West meets East - Part 2
by parthianstories@yahoo.com


this is my third attempt at writing.  i would be curious as to the
reader's thoughts.  questions or comments are welcome.

Given that there were now roughly 5000 male nomads and 5000 women
left, each of the nomads picked one of the woman as his slave.  Hans
decided that for the moment he did not need to pick a woman as a
slave, since as the leader of the tribe, he could have his pick of
anyone he wanted down the road.  The nomads took the woman to their
tents that were pitched on the outskirts of the community.  Mengran
was assigned her own tent and horse, and she was told that she could
go back to her home and bring back anything she wanted.  She was also
told that she could also ask the nomads themselves for any weapons or
supplies.  That afternoon, Mengran took the horse and went back to her
community that was now a ghost town. She gathered what she needed and
placed it in a large trunk, placed the trunk on the horse, and made
her may back to her assigned tent.

For the rest of the month of june, Mengran lived in her tent among the
nomads.  Now she had a chance to observe the nomads and the remaining
members of her own community side by side.  She noted that the male
nomads were all between 5' 1" and 5' 3" tall, and weighed between 105
to 115 pounds.  She also saw that they were all very fair skinned, and
that they had blue or green eyes, and blond or light brown hair.  She
noticed that they all also had long hair, and plenty of facial hair in
the forms of beards and mustaches.  She also noted that their facial
features were very chiseled, and that savagery and ruthlessness was
also evident in their eyes.  She compared their appearance to that of
the surviving women of her own community, who were all between 6' 8"
and 6' 10" inches tall, weighed between 285 to 305 pounds due to being
big-boned, and who also had almond eyes, long strait black hair, high
cheekbones,  and yellowish skin.  She also noted the soft facial
features of the surviving women of her own community, and the kindness
and gentleness that was evident in their eyes.  In short, the noted
that the two groups were complete opposites in every sense of the
word.

During the course of the month she also studied the appearance of Hans
and compared it to her own.  She had noted that Hans was around 5' 2"
inches tall, and weighed around 110 pounds.  She had also noticed his
blue eyes, blonde hair and mustache.  She also noted that his facial
features were amongst the most chiseled and masculine of his people,
and that he was probably one of the most ruthless and savage members
of his people, if not the most savage and ruthless one of all.  With
regards to her own appearance, she obviously knew that she was 6' 10"
tall and weighed 305 pounds.  She also knew that compared to the women
of her own community, her hair was very long coming down to her lower
back, and that her eyes were almond shaped but still on the larger
side, and that her cheekbones were also among the highest, and her
facial features among the softest and most feminine, and the look in
her eyes among the kindest and most gentle.  She had always been very
confident of her looks and knew that she was among the best looking
women of her community.  She also knew that her figure was voluptuous,
like that of the rest of the women of her community, with her large
breasts, wide hips, round buttocks and thick legs.  She had also
learned that Hans was 28, being very close to her own age of 24.

Beginning in early june, the nomads started construction on the arena
where Mengran would be fighting Hans for her life.  As the days went
by, the structure slowly started to take form.  By the time it was
completed, it had enough seating for 10,000 spectators.  The area
where the fight would take place was in the form of a square that was
70 feet long on each side.  This area was to be surrounded by a 20
foot high chain-linked fence, to prevent anyone's escape.  The arena
was to also have a wooden floor.  At night, when the sun would set,
the area would be illuminated by torches of fire.  During the month of
june, Mengran tried to prepare as best as she could for her encounter
with Hans.  She tried to eat as best as she could, and she got all the
supplies that she needed from her home and the nomads.  In the week
prior her fight, a strange sense of calm came over her.  She had
reasoned that she had prepared as best as she had could, and now it
was all up to fate.  The only thing that slightly bothered her was
that in the two days prior to the fight, she couldn't urinate or have
a bowel movement, as her excitement level rose.

The night prior to the fight, Mengran placed all the supplies that she
had gathered in the trunk.  She had a good night's sleep, and when the
sun finally rose over the horizon, she got up , got dressed, and
awaited the inevitable.  She had decided to wear a white cotton long
sleeve shirt, long white cotton pants, and white cotton underwear.
Finally one of Hans' men came and asked Mengran to follow him to the
arena.  Another one of Hans' men took Mengran's trunk and followed
them.  When they approached the arena, the seats had already been
filled with the nomads and the women from Mengran's community.  Each
woman had been seated next to the nomad that had picked her as his
slave.  Mengran followed the nomad into the arena, with the other
nomad carrying her trunk in tow.  Mengran was instructed to wait in
the eastern corner of the arena.  The other nomad placed Mengran's
trunk next to her, and the two nomads exited the arena.
Next Hans came towards the arena on his horse, followed by a nomad who
was carrying his weapons.  They included his bow and arrow, mace,
sword, and lance.  Hans was dressed in light-blue silk clothing that
covered his body.  On top of that, we was wearing his light
chain-linked armor.  As Hans dismounted his horse and entered the
arena, there was a roar from the nomads in the crowd.  Hans occupied
the western corner of the arena.  The nomad that had been carrying his
weapons placed them next to him on the ground and exited the arena.
The door to the arena was locked shot.  A trumpet sounded, signalling
the beginning of the fight.