the same way.
I lightly tapped on Mel’s door as I slowly pushed it open a crack.

“Melanie? You awake? Mel?”

“What do you think? With all that noise coming from your room? Huh!” It was obvious from the clarity in her voice that she had been awake for quite awhile.

“Mel, I want you to meet my Lord – I mean my friend, Ares.”

“A redhead. How delicious!” Ares commented.

As soon as he spoke, Melanie whirled around to look, grabbing the blanket to cover up. Her mouth dropped open in shock and she tried to say something, but nothing came out.

“It’s nice to meet you, Melanie,” Ares said as he brushed past me to sit on Mel’s bed.
“See? I told you Ares was here,” I boasted.

Poor Melanie was still in shock but seemed to be slowly coming around. “Ah… uh…” she stuttered.
“Ginger, it’s time for you to go now. Your ride is here.”

“How do you know… Never mind! I forgot that you are a god.” I laughed to cover my embarrassment. I turned to leave, but hesitated, thinking Ares was coming with me. He didn’t get up.

“Don’t worry, sunshine, I’ll be there when they’re getting ready to roll the camera. But for now, I’m gonna stay here and get to know Melanie a little better!” he said as he stroked Mel’s cheek.

“Okay!” I said cheerfully. “You two have fun,” and I turned around and left. I knew exactly what was going to happen once I was gone. He was going to seduce Melanie, just like he seduced me the day before. What was really weird about it was that I didn’t care. I wasn’t mad or upset or jealous that he wanted to sleep with my best friend. As a matter of fact, I was happy for her. She was in for a real treat!

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I had been so wrapped up in my thoughts about Ares, that I didn’t even notice when the car pulled up and stopped at the production camp that morning until the driver asked if I planned on getting out anytime soon.

“Huh? Oh, yeah. Sorry!” I said as I opened the door.

I was supposed to meet Ruby in wardrobe, but for some reason I couldn’t seem to remember where it was. She finally caught up to me about fifteen minutes after I arrived. I was just aimlessly walking around the place thinking about Ares. I hadn’t even thought about the filming or why I was there. Just sorta in a daze. I figured it was probably from the lack of sleep and not having any coffee yet.

“Ginger! There you are. You had me worried. I thought you weren’t going to make it.”

“Morning, Ruby. I’m here – sort of. I really need some coffee.”

“Sure, okay,” she said. Her usual smile had faded from her face. “Are you feeling alright? You look a little … lost.”

“Oh, yeah, Ruby. I’m fine. I just need some coffee. I didn’t get a lot of sleep last night.”

Ruby giggled, a nervous kind of laugh. “Oh, I understand. A bit of stage fright, perhaps?” she sounded slightly sarcastic.

I shrugged as a silent agreement, not wanting to lie, but not willing to tell the truth, either.
She leaned in closer to my ear and whispered, “It has happened to all of them at one time or another. But you didn’t hear that from me.” She patted my shoulder. “I’m sure you’re going to do just fine, Ginger,” she concluded.

“Thanks, Ruby. I plan to. I think I’m ready for this.”

“Well, not quite. We still need to get you over to wardrobe. But first, let’s go get some coffee.”

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After I put on my costume, and my hair and make up were tended to, I was led to the guest trailer to wait for camera call. I found that I had to concentrate extra hard on the day’s activities. I knew I wanted to be totally in character when the time came to play the part, but I just wasn’t into it at the moment. All I could think about was Ares. And Melanie. And how I wished that I were back at the hotel with the two of them.

Suddenly, a blue and white flash of light startled me out of my daze and there he was. That big ol’, well muscled, leather clad, hunk of bad boy - god. I knew that I was going to screw up the filming. With him around, there was just no way I could concentrate on anything else. I smiled at him.
He straightened up and glanced around the room before his eyes settled on me. He moved his eyebrows up and down and made a clicking sound with his lips.

“See! I told you I would be here for you today, didn’t I?” he said as he moved in closer to me and wrapped an arm around my waist.

I nodded.

“I’m a God of my word, no matter what anyone says about me.”

I wasn’t quite sure what he was talking about. I hadn’t heard anything about him not holding his word, especially since I didn’t know anyone but Melanie and I who actually knew him.

I nodded again. “Um-huh,” I agreed.

He pulled me tight against his body and playfully bit at my neck. He teased my ear and whispered, “You don’t know how long I’ve been waiting for this, Ginger.”

I pulled back a little and looked at him. “Waiting for what?” I asked.

“To be flesh and blood again! To live in the real world. Being an immortal only in spirit is just no fun. But now …” His eyes started to glaze over as he spoke. I felt a wave of fear and destruction roll off of him and into me, and then dissipate quickly.

He continued, “Now that I’ll be alive again, nothing will be able to stop me from taking what is mine. I’ll be back in business again, baby!” Another wave of feeling came from him. This time it held hatred and mayhem. Again, it didn’t last.

