Abraham
Guard
(This story is based on a short story of Longpole15 and Teresa: ‘Crux and Pyre’ – 19xx.)
Important message before you read this story
I have to confess that my story is partially based on a shorter story I found many years ago on the internet. It was written in plain text (MSDOS?) by a certain LongPole15, whoever he or she might be and that story was based on a story of Teresa. That’s all I know of them.
The original text was of big help for me to START and to END my story. It was inevitable to insert text of the original story in the chapters 1, 16 and 17. And sometimes original text is hidden somewhere in the story.
However, most of this story is a result of my own imagination. Events like: the rape, the flogging, bearing the cross, erotic stuff, punishment for pissing, Roman law and the contract, are products of my own inspiration.
Furthermore, I created several characters in the story: Ruby, friends of Andrew, special guests. None of them did exist in the original. And last but not least, I made Carl much more human.
But the original text of Longpole15 was really of big help! So, if the reader likes this story, a part of the credits belongs to Longpole15 too!
The story contains 17 chapters. English is not my native language (I'm Dutch). My main problem is how to use phrasal verbs, and how to use punctuation marks. But I hope my English is sufficient enough to please the reader.
Abraham
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I start with chapter 1 and 2. Soon other chapters will follow.
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CHAPTER 1 PROLOOG
Carl takes a glance in the papers he got from the head-office and whistles soft. He works for the company since the start six years ago when Congress passed the Assisted Suicide bill, but he has never seen such a weird request of a client before.
He’s sure that Congress never imagined that it would allow a company such as his to come into existence and flourish by providing the services that his company does. The original purpose was for people who were terminally ill to employ a trained professional to terminate their lives and end their suffering. But soon his company got requests of clients who wanted to end their lives for others reasons and their demands became quite spectacular. In time it has become the core business of the company!
‘You can die only once! If you want to end your life,you better make it an adventure to remember a lifetime!’
This slogan of the company can be found everywhere; on billboards, papers television and on the internet, of course.
Across his desk sits a young couple, Babette, a young and beautiful dark-haired woman and her handsome young husband Andrew. Both are good looking, especially Babette. She looks top fit and far from being terminally ill.
Carl carefully sorts the papers with the signatures the couple returned to him. "You’ve been through the requisite counselling sessions so we can be sure that this really is what you want and not just a temporary emotional aberration. All the paperwork is in order, now it’s perfectly legal. All that’s left is to work out a few arrangement details and then we discuss setting a date."
"Oh yes, the date is very important", Babette says.
"Okay Babette, I understand that you want your husband, Andrew, to be present."
"Yes, during the ceremony itself, but not during the preparations. And he must promise not to interfere with attempts to reduce my discomfort in any way," Babette says sternly. “Even in case I would regret my decision and would beg him for mercy and kill me.”
Andrew smiles affectionately to his wife, a little sadness in his expression. Holding her hand tightly, "You know I want you to be happy, I won’t interfere."
"Very well, what about others?" Carl asks. "Would there be witnesses? If so, how many will? Would they be friends or strangers?"
Babette’s dark eyes flash back to Carl, "We want to invite our mutual friends, of course, but I want some of my old friends to be there too. And I had lovers, male- and female, from earlier days before I married Andrew. Many of them are married now and I’ve decided to invite their partners too, for it might help to get a sufficient amount of witnesses. Andrew gave it a thought and agreed to it. In return Andrew wants to invite his old friends too. They promised to take care for him the days after. And oh, I’m pretty sure his friends will come, they will love to see me naked and how I’m doing....”
A bit embarrassed Andrew chuckles and looks to the ground.
“And what about the employees of our company?” asks Carl, “I need quit a few male actors for that day in order to make this project to a success. And I need men and women for the catering. It’s almost inevitable and very comprehensive that they want to witness the scene as well.”
“It doesn’t bother me at all that I don’t know all witnesses. On the contrary, it will make it all the more realistic for me. There is only one important restriction for all ... they must be dressed in authentic Roman attire.”
“Ruby of our scientific staff has a request”, says Carl. “Recent data about crucifixion hardly exists. Only old unreliable Roman reports are written about this subject. In short: there’s lack of experimental data. She wants to write a dissertation about crucifixion and you can give a contribution to science when you allow her to do some fieldwork. In return she’s willing to help Andrew with the design of the cross.”
“OK, she’ll be one of the Roman nobles”, answers Babette. “Good, could we set the date now?” Babette gets impatient, “I would like June 21st."
"Yes, we can be ready by then. Later in summer rainfall might become a problem, even in a dessert, but the heat is the major problem for you and the witnesses. What time of day do you want to begin?"
