Charon's Boat

Sirens

The only time I can remember enjoying something I was forced to read in high school was the Odyssey in the 9th grade. The Sirens had to have been a big part of that since I've been fascinated with the idea of what they are: irresistable women who promise to reveal all the secrets of the world.

I more or less finished this one a month ago, and I let it sit for a while. When I came back to tinker with it yesterday, I decided that it was, with a couple mods to the text, ready to go. I hope you like it.

By the way, the source picture is of the lovely Mila Kunis.

A New Soul

I've been a bit distracted the last couple months, but I'm hoping that I can get back to this fetish of mine. This one's from a favorite genre of mine. A lovely young woman gets a new soul. I've tinkered with the text a number of times, and I'm thinking it's close to what I want. I hope you like it.

Edit: Tinkered with things quite a bit. If she's becoming a demon, she should look like one. Am I right?

Edit2: More changes. Blurred the portal some to create a sense of depth. Image was too flat and the pretty girl was getting lost in the clutter. Also made some changes to the text. Way too much 'telling' instead of 'showing' before.

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Learning a bit more about the bad guy

One of the most famous images from the James Bond movies shows a beautiful woman covered in gold paint. She had been murdered by Auric Goldfinger's manservant Odd Job. Goldfinger does this because Bond discovered a gambling scam Goldfinger was operating and in the process, seduced Goldfinger's assistant/girlfriend.

However, when I read the book, there's more to it. I'll let the woman's sister, Tilly Masterson, explain:

"He has a woman once a month. Jill told me when she took the job. He hypnotizes them. Then he - he paints them gold."

"Christ, Why?"

"I don't know. Jilly told me he's mad about gold. I suppose he sort of think he's - that he's sort of possessing gold. You know - marrying it. He gets some Korean servant to paint them. [...] Afterwards, they're washed down by the Korean with resin or something. Goldfinger gives them a thousand dollars and sends them away."

In the movie, Bond is knocked out and wakes up to discover the Jill Masterson's body. The book goes a bit differently, but knowing now what Goldfinger is into, I'm going to always wonder what happened between Goldfinger and Jill after Bond was knocked out.

No Words

Considering vampires are a thing of mine, I'm surprised it took me this long to get around to making a manip with one. I hope you like it.

You can see the rest of my manips here.

The List Grows Apace

One of the most infamous genres of EMC is the teenager who gets Uber-Mind-Control-Powers! This power-infused young man, it's almost always a young man, then proceeds to get revenge upon, enslave, and have sex with all the women in his life. It's become such a cliche that Billy Ray has written a fantastic parody of this genre which incorporates the situations, poor writing, and dizzying array of over-the-top euphemisms for the male and female sexual anatomy (my personal favorite is "thrill drill"). That story is titled "Dramatic Saga of Peter Q. Kleeshay".

The story I'm adding to the list is in this genre, but it has none of the cliches. Instead, this is more like The Twilight Zone episode "It's a Good Life", and it's a spooky, disturbing ride.

In this story, the narrator is writing a type of confession. He has the power to influence minds, but his knowledge of the real-world implications of his fantasies remainds vague. Instead, he sees a woman then spins a scenario in his head, and by implication, we discover that everything in his scenario comes true. But the narrator never meets nor has any kind of contact with his victims, except in his mind.

It's also clear that the the narrator is insane, and the one person who seems to have influence over him is his psychiatrist. Their relationship is never made plain since it's distorted through the narrator's eyes, but there are strong hints that she is terrified of him, and her eventual fate is not a good one.

The story is Character Flaw by Orestes.  Here's a sample:

Anyhow, I guess I must have been reading some stories on the internet. That's where I got some of my early ideas. That's where I became a little obsessed with bondage. Hell, it was like a smorgasbord for me back then, and bondage was just my favourite cuisine at the time. Chicken a la Parker !

My fantasies about Anne went that direction. Strangely enough, I think I had some intuition that these kinky fantasies weren't all fiction. I mean, Anne developed a taste for gothic attire soon afterwards, and began hanging out with friends who all seemed to be looking for the next big thrill.

When I was in my room jerking off at night, I knew that Anne was sneaking out her bedroom window. I could almost picture every moment of her evening as she joined up with her new friends, and began to experiment with tying each other up, and spanking each other, and forced sex acts.

