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The jungle was strangely quiet tonight, nothing but the sound of soft footsteps running through the grass and leaves. Moving through the jungle was an odd pair, a sleek black panther with a young human on it’s back. The human was fairly young and well-built, with short black hair and a red loincloth around his waist. This was the wild boy Mowgli, and his guardian panther Bagheera.

Mowgli was rather confused, looking around at the unfamiliar area. He’d never been in this part of the jungle before…and he was pretty sure this wasn’t the way to the man-village, either. Not that he minded not going to the village, of course…it was just that his ride, Bagheera, seemed determined to get somewhere and Mowgli had no idea where it was.

“Where are we going?” he finally asked his guardian.

“We’re going to see my old friend, Kaa.” The panther replied, not stopping his trek. “He’s going to be taking care of you from now on.”

Mowgli blinked, confused. He’d never heard of this friend before, ever. And since when did he need to be ‘taken care of’? “I…thought we were heading to the man-village.”

Bagheera seemed to smirk when he responded. “And you said you wouldn’t go there, ever.”

“Of course not! The jungle is my home! I am not going to leave it! I don’t care about this Shere Khan!” Mowgli fiercely retorted. “I don’t care what the wolves say or what you say, I’m not leaving the jungle!”

“Of course not.” Bagheera chuckled to himself. “So we’re going to see Kaa. He’s the smartest snake in the jungle, and he’ll help you stay here.”

Mowgli blinked. “A…snake?” He’d never seen a snake before, but he had heard about them from the other wolves. “I thought snakes were…evil, sneaky creatures.”

Bagheera took a surprisingly harsh tone when he replied. “Not Kaa. He is wise, clever, and helpful. I trust him completely, and I’m going to be placing you in his care.”

The man-cub groaned. Another guardian. Like he was still a little kid. “I can take care of myself…”

Bagheera sighed. “Not in the jungle. You wouldn’t last one day. Besides, he wants to help you stay here. That’s what you wanted, isn’t it?”

“I…guess so…” the boy admitted.

“Then it’s settled. We’re going to go see him. Now hold on…we’ve got a bit further to go.” Bagheera suddenly sped up, nearly throwing Mowgli off his back.

The boy just clung to his guide’s back and groaned to himself. Fine, he thought to himself. I’ll see this Kaa snake. Then, soon as he falls asleep, I’ll find a way to escape and live free as a bird in the jungle. Clearly, nobody is going to let me live my own life.

Kaa apparently lived in one of the abandoned palaces the monkeys would normally inhabit. Mowgli wondered why they hadn’t seen or heard any of them as they entered the overgrown courtyard…then again, he wasn’t really looking for monkeys, just looking for ways to escape.

The stone palace was surprisingly well-hidden…the thick brush of the jungle covered it so well that Mowgli had originally thought it was just more jungle until he saw the thick bricks in between the vines. He also noticed that Bagheera had to jump a pretty large gap to get into the main courtyard, which might mess up his escape plan…but he’d cross that bridge when he came to right. Right now, he had to meet Kaa.

The main building was almost completely covered in vines, and Mowgli had to push several hanging vines away from him as Bagheera entered through a hidden doorway. The boy had to admit, this would be a good place to hide from the tiger, but he wasn’t interested in hiding.

“Kaa!” Bagheera called out into the darkness. “I’ve brought him here.”

With only a bit of moonlight streaming in through a few high windows, Mowgli had to squint to make anything out. The room they were in was wide and almost empty, except for a few rocks and a strange thick vine all around…

Suddenly, the vine moved, nearly making Mowgli jump. “So…” an unfamiliar voice spoke up. “This is the man-cub?”

Mowgli searched for the source of the voice, finally seeing two yellow eyes that seemed to glow in the darkness. As Mowgli’s eyes adjusted to the light, he could make out the head of a snake looking him over, moving around him and shifting his massive coils around the room. The man-cub had to suppress a shiver as he realized just how big this snake was.

“Yes, Kaa. This is him.” Bagheera answered before turning to look at Mowgli. “Don’t be rude, man-cub. Introduce yourself.”

Mowgli shook off his nervousness and got off Bagheera’s back. When he looked up, the snake’s head was only a few inches away from his own, the huge yellow eyes staring directly into him. The boy steeled himself and spoke. “I’m Mowgli. Are you...really Bagheera’s friend?”

“Oh yes.” The snake answered with a small chuckle. “An old friend Bagheera forgot about. He needed to be reminded of how good a friend I can be.”

Mowgli turned away from the snake, folding his arms in an attempt to look defiant. “Hmph. Doesn’t matter. I won’t be staying with you.”

Bagheera made a sound like he was going to reprimand Mowgli, but the snake interrupted him. “Now, now. Don’t worry, he’ll see soon enough. Why don’t you go…amuse yourself while I have a word with our little guest?”

