Board Thread:What Would You Do?/@comment-34263048-20180115081628

(medival setting)

You are a village chief, there is allready some strands of silver in your hair telling from life experice. You live and lead a very remote village on penninsula far from every other village or city. As long as you can remember your village has had good relations with mamono. They used to come and go, and they didnt ever rape anyone, but occasionally they asked "favors", and most if not all men from your village gladly "helped" them, you did too when you were young. It was said that there is an old dragon who watches over your village and keeps it safe, and other mamono fears her enough that they dont try anything. You also remember that every time a man went missing, she returned that man in couple weeks. Of course there was a catch to her deal, once or twice a year she came and snatched a man, only to return him a month or 2 later. The man would be exhausted, but still in just as good condition as he were when he was when he was taken away. She lived on an island not far from the coast. The island was nearly impossible to get to due strong currents, and high rocky cliff faces, so only way to get there was by flying. You can confirm this, You remember how she grabbed you just after your 19th birthday, you still think it was the best birthday gift you ever had, and second time when you were 27 or 28.

But the dragon hasnt appeared in last 15 years. Men have been regulary disappering, and there isnt too many men left here anymore. You got really worried and sent messengers out to seek help 2 years ago, nobody has heard from them since. and it's 13 years when the trade caravan made it's annual visit. From slighty over 60 man to 12 men in fifteen years... Currently the women are doing almost every job in the village, and men are almost too afraid to get out of the house. That seems to be the best way to keep this village going for now, but currently it seems to be only question of time when there isnt any men left. You feel sorry for your son, he's 16, and ocasionally he dresses up as a girl, and 4 or 5 girls escort him to meet other boys of the village. At least it keeps them from going mad, but... Well, eventually he most likely will be kidnapped too. You also miss your other son, He was one of those messengers. Next week we would celebrate his 25th brthday, and he was supposed to take your place when your time eventually comes, but you really dont want to think of that too often, it's not worth to dwell in the past, as present sitution is so deperate.

One spring morning when you wake up, there is zombie dragon at the end of your bed smiling lavisciosuly at you. Even though she has gone trough quite a transformation, you instantly know who she is. -"Morning darling, it's long time since we met last time, I think we need to make a new deal" she says. -"I never knew exactly what kind of deal our village had made with you, but I know it was a very good deal. And now I can see why that deal had come to an end. Would you like to renew that deal?" you ask. -"While the deal was good back then, I think it would need some adjustment, as both mine and your situation has changed from when the original deal was made 372 years ago. -"What kind of changes you are suggesting then?" -"The original deal was, that I keep the mamono from kidnapping the men from this village, and if I fail at that, I will return the men back here soon as I find them. For that I may use the man of my choosing to satisfy my needs when your village didnt have any large work going on, like harvesting yuor fields or such. The new deal is, I will have one man all year long. I will come to change the man every 1-3 months, and never have more than one at the time. As for that, I will return every man who is from this village if and when I find them, and if they want to return. And of course make sure that no more men are kidnapped anymore, and if they are I will return them soon as I find them." But as I know that there is many still single and very depraved mamono around this village, and I dont want to forbid the only source of men around here, therefore you will build a house, and have at least 4 men in there at all times ready to serve them. The house is to be built during this summer, and if you need help with supplies I can ask minotaurs to deliver wood for you." -"That is quite a change to the deal, I will have to think about it, and maybe talk to the villagers about it." -"I come back tomorrow, if you accept, have a man of your choosing ready to go with me. And by the way, as a sign of good will, I brought your son back, He is sleeping in his room as we speak. Althuogh I might have played with him last couple weeks, so you can understand that he is rather exhausted."

And with that said, She walked on the balcony and flew away.

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