I wasn’t sure how to respond to these feelings he was emanating. I would have thought they would frighten me at least, but for some reason they didn’t bother me. It seemed more like they just passed through me. Like they had no place in my soul. So, I ignored them and focused on the hunk in front of me.

“Flesh and blood? What do you mean? I thought you already were real,” I questioned.

He tilted his head to one side and looked at me with these seductive eyes, smiling mischievously. He grabbed my hand and pulled me towards the chair.

“Come. Sit,” he commanded softly.

He sat me on his lap and turned me to face him. “Ginger,” he said seriously, “to you and your friend Melanie, I am real. Very real. Because you believe I am real. And because you believe, it was through you that I was able to take my first step back amongst the living. Remember when I made you cum? You released all your pain and anger and frustration and it felt awesome, right?”

“Hell, yes!” I responded. “I felt this horrible burden leave me. It was great!”

“That’s exactly what happened, Ginger. You released that bundle of negativity and I captured it.” He smiled slyly.

“Oh, I see,” I said blankly. I was still trying to make sense of what he was telling me. I didn’t fully understand the situation.

“You see, those very emotions that are poisonous to your spirit, are the very essence of mine. They are the breeding ground for all that I am – for all that I’ll become.” He smiled wickedly as excitement flashed in his eyes. “Think about it! I’ll be everywhere, in every corner of the world. I’ll be the most powerful God ever!”

I didn’t know what to say, but I knew that I never wanted to have this guy pissed at me.

“Um … ah … Glad I could be of help,” I blurted out.

He raised his eyebrows, making a crease appear in his forehead, and cocked his head to the side.

“Are you really, Ginger?” he challenged. He moved closer to my face and gently swept a hand across my cheek. His eyes intently studied my features, like he was searching for the truth in me. When he locked his eyes with mine, his expression subtly turned sexy. His gaze felt flirtatious.

I was instantly drawn in. I wanted him. He laid his lips on mine in a long, sexy kiss. His tongue constantly caressed my mouth. He was really turning me on.

He stopped a moment later and sort of growled huskily, “You don’t regret helping me, do you?”
He quickly kissed me again, not allowing me time to answer. He trailed wet busses around my cheek to an ear and softlpeatpeated, “Do you?” He poked his tongue into my ear teasingly and returned to my neck, assaulting it with hot kisses.

“Nope!” I panted. “No regrets here.”

He stopped kissing me and popped back up with a large grin. “Excellent! Then you are ready for the next step,” he stated. He sighed, smiling. “I just knew you were the right choice, Ginger.” He added with deep voice, “And I promise you, you will be rewarded greatly for your service.”

His lips covered mine and his tongue demanded entry. I complied. Willingly. I desired him far too much not to.

Another moment passed and he stopped again. “But first …” He looked serious and took me by my shoulders and said, “you need to open the portal.”

The portal? I thought.

“A door. You need to open the door into this realm, so I can cross over.”

“How do I do that?”

“You just have to believe, that’s all.”

“What do you mean? I already do.”

“Yes, I know.”

“So then, where’s this door?”

“It’s not ‘where’, my sweet, it’s ‘when’. It will happen in time. Just know that.”

I pondered his words briefly and then nodded in agreement. “Okay, I believe you!” I had to. Because I didn’t understand what he meant. I took it on faith that he knew what he was talking about.

Suddenly Ares disappeared and I clumsily plopped into the chair in his absence. There was a knock at the door.

“Five minutes,” someone shouted.

I jumped off the seat, instantly feeling nervous. I had totally forgotten about the filming. I went to the mirror and fidgeted with my costume. “Only five minutes?” I said aloud to myself.

When I turned from the mirror, Ares was back in the chair, watching me.

“You’re gonna be perfect, sunshine. Don’t worry. I’ll be right there with you the entire time. When you’re looking at that actor, you’ll see me. When you say your lines to him, you’ll be saying them to me.”

Another knock came at the door. “Three minutes.”

Ares stood and walked to me. He took my hand and brought it to his lips, kissed it and then patted it gently.

“It’s time. Make me proud.”

He disappeared.

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I was escorted by one of the stagehands to the set. Kevin, Lucy and Renee had been filming together all morning and were still in the middle of a scene when I arrived. Ruby approached me on her tiptoes, with a finger pressed against her lips to indicate silence. She pulled me off to the side, out of earshot.

“So, Ginger, are you all set?” she asked while rubbing my back a little.

“Yes. I think so. I’m still really nervous, though.” I caught myself unconsciously rocking back and forth very quickly and stopped. I took in a few big breaths and sighed.

“Well you look fabulous! Annie really knows what she’s doing when it comes to costumes. You absolutely look like a princess.” Ruby smiled at me.

