Lust, Like Vengeance, Demands Red

Finished her set of movements she looked up at the scorching sun and sighed with a gentle smile.

Steps came from behind.

"Zhi Rui, The lizard tribe had sent a messenger, there"s a reform happening with the lizard"s tribe at its center. they"ll manage and rule over this land, they said we"ll prosper and become a city, and that it"s in our best interest to cooperate with them." Blue amethyst said.

Zhi Rui turned around.

Blue-amethyst had ten warriors ranging from tough looking men to tall and hard looking women.

Zhi Rui squinted her eyes. "Bringing ten people here, and calling my name instead of the t.i.tle, showing our intimacy, this girl is using the same tactic as ever..." Zhi Rui sighed and shook her head.

Blue-amethyst"s eyes were stern, she was wearing leather armor with a straight posture and firm legs. "As I said to you earlier, we should brave the dangers and attack first. The enemy has double our numbers, but our training and tactics are different. there"s a real chance of winning."

Zhi Rui smiled at her and shook her head. slowly she turned to Sandworm who was standing alone.

Sandworm stepped forward.
"Leader, there are only four tribes left to join a side, of the thirty-two tribes we only have ten on our side. Some of these tribes are huge in numbers. The fact that they sent a message is a form of provocation. If we go in carelessly we"ll suffer too much. There"s also the issue with the reform."

"What about it?" asked Zhi Rui.

Sandworm took a deep breath. His eyes turned serious. "The lawless city is the one applying it, but they could only do it with the authority from the big tribes. They must"ve heard of the leader coming and had sent people to keep things their exploiters ways."

Blue-amethyst said.
"Humpf, even if there are strong enemies, Zhi Rui can beat more than thirty men alone do you think they are equal enemies? The only thing that changed is our approach. We should first know who"s the new enemy from the big tribes."

Sandworm scoffed."You"re not thinking, it isn"t about fighting and winning, it"s about the ideal. can"t you see? the moment our alpha appeared and started to lead us into another path, Even though they had never bothered with us in more than twenty years. Now suddenly they want to reform us. we"re a threat to them. And we should exploit that. If we merely go and fight then we"ll be in the wrong, and no one will give us the reason. "

"You"re just a coward." Blue amethyst scoffed back.

Thud.

Zhi Rui lightly stepped in place, taking the attention to herself.

"It"s been two weeks, go to the tribes that were recruited and give them the storage pouches with what I promised. And tell them the news of the lizard tribe. Don"t lie, tell only the truth."

Blue-amethyst and Sandworm frowned. what use was there to give resources for people that would turn against you as soon as the bigger side came for them?

As if reading their minds Zhi Rui continued. "As Sandworm said, the important isn"t winning the fight, but plant a seed of the ideal barbarism on people"s mind. Let them know that we"ll deliver on ourr promises regardless of circ.u.mstance. More then severed heads, we need a clean name."

Zhi Rui looked at Sandworm.

"Go and tell that messenger, that we"re glad by their invitation and that we"ll think about it and find ways to contribute to the reform."

Again, Blue amethyst frowned.

Before she could say anything Zhi Rui"s words resounded.

"If we act aggressively then we"re enemies of a good cause, if we"re too pa.s.sive, we"re stalling with evil intentions. Showing good will and real intention to listen and think is the status quo. Write the internal affairs of our tribe and sent them, as goodwill. If we"re cooperating they"ll have to create a reason to attacks us, only then we"re the rightful ones defending against shady intentions. Now leave and do your duty."

Her voice echoed, Blue amethyst nodded and took the warriors away.

"You"re really stepping up your game." Zhi Rui said. "Coming humbly and alone to fight against popular opinions with sound reason and have your advice taken into account. A good show for her warriors. your actions will be spread to the whole tribe."

Sandworm bowed. "thank you."

Zhi Rui walked away. "Your started good, but brashness is what you need now."

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Zhi Rui entered her tent. to as she took off her clothing, She saw Blue amethyst, looking dazedly at a beautiful leather armor ingrained with green amethysts and a fur cape.

it screamed elegance. but anyone could see it wasn"t the best for a battlefield.

"Why this?" Blue amethyst softly asked.