“Yes, Kaa.” Bagheera replied automatically, and suddenly the panther was gone, leaving Mowgli alone with the huge snake. The boy shivered nervously, but tried to suppress it. He couldn’t be scared.

He felt the snake’s eyes on him. “It’s nice to meet you, Mowgli.” He spoke, shifting his huge head to be in front of Mowgli’s face. A loop of his tail settled around the back of Mowgli’s neck, causing the boy to flinch away.

“Well it’s not nice to meet you!” Mowgli snapped, trying to wriggle himself out of the coil. “I-I’m leaving…”

“You shouldn’t leave just yet.” Mowgli blinked. What was that in Kaa’s eye…it was nothing. Mowgli shook his head clear as Kaa continued to speak. “It’s dangerous outside, and we’ve only just met. Shouldn’t we at least get to know each other?”

Mowgli…had to admit, he had a point. There was no sense in leaving right now…it was too dark out, and he owed Kaa an audience…but only for tonight. As soon as the sun came up, he was going.

“O…Ok.” Mowgli sighed. “But there’s no point. I won’t be staying long.”

Kaa chuckled. “Well, you’ll be staying tonight, at least. Have a seat. Make yourself comfortable.”

Something shuffling behind Mowgli got his attention, and he turned to see what looked like a lump of Kaa’s coils right behind him. Clearly, the snake wanted him to sit down on top of his coils. But he felt rather uncomfortable doing so… “I don’t think so, Kaa…”

There was that thing in his eyes again…on second thought, Mowgli was feeling a little woozy. Mowgli carefully seated himself on top of the snake’s thick coils. His rear sunk into the loop of scales, and Mowgli had to admit, it was surprisingly comfortable.

“So. Let’s talk.” Kaa settled himself down, keeping himself on eye level with Mowgli. “Bagheera told me that you wanted to stay in the jungle.”

“Of course I do. It’s my home.” Mowgli replied. “Hey…where is Bagheera anyway?”

Kaa glanced to the side. “He’s in the next room, having a bit of…alone time. He’s earned it. You were very fortunate to have him as a guardian.”

“I don’t need him to guard me.” Mowgli snapped. “I don’t need anyone to guard me.”

Kaa’s eyes glimmered in the darkness. “Are you sure about that?”

“W-well…” Suddenly, Mowgli felt unsure. “O-of course I am! I was raised by wolves…”

“But you’re not a wolf.” Kaa reminded him, slithering closer to him. His eyes seemed to sparkle as he continued. “You don’t have any claws or fur…incidentally, are you cold?”

Mowgli couldn’t deny that Kaa was…no, not right, he had a point, but he wasn’t right…still… “A…a little cold…” Yeah, he was cold. That was why he was shivering. Yeah, that was it.

“Would you like to be a little warmer? I can help.” The tip of Kaa’s tail slowly came up and slithered across Mowgli’s waist. The scales were cool – no, they were warm. They were warm and Kaa’s eyes were pretty.

“Oh-uh-okay…s-sure…” Mowgli nodded, and he felt Kaa’s tail start to wrap around him…it felt nice…

“Back to what I was saying. You don’t have any real claws or teeth…really, what do you have?”

Mowgli’s head was beginning to feel fuzzy…he couldn’t think of an answer right away, but once he regained his focus, he remembered. “I’ve got my hands…and my muscles…”

Kaa smirked. “Yes…” Mowgli felt the snake’s tail caress his bare chest. He liked how it felt…”You do have muscles…but so does every creature in the jungle. I have muscles…in fact, let’s test those muscles.”

Mowgli smiled, eager to show off his strength. “You bet! What do you want me to do?”

“Very little. Just…” Suddenly, the snake’s coils tightened around the boy, and Mowgli realized his arms were pinned. “…get your arms out of my…hug.”

Mowgli regained his bearings…how high had those coils come up to…no matter, Kaa was testing him now. Mowgli took a deep breath and tried to push his arms out, but the snake’s tail kept them pinned, no matter how hard he pushed…Kaa’s grip was strong…

The snake sighed, bringing Mowgli’s attention back to his green…blue…yellow eyes. “You see? You aren’t all that strong…it’s a good thing I would never harm you.”

Mowgli swallowed. Yeah…Kaa would never hurt him, and he wasn’t very strong…not really…he felt ashamed, and he slumped into the coils that gently loosened around him. “No…no, I guess I’m not so strong…” he sniffled.

“Sh-sh-sh-shhh…” Kaa cooed, the tip of his tail stroking Mowgli’s hair. “It’s nothing to be ashamed of. It’s just who you are. You can’t help being who you are.” The snake’s eyes flashed into Mowgli’s mind…there were definitely different colors now…

“Thank you…” Mowgli thanked his kind, honest friend with the funny eyes…what was going on with them? The boy was overwhelmed with curiosity. “What are your…”

“My eyes?” The snake chuckled. “Let’s just say that I can look into your soul and see what you really are. What you honestly want. Would you like to hear it?”