I looked down at my outfit and smiled, as well. “I kinda feel like one, too. Oh, Ruby, thank you so much! This is one experience I am never going to forget in my entire life.” I gave her a little hug.
“Neither will we,” she murmured. Ruby noticed a stagehand waiving to us. “Come on. You’re on,” she said as she nudged me towards the set. Before I was too far from her I heard her say, “Make Ares proud.”

Funny! That’s what he said, too.

“Cheers, Ginger.” I was greeted by that heavy kiwi accent that I recognized as Kev’s. “You ready to knock ‘um dead?”

“Sure am!” I said confidently.

“Bewdy!”

Lucy, Renee and I also exchanged salutations. Then I heard the director telling us to take our places.

The guy who held the black and white chalkboard thing scrambled in front of cameraman A.

“Xena Warrior Princess. Act four. Take one.”

“Roll camera and ACTION,” the director said.

Kev and Lucy started their scene. I was standing off to the side, waiting for my cue. Two women were rushing around me, touching-up my make-up and hair. That’s when I saw the blue and white flash.

It was Ares. He had materialized next to Kevin, only he wasn’t solid. You could see right through him. I watched in amazement as he stepped right into Kevin’s body. He spoke to my mind.

“I told you I’d be with you. Just believe, Ginger. Just believe in me.”

… “Now, now, Xena. No need to get all bent out of shape about it. Besides, what could you offer me that I don’t already have?” He paused, “Miranda?”

Oh, oh, there’s my cue.

“Yes, my Lord?” I answered him.

“Come,” he said seductively.

“As you wish, Master.” I started towards him. I really felt drawn to him, knowing that it was the real Ares calling for me. I was entranced.

“Miranda? Miranda, the daughter of King Samhajan?” Lucy/Xena said.

“Yes, that is correct,” I responded.

“What are you doing here with Ares? Don't you know your father has been heartbroken since you suddenly left the castle? The Kingdom of Augustine is falling apart since you left. All the king does is sit on his throne wondering why you left. You have to return, Miranda, before the entire kingdom is lost!”

Ares stood and circled me, stopping directly behind me and laid his hands on my shoulders. “Now Xena, why would Miranda want to go back to that boring existence? Only here, with me, does she have any certainty about her life.” He kissed my cheek. It tingled where his lips touched my skin. He continued, “Right, lover?”

“Yes, Ares. Only with you, my Lord,” and I meant what I said, too. I would have done anything for the god of war at that time. Anything he asked.

Suddenly, there was a flash of lightening, and a huge crash of thunder in the sky. The ground started to shake. Then the strangest thing happened. All the scripts on the set caught fire and quickly turned to ash, like they spontaneously combusted. Every last one. No matter where it was – on a table, in someonhandhand. Not one copy remained.

Then there was this bone chilling wind that violently swept through the set, blowing away the ashes left from the burnt scripts. I swear I thought I heard laughter in the wind.

After the commotion settled, I turned to Ares. He was sitting in his prop-throne rubbing his head with a hand.

“What happened, aye?”

“I don’t know. But that was the weirdest thing I ever saw.”

“What? What was weird?” There was confusion in his eyes. I knew instantly that Ares had departed from Kevin’s body. “I didn’t see anything.”

Lucy spoke up, “You mean you didn’t see all of our scripts ignite? Kevin, you were standing right there.”

“I didn’t see a thing.” He shook his head as he stood. “As a matter of fact, I don’t remember how we even got to this point. Last time I looked, Ginger was still off set.”

Memory loss must be a side effect of having your body occupied by a God, I thought.
“All right, show’s over. Let’s get back to worPlacPlaces everyone!” the director yelled. “Let’s take it from the top of the scene.”

Everyone scurried to their perspective places and awaited direction.

The stagehand scribbled something on the chalkboard and walked in front of the cameraman again.

“Xena Warrior Princess. Act four. Take two.”

“Roll camera and ACTION,” the director said once again.

This time we filmed the scene without incident, however I thought my first performance was better, when I knew Ares wasideside of Kevin. But nonetheless, the director seemed pleased.

“…and CUT. Okay, that’s a wrap, people. Good job, Ginger.”

“Thank you, sir.”

I looked around the set for Ruby, but she didn’t seem to be anywhere. I thought perhaps the odd incident with the scripts frd hed her out or something. I decided to head off to wardrobe without her and get changed. Perhaps she was waiting for me there.

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I arrived at Annie’s trailer and walked in. I called for her but she didn’t answer. I figured she must be on a break or something, so I walked to the dressing room and changed out of my costume.
When I was done, I had hung everything neatly and exited the stall. I went to hang the costume on the rack where I had seen Annie retrieve it earlier. That’s when I found her. She was lying on the floor next to the rack.

I dropped the costume and rushed over to her. She was breathing, so I knew that she wasn’t dead.
“Annie. Annie! Wake up. Are you alright?”

