This short story is an entry in the 2002 Soc.Sexuality.Spanking Summer Short Story Contest and is copyright by the author and commercial use is prohibited without permission. Personal/private copies are permitted only if complete including the copyright notice. The author would appreciate your comments
Category: Period
Slaying The Minotaur
By
Mara Maharakshasa <MaraMahaRakshasa@aol.com>
The main computer of the deserted starship, half-buried in the snows of Mount Ararat, still loosely coordinates the activities of the settlers. Local commanders in this Aegean area reside at the summit of Mount Olympus. But lately the settlement at Knossos has become quite independent, to an unacceptable extent. Minos started it, with unauthorized genetic engineering. Seeking more athletic dancers and stronger warriors, he and Queen Pasiphae had created a monster, using one of her embryos. The bull-like offspring is feral, yet immensely cunning. It had quickly been confined in the labyrinth under the palace: half-beast, half-Star-Traveler, it could not ethically be slain by them. But it must die. If the commanders on Olympus were more sure of the Minotaur's whereabouts, they'd just thunderbolt it with the orbiting laser. But they're not.
The Delphi oracle, linked to Mount Ararat, suggested a solution to Aegeus of Athens, one of the strongest local chiefs.
And, reluctantly, he sends his son Theseus, who has been carefully programmed as a warrior and enhanced by gene therapy, to remedy the evil that Minos and Pasiphae have created. His excuse is the yearly tribute of maids and youths from Athens, to be 'sacrificed' to the Knossos gods. Aegeus knows, like other Traveler-born elders, that these nubiles are destined for Minos's and Pasiphae's private pleasures, as they grow more degenerate with age. Her insatiable nymphomaniac lusts for sex are rumored throughout the region. His are less well known, but the scanty, bare-bottomed tunics that he makes his 'sacrifices' wear give us a strong clue. Theseus will join the latest band to depart, to perform his mission.
It's a slow sea voyage to Crete. Arriving, Theseus is challenged by Minos, who can see he is facing another Traveler-born human. He tosses a valuable ring in the harbor, and watches
Theseus retrieve it from the depths, making use of his infra-red vision and enhanced oxygen storage.
Minos' beautiful daughter, Ariadne, sees the naked, muscled warrior climb from the water and falls instantly in love. Smelling this, he presents her the ring.
"If you are so skilled and bold, and so full of lust,"
Minos points at Theseus' hardening penis, "then you can challenge the Minotaur, whom we dare not approach," he cunningly suggests.
"Lead me there," Theseus smiles. "A bullman? No match for me!"
"The maze is radio-opaque. You'll get lost," Ariadne whispers.
"Here, take this." She hands him a spool of spidersilk-fine fiber optic, and earpiece. "I have a map, I'll guide you."
Bronze sword in hand, Theseus enters the maze at sunset, naked. There is distant roaring, then silence. Ariadne anxiously murmurs into her hand, preoccupied.
The crowd at the entrance gasps as Theseus reappears, and shouts: "The Beast is dead! Eat him, if you dare!"
He tosses aside his sword, and seizes Ariadne's wrist.
"Genetics suggest you share your father's passion and your mother's appetites," he growls.
"Yes!"
"Then this hero is going to fuck you and beat you until we are both satisfied."
"Oh, please!"
The End
© This story is copyrighted (c) by Mara Maharakshasa, 2002. All rights are reserved by the author. Do not retransmit, store (except for personal use) or publish without permission.
Reviews
Abrat4you <abrat4you(at)aol(dot)com>
This time I read a lot of description...a lot of words...but I'm not sure I could find the story...you do have a wonderful grasp of words...but just grouping words together does not make a story...this didn't have a hook for me...I don't have time to read a piece over and over to try to get a message from it...my personal time is so limited that I need the hook early on...or I just move on.
Dyke Grrl <dyke.grrl(at)verizon(dot)net>
This story is a nice twist on the period piece; you mix the futuristic elements with the Greek history in a playful way. The story has lots of plot, although it's somewhat short on personality--it's hard to get a grasp on the characters' underlying motives, and you switch somewhat abruptly from the initial narrative voice to the exchange between Theseus and Ariadne (wasn't it Arachne in the original myth?). The spanking seemed a little tacked-on at the end. Overall, though, it's a lively and well-written story, and I like how you put it together.
Tami <tamishy(at)webtv(dot)net>
The problem with fantasy stories, is that other than the writer, all of people and places confuse the reader. I realize the writer is trying develop a setting but without more background information is just doesn't make much sense. I think this story would be better in a longer version or cut up into sequels. Just one readers opinion.
Anne <Ladyanne60(at)aol(dot)com>
What a remarkable legendary piece, tying in the old greek legends with science fiction. This was excellent writing of greek mythology using genetic manipulation. The hero emerges proudly knowing he will get his just reward, basking in mortal spanking pleasures.