“Y-yesss…” Mowgli slurred. It was so hard to talk, but he wanted to hear what Kaa had to say about him…

The swirling eyes intensified, and Mowgli was drawn even deeper inside. “You put on a front of strong stubbornness and defiance, but deep down, you know that you’re small and helpless. You know you can’t survive the jungle by yourself…that you need someone to look out for you.”

Mowgli knew that Kaa was telling the truth…he knew things about himself that he never wanted to show. How scared and small he felt, how he needed someone like Bagheera or Kaa to protect him…”Ye-yes, I know tha-“

Suddenly, a tightness around Mowgli’s neck cut off his words. “Don’t speak, man-cub. Only listen.” Kaa whispered, and the whisper echoed in Mowgli’s mind.

“What you need is someone to protect you…no, not just protect you. Define you. Command you. You do not trust yourself to live by yourself. No man-cub can. Left to themselves, they become sad and unfulfilled inside, never knowing their true place, no matter how much they deny it.”

Mowgli drank in all Kaa told him, feeling himself being raised towards the spirals…the closer they came, the bigger they were, and he loved looking at them more as his thoughts became Kaa’s voice…

“You drove away Bagheera, your last master, with your fake stubbornness and anger. You don’t want to be that boy anymore. You want to be a new man-cub…a man-cub that need never fear driving away his friend. You don’t want to lose me, ever.”

No. No. Mowgli didn’t want to drive Kaa away. He wanted to stay with Kaa. He would do anything for Kaa…

The spirals suddenly stopped, and Mowgli’s head began to clear. It all made sense now…how he’d driven away Bagheera, how he needed to be defined and commanded…it all made sense.

“I can help you become a whole new man-cub, Mowgli.” Kaa told the boy wrapped up neck-to-toe in his coils. “I can teach you to be the man-cub you truly are inside, what will make you content and at peace. Start a whole new life, where you’ll never repeat the mistakes you made before. Do you want me to do that?”

“YES!” Mowgli cried out before he even realized the coil around his neck had loosened. “Yes, Kaa! Please! I want to be a new man-cub!”

The snake smiled broadly. “I know you do. Tonight, we’ll clear out all that was your past self. Tomorrow, we learn who you really are.”

“Yes, yes, yes! What do you need me to do, Kaa?” Mowgli begged.

“Just look deep into my eyes…” The spirals returned, even stronger than before, swallowing Mowgli up in their light. The colors consumed him, emptying his mind, making him feel…so relaxed…so tired…everything was so safe…and wonderful…

A voice entered his mind. “And now, I need you to listen careful-“

Mowgli vaguely heard a crude sound in the back of his mind…it sounded familiar…

“Oh for – I did not tell you to fall asleep!” Kaa’s voice shouted in his head, and Mowgli roused himself to be as awake as possible…

“Suh-sorry…” Mowgli yawned, still encased in the snake’s coils. The colors still spun in Kaa’s eyes, though they were going a bit slower than before.

The snake just groaned. “Just for that, you don’t get to keep your name. You are going to forget everything that came before tonight. Now, what is your name?”

“Mowgli…” the boy’s voice replied sleepily.

“No. You are not Mowgli. You have no name.” Kaa’s voice echoed from everywhere in the sea of spirals.

Mowgli…no…mow…mo…the boy nodded inside himself. He was not Mowgli. He had no name.

“What is your name?” the voice called again.

“I have no name.” The boy answered.

“Correct, man-cub. Now…let us continue…”

A young man-cub slowly opened his eyes. _Wh…where am I…_Sunlight was streaming in from two windows high above him, making his vision blurry. He thought to rub the blurriness away from his eyes, only to realize that something was holding his arms to his sides…something that was all around him…

The boy’s eyes shot open, trying desperately to understand the situation. Where was he? What was going on? Once his eyes adjusted, he saw that he was in some kind of stone room, with a huge snake’s coils wrapped around him…

“Good morning, man-cub.”

The boy looked up at the source of the voice. It was a green and brown snake, with a huge body, smiling mouth and…pretty eyes…the boy felt himself relax slightly, but the confusion persisted. “Who…who are you?”

The snake smiled. “You seem confused, man-cub. But there is nothing to be afraid of. My name is Kaa. I am your…friend. And more importantly, I am your teacher.”

The man-cub blinked. “Teacher?”

“Yes, my pet. You are just beginning your life as man-cub. That is why you cannot remember anything. Don’t worry, all will be explained.”

The boy relaxed in the snake’s coils. That made sense…but then…”Who…who am I?”

“You’re a man-cub. As for your name…you need to earn it. You need to learn the virtues of being a man-cub. Once you’ve committed these virtues to your soul, I will grant you a name, and your life will begin. Do you understand?”

The nameless boy thought for a moment. Yes…this vaguely made some sense…and it wasn’t like there was anything else he could do. “Yes, Kaa, I understand.”

Kaa smiled at him. “Good boy. Now…let’s begin.” The snake’s coils unwrapped the boy, and he brought himself to his feet in front of the snake.

