Daniel was on a battlefield on earth, moving through the ruins of a village. He had been in a battle where his entire squad had been wiped out, by the insurgents. They had taken a lot with them but now he was a lone and it was getting dark. He was trying to make it back to his base, but that was miles away. His life expectency was not good. Suddenly there was a bright light that hit him and that was the last thing he remembered from Earth.<br/><br/>He awoke in what appeared to be a large tent made of colorful material. All about him were the naked forms of beautiful women who were chained together and had metal collars about their necks. He had on a simple tunic like piece of clothing but no collar and no chains. He stood up and looked about him. Was he in some bedowin's tent? Though it looked like one the women about him were not Arab. That is when he heard the shouts from outside the tent in a language he did not understand or recongize. It was not Arab or Afganistan, that was for sure. It almost had the tone of Greek, but wasn't that. He stepped over the prone, sleeping forms of the women and peered out of the tent. The sight that he saw stuned and confused him.<br/><br/>Outside the tent was a number of men dressed in Scarlet Tunics and what looked to be Ancient Greek Helmets. They carried swords and spears and a large round metal shield. They were forming up and one was yelling what he assumed was commands. They were on a grassy plain and from where Daniel could see there were others riding hard at them on strange steeds. They looked like Raptors from movies he had seen, only larger. They to wore the Scarlet Tunics and had helments, and equipment like those defending the Camp. In wagons that looked strange to him were other women, naked and wearing collars that were screaming in panic voices.<br/><br/>The men in the camp prepared for the attack, they threw their spears and took down a couple of the riders then the battle was joined with sword and shield. Those on the strange mounts jumped from them and attacked with sword and shield. It was a bloody battle and it did not look good for the defenders as there were more of the attackers and seemed to be better then the defenders. Something in Daniel made him rush forward and pick up a sword and shield from a fallen man. He had trained for fun with sword and shield for martial arts training as well as other aspects of the arts. He joined the men that defended the camp and with a savagery attacted those that were attacking. He was good, and he was able to spin and slash with his weapon, taking down two of the attackers. His tactics were not familiar with those he fought against or with.<br/><br/>He used his skills in the Martial Arts to spin, attack, duck, and manuver, using his shield to bash and throw off balance his opponets. He also was able to use his legs to knock his oppenets from under them and burry his sword in their chests. The ferocity of his attacks turned the tied of battle for the Defenders and they pushed the enemy back until they had enough and they ran for their lives. When the fighting was over all but three of the enemy were dead and there was but five of the armed defenders our of twenty.<br/><br/>He looked at the five before him, his shield at the ready and his sword in hand. They looked at him, all ready to do battle again, but with an air of not wanting to battle someone that had helped them. A voice of a man from another tent broke the silence. "Hold. Stand Down." he told the men in English. They immediately took a more passive stance and looked at the man that had exited the tent. He wore Yellow and black stripped robes. He approached Daniel raising his hands to show he held no weapon. "Have no fear, no one is going to harm you." he smiled. He then said something to the men in the other language and they began dragging bodies away and collecting weapons and shields.<br/><br/>"I am Jamal, Slave Trader." he introduced himself. "You fought well today, and helped save my precious cargo of slaves and new acusitions, not to mention my life." he smiled. "Come, sit with me in my tent and we will talk."<br/><br/>Daniel follwed Jamal and he found out alot from their talk. He was no longer on Earth but another workd called Gor. The planet was in the same solar system as Earth but on the opposite sied of the Sun where it could not be seen or detected. It was kept that way by who he called the Priest Kings. Evidently the Gods of the world. He was taken from Earth and brought to Gor in one of the Black Ships of the Priest Kings. Ships that were crewed by men, slavers, that went to Earth to select beautiful women to bring back to be sold into slavery. Sometimes men, like him were brought. Not often and usually as slaves as well. But he told Daniel that he was informed that he was not to be made a slave but was to serve another purpose one he didn't know.<br/><br/>Daniel stayed with Jamal for several months, helping guard the cargo of slaves. The men gave him a scarlet tunic and a helment to go along with the sword and shield he now carried. They called themselves Warriors and he found out that Gor had a number of casts. The Warrior Cast was one of the High Casts and were bound by honor and oaths. Well most of them anyways. They visited a number of cities, unlike anything Daniel had ever seen. Tall graceful towers rose into the sky with walkways between them. They were beautiful and not filled with the smog and foul smells of Earth's vehicles. People walked about the cities or rode the strange reptilian animals or other animals to get around. Life there was more like the Ancient Greeks and Persains, where slavery was quite common. Jamal made money on selling his slaves, he learned the distinction of the White Silk Girls and Red Silk girls and of course slaves that were ment for other duties of slaves.<br/><br/>Jamal taught him much including the language that was common on Gor. He learned that the high casts knew of Earth and many spoke English. The life on Gor was simple, but savage at times. Technology was limited in some areas, like weapons but yet there was advancements in medicine that those of earth would dearly like to have, and the archetecture marvels of the cities was something that would also be wanted on Earth. He learned this had been the way of Gor for thousands of years. That it had been populated by the people of Earth. They had been brought to Gor by the Priest Kings.<br/><br/>But with all things, their time together was at an end. They had come to the Great City of Ar, one of the most powerful cities on Gor. Here Jamal Sold the best slaves to the Slave Market and in their stay there, Daniel saw and fell in love with the Great Birds called Tarns. They were magnificent creatures, huge Hawk like birds that could be ridden. Many were trained as war tarns and used by cities to help defend them. Jamal made it a point to see if Daniel was right for them, and he found that Daniel had a special ability to bond with animals. He had Daniel trained as a Tarnsman before he Left Ar and had purchased one for Daniel. A gowing away gift to the man that had saved his life. Daniel named him Midnight, as he was pure black and beautiful.<br/><br/>After Jamal departed. Daniel set out to explore Ar more and found himself at the Great Slave Market of Ar. He decended to the Pens where the slaves were kept in cages. They would be taken up and put on the auction block. But here was also priviate deals that could be made in the pens. For some reason Daniel felt compelled to purchase his own slave, as he had used some of those that Jamal had and had liked it. Pleasure Slaves were slaves that if trained properly gave their masters great pleasure, and not just in sex, but other ways as well.<br/><br/>As he walked about the pens his eyes fell upon one in a cage. Naked, beautiful, and clearly new to the collar. He could tell she was from Earth. Probably recently brought from there and sold to the Slave Market by another Slaver like Jamal. Something drew him to her and he called one of the slavers over and inquired of the price. Since she was new and untrained, she was not expensive. He paid the coins for her and had the slaver go and engrave a collar with his name on it "This slave belongs to Daniel Knight." Once he had the collar he had the slaver put it on her and give him the key. Then he snapped on a leash to the collar and pulled her from the Cage. He told her in English, "You are now my slave."