[Mr.Shhh]

Sorry Muffin Man, but I didn't draw the pic –  though I think it's clear FemXman was going for an exagerated reailty.  Anyway, it sure looks good to me.

I think I've got a name for my story (which I just finished).  Be on the lookout for "War Inc." 

[Mr.Shhh]

Hey Reaper!  Always glad to hear from you.  Any chance you've got more of The Monster coming our way?

[Mr.Shhh]

Heh heh.  Cool.  Kind of like "Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery".  Thanks Jeremy.

[Mr.Shhh]

I always saw this story as a one shot.  I have waaay too many ongoing stories without conclusions as it is.  Glad you enjoyed it!

[Mr.Shhh]

Thanks guys.  I'm already tinkering on the next chapter.  By the way, my new avatar pic of Jenna is a good indicator of how I see Mercy's general size / musculature. 

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Hurray!  I've finally managed to kick myself in the ass and get the next chapter finished!  I think some people might like where this one's going (Jeremy Wilson, I'm looking at you  ;)).
   

THE HUNGER
Chapter 8
By: Mr. Shhh

Strength competitions had become an increasingly popular draw across the country in the last few decades and the Iron Side annual arm wrestling tournament was no different.   Today however, was pandemonium. 

Word of Brock Kruger’s challenge had spread to the furthest reaches of the country drawing a crowd that could barely be contained inside the town hall.  Everyone it seems wanted to have a look at the massively muscle-bound stripper who had burned up Hardbodies. 

As Mercy walked up the steps of the venue, she drew stares from every man, woman and child.  She could almost hear the jaws hitting the ground.  Gasps of amazement were followed by nervous whispers.

“Did you see the size of her?”

“She’s even BIGGER than I heard!”

“How wide do you think that back is?!” 

Inside, the brawny beauty took in the view.  Hundreds of tables were set up for individual matches.  A large table in the center was reserved for the grand finale. 

“You should have run off in the night.” Came a familiar bellow.

Mercy turned to see Kruger approaching.  He stopped in front of her casting a shadow the size of a house.  His eyes crept across Mercy’s steel-hard curves like a sleazy caress.

“Damn, girl.  You are one sweet piece of ass…”

Grabbing her chest, Kruger proceeded to feel up her medicine ball pecs.  To Kruger’s surprise, Mercy didn’t resist.   

“No tits at all.  What’s the deal?  Do you want to be a man?”

Licking his lips, the massive brute explored Mercy’s rocky mid-section before grabbing her ass.  Her glutes were so ripped that he could barely squeeze them. 

“Shit, hard as rocks.  You’re breakin’ my heart, honey.  Still, I’m bettin’ there’s something left that's soft…”

A sly grin wrapped across his lips.  Slowly, his hands moved between the raven-haired girl’s legs.  A growing crowd of on-lookers watched as Kruger slid his hand down Mercy’s pants.

Suddenly, the big brute’s expression shattered.  His face went ghost white as he began to realize the full extent of Mercy’s inhuman conditioning.  Where there should have been the soft folds of female genitalia, Kruger just felt diamond, vein-engorged muscle.

Pulling his hand away, Kruger seemed deeply shaken.

“… Jesus, even your cunt!!  Y-you’re sick!” 

“I guess that means we can get started then.”  Mercy responded, tightening her fists.

“Not so fast, Miss,” Came a new voice, this one belonging to a thin man behind Kruger.

“I’m afraid you’ll have to climb the ladder of competition before you can challenge Mr. Kruger.

Mercy’s smoldering features tightened at this new development.

“Oh, I’m sorry,“ Kruger mocked.  “Did I forget to mention that yesterday?  You have to win your place to take on the champ.”       

Mercy turned and glanced over the sea of tables.  It looked like every athlete and bodybuilder in the State had turned up to take a shot at her.  Rows of beefy brutes were pumping up with everything from free weights to cinder blocks.

“You’ve only got four hours left to accumulate more wins that the current leader.”  The thin man continued.  “He’s standing at 56 victories over the past 5 days.”

Mercy suddenly felt a thousand eyes fixed on her.  A panicked expression tinted her usually ice-cold face.

***

The doors to the women’s bathroom swung open.  Mercy rushed to the sink and turned the tap.  Her heartbeat felt like a cavalry charge.  A handful of ice cold water slapped her to attention.

Looking in the mirror, she saw a scarred young girl staring back.       

A flash of memory shot through her. 

“Don’t quit!!  Don’t quit!!”  Shouted a voice from the past.

It was her father.  She could instantly feel an invisible strain like a hundred 50 pound plates strapped to every muscle.

“I won’t quit, Daddy.”  Mercy whispered. 

Taking her hands off the sink, she brought them together in a strained crab flex.  Stitches in her shirt groaned as her tight man-muscles inflated.

“I won’t quit, Daddy!  I won’t!!”  Mercy called, he voice rising.

Squeezing her fists harder, the young girl began crunching out stronger flexes.  Artery-like veins pressed through her clothes and appeared across her neck.

Lifting her tremendous arms, Mercy fired out an earth-shattering bicep crunch.

“I won’t! quit!  I won’t quit!!”   She bellowed as her body pumped into a sick flurry of sinew.

***

“I’m ready.”  Came a determined voice from behind Kruger and the judges. 

Turning to face it, everyone  found a hulking muscle-machine that looked ready to burst out of her clothes.  Mercy was back from the washroom, but she had left any trace softness at the door.  She looked harder and tougher than any man alive.

“… Bring it on.” 

[Mr.Shhh]

It's time for another round of Hardbody art!  Let's start with a commission by the always amazing FemXman. 

This is the shot from chapter 4.  Being European, Zebodoy's given Jenna a slightly different look.  The clothes and hair almost make her seem German (to me at least).    I'd love to see him pour her into different clothes.  Lingere sounds nice!

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Hey AbyssPlanet, sorry I've been away from Hardbody so long (and from writing in general).  I've started tinkering again on some new stuff, so hopefully I'll have it up soon.  It's a little self contained story featuring a new character.  I promise I'll get back to Jenna at some point!

[Mr.Shhh]

Great stuff, like usual.  I like that we finally get to see E strain a bit!

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Thanks a lot!  Unfortunately, I don't do much drawing anymore, however I've been fortunate to have some great artists offer their interpretations of my characters.  Check out the thread "The art of Hardbody" in the art boards. 

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