It was another sticky humid day in the jungle. Sweat ran down my temple as the mosquitoes seemed to be climbing over each other to get at my skin. Friggin worthless bug repellent, these jungle bugs thought it was candy. The weight of my pack seemed to be doubled in the heat and my socks squished in my shoes. My hired guide didn't seem to have too much trouble, but he was a native, very much used to the climate. We trekked on mile after mile in search of the great tribal mine of Zumadeawaue. It was a legend I that I studied for years. Some say it was a gold mine, others say diamonds. Most said it didn't exist. But I knew better. And it was something more than just gold or diamonds. It was something spiritual and sacred. I wasn't just some explorer looking for riches. I was searching for a higher power. I wanted to tap into the wisdom of the ancients. I wanted to feel the power of a greater being coursing through my veins. And I knew it was out there.
We had been searching for almost two weeks and I felt we were getting close. We kept finding bizarre artifacts that only seemed to steel my resolve. First there was a small stone sculpture maybe 3" tall of a nude man with small diamonds in his eyes and an arrow through his heart, and not 20 feet from that we saw a similar sculpture except twice its size and far more detailed. I kept these things in my pack and continued on figuring their meaning would be discovered when I reached the sacred place.
A few days later we came across what seemed to be a war ground. Hundreds of men slaughtered where they stood. Arrows and spears littered the ground. The battle had taken place maybe a few years earlier and the smell of decay overwhelmed us. My traveling companion began to say a chant then he took some incense out of his pack and lit it and waved the smoke over the dead all the while chanting "Abo tee-awa, Abo tee-awa" I assumed it was a prayer for the dead.
We continued on for another week but found nothing. I was beginning to lose hope. We hadn't come across anything of interest since the war ground and my aid was starting to think that maybe enough was enough and it was time to head back. Our food supplies were getting very low and I could not go on alone even with my rifle and pistol. I did not know this jungle very well and would never find my way back without him. I gave him more encouragement and promised more money to him when we returned. For the time being he agreed.
But a day later we saw something that shook both of to the very core and made my fears come true. We stumbled across a slaughtered man who had been dead well over a year. His body had been ritualistically dismantled and rearranged in a horribly sexual position. To be blunt his head had been removed and lodged up his rectum. This caused his skull to crack in several pieces. It was a horrible sight and it sent my aide screaming from me. I would have chased after him but my knees were shaking and I fell to the ground. What had I gotten myself into? This dark hole of the world contained things I could not have imagined. I lay there on my back and the world began to spin. Everything went dark and I don't know how long I was unconscious.
When I awoke it was raining. I was soaked to the bone and very cold for the first time in weeks. I stood up and called to my aid but there was no answer. I saw again the horrible sight in front of me and I shuddered at the thought. I picked up my bag and began to walk in the direction I came. But within an hour I was terribly lost. I lost track of day and night and after what seemed like forever jungle fever began to set in and I was thrashing through the bushes wildly.
All of a sudden I stumbled into a small river. I was terribly thirsty and drank like a mad man. Then floating through the air I heard voices. I thought I must be mad but I was certain I heard women's voices. I went up stream a bit and I saw three nude women bathing in the river. They were natives and chatting happily the way schools girls giggle over a cute boy. I thought I was seeing things but as I got closer they became all the more real. I stumbled over a rock and splashed to the water. They heard me and became frightened. I must have been quite a sight. I hadn't bathed in several days and I hadn't shaved or changed my clothes in over a week. Not to mention madly stumbling through a jungle can tend to give you a bit of a wild look. The women covered their naked bodies and ran to the trees. I called after them but with no luck. I stumbled again and hit my head on a rock. The world spun once more and the darkness took over.
I awoke inside a warm hut with a fire near me and I was naked under a leather blanket. I was bathed and fresh. There was a bowl of some sort of mush setting near me. I felt like I hadn't eaten in days and I greedily slurped it up. It had a bland corn taste, but I was in no position to be picky. I stood up and tried to leave the hut, but I found the door could not be opened. I tried to shake it open but with no luck. I began to search for another way out but there was none. The hut was well made out of heavy logs and vines and in my weakened state I could not break my way out. They had removed my pistol and knife so all I could do was sit back and wait for my captors to come to me.
Night fell and I began to get impatient. I yelled out to my captors calling them cowards and demanding that they show themselves. I knew they would not understand me but figured they would get the point. Not long after a flap in one of the walls was pulled up, opening a window. There were branches like bars allowing light in but I could not climb out. On the other side was an old woman holding some sort of shaft. It was oddly shaped and reminded me of a cock and balls except uncircumcised. She was shaking it at me and chanting. She raised the shaft to the sky and then fell to her knees. Then she did something that completely blew my mind. This ancient looking woman took the shaft and began to shove it inside her wrinkled old vagina. I thought I was seeing things, but there she was rolling on the ground moaning and wailing in passion shoving this thing inside of her. All the while whispering some form of chant to herself. After about 10 minutes of this she seemed to reach her climax, thrashing and churning her hips. Then she stopped and lay very still.