Note: Contains hardcore BDSM elements. The events in this story are purely fantasy. In real life, please show respect and practice safe and consensual sex.
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Chapter 5: Training: Day 4
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Steve awoke feeling quite relaxed. The high from yesterday had gone but the afterglow was still lingering in his body, and the night's sleep had been aided snuggled up with Kev. He had purposely woken up early in order to drag his mattress to the other side of the cage. He hoped that this would allow Kev and him to avoid extra infractions from the Doms.
He lay in bed staring at the ceiling. It was surprising to think he had gotten halfway through the training week. It was Day 4. It didn't seem like a long time on paper but being at home with Mark seemed like a lifetime ago. He had learned so much since Day 1 about being submissive, giving up preconceived notions of himself, and handing over control to someone else. He had also learned a lot about his own sexuality and certain things that he now found pleasurable. Even after only 3 days, he was definitely a changed man. How would Mark think of him when he got home? Would he treat him any differently? Steve was glad he could have a these quiet moments to ponder over his thoughts. During training, there wasn't a lot of private time to think things over.
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The applicants were brought on their morning routine; they were well used to it by now. Breakfast in bowls on the floor was followed by their communal toilet break and shower. They were then brought into the hall to recite the sub mantra, provide their Doms with blowjobs, and receive their morning punishments. Thankfully, the Doms hadn't noticed that Steve had comforted Kev all night so they both only received their standard 10 flogs. Most of the other applicants had only received 10 or 20 flogs. It looked like the remaining 16 applicants were well drilled in the rules and expectations of sub instructions.
Steve noticed that Master Joe wasn't in the hall amongst the other Doms. He also hadn't been there to wake the applicants, bring them to breakfast or watch them as they showered. Steve and the other applicants had been chatting during breakfast. He explained to them what had happened yesterday during Master Joe's attempts to break Steve. They were shocked with how Steve had entered a place of paradise and how Master Joe had sulked off in embarrassment. The others had suggested that maybe that's why Master Joe was a no show.
Steve was taken aback. Was that the reason why? Had Steve broken Master Joe's confidence and now he was gone? If he had caused Master Joe to quit, then there was a power in Steve's submission. It was an interesting thought and it gave Steve a mixture of different emotions and feelings. It was confusing and he would need to work through them to figure them out. Submission was about giving up control so you were under the jurisdiction of another. But yesterday, his submission had given him power. He had gotten what he had wanted: pleasure and control over Master Joe, causing the Dom to quit in embarrassment. After all, what's the point of a Dom that can't be dominant, Steve thought wickedly. There was definitely something there in Steve's submission that he could utilise. He could use his submission to get what he wanted. The tactical cogs were turning in his brain, but he would have to ponder over that later as a new day of training was getting underway.