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Summary: It is the year 2036, the United States has built a maximum-security prison where you go in and can never get out. It is built in the middle of the desert where it is a four-day walk in any direction and is monitored by motion sensors and satellite imaginary.
It is called The William Jefferson Clinton Memorial Federal Prison (inside joke). The prisoners call it the Seven Circles of Hell. It is a lifer prison with no guards and no rules. The prisoners make their own rules. A tall, dark, blue-eyed female warrior who calls herself the Conqueror has ruled it for six years.
A young, green-eyed, golden-haired blond reporter is sent to Hell for a crime she didn't commit. A powerful and ruthless corporate raider must silence the young woman who learned too many secrets. Upon entering Hell, the young woman is given a vital mission that will lead her to the Conqueror.
Part 9
Chapter 8: The Sixth Circle
The Sixth Circle is a huge complex of Warehouses and living quarters. It is also the only place with constant access to the outside world. It's loading docks pick up all the items exported from Hell. Gay is very interested in those loading docks.
As Gay approaches the residence of the Administrator of the Sixth Circle, a party of eight greets her. A man dressed as a warrior with a wide scar on his right cheek said, "Greetings, Your Majesty, I am call Hazzard. I was sent ahead by my Conqueror to insure a proper welcome and a helping hand. This bearded fellow with the wide belt is the Administrator Allen Polk. He has assured me that you are a most welcome and honored guest. Isn't that right Polk."
A small with a course beard and a large belly came forth and said, "That is so right, Your Majesty. I personally will see to it that all your questions and comforts are answered for immediately. This young woman is my daughter Allison, she will show you quarters and is anxious to serve you in any capacity."
Gay smiled at the nervous, yet lovely young woman. She was maybe 17 years old with golden hair with a red hue, very similar to her. The young woman also had bluish green eyes that reflected intelligence. The girl could pass for her younger sister.
It amused Gay that the Administrator was giving her, his daughter. The man was smart. He has obviously heard of my training of new leaders and wants to get his daughter into the best school with the best chance of obtaining position. That also meant he was a good father.
She instantly liked this man and said, "I am most grateful for this most cordial welcome. I am sure it would have been just as cordial had my beloved had not sent her trusted second to see to it. Though you can tell her I appreciated the thought. Never mind I'll tell her myself. And I accept this girl into my service. Allison, show me to my quarters. I am tired and hungry."
"Yes, My Queen. Will you and your officers follow me," she queried as she started walking to a large building next to the Administrator residence.
They entered a large lobby this was obviously a hotel. "My Queen, this is one of hotels for visiting tradesmen. My father had it emptied last week in anticipation of your arrival, two days before the arrival of General Hazzard," the girl said with a smirk directed at the general, "The hotel has 24 rooms for your officers. The top floor is a penthouse with four bedrooms and two baths. It will be your quarters. It used to be the residence of the Administrator, but Father thought it was too inaccessible to visitors, so he had the present residence built. He would have housed you there, but there wasn't enough room for your officers as well. General Hazzard informed us that you were a warrior and a commander above all else and would want your officers near you."
Gay acknowledged the General with a nod and said, "He was correct. Karen, see to the officers and the guards. I will need four in my quarters. Provide a room for the General on the fourth floor next to your room. General, this is my Guard Captain, Karen March."
The two acknowledged each other with a wary nod. And Gay was amused to see the two warriors sizing up each other's potential. Gay had sparred many times with Karen; she was good, so the General better not underestimate her. Gay further said, "That room over there is a conference room. I want all the furniture removed. That will be the workout and practice area. See to it, Karen. Also, I want a staff meeting in my quarters in one hour. Allison, I want you there as well. After the staff meeting, I want to have a sparring session; I need the exercise. Allison, you will not leave my side. You mind as well start learning now. You will be my assistant. I explain your duties in my quarters. Get to it people."
Hazzard was impressed. He thought, 'This was some woman. No wonder the Conqueror was so smitten. I have never seen the Conqueror in such a state. She acted like a woman in love. Yet, as far as, I know these two have only talk on the radio. Maybe they knew each other on the outside. I have to learn more about this woman. I will test her skills this afternoon.'
Allison was soaring. 'The most beautiful and powerful woman she had ever seen was going to make her, her assistant. All these large and strong warriors just jumped when she spoke. They obviously respected her. Was it because she was the consort to the Conqueror? Surely, they could be afraid of the small beautiful woman. But there was something about her. She shone, like a constant light was shining upon her. We look alike, but I know that light isn't in me. How does she do it? I have to learn how she does that,' the young woman thought.