“The first virtue is respect. Simple enough to follow. Just know to look me in the eyes whenever I speak to you, and never address me as anything other than ‘Kaa’ or ‘Master’.”

The boy nodded, making sure that he was looking directly into Kaa’s eyes as he did so. “Yes, Kaa.”

“Good. The second virtue is shamelessness. Remove that loincloth.”

The boy hesitated. The snake was asking him to get naked in front of him? Something seemed off, but he couldn’t think of why. “Uh…w-why?”

There was a small flash in the snake’s eyes. “A man-cub has…duties. He may not always be unclothed, but he must be able to perform his roles and responsibilities as naked as the day he was born. Now, remove it.”

The boy…couldn’t refuse. He had no reason to. Without any more hesitation, the boy took the loincloth in his hands and slid it down his legs. He stepped out of the cloth and stood before his master, as naked as he could be. He felt the urge to cover himself from the snake’s eyes, but those same eyes told him otherwise.

“No shame, man-cub. You can be overdressed, but never underdressed. Every inch of you is free for all to see…and touch.”

Just then, the tip of the snake’s tail flicked itself at the boy’s exposed rear, almost making the boy jump. But the boy had to be shameless, so he didn’t flinch when it touched him again, or try to hide himself as the snake took a good, long look at his parts.

“…a little small, but you’ll be on the bottom anyway…” the snake muttered to himself before turning his gaze towards his rear. “Yes…this’ll be much more fun…”

The man-cub didn’t understand what the snake was talking about, and he honestly felt a little nervous. But he felt no shame as Kaa looked him over, nor did he flinch when Kaa’s tail pinched his ass. This was how he had to be, to earn his name. And this was easy enough to do.

Eventually, Kaa finished appraising him and slithered in front of his view again. “Alright. Now, time for the next test. Follow me, naked man-cub.”

The snake slithered out of the room, and Mowgli obediently followed, leaving his loincloth behind. A part of him wondered if he’d ever wear it again, but he decided that it didn’t matter.

The snake led the boy out into the courtyard, through the discarded rocks and grass-covered floor. The nude man-cub briefly wondered if there was anyone else outside looking at him, but ultimately decided it didn’t matter. It would never matter again.

Soon, they came up to a deep, wide pit surrounding the palace. Kaa nodded towards it. “Look down, man-cub.”

The boy did, and he saw the bottom of the pit, at least 10 feet below. There was nothing but rocks there, and the man-cub knew that if he fell into the pit, he would be killed immediately.

“Now stand there, facing the pit straight ahead.” The boy obeyed, though he wondered what the point was. He was never going to be able to jump across that pit…

“Now…shut your eyes tight and walk forward.”

The man-cub froze in shock. “Wh-what?! No way!”

The snake’s head slithered in front of him. “The virtue that we are learning is trust. You need to trust me to catch you.”

“B-but I don’t even know you! I can’t – “

“Yes, you can.” The snake’s eyes flashed in a way that wasn’t the sunlight reflecting off them. “You have to. You will trust me.”

The boy looked back into his teacher’s eyes. Yes…he could trust him. He had to trust him. “Oh…ok. I’ll…trust you.”

Kaa smiled. “Then shut your eyes tight.”

The boy opened, clamping his eyes shut. He couldn’t see the gap in front of him, how deep it was, or if there was anything to stop him from falling into the abyss.

“Now start walking. And don’t stop.”

The man-cub hesitated, but eventually, he put his leg forward and began to walk. He took his first step and felt himself fall…for only a second, and then his foot touched something solid underneath him. Scales…Kaa’s tail. He was right to trust Kaa.

“Keep walking. And don’t open your eyes.”

Getting over his initial fear and relief, the nameless man-cub continued walking forward, doing his best not to think about how high he was or how narrow the snake’s body was. The snake’s tail always underneath his feet…until it wasn’t. Suddenly, the boy felt grass and stones on his toes once more, and realized that he had crossed the gap.

“Stop, and open your eyes.”

He relaxed. The test was over, he had proven that he’d trusted Kaa, and now he wouldn’t have to cross that gap again…

Except when he opened his eyes, the snake didn’t look entirely pleased. “You hesitated.” Kaa stated simply.

The boy shrugged. “Well…it is pretty high…”

“No excuses, man-cub.” The snake’s eyes suddenly started spinning, and the boy felt himself being drawn into them. “You must trust me completely. You trust me more than you trust yourself. I am your friend, your protector, your master. Trust me completely.”

The snake’s voice echoed in the nameless man-cub’s mind, and his thoughts soon echoed Kaa’s requests. Trust. Trust him completely. No more hesitation. No more fear. He is my friend and master. I trust him more than I trust myself.

The spirals soon stopped, and the boy’s head began to clear once more. “Now…let’s do that again. Shut your eyes and walk towards the gap.”

