This choice: A potential purchase, standing on the slave block for sale • Go Back...Chapter #4A potential purchase, standing on the slave blo... by: AlcaPoco   You stared out, bored, at the passing titans on this market day. The sun was causing you to blister as you had been exposed to it for a good 8 hours. Most of the humans that were brought out to market with you had been sold. Some were taken into careful hands, others yanked skyward screaming, and some unlucky bastards just popped in some mouth without a second thought. You should probably be freaked out, but it was such a daily occurrence that you weren't fazed by it anymore. Other humans lounged around in the wooden barred crate as Your owner advertised you all with glee, he had made a killing today and was down to only four or five of you. You looked over the last few, some of them may have been half siblings, though you were unsure, family wasn't really a concept in this life, best not get attached to someone who had a 50/50 chance of even being around tomorrow. You glance back up at your master, who was some scrawny lizard that bred humans just to make a profit on them, there were probably three other breeders within spitting distance of his stall, but that didn't stop the huge demand that consumers(some in the literal sense) caused in their buy up of man flesh. A shadow passed over you and you let out a sigh of relief as you look up to see who was the blessing that blocked out the afternoon sun. Your gaze ran up a midnight black stomach and chest to see a Jackal that may as well be the god of death Anubis himself. Your mouth dropped open as the beings golden eyes expertly inspected the last half dozen humans in the crate with you before the gaze locked onto your form. He deftly snapped you up between two fingers and deposited you into his palm where he gently but firmly rolled you around, inspecting your nude form with deft precision, you'd had it done to you before but it always was degrading, but you're a slave so no one cares. His eyes left you and looked down on the smaller lizard who stammered out a welcome.
"W-why noble Kairon, so nice to see you've deemed us worthy to be blessed with your presence today, I must apologize, if I had known you were coming down this evening I wouldn't have let my best stock walk off with the common rabble." The Lizard brown nosed. He was usually feisty and would've gone off on someone who had handled one of his humans without showing coin first, but from what little you've heard Kairon was head of the Anukmhet family, and they had a third of the city in their pocket. Kairon waved a dismissive hand at the compliments and turned you over again so that you were staring him in the eyes. His voice came out like Thunder that was made of silk.
"I didn't intend to come, but there was business to attend to and recently I've felt a strange itch to get myself a little pocket friend." The Jackal said, your heart skipped a beat, being a pet to someone of this stature is one of the best positions a human could hope to achieve, it had its own dangers but at least it wasn't a fight pit or someones stomach. The lizard chuckled nervously and continued.
"...And that one...he suits you?"He said cautiously, not wanting to offend, no matter how small it may be. The Jackal huffed, his thumb descending and stroking your head, you held still, a natural prey reflex as the eyes of a large predator were on you.
"I'm unsure, he seem's....docile. I want one that will catch me off guard, stir up a life a little for me." The Jackal said, making you tense up. The lizard came to your defense unknowingly.
"Pssh that one does everything I tell him NOT to do, if that's what you're looking for, that's the one you want my lord." The lizard said truthfully. A small smile appeared at the corner of Kairon's mouth as he brought the palm against his muscled stomach and quickly quizzed the Lizard on your health and then tossed a gold piece at him, which caused the Lizards eyes to light up.
"M-My lord! He's only twenty copper, you might as well take the rest of them and then some!" The Lizard called out as Kairon turned away. The Jackal didn't look back at the Lizard as he responded his families motto.
"Anukmhets only deal in gold."
... You stayed silent, as did Kairon as he ascended the steps to his villa, walking silently past servants and a couple other Jackals that were similar to him except for height and bulk. He eventually entered a wing that you assumed was his private bath house and sleeping quarters as a pool in the ground steamed with candles lit around it. He set you down at the lip of the pool and walked over to his wardrobe where he slipped out of the simple garb he was wearing and took a moment to let the cooling evening air dance on his short coat. He was well muscled, his back rippled with it, leading down to some defined, large glutes that thrummed with strength above thighs that could probably crush boulders. He turned and began to walk towards the tub, and you got to observe his front as well, starting with pecs the size of a small human village, and abs that were like a plain of ebony. Below he was well endowed with a fat sheath and bulbous balls that could probably repopulate the planet before running out of juice. His paws sent echoing plaps throughout the marble halls and soon enough he stepped over you and settled into the bath without a word. His head drifted back with his eyes closed and a long breath escaped him as if he had held it all day. One eye opened and settled on you, and he spoke directly at you for the first time.
"I envy you in a way human, you don't need to deal with the daily image and renown that I have to uphold. You live day to day, with a sense of acceptance that it may be your last on Sedimar, and you are...ok with that. Me? I have to lead my family to greater heights, threaten some merchants, and stay on the good side of the other houses that rule this city. Life is hard." He said closing his eyes again. You frowned, that wasn't the way you saw the world, you wanted to live, the fact that he just wrote you off like if he just smooshed you right now you'd be okay with it bothered you immensely. So you did like the Lizard said you would.
"Oh boohoo I have lots of money and free will, but yeah the one inch tall tasty human that was marketed at only twenty copper and is now stuck here listening to that has it way easier." You say crossing your arms. Kairons eyes snapped open and rolled to look at you, his mouth forming an expression of surprise before it broke into a smile and he let out a belly laugh that resounded down the halls. A servant passing through looked at his lord mortified as if he had just heard his death sentence, The servant that was a goat glanced and noticed you next to the pool and blinked before running out of the room. After a few more seconds Kairon calmed and wiped some tears from his eyes.
"Oh dear that Lizard wasn't lying, you're perfect, I was not expecting that. Most bow their heads or agree with me, no one ever talks back, but a human that can die by me sitting on him has the nerve to say that to me, ME, a god in this city. Oh boy we are gonna have a time together Quip." He said sliding up and crossing his arms on the pool lip and resting his head on them to stare at you. You respond.
"Err...Quip? I guess that works since I don't have a name, I could've thought of something better but you're the boss-" You begin to say only to be cut off by him laughing some more. His eyes locked onto you and you swore he was analyzing every speck of grime on you.
"You are quite the filthy little thing, get in here." And with a sudden flash you were in his hand and being lowered into the rose scented water and being scrubbed by gentle hands. as he did so the Jackal lifted himself out of the pool and sat on the lip as he bathed you to have better control. When he decided you were done he plopped you on his thigh and let out another sigh. "I don't want to leave this room for the rest of the night Quip, I don't feel like putting on the mask, so instead I'm just gonna talk, and you're gonna listen." He said, a hand absently scratching his balls and letting them drop back to the stone with a meaty plop. You glanced at the action.
"Not like I have a choice anyway."You say looking up his muscular torso at his face, which gave off one of those genuine smiles again. And so he just talked and you gave your two cents on matters or what he was thinking and he valued your thoughts, the talk went through the evening and close to midnight before Kairon...  indicates the next chapter needs to be written. |
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