Chapter 1 - Eighteen
Ever since population growth went out of control, governments around the world had attempted to solve the problem, and get the number of births down. After many failed trials, most countries found the most effective solution was locking everyone in a chastity device. Experiments where run with multiple types of devices, for both men and women. The first prototypes were awful, and easily removed by the wearer. But over time, they became much stronger, safer, and eventually had become completely digital. However, they couldn't find a solution to having women wear the devices for long term, due to their monthly cycles. In the end, legislation was written that meant no female would be required to wear the device, only men.
When Jacob was born, like every male, a small chip was injected internally, below his waist. The chip watched for hormonal changes, and alerted the government once puberty was about to begin. Once the alert is received, the parents must schedule an appointment with a certified doctor, who will fit a chastity device over the penis. Every year, a follow-up appointment must be scheduled, to ensure there is no damage, and everything is growing as expected.
A base ring that wrapped around the balls and penis was held in place by two large bar piercings that pierced right through the wearers body, rendering the ring impossible to remove. Inside the ring was a battery that could power the device for years, however during the yearly checkups this was always recharged to one hundred percent, anyway. The chastity tube was then securely locked to this ring.
When the law and device was introduced, all males where constantly sexual frustrated. They would spend most days shaking at their cages, and using vibrators to bring themselves to a somewhat ruined orgasm. There was concern this ejaculation could be used to impregnate women, so the devices where upgraded to give a shock if any sexual pleasure from vibrating of shaking was received. Over the years, men and the chastity developers, where in a constant game of cat and mouse. Men would find a way to sneak out of the device, and the developers would add a feature to increase the security, and add certain deterrents/punishments for those who managed to break the rules.
The most recent devices, which Jacob had been placed into years ago, was of the highest tech. The chastity ring and chip worked together, to spy on every aspect of the wearers' sexuality. It could detect attempted erections, the quantity of pre-cum that left the penis, how many times he urinated, if the device had any sort of vibration or shaking and how close the wearer was to achieving an orgasm. The ring could even sense what had entered and exited the anus. All this information would be stored on the chip and uploaded to government servers, where licensed doctors could expect this information during appointments.
There was a large pee hole at the bottom of the tube to allow liquids to escape. This hole had metal bars in a cross shape, ensuring the penis couldn't poke out. Ultra violate light pulsed when any liquids left the body, ensuring no sperm could exit the wearer alive.
Each cage contained internal collapsible spikes, set around the base ring and inside the metal chastity tube. These where added as a safety mechanism, to ensure men who broke any laws, could be instantly punished for any duration, from a few seconds to months at a time. The spikes would make even the smallest erection feel painful, and could be installed at the government or a doctors request. This was normally only used on misbehaving adults.
Most household showers came, as standard, with an attachment hose that connected to all devices. This would simply screw on to the bottom of the chastity case, and squirt water into the cage. The pressure would move two rubber ringers inside the device, which would gently lift the foreskin, letting a blast of water clean the head, then pull it back down. Of course, none of this was visible from outside the device. As a mild pleasure could be experienced from the water squirting up, when the hose was connected, it would communicate with the chastity device and chip, to ensure that water would only release a maximum of once every twelve hours, and for a fixed time of twenty seconds. If any amount of sexual pleasure was detected, the water would shut off until the wearer had calmed down.
The lack of sexual release made men more aggressive and on edge all the time. So the devices could also deliver a painful shock to the wearer if certain conditions where met. These were programmable by the government and a licensed doctor. But thankfully, most of these features were left off by default. If a man was really struggling to control his sexual aggression, the spikes would be enabled, and shocks delivered during attempted erections. A few weeks of this turned even the most dominant into obedient and respectable men, then they could be disabled again, as the fear of another punishment would be enough to stop them relapsing.
In an effort to further reduce any aggression and frustration in men, the government commissioned relief centers across the country. Doctors would closely monitor attendance to these centers, requiring frequent prostate massages and occasional controlled orgasms. These centers were only to be attended by men over the age of eighteen, so a man's eighteenth birthday was a very relieving time.
The default rules applied from the moment the device was installed, as required by law, where:
- An electric shock would be delivered if any shaking or vibration caused sexual pleasure to the penis
- An electric shock would be delivered if anything was inserted into the pee hole of the chastity tube
- Any attempted orgasm would be halted by an electric shock at least five seconds before the point of no return (although this was impossible for most men to get anywhere near)
This is what Jacob, and every man had lived through for years.
On Jacob's eighteenth birthday, like every year, it was time for his yearly doctor's checkup.
"Okay, go, go, you don't want to miss your appointment," said Jacob's Mum, rushing him out the door.
"I'm leaving now," said Jacob.
"Go straight there, or you'll be paying the fine, not me," she said.
"I know. I'm leaving," said Jacob, finally picking up his backpack and making his way to the clinic.
Waiting in the reception area, he sat and watched the news with subtitled on the television. A segment was being shown, explaining the success of population decline, specifically showing how the quality of schools, education and health had improved, since nothing was oversubscribed anymore. A woman spoke.
"Yes, I think it's been a huge success, not only for the birth rate decreasing, but violence and sexual assaults have reduced to all-time lows. But I don't think we're going far enough. There is still an issue of allowing men their erections inside their cages," said the lady.