"The heat is part of the aimed treatment”, replies Babette. I believe it’s not a coincidence that I’m born at the start of summer. I believe in forces of nature and in spiritual power. In all ancient religions the sun was the major symbol of Holy power, but with Christianity the people have lost their bonds with nature and the sun. I venerate and worship the Sun God. The Romans would call me a priest, in the middle-ages the church would accuse me of witchcraft and burn me on a stake. For Christians the most Holy death thinkable is to become a martyr for God and to die nailed on a cross. For me the most Holy sacrifice is to offer my life nailed on a cross to the Sun God. There's one more reason for me why I want to be crucified. It has something to do with feelings of guilt and punishment, but these reasons stay private, even for Andrew.”
Carl and Andrew listen in silence. Both have their own thoughts.
"I want the preparations start at night." Babette hands over two memory pads and an envelope containing photographs. “I wrote two scenarios. The first script handles the preparations during that night and the following morning. The second script handles the crucifixion. However ...” Babette looks stern in the eyes of Carl before she continues, ”I don’t want to have full control. Both scenarios allow the company to improvise by own insight as long as it matches old Roman customs. And please do so; it will make it the more realistic for me.”
There’s a short pause. “My husband only knows the content of the second scenario. When all preparations have finished he will arrive at the spot.”
Andrew takes over the conversation: “Babette leaves it to me what to do with her corpse at sun set and I ....”
Babette brakes in and says: “I suggest that you two discuss these practical things, including the financial stuff, without me.”
Carl and Andrew agree and the couple leaves.
When the couple has gone Carl reads the scenario’s carefully. It will become an interesting night and day for him and the men of the company. Ruby will be pleased too.
CHAPTER 2 POINT OF NO RETURN
Some weeks later Carl, Andrew and Ruby have a final meeting to close up all loose ends. Carl is in a good mood.
“Your wife trusts our company that we will be successful in gathering a sufficient amount of guests and other witnesses to watch her crucifixion. And well ... we got much more positive response than expected. All invited guests were more than willing to cooperate and they already booked a room in our hotel. We assume that you keep this secret for her. She’ll notice it herself when we have started.”
Andrew nods his approval.
“When you arrive in New Mexico we pick you and your wife up. Later in the evening I bring her to the compound of the company, well secluded in the White Sands desert. From the moment she arrives at the compound she becomes a captured rebel slave in the Roman Empire. Babette will be brought to a Roman court with a real judge and he will pronounce judgement according to Roman law. From the moment the judge declares her guilty; her fate lies in the hands of the company according to the contract.”
There’s a small pause.
"By the way, I like your design for the cross. You put a lot of time and work on this", says Carl to Andrew.
"Yes, but I owe thanks to Ruby. It took her a lot of research in the few ancient and modern sources. I only used my technical imagination.” says Andrew modest. “Can your people do it?"
Carl lays the schematic back on his desk, "Certainly, and we can get the finest materials too." He hands over the estimate of cost of the project.
"Your fees are quite reasonable," replies Andrew.
When Andrew has gone Carl and Ruby clinch the deal over a drink.
June 20th. A luxury limousine brings Babette and Andrew from the airport to a small bungalow in a village somewhere in the desert of New Mexico. Babette goes to bathe and puts her hair up for the last time. When she emerges from the bathroom Andrew is sitting on the end of the bed looking melancholy.
"I’m going to miss you, Honey. I really am," he says wistfully.
She steps over and embraces him tenderly.
"You’ve been so wonderful," she assures him, "an absolute angel. You worked so hard to give me what I really wanted. How could I ever thank you?"
"I won’t ask you not to do it. I know how much you’ve always wanted this."
"Thank you, Sweetheart”, and she kisses him. They have sex. A last fuck before she leaves him. The last fuck they will ever have together. It’s sweet, tender sex, full of passion and true love.
In silence they lie in bed and wait for the thing to come. When the phone rings Babette stands up, puts on her Roman slave dress and leaves. Looking through the window Andrew sees his wife step into the limousine and the rear lights disappear in the dark. Tomorrow night he will be a widower.
In the limousine sits Carl. He wears the clothes of a Roman officer. When the car rides he orders her to undress. Babette’s hands are shaking when she takes off her Roman slave dress. She’s nervous now her adventure has started. Carl however, shows no emotions. When she’s stark naked he orders her to sit up on the edge of the seat, takes her hands, pulls them behind her back and ties them tight.
On their way to the compound they don’t speak. Babette feels foolish to sit in a car naked and bound with a man she only met once at his office. She’s ashamed, Carl’s authority has an arousing effect on her and she hopes he will not notice.
The limousine stops and Carl helps her to step out. Behind them the limousine leaves and with the limousine modern times leaves Babette too.
They enter an old looking palace. In the hall some old men are waiting.
"Aha, I see you captured the rebel slave", shouts one of them and points to the naked Babette.
A short trial without much ceremony follows. Babette confesses the crime she’s accused of and that’s it. According to Roman law the standard procedure to punish rebellion is crucifixion in public and so it will be done the next day.
