Vala wasn't the only one feeling the heat. Behind her, sweat beaded down one of the Jaffa's arms and slid down a bicep. The other shifted from one foot to another after awhile. This kind of heat was different than the jungle they were used to, with the welcome shade behind them. If the Jaffa were more uncomfortable than that, they weren't going to show it.
The selected slaves all appeared related to each other, and to Vala, this couldn't be a coincidence. They were taken to the edge of the jungle, and tied down to stakes hurriedly driven into the ground by other villagers, and then shackled to each other, ensuring that there was no escape. The villagers behind them whispered amongst each other, the reason for the God's visit sliding from person to person with the speed of a spreading plague, and then one by one, turned to watch uncertainly.
Sobek strode up to the first human and bending, a hand resting between the man's shoulder blades, whispered into an ear. Their offspring had dared to attack one of his Chosen, and this punishment was on them all now. The entire family line was to be wiped from his planet before they continued their disgrace. The man looked up at him, confusion and fear draining the color from his face.
What happened next was messy and sudden. There was a crunch of bone and something splattering and tearing, blood spilling and an ear-splitting shriek of agony. Sobek walked onto the next, leaving the slave tied to the ground gasping in shock, hunched over, ribs suddenly cracked and splayed out, open to the air like gory wings.
Warning; VIOLENCE/GORE (R)
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Vala wasn't the only one feeling the heat. Behind her, sweat beaded down one of the Jaffa's arms and slid down a bicep. The other shifted from one foot to another after awhile. This kind of heat was different than the jungle they were used to, with the welcome shade behind them. If the Jaffa were more uncomfortable than that, they weren't going to show it.
The selected slaves all appeared related to each other, and to Vala, this couldn't be a coincidence. They were taken to the edge of the jungle, and tied down to stakes hurriedly driven into the ground by other villagers, and then shackled to each other, ensuring that there was no escape. The villagers behind them whispered amongst each other, the reason for the God's visit sliding from person to person with the speed of a spreading plague, and then one by one, turned to watch uncertainly.
Sobek strode up to the first human and bending, a hand resting between the man's shoulder blades, whispered into an ear. Their offspring had dared to attack one of his Chosen, and this punishment was on them all now. The entire family line was to be wiped from his planet before they continued their disgrace. The man looked up at him, confusion and fear draining the color from his face.
What happened next was messy and sudden. There was a crunch of bone and something splattering and tearing, blood spilling and an ear-splitting shriek of agony. Sobek walked onto the next, leaving the slave tied to the ground gasping in shock, hunched over, ribs suddenly cracked and splayed out, open to the air like gory wings.