Gay, Allison and her two guards entered the Queen's suite and immediately Gay was issuing instructions, "Hanna two guards to a room. One guard will be outside my door at all times, I don't trust Hazzard. He looks at me strangely. It unnerves me.
Allison, you will attend me. I don't have personal servants. I don't like the fuss and I don't trust people I don't know. Too many people want me dead. As my personal assistant, it will be part of your responsibility to attend me. I want you to personally supervise the making of my meals. I have my own cooks, but you never know. After my workout this afternoon, go introduce your self to Magna, she's the head of my household staff. Now, help me out of these formal robes, I can't do it myself."
"Yes, My Queen," Allison replied as opened the door to the master bedroom.
They entered the room and Allison closed the door. Nervously, she started to undo the fasteners to the formal robes that graced the Amazon Queen. She fumbled occasionally, but managed not to do any damage.
The robe dropped to the floor to revel a magnificent body. The girl has never seen anything like it. The Queen was built like a Greek statue carved out of flesh colored marble. The Queen stepped out of the robe and said, "Have that cleaned I will need it for dinner. In the blue bag, you will find a pair of jeans and tee shirt, get it. I like to be comfortable at staff meeting. Oh you better get my armor out of the red bag and get it ready for my workout."
The Queen moved to vanity to brush her hair. The girl hurried to complete her assignments. The Queen didn't noticed to the stares coming from the obviously impressed young woman.
Allison could believe her reaction. Her heart was racing and her palms were sweating. She had never had this feeling before. She felt her underpants gathering moisture. She was sexually inexperience. She had masturbated, but this was different. She knew she was becoming aroused, but this was a woman. A beautiful woman, she granted, but this was a woman not a man.
Then she thought the Conqueror was a woman and they were lovers. The girl was ripped from her fantasy were the Queen dropped her hairbrush. The girl hurried to pick it up and met the Queen's warm hand against her own. She smiled and said, "Thank you, hand me my clothes. Now, go get ready for the meeting. You must pay attention and learn."
"Yes, My Queen," the girl said as she hurried from the room.
Allison went to her assigned room and stripped out of her clothes. She noticed that her things had been placed in her new quarters. She wasn't surprised. Her father was efficient. She couldn't believe how wet her underpants were. She had to change. But she couldn't ignore the fire between her legs.
She ran a hand along her breasts, which she observed were smaller than the Queen's breasts. She wondered what they felt like and what they tasted like. She slid her other hand down her belly to her slit and rubbed her clit until she exploded with an orgasm.
She quickly got up on weaken legs. She had to wash up and get ready for the meeting. 'Boy, it's going to be hard to watch her and not touch her,' she thought.
Gay sat in her rocker with her cats and said, "Doc, you first."
"Well, this place is well run. There is hardly any decease. They have four hospitals for handing injuries and the sick. They are understaffed and undertrained, but they did the best they could. It will take some time, but I can upgrade these facilities. I figure six months should do it. I could start it and leave some of my best healers to finish the training. I know you won't what to wait around here for six months."
"You're right about that. You got six weeks to set it up. I like the rooms, but they're kind of empty," she said with a smile that got knowing smiles from her senior staff and puzzled looks from Hazzard and Allison.
Gay looked up at the girl and said, "Allison, I miss my love. Could you get my cats some milk and set it down over in the far corner. They're getting restless. The milk should be with my lunch. Right, Karen."
"Yes, My Queen, we know you by now."
"Tucker, your turn."
"Okay, Gay, they run a tight ship. We already knew that there was little rebel activity at this level and now we know why. Hell, everybody's pretty much happy. There is little unemployment, no food shortages and no strong-arming to collect taxes. The Administrator here is good. He was here when the Conqueror took over. My people have little to do. General Hazzard did some of groundwork when he got here."
"Okay, General that's you cue."
"Well, Your Majesty, like he said there was little in the way of rebel activity here. When I gave the list to the Administrator, he just laughed. He had had all of them under surveillance for some time. As long as they didn't cause trouble, he saw no reason to stir a hornet's nest as he put it. So, I decided to wait for you to make the final decision."