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Important message before you read this story
I have to confess that my story is partially based on a shorter story I found many years ago on the internet. It was written in plain text (MSDOS?) by a certain LongPole15, whoever he or she might be and that story was based on a story of Teresa. That’s all I know of them.
The original text was of big help for me to START and to END my story. It was inevitable to insert text of the original story in the chapters 1, 16 and 17. And sometimes original text is hidden somewhere in the story.
However, most of this story is a result of my own imagination. Events like: the rape, the flogging, bearing the cross, erotic stuff, punishment for pissing, Roman law and the contract, are products of my own inspiration.
Furthermore, I created several characters in the story: Ruby, friends of Andrew, special guests. None of them did exist in the original. And last but not least, I made Carl much more human.
But the original text of Longpole15 was really of big help! So, if the reader likes this story, a part of the credits belongs to Longpole15 too!
The story contains 17 chapters. English is not my native language (I'm Dutch). My main problem is how to use phrasal verbs, and how to use punctuation marks. But I hope my English is sufficient enough to please the reader.
Abraham
==========================================================================
I start with chapter 1 and 2. Soon other chapters will follow.
==========================================================================
CHAPTER 1 PROLOOG
Carl takes a glance in the papers he got from the head-office and whistles soft. He works for the company since the start six years ago when Congress passed the Assisted Suicide bill, but he has never seen such a weird request of a client before.
He’s sure that Congress never imagined that it would allow a company such as his to come into existence and flourish by providing the services that his company does. The original purpose was for people who were terminally ill to employ a trained professional to terminate their lives and end their suffering. But soon his company got requests of clients who wanted to end their lives for others reasons and their demands became quite spectacular. In time it has become the core business of the company!
‘You can die only once! If you want to end your life,you better make it an adventure to remember a lifetime!’
This slogan of the company can be found everywhere; on billboards, papers television and on the internet, of course.
Across his desk sits a young couple, Babette, a young and beautiful dark-haired woman and her handsome young husband Andrew. Both are good looking, especially Babette. She looks top fit and far from being terminally ill.
Carl carefully sorts the papers with the signatures the couple returned to him. "You’ve been through the requisite counselling sessions so we can be sure that this really is what you want and not just a temporary emotional aberration. All the paperwork is in order, now it’s perfectly legal. All that’s left is to work out a few arrangement details and then we discuss setting a date."
"Oh yes, the date is very important", Babette says.
"Okay Babette, I understand that you want your husband, Andrew, to be present."
"Yes, during the ceremony itself, but not during the preparations. And he must promise not to interfere with attempts to reduce my discomfort in any way," Babette says sternly. “Even in case I would regret my decision and would beg him for mercy and kill me.”
Andrew smiles affectionately to his wife, a little sadness in his expression. Holding her hand tightly, "You know I want you to be happy, I won’t interfere."
"Very well, what about others?" Carl asks. "Would there be witnesses? If so, how many will? Would they be friends or strangers?"
Babette’s dark eyes flash back to Carl, "We want to invite our mutual friends, of course, but I want some of my old friends to be there too. And I had lovers, male- and female, from earlier days before I married Andrew. Many of them are married now and I’ve decided to invite their partners too, for it might help to get a sufficient amount of witnesses. Andrew gave it a thought and agreed to it. In return Andrew wants to invite his old friends too. They promised to take care for him the days after. And oh, I’m pretty sure his friends will come, they will love to see me naked and how I’m doing....”
A bit embarrassed Andrew chuckles and looks to the ground.
“And what about the employees of our company?” asks Carl, “I need quit a few male actors for that day in order to make this project to a success. And I need men and women for the catering. It’s almost inevitable and very comprehensive that they want to witness the scene as well.”
“It doesn’t bother me at all that I don’t know all witnesses. On the contrary, it will make it all the more realistic for me. There is only one important restriction for all ... they must be dressed in authentic Roman attire.”
“Ruby of our scientific staff has a request”, says Carl. “Recent data about crucifixion hardly exists. Only old unreliable Roman reports are written about this subject. In short: there’s lack of experimental data. She wants to write a dissertation about crucifixion and you can give a contribution to science when you allow her to do some fieldwork. In return she’s willing to help Andrew with the design of the cross.”
“OK, she’ll be one of the Roman nobles”, answers Babette. “Good, could we set the date now?” Babette gets impatient, “I would like June 21st."
"Yes, we can be ready by then. Later in summer rainfall might become a problem, even in a dessert, but the heat is the major problem for you and the witnesses. What time of day do you want to begin?"