There was no hesitation this time. The human’s eyes snapped shut and he quickly began marching towards the cliff. He knew he could trust Kaa with his life and safety. This trust wasn’t misplaced, either…the snake caught him again, and before long he was back on the courtyard of the palace where he’d first woken up.

“Very good, man-cub. Now for the next test. Open your eyes.”

The naked human opened his eyes to see his trusted friend and master. The wise snake motioned to the ground in front of him, and the boy could see several large rocks in front of him.

“Pick up the largest of this rocks, and bring it inside.” Kaa requested.

The man-cub blinked, but shrugged and braced himself. Clearly, this was a test of his strength. The biggest rock was almost the size of his chest, but he could take it. Bending down, he took the unwieldy stone in his arms and pushed himself up. The rock was heavier than he expected, especially since he had to carry it at his chest rather than his exposed waist.

But he could still carry the stone, and he slowly made his way back into the main building. Carrying that rock was a lot more taxing than he expected, but he managed to get past the entrance of the room – the same room he’d woken up in – and was just about to put the rock down when he heard Kaa’s voice again.

“Don’t put it down, manling. Bring it to…that corner.” The snake pointed to the furthest corner away from him. The boy grunted in exertion and continued walking.

After what seemed like an eternity, he finally made it to the far corner. The snake seemed satisfied. “Put it down gently, man-cub.”

Relieved, the boy kneeled down and set the huge stone down at the corner. Once it had been placed back on the floor, the boy stood up and stretched his back out. That was exhausting, but at least it was over –

“Now pick it back up and bring it to the other corner.”

The manling spun around in shock and anger. “What? Why?!”

Kaa looked directly into his eyes, and suddenly there where colorful spirals drilling the snake’s words into the boy’s mind. “Because I told you to. The most important virtue of a man-cub is obedience. You do as your master commands, not because you like it, not because you will receive a reward, not because there are reasons, but because you were commanded. You do not question or hesitate…slave-cub.”

The spirals stopped, and the snake made his command again. “Now, pick up the rock and bring it to the other corner.”

The slave-cub knew better than to disobey or question. He picked up the rock and carried it to the other corner. They repeated this several times…each time the slave hesitated, his master would look in his eyes, and he’d hesitate a little less the next time.

Eventually, there was no hesitation. “Good boy, man-cub. Thank me.”

“Thank…you.” The slave, covered in sweat and dust, gasped out. He wasn’t sure why he would thank Kaa, but he was commanded to, and obedience was his most important virtue.

“Time to eat.” The snake remarked, gesturing to another door that was opposite the one leading outside. The boy slumped towards it, following Kaa towards the next destination.

The room was smaller than the last one, and the boy was surprised to find that at the center of the room was a small wooden table covered with fresh fruit. Where had it come from? Who had brought it there?

“A…tribute.” The snake explained. “Sit down there.” He pointed to a smooth rock on one side of the table.

The man-cub obeyed, sitting his bare ass down on the cold, hard rock. He sat there for a few moments, staring at the food before Kaa chuckled and said “You may be a slave, but you can still take care of yourself. When it is time to eat, you eat.”

Breathing a sigh of relief, the hungry boy dug into the fruits before him. Bananas and papayas and a red fruit he had no name for, all were swallowed in a matter of seconds by the nameless man-cub. Soon, he was full, and Kaa commanded him to stand and follow him.

The rest of the old temple was surprisingly well-kept, for a place that apparently had only a snake for an occupant. The boy didn’t think to question how…all he needed to understand was where everything was. There was a bathhouse with a cascading waterfall with which the boy washed off his sweat and grime, and…facilities for when he had to relieve himself. Once the boy was finished, the snake brought him deeper into the stone palace, into his home.

Kaa’s room was enormous, with a massive cloth bed that only Kaa would be big enough to rest in. Chains and manacles were attached to the walls in several places, and there was a raised platform with two thin poles stretching up to the roof.

The snake noticed him staring at the strange implements hung on the walls. “You’ll learn all about them later. Right now…have a seat.”

A ring of coils settled itself just beside the nameless boy, and the manling obediently sat himself down. It was much more comfortable than the rock. The scales rubbing against his flesh made him squirm slightly, but he soon calmed himself.

Kaa slithered on top of his luxurious bed and settled himself down, smiling contentedly. “Ahhh…now for some real fun.” He murmured to himself before turning to the nameless slave-cub. “Put your arms by your sides and spread your legs out.”

The manling obeyed without any question, shifting himself into the position his master wished him to be in. Suddenly, the coils underneath him began to shift, and the snake’s tail came up around him. The boy soon found his arms bound to his sides by Kaa’s coils, while his legs and groin stayed exposed to the snake’s eyes. He did not flinch or try to free himself, nor did he do anything to hide himself. He was a shameless, obedient man-cub, after all.

“Do try to relax, manling. Be yourself.”

The boy sunk into the coils, releasing a tenseness that he hadn’t realized he’d been holding in. “This is a nice room, Kaa. How’d you…you know, make it?”