"I agree with the Administrator. Let him handle it. He's been a long time and seems to know his people." She looked up at Allison and said, "I am impressed with your Father. I was the minute he volunteered your services. Do you know why he did it?"
Knowing she was being tested, she said, "So I could learn to take his place."
"You're right and that is very perceptive of you. How did your Father survive the conquests of the Conqueror?"
The General broke in and said, "I can answer that. He backed her from the beginning. He knew that this place needed a strong leader and saw early that she could be that leader. He's the one that introduced me to the Conqueror."
"Oh, I see. Wash, you're next in the box."
"What can I say, Gay? I have less to do than the others do. Spies are useless here. There's nothing to find out."
"Karen, your turn."
"My Queen, the guards are settled and so are the officers. We do have some problems with the General's guards they have tried to handle security. I impressed upon them that your Amazons are much better at it."
"General, I prefer my people, I know them. You may have two personal guards of your own choosing of course."
"I understand, Your Majesty, thank you for honor of my own guard."
"My Queen, I have save a room for his guard an his aid. It is across from his and MY room."
The message was not lost on General Hazzard. They didn't trust him, yet. 'Good,' he thought, 'They don't know me. They shouldn't trust me. The Conqueror would be impressed.'
"Allison."
"Yes, My Queen, get my armor ready and find something for you to work out in. You'll get you first training in the staff today. I will see all of you in the training room," she said as she got up to change. It was clearly a dismissal.
The General left, thinking, 'I must test this one. I don't believe all the rumors that she is a demon, but it obvious she is confident. That may just be because she has never met anyone. Her Amazons are so in awe of her, they probably don't even press her.'
When the General arrived in the training room, he found a dozen or so Amazons doing limbering exercises. They were being lead by their Queen, who was quite flexible and desirable. 'Where that come from,' he thought, 'Those kind of thoughts could get me killed.'
He noticed that the girl, Allison, was valiantly trying to keep up with the exercise program. Several of the other Amazons were helping her and showing her, her mistakes. The General was impressed with their organization, but could they fight.
After the warm-ups, Gay showed Allison several staff exercises and said, "Now practice those moves every day and each night before you go to bed. General would you like to meet one of Amazons for a workout."
"Your Majesty, I would rather workout with you," he said to an outburst of giggles and a smile from the Queen.
"I think you should try someone else first. My workouts are a little intense. Why don't you try to workout with Darla, she needs the practice. She has only been working out with us for a few weeks. I am told that she is on the tenth level. She is the lowest rated one I have at these workouts"
"Okay, I take it easy on her, Your Majesty," he said with a smile.
The Amazons suddenly lost all their smiles. Darla stood in the center of the room and waited for the General, who approached with his practice sword. He slowly circled the young Amazon swinging his sword in interrogate patterns. The Amazon waited patiently in a defensive position.
He started his attack, which Darla was hard pressed to defend. She reversed their positions with a roll and a somersault passed his sword. He was caught totally off guard. Now, he was hard pressed to defend himself from the blazing staff attack. One of her jabs got past his defense and grazed his ribs. It hurt and he knew it would bruise.
Now, he got serious. This woman was good and dead serious. Again she was attacking, gaining confidence with her blow to his ribs. He fainted injury and pretended to over-protect his injury. The inexperienced fighter fell for the trick and circle to his non-injured side.
This was the opening he was looking for he spun on her and was inside her staff radius. He swung down marking her arms with the practice sword. She now could not use that arm as it was considered incapacitated.
Without hesitation or frustration at her injury, she pounded down on his foot with the staff using her uninjured arm. The pain stunned long enough for her to tuck and roll away. She used the staff like a spear and hurled at the stunned warrior. He had not anticipated the move and reacted too slowly, caught another grazing blow with the staff on his aching side.
It winded him momentarily. Which gave the Amazon the opening she needed to launch a foot attack. He took two blows, one to his shoulder and another on his aching ribs. But she had overextended on the last kick and was about to hurl her to the ground and mark her with a kill slash to her chest.
All the Amazons clapped their staffs on the floor in a sign of respect. The General was breathing heavily with the effort. It had been a long time since anyone had given him such a battle. He offered his hand to the fallen warrior and said to Gay, "Your Majesty, she is the worst you have here. Who is the best?"
"Besides me that would be Karen. How are your ribs?"