"The heat is part of the aimed treatment”, replies Babette. I believe it’s not a coincidence that I’m born at the start of summer. I believe in forces of nature and in spiritual power. In all ancient religions the sun was the major symbol of Holy power, but with Christianity the people have lost their bonds with nature and the sun. I venerate and worship the Sun God. The Romans would call me a priest, in the middle-ages the church would accuse me of witchcraft and burn me on a stake. For Christians the most Holy death thinkable is to become a martyr for God and to die nailed on a cross. For me the most Holy sacrifice is to offer my life nailed on a cross to the Sun God. There's one more reason for me why I want to be crucified. It has something to do with feelings of guilt and punishment, but these reasons stay private, even for Andrew.”
Carl and Andrew listen in silence. Both have their own thoughts.
"I want the preparations start at night." Babette hands over two memory pads and an envelope containing photographs. “I wrote two scenarios. The first script handles the preparations during that night and the following morning. The second script handles the crucifixion. However ...” Babette looks stern in the eyes of Carl before she continues, ”I don’t want to have full control. Both scenarios allow the company to improvise by own insight as long as it matches old Roman customs. And please do so; it will make it the more realistic for me.”
There’s a short pause. “My husband only knows the content of the second scenario. When all preparations have finished he will arrive at the spot.”
Andrew takes over the conversation: “Babette leaves it to me what to do with her corpse at sun set and I ....”
Babette brakes in and says: “I suggest that you two discuss these practical things, including the financial stuff, without me.”
Carl and Andrew agree and the couple leaves.
When the couple has gone Carl reads the scenario’s carefully. It will become an interesting night and day for him and the men of the company. Ruby will be pleased too.
CHAPTER 2 POINT OF NO RETURN
Some weeks later Carl, Andrew and Ruby have a final meeting to close up all loose ends. Carl is in a good mood.
“Your wife trusts our company that we will be successful in gathering a sufficient amount of guests and other witnesses to watch her crucifixion. And well ... we got much more positive response than expected. All invited guests were more than willing to cooperate and they already booked a room in our hotel. We assume that you keep this secret for her. She’ll notice it herself when we have started.”
Andrew nods his approval.
“When you arrive in New Mexico we pick you and your wife up. Later in the evening I bring her to the compound of the company, well secluded in the White Sands desert. From the moment she arrives at the compound she becomes a captured rebel slave in the Roman Empire. Babette will be brought to a Roman court with a real judge and he will pronounce judgement according to Roman law. From the moment the judge declares her guilty; her fate lies in the hands of the company according to the contract.”
There’s a small pause.
"By the way, I like your design for the cross. You put a lot of time and work on this", says Carl to Andrew.
"Yes, but I owe thanks to Ruby. It took her a lot of research in the few ancient and modern sources. I only used my technical imagination.” says Andrew modest. “Can your people do it?"
Carl lays the schematic back on his desk, "Certainly, and we can get the finest materials too." He hands over the estimate of cost of the project.
"Your fees are quite reasonable," replies Andrew.
When Andrew has gone Carl and Ruby clinch the deal over a drink.
June 20th. A luxury limousine brings Babette and Andrew from the airport to a small bungalow in a village somewhere in the desert of New Mexico. Babette goes to bathe and puts her hair up for the last time. When she emerges from the bathroom Andrew is sitting on the end of the bed looking melancholy.
"I’m going to miss you, Honey. I really am," he says wistfully.
She steps over and embraces him tenderly.
"You’ve been so wonderful," she assures him, "an absolute angel. You worked so hard to give me what I really wanted. How could I ever thank you?"
"I won’t ask you not to do it. I know how much you’ve always wanted this."
"Thank you, Sweetheart”, and she kisses him. They have sex. A last fuck before she leaves him. The last fuck they will ever have together. It’s sweet, tender sex, full of passion and true love.
In silence they lie in bed and wait for the thing to come. When the phone rings Babette stands up, puts on her Roman slave dress and leaves. Looking through the window Andrew sees his wife step into the limousine and the rear lights disappear in the dark. Tomorrow night he will be a widower.
In the limousine sits Carl. He wears the clothes of a Roman officer. When the car rides he orders her to undress. Babette’s hands are shaking when she takes off her Roman slave dress. She’s nervous now her adventure has started. Carl however, shows no emotions. When she’s stark naked he orders her to sit up on the edge of the seat, takes her hands, pulls them behind her back and ties them tight.
On their way to the compound they don’t speak. Babette feels foolish to sit in a car naked and bound with a man she only met once at his office. She’s ashamed, Carl’s authority has an arousing effect on her and she hopes he will not notice.
The limousine stops and Carl helps her to step out. Behind them the limousine leaves and with the limousine modern times leaves Babette too.
They enter an old looking palace. In the hall some old men are waiting.
"Aha, I see you captured the rebel slave", shouts one of them and points to the naked Babette.
A short trial without much ceremony follows. Babette confesses the crime she’s accused of and that’s it. According to Roman law the standard procedure to punish rebellion is crucifixion in public and so it will be done the next day.
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