“I had some help from the monkeys and the man-village…so, the monkeys.” The snake laughed at his joke, and the boy laughed with him. “Which reminds me of this one man-cub I met a while ago. His name was Mowgli…would you like to hear about him?”

The nameless boy nodded. “Sure.”

“I met him last night…he was the worst sort of man-cub. He was rude, disobedient, and he wore this shameful red loincloth that completely covered the parts that should be free for all to see and touch. Can you image such a stupid, thoughtless man-cub? Just think of what a selfish brat that boy would’ve been.”

“Yeah, he sounds awful.” The boy heartily agreed. What a dumb boy.

The snake nodded. “That boy needed a lesson but good. So I decided to teach him a lesson. Picture it in your minds eye, boy…a dumb, selfish boy, standing in a shameful red loincloth, filled with rudeness and disobedience.”

“I can see him.” The nameless boy began to image this stupid man-cub named Mowgli, standing in his dumb red loincloth.

“So here’s what I did. I hypnotized him…” The boy noticed a strange red color in the snake’s eyes…looking at it made him feel…warm inside…

“I looked deep into his eyes, and turned him into a mindless slave. A mindless, dumb man-cub who could only obey my every whim with a dumb grin on his face. Just imagine it, manling. Imagine Mowgli sudden staring at nothing, thinking nothing, wrapped up in my coils…”

The boy imagined it, picturing the scenario in his mind’s eye…and as he did, he felt a strong stirring in his loins…the idea of a mindless, hypnotized man-cub made him feel very…eager for something that he couldn’t describe…

“Then I wrapped him up tight in my coils, so he couldn’t move or fight back. Almost like you are now, actually…”

More of those red spirals…Suddenly, the boy was acutely aware of his masters warm coils all around him…he starting shivering in…excitement…

“Well, at any rate, I then showed him this…” The snake moved a section of his tail up to where the boy could see him, and a thick, red rod slipped out…the snake’s cock. “And then I commanded him to open up his mouth and suck it hard…more than he deserved, really. Most man-cubs would give anything to taste this…”

“Y-yess…” The boy felt his own rod stiffen, and he started to drool as he stared at the snake’s cock, wishing for all the word that he could suck it himself…or at least be able to touch himself, but the coils prevented that…

“But I wasn’t quite finished with…rewarding the dumb boy. So I lifted him in my coils, and shoved my tail right into his ass. Just imagine it, my tail fucking him, with him unable to do a thing about it…What a fortunate boy…”

“Ye-yes, yes!” The nameless manling was shaking with barely-repressed lust now, the scene in his minds-eye filling him with the desire to be fucking, just like Mowgli was…”S-such a lucky man-cub!”

“You’d want that, wouldn’t you?” The snake hummed, his spiraling eyes creeping closer to the boy’s face. “You’d love that, even more than Mowgli would. That stupid, stubborn brat couldn’t appreciate it like you could…You want to be fucked, again and again, day after day after day…”

“Yes! Yes! Yes, please, I wan – “ The boy’s pleading was cut off when the snake’s tail suddenly constricted around his neck.

“Remember though, you’re still a slave.” The snake reminded him. “You don’t ask me for anything, not even sex…unless I say otherwise. You just accept it when I give it to you, and you love it, and you submit to my commands completely. Is that understood?”

The coil around his neck loosened, and the boy nodded. “Ye-yes, Kaa.” He would never be so presumptuous to demand sex from his master…but he would never refuse the master when he asked for his body…

Kaa smiled slightly. “I’m glad you understand. Now…just a few more lessons left. The next virtue is self-control. I’m going to unwrap you now, and even though you are as horny as you can possibly be, you will not touch yourself.”

As promised, the snake’s tail quickly unwrapped itself from around the boy. As he had been commanded, the horny boy did nothing to treat his hard-on, though it was the hardest thing he had ever done. He desired nothing more than to take it in his hands and pump, the scene of Mowgli’s mindless slavery playing out in his head. But his master had made a command, and he was meant to obey.

“Now…get on your hands and knees. Like a dog.” Kaa then commanded, and the boy obeyed, his knees falling to the stone floor and his hands quickly joining them. Just like a dog.

While waiting for his next command, the boy noticed what looked like an unskinned banana being held up in front of him. “No cock for you just yet…but take this into your mouth, and suck. Your job is to suck and massage this with your lips, all without biting…no matter what.”

The boy was disappointed that he wouldn’t get to suck his master’s cock, but he would not refuse a command. Opening his mouth, he felt the soft thing be pushed into his mouth, going almost to the back of his throat. He began to suck, imagining it to be Kaa’s amazing cock, and carefully began massaging it with his lips and tongue…the thought that he might one day get to suck his master’s dick made his own start to leak…

“One more thing, man-cub, do not release until I command you.” The snake remarked while he kept pushing the rod into the boy’s maw. The nameless slave-cub murmured his agreement around the rod, as he continued to suck and slurp…

Suddenly, there was a sharp pain in his rear, so sharp that the boy couldn’t help but bite down on the rod…It was a wonderful-feeling pain going right into his ass and pushing hard…Kaa was fucking him! It was wonderful!

