The Jigsaw

"Ladies and gentlemen," the magicienne spoke, "tonight, I will present, for your entertainment, the some of the most infamously deadly illusions known to the world of magic." The audience applauded. "Be aware that, should anything go wrong, I will not be stopping the show- all my assistants have signed waivers, and so have you, so volunteer at your own risk..." Chardonnay Blade laughed, and so did the audience.

"Speaking of which, would anyone like to volunteer for my first trick?" Several hands went up. Chardonnay smiled, and pulled out a jigsaw with a very long blade. "How about now?" Most of the hands went down, though two stayed. She pointed to them. "Both of you, why don’t you come up?"

The man was the first up, wearing slacks and a collared, button-down shirt. He was followed by the second volunteer, a blonde in a silver sequined tube dress. Her hair was pulled back in a long ponytail.

Chardonnay shook both their hands and asked their names. "Danny, wonderful. So glad you could help. And Nicole? Yes, fantastically brave of you to volunteer. Can you both examine the props as they are brought out?"

The two volunteers examined four cinder blocks, and a board, about two feet wide and four feet long. Chardonnay placed the cinder blocks on their ends, and placed the board on top like the surface of a table. She then had Nicole carefully examine the blade on the jigsaw. It was over a foot long, very real, and very sharp.

Finally, she brought out a white silk cloth. "This is if either of you want to surrender." Everyone laughed. Chardonnay looked at Nicole. "Sleep." The girl instantly closed her eyes. The magicienne stepped behind her and tied the cloth as a gag in her mouth. "That’s just in case she wakes up during this next part. Danny, help her lie down on the table."

The man helped his fellow volunteer lay down on the board. Her knees were over the end of the wood, so her feet touched the ground.

"Okay, hold her hands over her head, and don’t let go." He did as asked.

Chardonnay looked at the audience, as a saw guide was brought out. "You all know the jig saw illusion, I’m sure." She smiled. "We’re going to do it here, tonight... but I do it a little differently!" Chardonnay took the blade guide and placed one end between Nicole’s bare thighs. The other end touched the wood just above the top of Nicole’s head. There was a bit of a gap between the top of the guide and her body, but it did pass neatly between her breasts.

Chardonnay fired up the jigsaw briefly, then placed it in the guide, between Nicole’s legs, and revved it up again. Sawdust began to fly from the board under the volunteer’s body, and the audience could see the blade emerge from between the cinderblocks- as well as on the underside of the guide rail- as the magicienne slowly pushed it along the guide.

Soon the blade had reached Nicole’s dress. The magicienne didn’t stop, but kept going upwards, the jigsaw nearing the volunteer’s body. The tight dress split, exposing the girl’s thighs, as the blade crept further, suddenly changing in pitch as it encountered flesh in addition to the wood. Chardonnay continued without pausing, and the shimmery dress split back to reveal the girl’s bare hips, then sides. Beneath the guide, the blade was visible, slicing up and down into Nicole’s belly as it rose and fell with her breath. Below the board, the tip of the blade continued plunging up and down as the hypnotized volunteer was slowly sliced in half.

Chardonnay slowed a bit as the blade reached the blonde’s rib cage, then revved it up again and continued forwards even faster. Soon the jigsaw completed cutting the girl’s dress, which split, leaving her breasts, and the side of her body exposed. Her nipples were hard. The jigsaw continued its relentless journey upwards, through Nicole’s throat, chin, lips- the silk gag fell in half- past her nose and forehead, until Chardonnay finally removed it from the other end of the guide rail, having sliced the board, and her blonde volunteer, completely in half.

The magicienne removed the saw guide. She pulled away Nicole’s shredded dress and the pieces of the gag, leaving her naked, hypnotized on the board. "Here’s where I’d help her up and show her whole... if this were even close to the standard jigsaw illusion. Danny, go ahead and let go. You’ve been a great help." She handed him Nicole’s dress as a souvenir as the man went down from the stage, then Chardonnay regarded her remaining volunteer once more.

Carefully, Chardonnay grasped Nicole’s left leg, and twisted, until it seemed the girl’s left side had turned, placing the cut side of the body against the board. The magicienne walked around, and did the same to the right side, showing off the blonde’s very toned right buttock, the curve of her hip, and the smooth, clear skin on her back. She positioned the girl’s right arm carefully, so her hand fell to cover her breast, then bent her right leg, putting Nicole’s heel against her butt. She stepped around again to repeat it for Nicole’s left side, then motioned to the wings, and two stage-hands came out from each side. They picked up the two boards Nicole was still laying on, stepped apart, to give the audience a clear view of both halves of the girl, proving she had been completely divided. Her hair hung down loose, freed from the band that had held her ponytail. Chardonnay bowed as the audience applauded, then motioned to her stage hands, who walked to the far sides of the stage, each pair taking one half of the volunteer with them.

The magicienne grinned mischievously. "Nicole, awaken!" She snapped her fingers. The girl’s scream was heard in stereo. "Sleep!" Chardonnay said again quickly, and all was quiet again. The stage-hands took the boards off each side of the stage, and Chardonnay bowed again as the music swelled, and the stage-hands returned to remove the cinder blocks and clear the stage for the next illusion.