Along the base of the foothills, there were no immediate signs or smells of water. The day was hot again, and Dagok's brief surge of energy faded as sweat once again drained him.
Dagok scanned the landscape for any sign of water. He spotted a small crevice in the rock and crawled into it, hoping to find a hidden spring or stream.
The crevice was dry, but the shade was cool. Dagok sighed, but he was not defeated. He crawled back out of the crevice and continued his search.
The sun burned his back while he climbed rocks and sniffed the air. Water eluded him, and he suffered occasional dizziness. The sound of a boulder tumbling surprised him.
Dagok's instincts kicked in, and he leaped out of the way just as the boulder missed him by inches and crashed to the ground. Above him, a group of creatures staring down, their eyes glinting in the morning sun.
They were large, bipedal, and covered in fur - Orcs! They raised their wooden spears and bashed them against their shields.
Dagok's heart thudded when he recognized his kin. He raised his own spear, to show he was ready to defend himself.
"I am Dagok, son of Anipa and Lyvelle!" He shouted in Orcish. "I sought water for my family. Would you help me?"
The Orcs conversed briefly, grunting in a language that sounded familiar, but which he could not speak. A female pushed a young male out of their ranks and pointed at Dagok. He bared his fangs and gripped his spear tightly, working his way down the rocky decline.
Dagok's eyes narrowed as he watched the young Orc approach. He knew that this was a challenge, but he was not ready to fight his own kind.
"I do not wish to harm you," he said, his voice low and calm. "I only want to find water for my family."
However, Dagok's upbringing blinded him to how Orcs dealt with intruders. The young male roared and charged, spear aimed at Dagok's chest!
Dagok had no choice but to defend himself. He sidestepped the charging Orc and thrust his spear into the creature's side. It roared in pain and fell to the ground. Its spear clattered beside it.
The other Orcs' faces twisted with rage, Dagok's chest heaved. "I did not wish to kill him," he said, "but I will unless you brought water." The young male clutched his side and growled as he trembled upon the rocks.
The adult female roared and shook her spear! She prodded her tribe mates and pointed at the wounded male. The others burst into horrific laughter, and the female was shoved forward. Slowly, eyes locked onto Dagok's, she descended the hillside. A long obsidian blade threatened in her hand.
Dagok's heart was heavy as the female approached. He knew that he must not let his guard down, but he also felt that he should not kill her.
He dropped his spear and raised his hands in surrender. "I do not wish to harm you," he repeated, his voice shaking. "I only want to find water for my family."
The female Orc circled Dagok until she reached the young male. Baring her teeth and growling, she held out her knife and bent her knees to examine the wound. She shouted something angry at the male, who frowned and clutched his side as blood ceased to flow from it. Dagok was reminded of how quickly his wounds could heal.
Something more striking than a stone knife prodded Dagok's nostrils - a scent that he had never smelled triggered a strong reaction. The female looked very different; her body was strong and arousing. The brief battle started a series of natural urges that compelled him to take the female. His dehydrated state made it difficult for him to resist.
Dagok's instincts screamed at him to claim the female, to take her as his mate. He tried to resist the urge, but his body betrayed him. His cock swelled, and he could not hide it.
"I apologize," he stammered, attempting to keep his eyes on her face rather than her body as he approached her with empty hands. "I cannot control this."
The female spoke in broken words: "You - speak - words - stupid. You weak now - from bad." She pointed to the wasteland. "I kill you." Then she thrust the stone dagger!
Dagok faltered while trying to dodge the thrust. The razor-sharp obsidian sliced his forearm where the lizard's filthy mouth had bit. Pus and blood flowed, draining vital fluid from his depleted body. He managed to grip her wrist and shake the blade from her grasp, but he roared in pain!
He fell to his knees and tugged the female closer. His gaze landed on a skin bottle, half full, attached to her fur belt. She attempted to bite her fangs into his bleeding wound!
Dagok's instincts took over, and he grabbed the female's head with his other hand. He pulled her mouth toward his, initiating an instinctual, deeply ingrained ritual where each bit the other's tongue. The metallic taste of blood filled his senses - hers and his own. Her resistance melted as she groaned, a wild female who had never resisted her nature before. They fell to the ground. She pressed her body against his.
He broke away, grabbed the water skin from her belt, and drank deeply. The liquid soothed his parched throat and revived his body. He ripped the loincloth from her waist and wrapped it roughly around his bleeding wound before falling upon her.
The female struggled beneath him, but mostly to open herself up to his rampant organ!
Dagok's hips thrust against hers as he took her, his cock sliding into her wet warmth. Her muscles shuddered along his prick, causing him to groan with combat fueled pleasure. His powerful and deep thrusts were driven by primal urgency.
She bit him - on the neck, shoulders, upper arms, and chest - while her lower body bucked upwards to meet Dagok's thrusts. The stinging pain from her teeth drew dark blood, but he barely noticed. Their eyes locked in a shared mental state of basic survival for their species.
Dagok's mind was consumed by the primal act of mating; his body moved on instinct alone. He felt his orgasm building and thrusted harder and faster to reach the peak.
Her arousal intensified, and the female's moans turned into barked words Dagok couldn't understand. From a couple yards away, the wounded Orc responded with a sullen and angry voice. Was she telling him to kill Dagok while she occupied the intruder?
Dagok tried to comprehend her words but knew he had to act swiftly. He thrusted harder and faster, attempting to bring her to climax before others attacked.
The female howled when her orgasm hit! She thrashed beneath Dagok, ready to accept his seed.
He roared as he felt her climax around his cock. With one final thrust, he released his seed deep inside of her. His body shook with pleasure, filling her with cum.
Dagok collapsed on top of her, heart pounding and breathing ragged. The sound of tumbling rocks caught his attention - the wounded Orc was climbing slowly up the hillside. The female licked blood from where she bit him; his semen still flowed into her body, calming one part of his mind. The rest of his thoughts worried about his parents.
The Orc woman paused to say, "Water - get now." She pushed at Dagok, their act loveless but effective.