"An idea needs to be molded into something to represent itself. When they talk about our motives and ideal, that armor will appear in their minds, it"ll become a symbol."

Zhi Rui said and laid on her bed naked.

Blue-amethyst looked at the armor thoughtfully.

"You"re losing." Zhi Rui said.

Blue amethyst looked back. "I might be hotheaded, but I"m not dumb. The fact you think that I can"t see what"s happening, Offends me."

She continued "While he""s fully focused on changing and improving himself I"m a.n.a.lyzing your every move. And I can clearly tell. You will not remain here. And At that time, I can fight for my place again. But while you"re here, I"m gonna learn as much as possible.

Zhi Rui smiled and said.
"I"m not wise enough to be taken as an example. The wise win without a fight. Yet I rely mostly on overwhelming strength and schemes to win.

I just have one advice. Don"t just tell your mind to people. It"s good to think, but it"s bad to think too much, and even worse is revealing your thoughts."

Blue amethyst crawled up on Zhi Rui beds and stood between her legs.

"You have something that can see intentions, so it"s useless to keep my thoughts to myself."

She lowered her head between the tighs and Zhi Rui moaned softly.

She held the women"s head down and closed her eyes.

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Opening her eyes, Zhi Rui felt an unusual cold in the morning, it slightly p.r.i.c.kled he skin, and the sound of drops. .h.i.tting the tent fully woke her.

After struggling in the sun, such a change of pace was a novel feeling. Blue amethyst was sleeping comfortably on the side.

Zhi Rui smiled. She lay down beside the women and put her arms around her the warmth came with the steady hypnotic sound of rain Zhi Rui rested her nose between the waterfall of black hair and closed eyes, as relaxed as a person could ever be.

"Leader, The messenger came back from the lizard tribe and demands to speak with you." Sandworm"s voice came from outside.

She sighed.

"Come in."

the tent"s entrance flapped, Sandworm came in wet from head to toe. a step behind him the Young men, son of the lizard tribe"s alpha was being covered with wide leaves by two burly warriors. not a drop of water was on his head.

Zhi Rui sat down on the edge of her bed. she was only wearing underwear, her alabaster b.r.e.a.s.t.s with pink-red color were exposed, she leaned back and crossed her legs. She took a simple breath and blew it on Sandworm.

A woos.h.i.+ng came and pa.s.sed by him, in a second his clothes were dry.

He bowed "Thank you."

From the moment he entered the tent and saw Zhi Rui"s body with blue amethyst drowsily moving in the bed The young man from the lizard tribe blood started pumping wildly.

In a second the possibilities came to his mind since he had to run away before he had been enraged, humiliated even. And now, he was sent here with conditions, he was clearly the one in power, He wanted to swallow both of them up. He laughed all loud

"Woah, looks like the new alpha lady knows some cultivation from the empire! What a good skill, you"ll definitely be a good addition to our land!"

He pointed at the two soldiers holding the leaf above his head, sorry to bother, they got quite wet too, the smell bothers me. can you dry them up too?"

Sandworm shook his head.

Zhi Rui looked a the boy and laughed, "To think my mood was bothered by a thing like this."

She scratched her head with annoyance.

"Don"t yap your trap, you look like a boy who just found out your d.i.c.k"s main purpose. Give me the message."

The words struck the young men, Sandworm"s shoulder trembled and he bit his lip. Blood spew from his mouth as he tried not to laugh. The Young men shocked face was that good to look at.

"W-What-"

"The message boy, say it." Zhi Rui pressured.

He was so angry, he wanted to slap the woman"s face, but he thought, she didn"t know her situation yet. So he laughed

"Fine! you"ll be sorry in a second!"

He opened his mouth and much like the rain his words poured out inside the tent. Only after a long ten minutes, he stopped.

Sandworm"s face was black. Blue amethyst who had already awoken but remained down was thinking deeply.

But Zhi Rui just yawned.

"So, you"re willing to forgive our transgression and the crime of messing with the order of the things, and you want the tribe to completely disband, with the best women sent to the lizard tribe to be breeding mares until death. besides that, you also want the tactic I used to win against the rock tribe."

Her blunt words uncovered the embellished words and conditions from the deal.

The young man laughed.

