Breed or meat
The locker rooms stank of sweat and sex as Ashley fitted her plasteel greaves onto her lower legs. After doing a quick test to make sure it wouldn't move, she fitted her trainers on as a couple of the bigger gladiators walked in, chatting happily to each other. They ignored Ashley as she continued to fit her armour on. The armour was brightly coloured and had holes to reduce weight and allow for the body to breathe.
As for the buliker girls, they wore similar armour but less of it because their muscular frames were hard and durable to counter attacks. Ashley, on the other hand, wasn't as muscular as they were, and that was by design. She wasn't born naturally, the same as the other Gladiators. She was vat-born, part of a batch of other gladiators who were created. In her case, she was made for speed like her other batch sisters.
Out of 200, she was the only one to make it this far. Although she could move fast, she didn't hit very hard and couldn't take too much punishment. A trade-off for her speed. She wasn't super-human, but she was faster than normal humans and some of her other kin.
As she finished getting ready, and two of the more muscular women began to make out, she left the lockers and made her way into the dojo. Walking down the corridor, she stopped and spotted a poster. On it was a woman who had been spitted from the ass to her mouth. Fire under her indicated that she was roasting alive. On the right side of the poster was a vat-born gladiator who managed to get out and now had an advertising gig. She wore a sports bra and shorts and held up an energy drink can.
The poster said, 'A girl's duty is to ride the spit! Keep your meat grade-A with Atlas Energy, guaranteed to keep you fit'.
"Not me," Ashley said as she made her way into the dojo.
Gladiators, like her, fought so that they could breed. If they won, they'd be sold off to someone. If they lost, they got cooked. She didn't want that last part.
"I will not end up on the spit," she muttered to herself as she began to use a staff against a wooden dummy.
OOOOO
The arena was set with large red and blue blocks of various shapes and sizes and tubes. It looked half like a paintball area mixed with a skating park. On either end of the field were the team's fans. On one side was MaxCore, a computer technology firm who's softwear and hardware could be found in almost every home. Their fans wore black and green, the same colours as the MaxCore team.
On the other side was the Atlas Corporation. A megacorp that had an industrial specialisation. While they produced softwear, hardwear and food, their main focus was vehicles such as planes, cars and the like. Their fans and team wore white-on-blue colours, giving them a more technologically advanced look.
As the teams cheered, one of the two commentators spoke up. "Hello all, and welcome to the final gladiator match of the season! I'm Jesse, and I hope we have a good match."
On one of the screens that hung over the area, a short-haired femboy smiled. If it wasn't for his very flat chest, one could have mistaken him for a girl. Which was more of a compliment than an insult to someone like him.
"And I'm Jasmine, and I also welcome you all to this fight," the second announcer said. "We're in for a good fight tonight, and I hope your chastity cage doesn't chafe,"
"Oh, it will," the femboy said. "And you know it, and here come the MaxCore team."
From the left side of the commentators, a group of 7 women walked onto a platform next to the arena. Gladiators were divided into body types and weapon skills. The big muscular ones were referred to as brutes. They were the tanks of the team. Able to take punches and give twice as much. But they were slow and didn't have a lot of stamina and endurance.
Next were the Skirmishers. They were in the middle of pack when it came to strength, speed, endurance and stamina. While some could move slightly faster or stronger than the others, they wouldn't be able to go toe to toe with Brutes or the quicker Rangers. What they excelled at was weapon-focused, as they could use a variety of weapons that the other two couldn't with the same effect.
The final one was the Rangers, who were the fastest of the three body types. What they lacked in strength, they made up for in speed and endurance. They were meant to be the fast attackers of the team. Distracting the enemy while the others focused on taking them down.
When it came to the MaxCore team, they had a focus on Brutes. With 3 of the 7-man team being the large, muscle-bound women. Each one is armed with a large weapon. One held a large sword, two were armed with hammers, and the final one wore something akin to boxing gloves.
The other 5 were 2 Skirmishers and 1 Ranger. The Skermishers were armed with swords while the Rangers were armed with a pair of tonfa each. The Brutes got the majority of the cheering while the others just moved and waved lazily.
Companies that had the tech to grow their own gladiatorial teams with their own specialisation. MaxCore's focus on Brutes wasn't just out of a tactical choice, but they also ere also able to specialise in unique brutes. Unlike other companies, their Brutes could react faster than the other teams. Making them stars and a big threat to other teams.
"And just look at them," Jesse called out. "Those Brutes have been dominating the arena as of late, but don't put those Rangers off. They can also pack a big punch."
"That's right," Jasmine said as she joined in. "In the last match, that pair took down Ha-Wan's Brute Kwon-76. Now she's being harvested for parts."
"Yeah, such a shame, she was one of Ha-Wan's best," Jessie said in a wistful tone. "But that's what they get for losing,"
As he spoke, the Atlas team walked onto the platform next to the area. "And here's Atlas!" Jasmine called out. "While not as well endowed as the MaxCore team, they have still been giving a good show this season."