She moaned and stirred slightly. I ran to the trailer door and yelled for help. Some of the folks from the Special Effects Department were nearby and heard me. I went back inside to check on Annie and they came in a few moments behind me.

“What happened?” someone asked.

"I don’t know. I found her like this,” I said.

“I’ll call for an ambulance,” another said, reaching for his cell phone and dialing.

By the time the ambulance showed, Annie was awake and sitting, however she complained of having a terrible headache.

The paramedic who examined her asked her what happened. “It looks like you’ve got a slight concussion. Can you tell me how this happened, ma’am?”

Annie rubbed the back of her neck with a hand. “I’m not really sure. I went to hang some costumes back on the rack and the next thing I knew, these folks here were standing about me and I was on the floor.”

“It seems that you were hit from behind. Could something have fallen on you?”

Everyone in the room looked over to the area where Annie had originally been found. The rack of costumes she had referred to wasn’t located next to any wall with shelves. There were no hanging light fixtures or anything else that could have fallen on her.

Annie looked perplexed. “I don’t see what…”

One paramedic stood while the other readied Annie to be transported to the hospital. He walked over to the others and me and in a low voice told us that we should probably call the police to report this. If this wasn’t an accident, then it was foul play. Annie must have been knocked out from behind. He warned us not to touch anything else and then helped his partner get Annie into the ambulance and they left.

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I waiting with the others until the police arrived. Since I was the one who found Annie, most of their questions were directed towards me. I had been so wrapped up in their investigation that I had forgotten about finding Ruby. Surely, by this time, she would have shown up at wardrobe, curious about what was going on, like the rest of the folks that worked there. But Ruby was nowhere around. Once again, I was left to find my own way back to the hotel.

One of the policemen offered to drop me off, so I took him up on it. By the time I got back to the hotel it was dark. I thanked the man and went inside. When I got into the elevator, I was immediately reminded of Ares.

Ares! Now where was he through all of this?

I got off the elevator and walked down the hall to my room. I was just about to go in when I thought I heard a scream from inside. I heard it a second time. It was muffled, but definitely a scream.

“Oh no! Melanie!” I whispered.

I quickly unlocked the door and rushed in. I can’t tell you what I was thinking at that moment because if I had been thinking at all, I would have gone to get some help. But instead I barged in the door like I was some super-hero. Perhaps I thought I was going to save my best friend. I stopped dead in my tracks when my eyes fell upon the scene in front of me.

“Sunshine! There you are. We’ve been waiting for you.” Ares said seductively from his lounging position on the couch.

“A-A-Ares. What are you doing to Melanie? And who is that?”

Ares had Melanie strapped to the wall. She was naked and crying. Another woman, dressed in black leather, with long, dark hair was standing in front of her. She had a whip in her hand and looked to have been torturing Melanie. Her back was to me so I couldn’t see her face.

Ares stood and approached me abruptly. He grabbed me by both shoulders and brutally kissed me. It took all of my concentration not to be consumed in the desire I felt. I just barely succeeded in breaking free from him.

He glared at me through cold, narrowed eyes. “You deny me?” he said angrily.

I looked at Melanie and the other woman and then looked back at him. “Ares, tell me what is going on here. Why have you tied up Melanie?” I demanded. I was a bit frightened by all of this, but I was also getting angry, too.

“Discord! Tie her up with the other one,” he commanded as he returned to his place on the couch.
The woman in black turned around and came at me. I should have run. Every sensible thought in my mind told me to. But I couldn’t. I was frozen in shock.

“You?” I whispered.

She laughed a villainous laugh. “Yes, Ginger. My real name is Discord – not Ruby!”

She succeeded in getting my arms behind my back before I thought to try and fend her off. By then, it was too late and before I knew it, I was tied up to the wall next to Melanie.

I looked at Melanie, whose head was hanging down in front of her, staring at the floor. “I’m sorry, Melanie. I didn’t know.”

Melanie didn’t respond. She didn’t move even. She didn’t look like she was there – mentally. I struggled with my restraints.

“WHY ARE YOU DOING THIS TO US? LET US GO!” I yelled through clenched teeth.

I watched as Ruby, I mean Discord, moved to join on on the couch and kiss his cheek. The outfit she was wearing looked like one of the costumes from Xena’s show. Then I realized - it probably was.

“You’re the one who attacked Annie, aren’t you?”

Ruby laughed evilly. “Yeah. So? I needed a change of clothes. What of it?”

“Well, if you’re some sort of goddess, supposedly, then why didn’t you just uour our powers to change?”

She frowned, flung her whip at me. The tip contacted my leg, leaving one hell of a sting behind.
“Because, I don’t have them back, yet,” she snarled. Then she turned back to Ares and caressed his cheek with her hand. “But as soon as Ares is back to full power again, he’s going to give me some. Aren’t you, lover?”