"lady speaks too curtly, that"s not our intention at all. We just want the order in the place to come back to these lands, and management is long overdue, now that our tribe is the strongest without equal in these lands we should take upon ourselves to do it."

"Your words are so useless, d.a.m.n, a kid trying to be a man is usually cute, but you"re just disgusting." Blue-amethyst"s words stuck in the young man"s chest and his eye turned cold.

"Do you realize your situation? we have way more men and bigger help than you think! Like they say in the empire, you"re merely pig to be slaughtered!"

Zhi Rui squinted her eyes. "like in the empire? how come a man from a significant tribe is quoting the enemy"s words so carefreely like this...?"

"...Sandworm, call the warriors here I have an announcement to make."

"Yes."

The Young men kept his cold face. "So they finally understood."

In the middle of the rain, the people gathered, not only the warriors, but the elders and children were there.

They were all in front of the tent.

Zhi Rui slowly wore her armor.

The warrior behind the young man turned nervous but the boy himself was sure of his status and thought she was preparing to announce her agreement to her tribe.

Blue-amethyst got up and walked outside to stand beside Sandworm.

Zhi Rui took the pommel of her Warhammer. With an absurd strength she pulled it from the ground and swung it upwards, the wind was strong and small shockwaves explode when it reached the up. the tent was reduced to nothing.

Now they were encircled by the people of the tribe. and the rain poured down on everyone equaly except for the young man.

The warriors protecting the young man started trembling, feeling a bad omen, the young men stood on his most upright stance as the eyes locked on him.

Zhi Rui"s leather armor with green amethyst adornments stood out the most, even though it was raining and her fur cape was drenched, it only added to the heavy mood.

She aimed her hammer at the young man and spoke aloud for everybody to hear.

"This young man is the son of the lizard tribes" alpha. Yesterday we sent an answer to his demand of order, I said we were willing to listen.

But today they came here, telling us that our freedom is a crime and to pay for that crime we should give our females as mares for breeding, and our males as cannon fodders in the war. A war they don"t want to win, this man here, spoke of the empire as if they were to be looked up to. No respect with his own race. Again I tell you, the empire and the great tribes are colluding to keep the war going and profit in our sufferings, the old declare war but the ones who fight and die are the young.

The young men suddenly laughed, "This is nonsense! I came here to discuss the options! we didn"t even demand anything yet"

Zhi Rui laughed as well "So you stood inside my tent for nearly one hour and didn"t demand anything? Lies won"t stop coming out of your mouth brat."

Suddenly Zhi Rui used a lower tone of voice and approached him. "The only reason I don"t talk about your demand for children under ten is that they wouldn"t believe me if I said so!"

Her eyes were blood-shot and the Young-man"s face turned dumbfounded.

Her voice was small but the nearest people could make out the words slightly and their faces were red.

"Kill him!"

"That"s against tradition! the young is not to be touched!

Seeing the nearest people suddenly turn like this, confused the others

But Zhi Rui smiled at the young man.

"It"s a pity, you look like someone who never truly wooed a girl to bed instead of forcing them. you"ll never know that feeling anymore."

The boy still looked at her with rage.

Zhi Rui raised her Warhammer and swung it down, fast as lightning.

He only felt the wind in front of him, the hammer struck the ground between his feet, feeling no pain he was relieved, but a wet warmth covered his groin and went down his foot.

He looked down, the cloth covering his groin seemed to have been yanked out and the entirety of his front was torn off, his face pale he looked back at Zhi Rui and stammered.

"Y-you c-castrated me..."

Zhi Rui laughed out loud.

"People, get ready! the war for our life will start today! Sandworm! Blue-amethyst! make sure to take to adorn this young master"s carriage with his servant"s head, and sent him on his way with our answer!"

""YES, OUR ALPHA!""

The blood boiled on the people
"Enough of poverty! I want to fight for my life!" the stranger"s words were the spark.

"Fight for our lives!"

"Fight for our lives!"

They scream and chanted, Zhi Rui smiled and threw five barrels of white liquor on the ground.

"Today we drink, tomorrow we fight!"

"YESSSS!!"

Zhi Rui sat down on a piece of rock and laughed as they filled themselves with booze. in the middle of the rain.

"Creating a force on the barbarian lands... complete."