It was all pretty coincidental, really. When I imagined that she was being anally raped by her new friends at night, I could see Anne having difficulty walking the next day. When I imagined that she spent the night being whipped until her back was raw, I could hear her cursing the sting of the water in the shower the next morning. It was a weird symmetry between my fantasies, and Anne's reality that made me feel almost guilty when I saw her suffering from a lack of sleep, and a battered body.

This spooky trip is a great addition.

Ancient Mind Control

Here are two women who are two have appeared in many guises, and they've consistently been given a bad rap. All the following quotes are from Book 12 of The Odyssey by Homer

Circe, the sorceress, tells Odysseus a story about his journey ahead:

'and now pay attention to what I am about to tell you- heaven itself, indeed, will recall it to your recollection. First you will come to the Sirens who enchant all who come near them. If any one unwarily draws in too close and hears the singing of the Sirens, his wife and children will never welcome him home again, for they sit in a green field and warble him to death with the sweetness of their song.

Then Odysseus tells his crew what he wants them to do:

I will therefore tell you about them, so that whether we live or die we may do so with our eyes open. First she said we were to keep clear of the Sirens, who sit and sing most beautifully in a field of flowers; but she said I might hear them myself so long as no one else did. Therefore, take me and bind me to the crosspiece half way up the mast; bind me as I stand upright, with a bond so fast that I cannot possibly break away, and lash the rope's ends to the mast itself. If I beg and pray you to set me free, then bind me more tightly still.

Of course, the crew is to stuff their ears with wax first. This is what happens when he reaches them:

"'Come here,' they sang, 'renowned Ulysses, honour to the Achaean name, and listen to our two voices. No one ever sailed past us without staying to hear the enchanting sweetness of our song- and he who listens will go on his way not only charmed, but wiser, for we know all the ills that the gods laid upon the Argives and Trojans before Troy, and can tell you everything that is going to happen over the whole world.'

"They sang these words most musically, and as I longed to hear them further I made by frowning to my men that they should set me free; but they quickened their stroke, and Eurylochus and Perimedes bound me with still stronger bonds till we had got out of hearing of the Sirens' voices.

Beautiful words, hints at delivering everything Odysseus might want. They sound like a pair of lovely, sweet young women.

Joss Whedon's Dollhouse

*Spock eyebrow raise* Fascinating...

Building the List #2

I could have missed this story. The author does not have many stories on EMCSA, and from what I can gather is not active on the boards. So, I'm grateful to have caught this one. It is Lemma the Librarian by Midori Konton.

Lemma is a sorceress, a young, powerful, self-absorbed, intelligent, pretty (but no so pretty as she thinks), naive, volatile sorceress who because of the volatile, dangerous mix of character traits and power has been sent on a 'special' mission which has landed her in the backwaters of Lemura. The mission is to recover a group of stolen magical grimoires and return them to the library where they belong. She is bound to this duty by a spell which partially directs her actions. The grimoire in the first chapter is: Gender-Specific Glamours and Their Uses, by Soltad boSuntel the Surprisingly Popular

Lemma's character makes this story go. The story is written from her perspective, but her perspective is a well-executed example of an unreliable narrator which leads to most of the plentiful humor. Lemma's warped perspective on herself and events leads several clever moments of disconnect between what is happening and her reaction to those events. It also leads to her getting herself into serious trouble.

The mind control is interesting. The control is centered on character doing the controlling, leaving those influenced by it in a kind of netherworld when not in the controller's presence. They have their own minds and realize they are being controlled, but they also know they will continue to obey.

There's plenty of sex. Aside from the first scene, it's not a standout part of this story, but the first scene with and the the descent into the MC is plenty hot.

One note, this story is not complete. However, the first four parts make a complete chapter. This is what I'm recommending. I hope to recommend it all when it is complete. All in all, a nice addition to the list. I will make a page with them all in the next couple days.

Gonzo the Great

The Power of Self-Hypnosis

Star Trek MC

Yesterday's post got me thinking about Star Trek, and given my bent, I couldn't help but think of Dagger of the Mind.

Kirk and Dr. Helen Noel beam down to investigate a prison colony. It goes without saying that part of the backstory is that Kirk made a pass at Dr. Noel, and she was receptive, and after an initial test of a device called neural neutralizer, Dr. Noel suggests to Kirk that the experience went a bit further than it had in reality.

And Catspaw where a woman turns McCoy, Scotty, and Sulu into mindless slaves but saves Kirk from that fate because he 'fascinates' her.

Then, finally, A Private Little War. The wife of the local chieftain uses a root to entrance Kirk into 'madness'.

No wonder I rewatched all these reruns when I was growning up.