The
Satisfaction Of Righting Wrongs By
Elizabeth Black
There
is nothing more satisfying to me than righting a wrong. I like revenge stories.
I even enjoy a touch of schadenfreude now and then. Unlikeable, bad, and evil
people don't necessarily get their comeuppance in real life. Criminals
sometimes get away with their crimes, even violent crimes like rape and murder.
Men and women but mostly children are torn apart in court when it comes to
divorce, with only the lawyers and hired experts making out in the end. Far too
many politicians high on power and greed take us all for a ride and they
literally make out like bandits while the rest of us struggle to get by.
Sometimes
you just want to see someone bad get theirs in the end. That's what's so
appealing about fiction - there are characters you love to hate, and it's very
satisfying to see them get a royal screwing over because they deserve it so
much. Here's also what's so appealing about writing fiction - I get to serve my
most hated characters' heads up on a silver platter. There's a common thought
that you don't want to piss off a writer because she'll only kill you off in
one of her books. This is sometimes true. I've done it, but I don't only kill
off characters based on people I know. I shame them. Seduce them and then dump
them. End the relationship on my terms and in a fashion I fancy. It's so much
more fun to make such characters suffer. Letting them die gets them off the
hook too early in my opinion. I'd rather see them beg me to let the agony end -
and I won't do it. So satisfying.
When
I do kill off characters, I like to do it in the most imaginative way possible.
Think like Sun Tzu, who wrote "The Art Of War", an extremely
influential ancient Chinese book on military strategy - let your enemy bring
himself down based on his own weaknesses. For instance, Derp the ogre in my
book "Trouble In Thigh High Boots" certainly gets his comeuppance in
the end. If you recall from the fairy tale, Puss (in my book, the feline
shapeshifter Tita) is told of an ogre that terrorizes the villagers. Tita has
her eye on the ogre's castle and wealth, and she wants it for her master and
creation, the Marquis of Carabas. She uses the ogre's own pride to drag him to
his ruin. This excerpt shows how she accomplishes her goal.
Excerpt:
[Intro:
Tita has dropped in on Herp, the ogre who terrorizes the local villagers. He
lives in squalor in a castle. When Tita first sets foot in the castle, she runs
into Herp's hounds, lead by Seolan. The hounds reluctantly guard Herp's wealth
since he beats and starves them. Arrogance, pride, and stupidity are Herp's
biggest defects, and she uses them against him. She lures him into shifting
into a lion, but she tells him of someone whose shifting is much more majestic
than his - a prince who can shift into a graceful 12-point buck. Herp, proud as
ever even in his lion form, falls into her trap, as you can see here in this
excerpt.]
With a
laugh, she leaned her weight on one hip and gave him a coy smile. "Whilst
your lion is indeed majestic, it's not the most majestic shifting I've ever
seen. I know of one who has you beat by miles."
"Nonsense!"
Herp sulked, and when she saw the downward curl of his mouth, she knew her
insult hit home. She nailed him at his weakest point - his pride. When he
spoke, she could have filled in his words for him. "No one in this kingdom
can shift with more majesty than me! Who is this wretched creature you feel
outdid me?"
"A
prince in Hallows Castle
"I
know of that prince and I hear rumors he can shift, but no one is more majestic
than I." A stormy expression flowed across his face, revealing once and
for all that beneath the imposing feline features, there was nothing but a
stupid, petty ogre. Tita would enjoy bringing him down.
"The
prince shifts into a graceful twelve-point buck much more elegant than any seen
on your land." She licked her lips in anticipation of what she knew was
coming within moments. "I bet you can't compete with such beauty."
"I
can top that easily, cat. Watch me." Herp reared up on his hind legs with
a mighty roar. Tita backed up a few more steps when his fetid breath reached
her nose. Muscular thighs transformed into lithe hind legs. Paws melded
together into cloven hooves. Flesh rippled as muscles in the beast's back and
shoulders lengthened and smoothed. The thick body drew in, growing sleek with
delicate grace. The main of rich, tawny fur receded into the skull as the
well-formed, rounded head elongated into the pointed snout of a stunning buck.
Buds grew from the forehead like tree limbs and within moments extended and
split into branches nearly four feet around, resulting in an impressive
sixteen-point rack. Despite its beauty, the ogre could not hide the half-witted
expression on his face even when he transformed into the dazzling creature.
Tita stood fast, holding her breath, hoping Herp did not see her excitement.
Once the ogre's change was complete, Tita called over her shoulder, the thrill
of her game about to come to fruition.
"Now!
He's yours, Seolan!"
In a
flurry of fur, the five hounds rushed from their hiding places in the corridor
and leaped upon the hapless Herp. Strong jaws tore at flesh and bone, ripping
and rending until the stag lay before them, bloodied and raw. As Tita
approached the carcass, the hounds parted to allow her access to their kill.
She
enjoyed the taste of venison.
Blurb:
This
isn't your mother's Puss In Boots.
This
erotic version of Puss In Boots, "Trouble In Thigh High Boots" is a
story packed with hot, sexy, body humping adult fairy tale erotica.
"Trouble
in Thigh High Boots is a delightfully creative retelling of the Puss in
Boots tale. It is a tale that has been told myriad times, but never in
such a wonderfully imaginative way. The characters are enchanting, and the
story flows beautifully. The love scenes are sizzling." --
Hitherandthee of Night Owl Reviews
WARNING:
Tita isn't your run of the mill Puss In Boots. She's a cat shapeshifter who
turns into a mouth-wateringly sexy human woman with a sex drive to match. This
story includes M/F, F/F, M/F/M/F, light bondage, and lactation. This erotic
fairy tale will get you hot in all the right places. Definitely for only 18
years and over.
Buy
Links:
Amazon
US
Amazon
UK
Smashwords:
https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/240534
Elizabeth Black - Bio
Elizabeth
Black writes erotica, erotic romance, and dark fantasy. She also enjoys writing
retellings of classic fairy tales. Born and bred in Baltimore
In
addition to writing, she has also worked as a gaffer (lighting), scenic artist,
and make-up artist (including prosthetics) for movies, television, stage, and
concerts. She worked as a gaffer for "Die Hard With A Vengeance" and
"12 Monkeys". She did make-up, including prosthetics, for
"Homicide: Life On The Street". She is especially proud of the
gunshot wound to the head she had created with makeup for that particular
episode. She also worked as a prosthetic makeup artist specializing in cyanotic
blue, bruises, and buckets of blood for a test of Maryland
She
lives in Lovecraft country on the Massachusetts
Visit
her web site at http://elizabethablack.blogspot.com/
Her
Facebook page is https://www.facebook.com/elizabethablack
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her at Twitter: http://twitter.com/ElizabethABlack
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