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“A Cut Above the Law” by That Guy

Submitted to Contest #159

Wang screamed as the nine serpents’ fangs sank into his exposed buttocks. The backs of his legs were already ravaged and the caustic venom coursed through his body.  He closed his eyes and dug his hands and feet deeper into the wooden post he was tied to. The creatures lingered to slither up his back until, with a jerk, the torturer retracted them back into the whip’s shaft.   Chief magistrate Hsu tsked and stroked his long black beard. With a raised eyebrow, he turned to councilor Lin, top advisor to the emperor, who was sitting ...

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