And he had failed his orders. The snake shook his head, but didn’t seem too surprised. “At least you haven’t cum yet…Keep holding it in. And start sucking again.”

The boy did his best to obey, even as Kaa’s tail kept pushing deep into him. Every painful thrust made him tense, but he was able to restrain himself from cumming, if not from biting…he tried his best, he put every ounce he could into controlling his jaw, but every so often a particularly painful thrust made him bite into the rod…

He wasn’t sure how long they had been at this, but it felt like hours had passed, with Kaa’s tail constantly drilling into his rear. Holding back from release had become almost as painful as being fucked, but the boy kept it in. And he steadily got better at controlling his jaw...he had managed to keep himself from biting once the snake’s tail had gotten into a rhythm, so Kaa had begun removing himself from the boy’s ass before pushing right back in unexpectedly, catching the boy off guard to see if he really had control over himself. The first few times, he didn’t.

By the fifth time, the boy could accept the snake’s tail into him without any interruption to his sucking and slurping. He didn’t bite down, flinch, or change pace. He still loved the feeling of Kaa’s tail deep inside him, especially when it was fast and rough, but he could control himself whenever he felt it within him.

Eventually, the snake was satisfied. Removing the pseudo-rod from the boy’s mouth, the snake addressed him. “By the way…would you like to know what became of Mowgli?” he asked, still forcefully fucking him.

The boy slowly got his breath back before he replied. “Y-yes…” he wheezed out, his voice fainter than he remembered. All that time the rod had been at his throat had affected his speech, it seemed.

The snake’s eyes began to spiral again. “I ate him. Opened my mouth and swallowed him. It was the law of the jungle, after all. Once a man-cub has served it’s purpose, it is eaten. Their purpose is to entertain their masters, sexually and otherwise. They are at the bottom of the food chain, and they are content with that. You are content with that.” The spirals intensified. “If I were to eat you today, you would thank me for fucking you and letting you serve your life’s purpose. You know that you are a plaything for me, and nothing more. Is that right?”

Kaa’s words drilled into him with the same intensity of Kaa’s tail. They entered his mind and soul and imprinted themselves there. The nameless boy understood everything now. There was no hesitation, no doubt in his answer. “Yes, Kaa. That’s right. I’m a plaything, fit only to entertain and then be eaten. That is the law of the jungle.”

Kaa smiled broadly, and the tail gently removed itself from the boy’s ass. “Then you may release, man-cub.”

The boy cried aloud as he finally climaxed, spurting his long-repressed seed onto the floor in painful, wonderful release. It seemed to go on forever, but he was soon spent and collapsed onto his own cum, wheezing in exhaustion. The snake looked down on him in amusement, as was his right.

After the snake felt that he’d rested enough, the slithered up to the exhausted boy’s face. “There is just one more virtue before you have earned your name, manling.”

The nameless man-cub slowly opened his eyes. “Wh-what is it?”

The snake’s eyes were spiraling again, making the boy feel wonderful once more. “Contentment. You understand your life as a sex-slave and toy, and you are happy. You love your life, and you do not fear it ending as a meal. You make yourself fit and healthy so that you may serve as the best man-slut that you can be, because that is your life and purpose.

To show that contentment, as soon as you are by yourself, you will celebrate your future. You are exhausted, but you will dance. You will dance, naked and happy, as you sing of all the things that will become of you. How you will be fucked, brainwashed, made to suck cocks, and at the end of it all, eaten. And you will express how glad you are to be in this position, shameless and thoughtless and enslaved. And you will mean every word.”

The boy nodded eagerly.

“And now…I am not here. You are alone in the room.”

As soon as the snake said that, he vanished. The boy was alone in the room. Kaa was not there to watch him, judge him, laugh at him. Not at all.

The boy quickly picked himself off the floor. He saw how his chest was now covered in the cum he’d spurted out after Kaa had relentlessly fucked him. A broad smile stretched across his face as he remembered that, and realized that was his life.

The boy threw his head back and let out a joyous laugh, and began to skip around the room in circles. No matter how exhausted his body was, no matter how much his legs hurt, he had to celebrate his wonderful life!

“Kaa’s gonna fuck me, fuck me, fuck me!” The naked boy sang in a tuneless song, slapping his sore rear to emphasize that point. “I’ll suck his cock, cock, cock and drink his cum, cum, cum!” The shameless slave cub bounded eagerly around the room as he imagined his future. “I’m a silly slut, slut, slut, and I’ll be a happy slave until the day I die! What a wonderful life! I can’t wait!”

The boy heard a soft laughter, but it couldn’t be Kaa. He was alone in the room. The boy just kept dancing and singing, his spent cock bouncing around as his tired legs skipped along the stone floor. Life was wonderful, and it was going to be wonderful forever!