“Of course, my sweet sister. That was the deal. You find someone to free me and I grant you your powers in return.” He kissed her gently. It was sickening.

“So why can’t you just give her back her power now?” I asked.

Ares stood and slowly walked over to me, his eyes ran up and down my body. A second later, my clothes were gone.

“That’s where you and your buddy, here, come in,” Discord said. “First, we needed a real sucker to free Ares.”

Ares closed the gap between us, putting one arm on each side of me, like he had done in the elevator. I could feel the heat coming from his body. It was even more intense than before. He moved his face close to mine, penetrating me with hark ark eyes. I turned my head away.

“You’re free now. So why do you still need me and Melanie?”

Ares whispered in my ear. I shivered at the feel of his hot breath against my skin as he spoke. “I need you to complete me, Ginger,” he said seductively.

I closed my eyes, trying to ignore the way he turned me on. He was so close; I could feel his hard cock pressed against my hip.

Please! No! I cried inside. “I don’t understand. What do I have that you need? I’m just a simple girl – that’s all.”

Discord stood and moved behind Ares, wrapped her arms around his chest and played with his nipples.

“He needs to feed off you,” she said nonchalantly.

My eyes widened in surprise. “Feed off me! You mean, like a vampire?”

Ares smirked and Discord laughed that evil laugh again. She released Ares’ nipples and walked in front of Melanie. She lifted her chin to look at her face. “No, you stupid mortal. He needs to feed off your fears, your anger, in order to become full strength again so he can grant me my powers. Your little friend here was only an appetizer.” She released Melanie’s chin with a small shove to the side.

I felt his hot breath in my ear again. “I promise not to make it hurt too much, my sweet sunshine, since you were the one who enabled me to escape.” He poked his tongue in my ear and then started to move down my neck with hot kisses.

I cringed on the outside, but on the inside he was driving me crazy with desire. How could I betray myself so easily? I thought. He’s forcing me to do something against my will, yet I struggle with my willingness to comply with him, to obey him.

“God, help me!” I said aloud as I felt my resolve diminish. My eyes were squeezed tightly shut, but I still heard them both bust out in an amused laughter.

“God?” Discord said. “God? Now just which God were you referring to? The God of Jehovah? He won’t help you!” she laughed. “I can’t believe that people still believe in that ridicules myth.”

Ares returned to my ear again, whispering to me. “I am your God, Ginger. Know me, love me, worship me, and I will spare your life. And if you are pleasing to your Lord, I will also spare the lives of your loved ones, as well.”

I looked over at Melanie and then bto hto him. His eyes penetrated my soul. He had power. He had power over me. With much reservation, I finally agreed.

“So be it.” I looked away from him trying to hide the fear and desolation that overwhelmed me as I spoke those words.

Ares threw back his head in wicked laughter and then returned to his seat on the couch. He nonchalantly picked up a magazine and thumbed through it. “Good choice, sunshine. Good choice,” he commented. “Discord, prepare her for the transfer.”

“Transfer? Transfer of what?” I exclaimed.

“SILENCE!” Discord commanded while her whip screamed across my thigh. It hurt. It hurt a lot. Tears started to blur my vision.

Ares yawned and stretched his arms. “Ho-hum. I’m gonna go take a nap, dear sister. Call me when she’s ready.” He disappeared, leaving me alone with my half-dead friend and the maniac in black leather with a whip.

Discord slowly paced around me from one side to the other and back again. “Oh goodie! Now it’s just us girls!” Her voice sent shivers down my spine as she ran her fingers across my arm. I didn’t know what she was going to do to me. I was scared half out of my mind.

For the next hour, she didn’t do anything physical. She just kept talking to me, telling me the kinds of things she was going to do to me when she got her powers back. She painted picture after horrifying picture in my mind. And I was helpless to stop her.

At one point during her mind torturing game, I at least found out why Melanie hadn’t awakened. Apparently, Ares put her under a spell. She would remain that way until he decided to remove it. “Maybe forever!” she threatened. “Now wouldn’t that be too bad.”

The next thing I knew she pulled something out of a pocket. They were clothespins. “Now it’s time to have a little fun!” she teased. She took the clothespins and attached one to each of my nipples. The more I hollered, the bigger her smile became. Obviously, she was enjoying inflicting pain upon me.

“Shut up,” she yelled as she slapped me across the face. She took hold of the clothespins and twisted them. I hollered again.

“I said to SHUT UP, BITCH!” Another slap across the face. I did my best to stifle my cries of pain but after several minutes of torture from her, I broke down in tears and sobs.

“If you don’t shut up now, then I’ll give you something to really cry about!” She slapped my face again. This time I saw blood. She must have given me a nosebleed. I couldn’t hold back the tears. I thought surely she would kill me before the day’s end.

