Re:Crafting in Another World
Chapter 79: Orcs II - Ka’ra

Chapter 79: Orcs II - Ka’ra

The crackle of the bonfire licked the air with warmth, casting deep orange hues across the broken clearing of the orc camp. Logs and stones formed a loose circle where warriors—grimy, scarred, and thick with muscle—sat gnawing on fresh kills. The scent of roasting boar filled the air, smoky and fat-heavy, clinging to every breath.

Ka’ra sat cross-legged atop a large flat stone, a thick slab of boar meat resting in one hand, her other hand slowly caressing her sore leg wrapped in sinew cloth. Her sharp, copper-toned eyes burned beneath her frown, lips tugged down as her ears twitched in irritation.

"You don’t look pleased, Warchief," said Grokk, a younger orc with a twisted tusk and reverent gaze. "Is it the meat?"

"It’s not the meat," Ka’ra said, chewing deliberately. "It’s what you just told me."

Grokk hesitated. Around him, a few orcs shifted uneasily. None liked to carry bad news to Ka’ra—even fewer dared to speak ill of Thromgar’s blood.

"He... Ukar," Grokk said, spitting the name like it tasted sour. "He’s been... taking liberties. The breeding pens. Human women, Warchief. He’s killed three. Bit clean through a fourth. Just for fun. Or to anger you."

Ka’ra’s eyes narrowed. "Those women are valuable," she said coldly. "Not just for us. We breed them. They are our future. And he eats them? Like meat?"

"Claimed they were weak stock," another orc offered. "Said it’s better they not breed more weaklings."

Ka’ra exhaled slowly, her knuckles going blood red against the meat bone she held. "Weaklings? From the one who was bested by a boar he tried to steal from me?"

A few chuckles rolled through the camp, but they quickly died off as a new figure appeared on the edge of the firelight.

Ukar.

His hulking frame swaggered in like a drunk bear, his face half-shadowed and smug. He held something in his left hand—a limp, pale leg, human, torn off at the thigh, with blood still dripping from the toes. His tusks were wet with gore.

"Ka’ra," Ukar said through a mouthful of flesh, "fancy a bite?" He extended the leg toward her like an offering.

Ka’ra turned her head away, her face twisted in revulsion. "Isn’t that from the breeding pens?"

Ukar grunted, shrugging as he sat down beside her with the same arrogance he wore like armor. "Weak one. Screamed too much. Bit off her own tongue, then begged me to kill her. So I obliged."

Ka’ra dropped her meat to the ground with a heavy thud.

"Are you an idiot?" she growled. "Those women are not for eating, Ukar. They’re tools of our growth. You don’t eat your tools, you sharpen them. Use them."

Ukar’s eyes darkened. "Who are you to tell me that? I am Thromgar’s son. My father—"

"Your father is dead," Ka’ra interrupted, rising to her feet, her voice rising like thunder. "And you’re not even a shadow of him. Your father is the one who ordered us to treat these human women better because we can breed more orcs that way."

Ukar stood too, taller by half a head, but slower, sloppier.

Ka’ra cracked her neck once, the sound sharp and cold. "You’re just a dog gnawing on bones. A coward who kills weaklings to feel strong. Thromgar was the best of us, and his son is a failure who doesn’t know the difference between a broodmare and a meal."

Around them, the orcs murmured—first in surprise, then in agreement. One called out, "She’s right! You’re a damn fool, Ukar!"

"Moron!"

"Waste of good blood!"

This was very unusual for ordinary orcs, as male orcs rarely supported female orcs. However, this time, most of them supported Ka’ra. Normally, they would have preferred a male warchief, but since Ukar—the strongest man in the tribe—was an idiot, they knew Ka’ra was a thousand times better. Their hatred for Ukar far exceeded their indifference toward she-orcs.

Ukar’s face twisted, fury bubbling under his green skin like a boil about to burst. He roared and lunged at Ka’ra, arms wide and mindless.

Ka’ra didn’t flinch.

She sidestepped his charge like a dancer in a deadly ballet and slammed her fist into his face with a jab that echoed through the camp like thunder. CRACK.

The crowd roared.

Blood splattered across Ka’ra’s face. She wiped it off slowly, her lip curling in revulsion.

Ukar fell to the dirt, coughing, gagging, one eye swelling shut already. He tried to rise, trembling and broken.

He looked up at her with hatred and muttered, "Bitch..."

Ka’ra crouched, staring him down. "You want to stay in this tribe? You act like a proper orc. Not a monster in heat biting anything that squeals."

She stood again, towering. "Or leave. And die."

She didn’t wait for a response. With a huff, she walked past the fire, past the stunned crowd. Several she-orcs, just as towering and toned, rose and followed her, their eyes sharp, their faces clean.

"Where are you going, Warchief?" Grokk called.

Ka’ra waved a hand lazily behind her. "To the lake. I need to wash the filth off me."

A few male orcs laughed uneasily. "A bath? That’s... that’s something for women."

"Exactly," said one of the she-orcs—Vola, her eyes glinting with pride. "And we’re cleaner, stronger, and smarter because of it."

Another chimed in, "Maybe if the men stopped rolling in shit and eating their mates, they’d have the sense to lead."

Laughter followed, but this time from the she-orcs, loud and thunderous as they strode into the woods, leaving the firelight behind but before leaving Ka’ra left some important words.

"Enough! Thromgar is gone, but his orders lives through me. We ain’t here to tear each other apart no more. She-orcs will walk their own path, and he-orcs will walk theirs. But in the end, we are one blood—one clan! Maybe we don’t see each other with fire in our eyes—and that’s why humans exist. We take what we need. But we do not hate our own. That is not the orc way. That is not our way."