The Atlas team was mostly made up of Skermishers, with them taking up 5 of the 7 team slots, with 1 Brute and 1 Ranger.
"Yep, and while she may not look it, you have to keep an eye out for Ashley-158," Jessie continued. "She may not look like it, but she's one of the best bo staff wealders out there. She took out two skirmishers in the last round, so don't take her lightly."
A ref walked up to a platform with a large terminal in front of them. "I want a clean match," she declared as the teams readied themselves for the attack. "3, 2, 1, fight!" she yelled.
Both teams jumped out onto the arena and moved. Ashley moved off to the side and used her speed to push in front of the rest of the team. Before entering the area, their leader, Addia-34, had set out a plan on how to take out the MaxCore team. Their obvious focus was to take out the Brutes. They would be the biggest problem for them to deal with, and they needed to be dealt with quickly.
The other team had already started moving, with the Brutes advancing. One of the Rangers moved to stop Ashley. The two met at speed, the MaxCore ranger approaching with the tonfa spinning in their hands. With the bo staff having more range than the tonfa, Ashley jumped and spun in mid-air using the range to wack the opposite ranger in the jaw. The MaxCore Ranger spun and fell to the ground, likely with a dislocated or broken jaw. She wouldn't be getting back up.
Someone said something, but she ignored it as she turned to focus on one of the MaxCore Brutes who was taking on her team's Brute. The other three were focused on the Skermishers, allowing Ashley to move and counter the big muscle-bound fighter. But it was topped by one of the MaxCor Skermishers. A green-haired woman with a sword in hand. She moved quickly to block Ahsley's incoming attack.
As the Ranger got close, the Skermisher made her move and jumped in the way of Ashley, and slashed at her. Using her momentum, Ashley moved out of the way of the attack and slammed her bo staff in the back of the Skermisher. She yelled out and stumbled to the floor, rubbing her back.
Turning back to the MaxCore Brute, Ashley ran up and wacked the Brute behind the knee. With a yelp, the Brute fell to her knees, allowing the Atlas Brute to get the upper hand and knock the Brute out. The Atlas Brute, Yolanda, sent a thumbs-up to Ashley. She didn't ignore it and sent the Brute a wave as she focused on her next target.
So far, MaxCore was down 4. Leaving 2 of their brutes and 1 Skermisher left. Atlas, however, had 1 Brute, 1 Ranger and 1 Skermisher left. The MaxCore Brutes did their work well. But they were winded and weren't moving as fast. While they were still faster than a regular human at a similar muscular size, when it came to Gladiators, they were getting slow. Biology had limits, regardless of what you tried to edit.
The two Brutes turned to the Atlas Brute and Skermisher, Ashley turned to the MaxCore Skermisher. She spotted her as the axe-wielding warrior moved to try to dislodge the Atlas Brute. Moving fast, Ashley was about to jump, but the Skermisher saw her and moved to defend herself from the attack. Defecting Ashley's staff.
Recovering quickly, Ash moved to strike at the Skermisher. But this woman was quick on her feet and kept her distance from the bo staff-wielding woman. While this kept her out of range of Ashley, it also meant that she wasn't able to strike back. Looking over to her teammates, Ash saw that her team's Butes was facing one of the MaxCore's brutes while the other was chasing the Atlas Skermisher. Neither was getting an advantage.
This Skermisher was keeping her occupied while the others were stuck until one got the upper hand. Cursing under her breath, Ashley moved into a sweep and pushed herself to the side and struck at the side of the MaxCore brute. That distracted her long enough for the Atlas brute to knock her out, but at the same time, the MaxCore Skermisher took the opportunity to take the Atlas Brute out with a quick blow to the head.
Ash cursed as she realised that she was the only Atlas member left, as the Brute and Skemisher bore down on her. All three of them were panting, out of breath and sweating. As Ashley looked at the two MaxCore gladiators bearing down on her, the image of her roasting on the spit came to mind.
"No me," she growled as she pounced.
The attack came as a surprise as she managed to knock the brute onto her back with two quick strikes. One to the chest to push the air out of her lungs before swinging her staff into the jaw of the Brute, sending her toppling back. The ground shook as the weight of the woman landed.
Panting, Ashey turned to the Skermisher, who was panting as well. The girl had long, raven black hair tied into a braid. Her skin was lightly tanned with Asian features. She stood at 5,11 the same as Ashley. Both were sizing each other up as they recovered some of their energy.
"Good fight, wasn't expecting that," the axe wealder said.
"I'm not going to end up on a spit," Ashley said. "I'm going to breed,"
Both smiled at each other before they pushed forward. Due to her staff, Ashley had reached and managed to push the girl off the platform they were on, sending her sliding into a half pipe. She didn't get up, giving Atlas the win.
OOOOO
The medical bay was quiet as a nurse looked over Ashley's sore leg muscles. She had a couple of bruises where she was hit, without knowing about it. But it was her legs that were the main concern. If she had damaged her leg muscles in any way, she would be disqualified from more games and likely sold to become meat.