“Now look what you’ve done. You got your blood all over my hands.” She licked some of my blood off of her finger. “Mmmmm, yes! I can taste the fear in you. All you mortals are so easily frightened. You’re pathetic!” she spat.

I cried even harder. She was absolutely crazy. You could tell by the look in her eyes. I didn’t know what to do. I hung my head.

She grabbed me by my hair and yanked my head back up. She glared into my eyes to let me know she was angry.

“What did I tell you would happen if you didn’t shut up? Now you’re going to have to be punished for disobeying me.” She smiled wickedly as she lifted the hand holding her whip and struck me. She struck me again. And again. Across my face, my chest and arms, all along my legs. Every blow left a mark in its place, as well as an unbearable sting.

I didn’t think I could take much more. I looked up to see her raise her hand to me once more, preparing myself mentally for what was to come, when I heard his voice.

“DISCORD! THAT’S ENOUGH!” Ares bellowed from behind her.

“But Are …”

“No buts! I said to stop! I told you to ready her, not kill her,” he explained.

“Oh, you never did let me have any fun! Pho-oey!”

“Now, get out of my way,” he said as he pushed past her. She stood there with her mouth open for a moment, watching him, before she retreated to one of the couches and sat with her arms crossed in front of her, pouting.

I never would have figured to be glad to see him right then, but strangely, I was. At first he just stood there in front of me, looking up and down my battered and bleeding body. No emotion shown on his face or in his eyes as he reached up and removed the clothespins from my breasts. He tossed them aside and then waved his hand, and immediately I was free from my restraints. I hadn’t been expecting that, and so my body collapsed forward. He caught me in his arms.

Without saying a word, he picked me up by sweeping his other arm under my legs, took me into my bedroom, and set me on the bed. I flinched in pain as he set me down. He stood back and looked me over again. His brow furrowed as a frown found his face.

“This was not supposed to happen,” he said very softly. “The high priestess of my temple cannot be mutilated or damaged.”

“High priestess?” I repeated.

He looked me in the eyes, raising his eyebrows, as if surprised by my question. “Yes, high priestess. Ginger, I promised that you would be rewarded greatly for your service.” He smirked.

“But, but you said that …”

“I know what I said, Ginger. What I said to you and what I promised you are two different things. I am a God of my word, weather you choose to believe that or not.”

“I don’t understand. What do you want from me?” I pleaded in confusion.

“Shhhh, no more talking,” he commanded as he moved closer to me on the bed. “No talking, no crying, no questions. Only pleasure now. Feel my pleasure.”

I didn’t know what to think. A few hours earlier, he was threatening my life. Now he wants pleasure. How typical of a man.

“No!” I said, not quite sure why I did. It could mean my death to oppose this god. But I was mad, so very mad at him – at the entire situation.

He cocked his head and glared at me through narrowed eyes. “No? You prefer pain to plee, me, my sweet? I thought you had enough of that from my sister. But I can call her in if you’d like.”
I quickly backed against the headboard, away from him, and drew my knees against my chest. “No. No, please!” I started to cry.

His face became empathetic. “Sunshine. Don’t cry. Let me heal you. Let me show you pleasure that only I can give.”

He moved closer to me again, his clothes disappearing in the process. “Trust me,” he said seductively.

He ran his hand over one of my legs and wherever he touched me, the red marks left from Discord’s whip disappeared and the pain was gone. I looked at him in surprise.

He held me captive with his eyes, and continued to move his hand over the other leg, healing it as well.

“Come closer,” he whispered seductively. “Relax. Let me pleasure you.”

I don’t know why I did. Maybe because I wanted relief from the pain I was feeling. It certainly wasn’t because I trusted him. Yet, he seemed so sincere, so caring. After only minutes, I had completely allowed him full access to my beaten body.

He sensuously touched every part of me with magic fingers. Soon, his warm lips, kissing every place he had just healed, followed those fingers. So there I was, lying completely naked and vulnerable in front of this God, to have his way with me. I wouldn’t fight him any longer. No resisting the inevitable. In all honestly, I wanted it. He was acting so gentle and sexy as he attended to me that it really turned me on.

I lay there with my eyes closed, involuntarily moaning at the feeling of his soft skin against mine, when his lips descendeon mon mine in a needy, passionate kiss. My arms immediately moved around his neck and pulled him closer to me.

His tongue demanded entry and I complied, moaning slightly in his mouth. The sounds of my cries seemed to ignite even more desire in us both. He rolled me on top of him and allowed me to control the kissing for the next few moments.

Perhaps that was a test to see if I truly wanted him. To see if I wanted to kiss him, willingly, if given the choice. I can only assume that I passed the test, because before I knew it, he rolled back on top of me and was savagely kissing and biting at my neck, growling the entire time.

He held my hands to the mattress while he assaulted my breasts, licking, sucking, and biting them. They turned rock hard, and he took each nipple between his teeth and held it as he ran his tongue over it. My back arched up against him as I groaned in need.