***

Ka’ra stood at the edge of the water, her deep emerald skin catching the shimmer of moonlight. She reached up, unbuckling the leather chest plate that clung tightly to her torso. It was stained with battle, with Ukar’s blood, and she had no intention of letting it touch her any longer. The piece dropped to the ground with a thud, revealing the scars that danced across her body like stories written in flesh. Proud marks. Marks of victory.

But beneath all of that lay her womanly chest, where two full, delicious-looking breasts stood with bold pride. Generous and firm, they were noticeably larger than those of most orc women—ripe with strength and femininity. And when set against the softer frames of human women, their sheer size and fullness became all the more striking, a testament to the raw, untamed beauty of her powerful form.

Her followers—four other she-orcs, strong and broad-shouldered like her—began undressing as well, undoing the hardened leathers they wore. Their laughter was soft, like rolling thunder at a distance. They were relaxed now, finally away from the complaints, the stares, the burden of holding their tribe together.

Ka’ra let her bottom leathers fall, revealing the full curve of her form beneath the silver kiss of moonlight. Her beautiful ass was firm and round, shaped by years of battle and movement—strength and grace sculpted into flesh. It held a primal allure, the kind only the wild and unashamed could carry.

Between her thighs, she bore only a soft trace of hair, a delicate hint of nature untouched, framing her vagina with a quiet, natural elegance. There was no shame in her stance—only pride, raw beauty, and the confidence of a she-orc who knew herself.

"They say the waters here come straight from the high cliffs of Dalgor," rumbled Grenka, her second-in-command, as she stepped into the shallows.

"They say a lot of things," Ka’ra replied, smirking, her feet stepping into the water with silent grace. The cold hit her instantly, but it was a welcome chill after a day soaked in conflict.

"We like it when you bathe with us, Ka’ra," said Lurra, the youngest of the bunch. Her eyes glowed with admiration. "You’re strong. But you still find time to... be clean. It’s inspiring."

Ka’ra chuckled, wading deeper, water reaching up to her hips. "Being clean doesn’t make us weak, Lurra. It shows we respect ourselves. I hope other orcs learn that."

The other she-orcs grunted in agreement. One by one, they joined her in the waters, dipping low to wash the day’s dust and sweat from their skin. Bubbles of laughter rose up as they playfully splashed each other, a rare moment of peace in a world that demanded war.

Ka’ra dipped beneath the surface, her short red hair floating around her like a dark red halo. When she emerged, she shook her head, droplets flinging from her tusks and cheeks.

"You’re beautiful and strong, Ka’ra, no one is suited be our warchief other than you." said Ezzra softly, her voice barely above the hush of rippling water.

Ka’ra offered a rare smile.

But then her gaze turned, her eyes locking onto the dark forest at the edge of the lake. Her smile faded. For a moment, the world grew still. The air turned dense, as if someone held their breath just out of reach.

Grenka followed her gaze. "What is it, Ka’ra?"

Ka’ra narrowed her eyes. "I thought... someone was watching us."

The girls turned, scanning the trees. There was nothing. No sound beyond rustling leaves.

"It’s probably a wild animal," Lurra said, trying to laugh off the tension. "Or a shadow beast. They don’t like water, anyway."

"Maybe it’s Ukar," Ezzra joked. "Come to take another beating."

The women giggled, the moment of unease drifting away like steam on the water.

"He should be expelled," said Grenka firmly, scooping water into her palms. "Thromgar or no Thromgar, he’s a danger. Even the males are murmuring about it."

Ka’ra sighed and began pulling herself from the lake, water running in rivulets down her powerful frame. She grabbed her freshly washed leathers and began putting them on, still damp but clean.

"I want to, Grenka," she said at last. "But Thromgar was... different. He was a male who earned the respect of even the she-orcs. He treated us like equals. He listened."

She tightened the straps across her chest, water soaking through the fabric.

"I can’t just throw away his son like trash, no matter how worthless he’s become."

"You respect Thromgar too much," Ezzra agreed, pulling her hair back and tying it. "But you lead us now. Not his memory."

"I know," Ka’ra said. "And I will act if Ukar crosses the line again."

The group started walking back through the clearing, the moonlight slicing through the trees. The forest was quiet now. Still. Too still.

"Ka’ra," Lurra asked hesitantly, her tone tinged with mischief. "You’ve never... chosen a mate, right?"

Ka’ra blinked at her, lips curling up just slightly. "No."

"Not even from the captured humans? Some of them are handsome and strong... in their way."

The other she-orcs grinned, leaning in as if hearing a secret they’d all been wondering.

Ka’ra stopped. Looked up at the sky, stars wheeling overhead like ancient spirits watching from above.

"I don’t want the seeds of a weak creature," she said, voice soft but resolute. "Human, orc, it doesn’t matter. If I am to be bred, it will be by one who can beat me. Subdue me. Someone stronger than I am. Only then will I... submit."

There was a silence. Not the awkward kind—but a reverent one.

Grenka finally whistled. "You set a high standard, Ka’ra."

Ka’ra smirked. "I set my standard."

"What if no one ever beats you?" Ezzra asked, half serious.

Ka’ra chuckled. "Then I’ll die unbred, and the world will have to live with that loss."

The girls laughed again, and the tension that had filled the forest earlier seemed to finally fade. They walked in close formation now, a unit of strength and pride, bonded not just by tribe but by ideology, by choice.

Ka’ra led them through the underbrush, head held high, body glistening with the remnants of their moonlit bath, eyes still sharp as ever.

Behind her, the she-orcs whispered amongst themselves—about the power Ka’ra held, the future of their tribe, and the world they would shape in her image.

But somewhere in the deep woods, just out of sight, something else had been watching.

Something did see Ka’ra.

And it didn’t blink with his emerald eyes.

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