"Just bruised, Your Majesty, I'll soak them tonight. Thank you for your concern"
"Darla, your mistake was three fold. One, you got overconfident after you got the upper hand. Two, you underestimated your opponent. And lastly, you fell for an old trick, a faked injury. Remember your mistakes and learn from them. In a real battle, mistakes will get you and probably some other sisters killed."
Gay said, "It is time for my workout."
The General heard several groans of anticipated pain. The General was amused. The Queen must fight each girl teaching them lessons, much like the Conqueror did with her officers, though she fought twenty at a time by herself. So the General decided he should honor the Queen by letting her humble him first. So the General said, "Your Majesty, may I have the pleasure of being your first opponent."
"Thank you General, but as I said my workouts are little more intense. You would not last five minutes with me and need much more exercise than that. It is no insult General; I have seen you fight and you an excellent fighter and could beat any of my Amazons. Though Karen is your equal. Karen how many will you allow me today."
"Twelve, My Queen, any more and you may damage some of your guards too badly for duty."
"Good thinking, Karen."
Hazzard was shocked. He said, "Your Majesty, twelve of the quality I just fought."
"Better, I would not allow someone as inexperienced as Darla in one of my sessions. She could end up serious damaged. I have great control, but injuries still happen. And someone inexperienced could end zigging instead of zagging. Shall we get started my Amazons."
It started with a rush several of her warriors charged the Queen using a series of graceful moves. But the real grace belonged to the Queen, who seemed to dance through the attacks, culminating in a pole vault over a tall Amazon, who was render unconscious as the Queen passed her overhead.
The Queen tucked and rolled as she landed far from any of the Amazon warriors. "Over here ladies," Gay quipped as her Amazon rolled their eyes skyward. They knew when their Queen was joking she was having fun and that meant it was going to be tough workout.
General Hazzard was awed at what he witnessed and he thought, 'She was as good as the Conqueror. Different, but as good. Whereas, the Conqueror power and agility, the Queen had a grace that disguised her abilities. The Conqueror was a dragon in battle. The Queen was a panther. These two would have an interesting battle. He, now, knew that this Queen was indeed the partner for his Conqueror.'
Allison watched in awe and admiration ad she thought, 'That could be her. The Queen is smaller than I am. I looked a lot like her. Wouldn't be great to be like her, to know what she knows. To experience, that kind of control. I will be like her. I will model myself like her. Then, she will love what she sees. She will see a strong capable woman. I make sure of it.
Five of the original twelve Amazons lay on the ground. Seven were left and the Queen had yet to break a good sweat. Gay decided a little bating was in order and said, "Come on ladies, are you Amazons or débutantes? Are you self-conscious about a man watching you? Maybe I should have him turn his back or better maybe should turn mine."
Two of the Amazons attacked with a calculated and impressive attack. 'This was more like it,' Gay thought, 'Why are they holding back?'
Then she notice that Karen was trying to flank her and Yolanda was trying to flank her other side. 'They are getting smart. I can't allow this time to end this drama,' she thought.
Gay attacked with a frenzy that caught one of her attackers off guard. Suddenly the girl's staff was knocked from her hands and she felt a blow to her head as she watched her Queen tumble past her. Then she saw a flash of light and darkness.
The Queen ended her tumble on the flank of Yolanda and behind Karen, who took that opportunity to roll out of reach. Yolanda turned to meet the threat but completed the move as the last thing she saw was a staff heading toward her face.
Now five stood remaining, three behind her and two in front. Yet, it was the five who were nervous, no the one.
There were three Amazons standing after the Queen took out two of them with a single circle swing. The remaining Amazons took a deep breath that the Queen took advantage of to eliminate another warrior. Karen took that opportunity to attack. After a beautiful series of blows, the Queen was standing over the other remaining Amazon without her staff, shaking her hand.
Karen was the only one remaining. No one had seen the move that took out the other warrior. They had been distracted by the fury of Karen's attack. The Queen took a defensive stand and said, "That is first time any of my Amazons has disarmed me. I salute you. You are getting very good."
"Thank you, My Queen, but don't think I am Darla to become overconfident with such a minor victory."
The Queen laughed an evil laugh that caused Karen to sign with anticipation of much pain. The Queen launched herself in a series of kicks that Karen was desperate to block. Finally, she used a two handed block with staff to ward off a mighty kick, which shattered her staff in the middle. She now held two sticks. Meanwhile, the Queen tumbled backwards from the momentum of the blow and retrieved her staff.
