Editor's note: this story contains scenes of rough, reluctant, dubiously consensual, or non-consensual sex.
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This short takes place in the Dystopian Era of the UniFed universe. Several thousand years after the fall of UniFed, Humanity now lives on the fringes of a cross-galactic alien alliance. Classed as a form of livestock and commodity, humanity has no legal legitimacy in the United Alliance. They scrape out a living salvaging scrap, pirating Alliance tech or engaging in any other profitable acts of crime. Any humans caught by Alliance forces are either killed or sold as slaves. This means that there is a robust slave trade in Alliance space. Humans can be seen fulfilling many different roles in alien society.
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This wasn't what I thought my life would be when I was bought at a seedy slave market on Damrix Prime. I figured I was destined for the mines or the gladiator pits. I looked around the dimly lit prep room. Nude men milled about as they tried to ready themselves for the night's work.
We all shared this common space. Large cushions were scattered about. Piles of colorful fruit sprawled atop polished silver platters. The room was tastefully decorated with dark woods and luxurious textures. Liz'ere favored dark but warming colors. Deep reds and browns were split by shining platinum fixtures that let out a soft golden light. In fact, if it wasn't for the manacle around my ankle shackling me to the wall, one would never know that this was, in fact, a gilded prison.
Most of the men had been here much longer than I had. I wrinkled my nose at the musky scent. Liz'ere wanted her stock to be kept au naturale and prohibited bathing. As far as I knew, none of us were gay but we weren't exactly here to please each other. None of the men bothered to conceal themselves. I might as well get used to it. This was going to be the rest of my life. I sighed. I should be grateful, I told myself. There were far worse roles for slaves to fulfill. Butterflies danced in my stomach. This was my first show after Liz'ere acquired me at the night market. I remembered it so vividly.
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Memory wiped the world away. I scowled through the bars at the nearly deafening cacophony of barking alien voices. Dozens of different beings clamored together as the hulking gorilla-like creature lifted my cage and hooked it crudely on a crane so that I could be hoisted up and displayed. A slim and nude creature with obsidian colored skin and a white mask-like face raised one set of its arms and struck a podium sharply with a poly-synth baton. The clamorous crowd settled down. They shifted about impatiently as they waited for the creature's introduction. Fortunately, the being spoke Common.
"I am extremely excited to share this specimen with you all. This one was salvaged after his annoying scrap ship was taken by The Apex mercenaries." Its voice lilted between mocking contempt and jaunty, musical excitement. I rattled the bars to my cage but with a single flick of its wrist, The Overseer sent me writhing to the floor of my cage in agony. I howled as pain erupted in every single wretched nerve fiber in my body. Damn it they must have given me a pain implant, I thought helplessly. It was a common way for the aliens in the United Alliance to control their slaves. The crowd howled and hooted their amusement and The Overseer smacked the podium again.
"Normally, The Apex would have killed any rats that dared attack our great alliance, but even they saw the value in this one. Just look at him! Have you ever seen one in such excellent shape?" The alien loudly proclaimed as it gestured at intriguing parts of my body. The baton lingered around my groin. I felt my cheeks heat up and my guts twisted in shame. I tried to cover myself but the chains on my wrists wouldn't let me.
"Look at him trying to cover himself. Isn't it adorable?" The cacophony of noise that emanated from the crowd had to be laughter. Fuck me... this was humiliating.
"I doubt I need to remind you all how delightfully large and full his member is." The thing crouched low and its voice sank into a sultry purr. "I've rarely seen such a magnificent male!" Then it leapt up in jubilation and barked out what sounded like a laugh. The crowd erupted in gibbering and several of them grabbed their own groins and gyrated their pelvises. Jesus fucking Christ they looked ridiculous...
"I won't keep you waiting any longer. I'll start the bidding at 5,000 credits!" It raised its arms as if in invitation and struck the podium one final time. The crowd exploded in animated barking. Each alien flailed its credit chit in the air as if it could win the auction solely by how animated its bidding was. My eyes shot across the crowd and my heart pounded. A massive hulking thing cloaked in shaggy, greasy looking hair drove its way into the crowd so that it could snarl its bid. Its pungent reek hit me like a hammer. Id smelled waste vats that presented a more pleasant aroma. Spittle flicked against my face and I winced. It was also rather obviously male. Its genitals hung low beneath its hunched frame. I shuddered. A much smaller creature that looked like a monkey crossed with a snake chittered at the massive monstrosity, only to get splattered into pale yellow goo beneath its foot. Oh fuck me... please don't let big and ugly over there win... I pleaded to whatever messed up god might care.
The crowd got more and more violent and frantic as Big and Ugly vied for his claim on me. Any challengers too small to be intimidating were threatened or squished. Any bidders too large to squish were met with a vehement snarling of bids. I couldn't even keep track of what I was selling for any more. My heart thudded in my chest. It really looked like Big and Ugly was going to win when a burst of startled gasps smote the melee of angry alien bodies into silence. The crowd parted.
I admit she didn't look like much. Liz'ere presented a slim humanoid figure. Her skin constantly seemed to shift between shades of blue, purple and green. Her shapely form was accentuated by clinging folds of luxurious orange fabric. Her clothing did nothing to conceal her four taut breasts. I had noticed that most aliens only wore clothing to accentuate their natural features rather than obscure them. Humans seemed to be the only ones that cared for modesty.
Her white tresses embraced her body like a cloak. Her face possessed an almost reptilian quality. Her mouth extended in a short muzzle and delicate fangs peaked out almost shyly. Her eyes were keen and attentive. They were a mesmerizing vortex of shimmering gold flecks and whorls. I actually thought she looked kind of cute. I wasn't ashamed to admit that most humans were more open to fucking aliens than fucking one of our own sex. A dull ache of desire throbbed in my groin. I pushed those thoughts away. This was definitely not the place for that, I growled at myself in annoyance. Stupid penis.
Her intense gaze quickly appraised me as the crowd tensed in apprehension. Clearly she was well known in these circles. The aliens hadn't expected her to partake in the bidding it seemed. Big and Ugly had been quite literally crushing the competition and she looked pretty crush-able to my untrained eye. Even I caught myself holding my breath and leaning forward a little too intensely. The Overseer trembled. He was barely able to contain himself. That got my attention more than anything. This intriguing mistress was someone of power in this world. She turned towards Big and Ugly.