He released my hands and they instantly moved to his head and back, rubbing him gently, as a good lover should. His skin was warm and soft. I could feel the definition in his muscles, how they flexed and relaxed depending on how he moved. His kisses moved up to my neck again, and then to my lips. His body covered mine completely. I liked the way his weight felt on top of me. I felt protected, although the reality of it was more like being trapped. I highly doubt that he would have let me go at that moment.

But I didn’t want to go, anyway. I wanted him and he knew it, too. I’m sure my desire for him was clearly visible in my eyes. He continued to kiss me sensually, leaving no body part neglected. Every time his lips would touch my skin, it would take me closer and closer to the edge. It was intoxicating, better than any drug, I would bet, and he was certainly more addictive. How could he not be? He was a God.

He sat up and then pulled me to a sitting position as well. He stared at me for a moment, slyly smirking. Then he moved my hair off my shoulder and began kissing there, up my neck to ar war where he whispered, “Mmmm, Ginger. I want you to suck me. Suck God God, Ginger.” He pulled back and looked at me with those enticing eyes. I noticed he had stroked himself to an impressive erection.

No problem, I thought. You won’t hear any complaints from me!

He sat back against his haunches and I reached for his ‘sword’, taking over the stroking for him. His cock was perfect. There wasn’t a flaw on his entire body.

I got on my hands and knees in front of him and began a closer examination of his shaft. I blew on it lightly as I continued to rub it. His skin was so soft to the touch. I kissed it gently, letting my tongue just barely make contact with him. That seemed to agitate him slightly.

He put his hands on my head and pushed me into his crotch. “Worship me. Now,” he commanded.
I looked up at his face and could see the power in his eyes. It frightened me - for I feared what he might do to me if I didn’t do as I was told. So much for being in control, I thought.

Starting at the bottom, I slowly licked up the length of his muscle until I reached the top. I wet my lips and pushed the large mushroom head into my mouth and began to suck. His taste was intoxicating, and once I started, I didn’t want to stop. Having his hard cock in my mouth turned me on more than d evd ever known it to before.

I allowed my saliva to build up and lubricate him so I could stroke the balance of what wouldn’t fit in my mouth. That seemed to please him since he began to moan and roll his hip in a circular motion. His cock grew even larger with my attentions. I continued to bob my head up and down until I was too tired to go on.

He must have sensed that and soon pulled me off im aim and up to his mouth for a passionate kiss. He devoured my lips hungrily, ramming his tongue inside and holding me tightly by my shoulders. He slowly leaned me back on the bed, covering my body with his. One hand moved over my breasts, then lower and lower until he reached my pussy. I was wet – really wet, in all of my life I had never met anyone who affected me the way that Ares did.

He wasted no time fingering me to a brief orgasm. I bucked my body against his, biting on his lower lip now and then, until he stopped and let me catch my breath. Then he stood and moved to the end of the bed and pulled me by my legs to the edge. He looked over my body and smirked, his eyes were filled with lust.

“Are you ready for more pleasure, sunshine, huh?” he asked.

I nodded.

“I thought so,” he answered as he reached between my legs and rubbed his fingers over my clit. Then he took my feet and placed them against his shoulders and in one swift, hard move he entered me completely. He pumped me, slowly at first; watching his cock move in and out of my pussy like it was a dance. Then he started to speed up, slamming harder and harder against me.
“Come on, Ginger. Cum for your God. I want to see you get off,” he told me.

I did. I came, but not as intensely as I’ve done before and he knew that. Don’t get me wrong – it felt great, really great, but I guess that didn’t satisfy the God of War’s ego. He wanted more of a response from me, I guess. Nonetheless, I was panting from being out of breath and had a big smile on my face.

He didn’t smile back. As a matter of fact, he looked upset. I tried to soothe him with praise, but it didn’t seem to be working. I had only spoken a few words to him when he rudely interrupted me, demanding that I turn over. I looked at him surprisingly for a moment.

“I said TURN OVER!” he said even louder.

Reluctantly, I complied. Kneeling, with my back to him pus pushed me frd ord on the bed so my ass was pointed up at him. That’s when I felt a warm liquid sliding down between my cheeks. He rubbed it into my butt and hips and then put some more between my ass again.

I turned around to look at him and asked what was he doing.

He glared back at me with narrow eyes. “I’m going to fuck you, Ginger. What do you think I’m doing?”

I was confused. “Aren’t I wet enough, already?”

“Not where I’m going, yo not not.”

That’s when I realized what he was planning to do. He was going to fuck me in the ass. I panicked. No one had EVER done that to me before. I started to crawl away from him.

“No, A Pl Please don’t,” I pleaded.

He roughly grabbed my legs again and dragged me back to him. “I WILL NOT BE DENIED WHAT I WANT,” he screamed.