He kept on dancing for some time before Kaa’s voice interrupted him. “And now I’m back with you. You can stop dancing.” He chuckled.

The boy immediately stopped and smiled at his master. The snake grinned back. “So, manling…you’ve committed all of the virtues to heart? Recite them for me.”

The man-cub took a deep breath. “Respect, Shamelessness, Trust, Obedience, Self-control, and Contentment.”

“Very good.” Kaa was pleased. “You’ve earned yourself a name. What shall I call you…”

The nameless boy was excited to finally have a name for himself. A name Kaa could call whenever he wanted his body and mind to toy with. He couldn’t wait to learn what it would be.

Eventually, the snake chuckled. “What the heck. Your name will be Mowgli, just like that dumb little brat. That way…” The snake’s tail smacked the boy’s ass playfully. “Every time I fuck you, I’ll be fucking that disrespectful little brat.”

The boy – Mowgli – nodded as he accepted his new name. “I will be Mowgli for you, Kaa.”

Suddenly, the snake’s coils wrapped the boy from waist to neck and lifted him up in the air. “Well then…let’s celebrate your ascent into proper manhood with another few rounds…Mowgli.” The snake laughed, and Mowgli felt his tail-tip thrust itself into his bare ass. He didn’t grit his teeth this time, but smiled as he accepted his master’s fucking yet again.

“Now…” the snake wasn’t finished with him tonight – the long cock of the serpent appeared in front of Mowgli’s face. “Suck, Mowgli.”

Mowgli obediently opened his mouth and began to suck his master’s cock, all while Kaa’s tail continued pounding into him. As his master moaned with delight and his own sore cock began to stiffen yet again, Mowgli’s mind swam with happiness and spirals, his new life beginning in earnest...

Months later, the boy was sound asleep on a smaller bed in another part of the palace. His own room, which Kaa had showed him to after he’d fucked him several times on his first night as a proper man-cub. Whenever Kaa wasn’t in the mood, he’s sleep here…although he always made sure to sleep with his ass up in the air, in case Kaa changed his mind.

Months of a happy, contented life as Kaa’s man-cub, serving his master’s pleasures whenever he was called. And Kaa called him often, and many were his pleasures. Mowgli had been fucked in every way imaginable, hypnotized into taking multiple personas, and strung up in countless positions, each one more demeaning and painful than the last. And he loved every second of it.

Every moment he wasn’t being fucked, he was turning himself into the perfect vessel for being fucked. He ate well, kept himself clean, and generally made sure that Kaa would never be troubled by anything the man-cub needed. All Kaa needed to think about regarding Mowgli was how he was going to fuck him this time.

“Wake up, Mowgli.” Kaa’s voice entered the sleeping boy’s head, and in a second the sex-cub was wide awake. The snake bade him up out of his bed, and the naked slave stood before his master, eagerly awaiting today’s orders.

“Today will be a little different.” Kaa chuckled to himself as he looked the young man over. The boy had kept himself very fit, both in and out of coitus…he’d be just fine today.

“How so, Kaa?”

“Well…You know the original Mowgli? The dumb, foolish one?”

Mowgli nodded. “Yeah, I remember. What an idiot.”

“Well, his guardian, a panther named Bagheera, came by today. Apparently Shere Khan has moved on from the jungle, and he wanted you – him, back to escort to the man-village.” The snake winked at the boy. “Luckily, I convinced him that what he really wants is to fuck that man-cub senseless.”

Mowgli chuckled in understanding. “Good thing you did. I wonder how a panther cock will feel.”

The snake motioned to a makeshift closet in the corner of the boy’s room. Several demeaning loincloths and ridiculous outfits were there, including the sad little red cloth that the original Mowgli had once worn.

“Dress up as Mowgli, and pretend that you’re him. Dumb, stubborn and selfish. Eventually, Bagheera will get too angry and too horny to resist his urges, and he’ll push you down to the ground and rip that silly loincloth right up. Then he’ll fuck you good and hard for…some time. Be sure to whimper and beg him to stop…at first. Then beg him for more and more.” The snake explained as the boy got himself dressed.

“And then what?” Mowgli asked when he was finally dressed up as Mowgli.

“Well…I have a little project in mind…I’d like to think it over before I give you your orders.”

“What kind of project?” Mowgli asked.

“All you need to know is that it’ll involve you getting it up the ass, just the way you like it.” Kaa answered with a sensual squeeze of Mowgli’s butt. That was enough of an answer for the boy. “Now…go out to where we’d first met. Bagheera will be waiting for you there…and remember, stupid, selfish and arrogant.”

“Yes, Kaa.” Mowgli took another look at the soon-to-be-shredded loincloth and walked out to Bagheera. Now, he had to remember to act like the old Mowgli for this panther’s pleasure.

He hoped he’d do a good job pretending to be him.