Karen flipped her two sticks into a defensive position. To await the painful onslaught that she knew was coming. 'This is going to hurt,' she thought as she watched her Queen walk over to Allison and hand her the staff.
Karen heard the Queen say, " Hold this for me little one. Don't look worried. I have been hurt in this practices before, but never seriously."
Karen recognized the Queen's stance as the praying mantis. 'Well,' she thought, 'I may as well look good while I get my bruises.'
So, with very false bravado, Karen tossed her sticks aside and assume a tiger stance. She then attacked the Queen. She even managed to get on hand blow into the Queen's shoulder before she felt her ribs crack and her mind go blank.
Allison had never seen anything like it. The Queen was a God among children in this battle. Many of the moves went unseen because of their speed. When the Queen handed her the staff she beamed with pride. But then she saw Karen get though the Queen's defenses with a blow to the shoulder. She did not know that this was intentional, because the Queen countered with a spear to the ribs and a follow-up to the ganglia. Karen collapsed to the floor in a heap of bones. The fight was over.
Gay jumped to her feet, "Doc, get over here. I break some of her ribs. I am have punctured her lung."
The Doctor rushed to the fallen warrior's aide. Gay looked at them nervously in anticipation. Until the Doctor said, "She'll be fine, Gay, just two broken ribs. I bind her up and she'll be good as new in three weeks."
"Thanks, Doc," she said with obvious relief.
Allison rushed to her Queen with a clean towel and her staff. The Queen smiled and said, "Thanks, little one."
General Hazzard was clapping like a fool. He said, "Your Majesty, I have seen only one other with such skill and she is in love with you."
"I thank you. Karen is coming along. She may be your better."
"Your Majesty. We'll see after she recovers from her encounter with you. I see why you call you sessions intense. You have a lot of control. Most of those finishing blows would kill, if you hadn't have pulled them."
"That's why we limit the number of participants. It reduces the number of accidents. Well, I am going to bathe and get ready for dinner. We are having a formal dinner at 7 in the dining room. You are welcome to attend. Come along Allison. Don't dawdle."
"Thank you, I wouldn't miss it, My Queen," he said as she went to her suite.
The Queen walked into her suite and asked the guards, "Is my bath ready?"
"Yes, My Queen."
"Good, Allison, will help me. Stand guard at the door."
After Allison had closed the door. The Queen waved her over to her and said, "Do not let on but that shoulder blow numbed my arm. My warriors must not know. It is bad for moral. I need you to help me get out of this shirt and jacket. Then I need you to examine my shoulder. I will tell you what to look for."
"My Queen, I should get the Doctor."
"Then everyone would know I was hurt. Just do as I say. We can do this."
"Yes, My Queen," the frightened girl said as she started to remove the Queen leather shirt and jacket.
The girl looked at the shoulder and it was already black from the bruise. She said, "My Queen this looks bad."
"Looks can be deceiving, Child. I need you to push on the bones and see if any of them move."
"That will hurt you, My Queen."
"I've been hurt worse. Please, just do it."
So the young woman took a deep breath and started pushing on the bones of the shoulder. She could see her Queen grimace in pain. Finally the young woman said, "I feel no looseness, My Queen."
"Good," she grunted out, "Now, she that bottle on my dresser, the green one."
"Yes, My Queen."
"Get it and rub it into my shoulder."
The girl ran to the bottle and opened it. It smelled bad, but she poured some into her palm and began to massage it into the soar shoulder. The Queen felt immediate relief and leaned back into the chair to feel the warm being rubbed into her shoulder.
With her concern relieved, the girl noticed that the Queen's firm amble breasts were exposed. The cold air had hardened her nipples somewhat. Once again, the girl could feel her juices flowing between her legs. She was becoming very aroused. She needed to go to her room and seek some relief. So she said, "Is that enough, My Queen."
"Yes, Child. Help me out of the rest of my leathers and then go bathe. I had them draw you a bath in your room. Get dressed and then come back here to help me get ready. We're going to have to pad this shoulder and I can't do that alone."
"Yes, My Queen," she said.
She hurriedly undressed the Queen. Then, the girl nearly ran to her room. She flew out of her clothes and jumped into the tub. Her first act was to relieve the pressure between her legs. The girl was confused. She didn't know what to do. She realized she was in love with her Queen, who was also engaged to the most ruthless person in the world.