I froze in fear. I closed my eyes tightly but it didn’t stop the tears from coming, so I buried my head in my arms to muffle the sobs.

He slapped my butt hard and then grabbed his cock and slapped it against me.

I heard Discord’s voice a moment later. “Need any help, lover?”

“No,” he answered nonchalantly. “Ginger is just a little apprehensive, that’s all.” He rubbed my back a moment. “Don’t worry, baby. It won’t hurt for very long, as long as you relax.”

Relax, yeah right. He’s going to ram that huge cock of his in my butt and he wants me to relax. And now we have an audience, as well. I wanted to die.

I felt him rub his cock between my cheeks briefly before he started to apply pressure against my hole. I had gathered part of the bedspread in my mouth and was biting it, bracing myself for what was to come. He pushed further, stretching me. It hurt and I came up from the bed in reaction.
He pushed me back down again. “Hold still, dammit! You’re making it harder on yourself.”

I tried. I tried so very hard, but this was the worst feeling I had ever experienced. He continued to push and push further inside of me. I cried out in pain, begging him to stop. Every time I spoke, all I could hear was Discord laughing cruelly. She seemed to find the entire situation entertaining.
After what seemed like forever, the head of his cock finally made it past the opening. It stung terribly and it felt really hot – temperature wise. He stayed there for a few minutes, I guess to give me time to adjust, and then slowly began movagaiagain. I could tell he like what he was doing by his comments.

“Oh, yeah, baby. That’s it. You like having a big hard cock up your ass, don’t ya? Mmmmm. Sooo tight. Yeah!” The way he spoke sound something like a cross between really macho and super sensuous.

“Mmuph. Oh, FUCK!” he said when he finally was all the way in. He stopped again so I could adjust and then began to work me. By this time, the initial shock and pain has dulled. It just felt really weird having something in there. It was strange. It made me feel like I had to go to the bathroom.
“Fuckin’ A, that looks so hot. Come see, Discord.”

It should have bothered me that Discord was going to get a close up of Ares fucking my ass, but that was right about that time when the feeling started to change. The dull pain and stinging were gone and to my surprise it started to feel pretty good. It wasn’t the same kind of good like with regular sex. It was different – nastier, hotter, primal. I found myself liking this feeling and soon I was meeting his hips with a return slam.

“Oh, yeah, Ginger. It feels good now, huh?”

“Um – hum!” I moaned and rolled my head around, “ . . . feels real good.”

“Oh, Ares, that’s so hot. It’s making me so fucking horny, too. I hope you save some of that for me,” Discord said, a tone of jealously rang in her voice. She was rubbing my ass and slapping it every few seconds.

“Why don’t you make youf usf useful, dear sister, and crawl underneath Ginger. Help her get off real good, okay?”

I barely comprehended what was happening at the time. I just moved around in a way where the bitch could slide in under me. I was too busy feeling extremely nasty. I was getting fucked in the ass and I loved it.

Once I started moaning, I didn’t stop. My whole body became loose and rubbery feeling. I licked at nothing – at the air. I felt so sexual, so raw. It was like nothing I had ever felt before. I never knew that kind of feeling even existed.

Ares continued to pump me. He’d pull his cock almost all the way out and then ram it back into my tight hole. I liked that – when he would pull out and the head of his cock would slide back in over the rim. That’s when it felt the best. Funny, how that same area was what hurt the worst when he first started.

The next thing I knew, I felt Discord’s lips on my extremely wet cunt. She was lapping at me like a dog drinking water. That’s all it took to send me over the edge. I screamed. I screamed so loud that I was sure the folks in the next room could hear me. But I didn’t care. My whole body convulsed violently, my head shook back and forth and I started ramming back against Ares even harder, trying to get him to bury his cock even further inside.

“Oh, baby. That’s right. Release everything to me. Gimme all you’ve got, Ginger.”

I did. I released everything that I had been feeling before we started; the pain, the fear, the doubt, the confusion, and the joy. It was such an intense orgasm that it felt like it went on for hours, but it couldn’t have been more than a few minutes.

Ares cried out in triumph, absorbing all of my emotions, both negative and positive. He came as soon as I was done. He pulled out his cock and let his seed spill all over my ass and on Discord’s face below me.

“Awesome. Shit,” he said breathlessly.

My body went limp from exhaustion and I collapsed on top of Discord.

“Get off of me, mortal,” she spat as she pushed me to the side. “It’s my turn now.” She rose and stripped off her clothes. Ares just stood and watched her with a wicked grin. When she was naked, he pushed her down on the bed next to where I was laying and proceeded to fuck her.

The sight of the two of them brought me back to reality. It sickened me to see them together, but I was unable to move from where I was. My body was still a mass of goo, but I have to admit that I no longer felt stressed. I no longer cared about anything at the moment. Within minutes I must have passed out.