Board Thread:What Would You Do?/@comment-35898511-20181102223833/@comment-28718853-20181207005448

I try to maintain my optimism as I stare across the crowd of mamono who are about to bid on us. An escape attempt will surely end in failure and result in some of the more aggressive mamono bidding on me. The best I can do is pray to my lucky stars that I end up in the hands of a gentle mamono. The ratio of vicious to gentle appears to be tipped in the favor of the former, so those chances may be low. Real dick move on the part of my parents to sell me out to slavery like this. The bright side is that I get the chance to be married to a beautiful woman.

Three other men go before me. The first is sold to a Medusa, the second winds up in the hands of a Dark Mage, and the third is won by a White Horn.

Two Lizardmen march me up to the stand and the Danuki bangs her gavel against the podium saying, "Up next we have Xing Bau, a young man sold to us by his parents. Bidding starts at one hundred silver."

"110," announces an Anubis.

"Alright, up to 110, would anyone else like to bid up?" asks the Danuki.

"120," says a grinning Manticore.

"130," bids an Arachne.

My chances are not looking good right now. Of the three bidding on me right now the Anubis is the most preferable despite her species' officious nature.

"130, the bid is at 130. Would anyone else like to bid?" the Danuki announces as she looks across the audience.

When there is no response I cringe as she begins, "Going once..."

"140!" the Anubis interrupts, causing me to sigh with relief. Maybe there's still a chance and the last thing I want is to be a husband to a spider.

The bidding war continues between the three mamono with close calls from the Manticore and Arachne and hopes dashed when the Anubis almost gets me.

The amount rises until it reaches 460.

"470!" says the Arachne.

"480," says the Manticore.

There is no response from either the Anubis or the Arachne, making me nervous as the Danuki begins the countdown, "Going once, going twice..."

"490!" the Anubis shouts.

The Manticore wears a large smirk and shakes her head. "530," she bids.

The Anubis stares at her in stunned silence. The Arachne shakes her head and throws up her arms in defeat. I hope that the Anubis will continue the bidding war so that I still have a chance to go home with her, but no higher number leaves her mouth, leading the auctioneer to start the countdown.

"Going once...going twice...sold to Manon for 530 silver!" the Danuki announces, and I can only sigh in defeat as I'm led down the stairs to my new Manticore wife.

She props my chin up to look into her scarlet eyes and she says, "Awww...cheer up buddy, we'll have lots of fun soon."

The auction lasts for several more hours and when it ends Manon leads me out to a horse-drawn carriage which has a surprisingly comfortable interior. As we pull away from the auction house, Manon leans back in her seat and lets out a soft moan. She then stares at me and asks, "So, Xing...tell me about why your parents sold you into slavery?"

I lower my head and mumble, "Times were getting tough. They felt that selling me off to someone else would be a good way to alleviate some of the pressure."

"Really?" Manon asks as she leans forward toward me, "Normally selling their own kid off to slavery would be the last thing on a parent's mind."

"I thought that too," I mutter, "But they told me that it would be necessary and that they loved me every minute they handed me over to those Danukis."

I begin to choke up and feel tears well in my eyes.

"Oh, there there honey," Manon whispers as she moves over to my side and embraces me in a side hug. I tense up, considering that I'm being hugged by a monster with a reputation for being a cruel sadist, but I eventually let it slide and accept her affection. All I wanted right now was to feel loved again.

Outside the carriage, it begins to storm.

Manon pats me on the back and says, "Don't worry. Soon you'll be living the good life.  I promise you that."

I cast her a skeptical glare. The good life would have been expected from the Anubis had she won the bidding war. For the time being though, I decide to just give her the benefit of the doubt and wait to see what she has in store for me.

Approximately ten minutes later we come upon a building that leaves me breathless. It's a large mansion. The entrance has a roof extending far enough out for the carriage to park under it and keep me and Manon out of the thunderstorm as we head inside.

The interior is very fancy. Luscious seats, pristine dining hall, and even the bedrooms are of a divine quality.

As Manon leads me down a hallway to what I presume is her bedroom I ask, "How did you get all this?"

Manon chuckles at me and replies, "Surprised sweetie? Well to answer your question I'm a banker, a very powerful one in fact."

Her devilish smirk returns and she says, "I could see that hopeful look in your eyes every time that Anubis bid for you, but the truth is that she didn't have a chance against me. She may have come from royalty, but when you're in charge of the economy, you own every single coin imaginable."

I am just stunned. So I guess the banks really do run the country. Who would have guessed?

We soon come to a circular purple room with a king-size bed in the center that was clearly crafted from a professional. Manon beckons for me to lie on it and I obey.

"Wait here," she whispers, and soon returns in black lingerie. I can feel a tent forming in my pants and I sit up in an attempt to hide it, but Manon giggles and pulls my hands away from my crotch. "There's no point in trying to delay the inevitable sweetie. Tonight I'm going to make you feel loved.  Tonight I'm going to make you understand why I picked you to be my husband," she declares softly.

That night was spent in innumerable hours of pleasure.

Being married to one of the most powerful bankers in the country definitely has its perks. For one we can vacation wherever we please, two is that we get access to high quality food. The third and most important thing though is my new wife Manon, sworn to be by my side til the day I die.