The nurse, however, looked up with a smile. "Good news, you've pulled them, but that's fine. You just need a couple of days to recover."
Leaning back, Ashley smiled. "Thank fuck for that," she muttered as the nurse stood, activated her tablet and checked it.
"Oh," the nurse muttered. "You got sold," dread filled the Ranger's face, which she noticed. "Not to a meat factory," that made her relax. "You've been sold to a harem."
"Harem?" Ashley asked, unfamiliar with the term.
"It's when someone has multiple husbands or wives, the latter in this case," the nurse clarified. "So you'll be sharing a man with multiple women,"
Ash nodded and sighed. "I suppose it's the best I could get," she nodded before frowning. "What happened to the MaxCore skermisher? The one with the axe?"
The nurse looked up the woman. "Sakura-67, she's been sold to the same man who bought you," she said in surprise. "It seems that he liked both of you."
That was a surprise. While not uncommon, the losers would be turned into meat. So someone buying a loser was surprising, but not by much.
OOOOO
"It was your fault, you didn't follow the plan!" Rekka-24 said as she and the 5 nude members of the MaxCore team who weren't sold were sent to the kitchens.
Rekka-157 looked at her vat sister with annoyance. "Don't blame me for what you failed to see," she growled back.
The doors to the kitchens opened, and the 5 were led into the sterile room, which was set out like a cooking show. "Would the pair of you shut it!" Dela-29 said. "I'd like to spend my last moments not listening to you two muscle heads bicker!"
The skermisher looked away, annoyed, but the two vat-sisters fell silent. 2 Brutes, 2 skermishers and the single Ranger of the MaxCore gladitorial team waited as the butchers did a check on their health. It took a few moments before they pulled away.
"Ok, the skermisher will get the spit," the lead cook said. "The brutes go for dismembering, and the Ranger gets gutted alive,"
"What?" the two brutes yelled out before one took over. "I thought we were going to get the spit!"
The cook shook her head. "Too heavy for the Jessica and spit," she said as she indicated to a pair of large tables.
With a sigh, the two walked over to it while the skermisher was led over to a jessica and the ranger led over to a gullotine.
The large brutes climbed onto the industrial-strength tables set out for the meat like them. Lying down, they watched as a cook grabbed a long cleaver and walked over to them. With a gulp, Rekka-24 tilted her head back, offering her neck to her executioner.
"Good girl," the soft voice of the cook said before the blade she held severed the brute's head from her body.
The same was done for the other brute before the cook began to remove body parts from the now dead gladiators.
While this was happening, the Ranger was brought up to a frame and attached to it, eagle spread. She tested the restraints, only to find that she was bound very tightly, unable to move. She was then pushed into a side room with a number of cameras. She was set up in the middle of the room and was injected with something. It burned at first, and after a moment, she felt good. Not just good, but her whole body tingled in pleasure.
She moaned and wiggled in her restraints as the cook began to talk. Her mind was filled with pleasure that she didn't hear anything as the cook talked and prepared a knife. After a few moments, the cook turned and slid the knife into the former gladiator, who cried out as she came. She watched as her guts were pulled out, and her life faded from her as she died. The last thing she saw was her still beating heart and a worried cook.
Dela-29 was taken to another side room, also filled with cameras. In the middle was the device that would end her life. A Jessica 3070 automatic spitting machine. Like the other devices, it was set up in a way that the meat would be held flat on their belly, level with their head and mouth. Cuffs and straps were ready to lock her in place until the spit exited her mouth. The only thing different with this model was the stock-like restraints, where her head would be locked in.
Dela gulped as she looked at the inviting device. She walked up to it and stroked the padding. With a deep breath, she climbed onto the Jessica and slowly locked herself in. Ankles first, followed by the thigh straps. After doing a quick test, she leaned forward and activated the stock section, which closed over her wrists and neck. The cook then finished securing the gladiator by pulling the straps around the body and locking the arms in place. She would not be able to move.
Once secured, the cook then picked up a syringe and flicked it a few times before she injected it into the back of Dela. After a burning, she moaned as she felt pleasure tingle through her body. It was so overwhelming that she didn't hear the click, click, click of the spit being loaded, locked and armed into the Jessica. Her mind began to recover as the spit entered her pussy, making her moan out loud.
"Ohhhh yessss...." she moaned as it moved deeper and deeper into her. "I'm going to cook, I'm going to die as meat," she declared.
The spit stopped halfway into her as a blade moved to open her belly up, and her guts fell out. Pain meant pleasure to her, and this just made her cum even harder as the cook removed her guts, excluding her heart and lungs. After being sown up, the spit continued and exited her mouth after a few moments. She came again at the sight before she was unlocked from the Jessica and locked to the spit.
She was then placed over a fire and began to cook.
OOOOO a few months later.
Ashley sat back on a beanbag, watching a cooking show that featured gladiators. She smiled as her fellow concubine, Sakura, moved slightly next to her. Her own pregnant belly is getting in the way. The two looked to one another and kissed as the TV showed a gladiator losing her head.