This story contains nonconsenual elements.
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For centuries humans have been the pushovers of the world. Despite being more numerous than the other races it was petty divisions that left them as easy and enjoyable prey. Elves teased and tormented them during their raids. Orcs took men and women to be their pleasure slaves. Fairies played all manner of tricks and jokes on any human they could find. Beastfolk commonly kidnap a person to act as their personal pet. No one knew what the Demons did with their captured humans, though anxious minds often come up with extravagant ideas.
Alliances between human clans were often fleeting and barely useful in staving off all the threats that faced them. That was the case until the Mortal Goddess appeared. Her influence spread quickly but quietly, and within a few short years most of humanity had found the banner they needed to gather under. The clans waited to hear what their goddess would do to face their enemies, and perhaps even tell of ways to enact vengeance against them.
The Mortal Goddess did whisper plans to her people. While her power was not infinite she could cast a small curse on each and every being that had harassed them over the ages. It was a curse so small that the other races wouldn't even know it had appeared, but strong enough that when the humans did rebel it would ensure victory.
And so the humans trained and prepared under the guidance of their new leader. Men and women grew from frail militiamen to valiant knights and soon to be heroes. The goddess then softly announced that the curse had been placed upon the other races, the time for humans to rise up and prove themselves was at hand.
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Another race has felt the vengeance from the humans they used to oppress. A collection of male and female orc chieftains have now joined the elves in the Hall of Glories. These once proud and mighty warriors now endure endless humiliating laughter as they are tickled mercilessly for their former crimes. The men and women revel in their second victory and celebrate by teasing and playing with both new and old prisoners. Humanity is now proud and believes that the better future promised to them by the Mortal Goddess can become a reality.
The reports of another group falling to the humans did start to be heard and taken somewhat seriously by the other races. The elves losing might have just been a fluke, but now the orcs? So some began to act more carefully, but not all did so. Most members from the other races continued their attacks against the human masses, but did so at not quite the scale as before.
The goddess did not pause her plans for long, and some months later she whispered another plan for yet another harassing race. The fairies. This race was made up of tricksters and jokesters who also had some magical prowess. Some humans made the mistake of underestimating them since the fairies were usually a head shorter than most men. Those who fell prey to their impish jokes often learned the hard way that the race shouldn't be taken lightly. The new plan was more careful and once more relied on a trap. A wagon traveling near a fairy forest, an easy prank in the making to catch the attention of the mischief makers.
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Mivian the fairy continued to follow the large covered wagon closely, keeping herself hidden as she flitted about through the trees. She was feeling quite giddy, for she had already played several tricks on the unsuspecting human and was hoping to play some more before she had to retreat further back into the deep woods. The naughty creature had already caused the man's route to be changed several times to her liking, and he was quite upset by the sound of his grumblings. Mivian had hoped that some more of her brethren would appear, but was also content toying with this human by herself.
The fairy flew further down the old path and out of the man's view. Giggling, she shot out a small burst of magic from her fingers and blew a large branch down from the tree and onto the dirt lane. Mivian then settled in a different tree and waited for her victim to approach. She had decided this would be the cherry on top of all the other jokes she had played. Oh the fun she would have in retelling this tale to the others!
The human's wagon approached and, seeing the fairy's obstruction, slowed to stop. Mivian's grin grew wider and she stifled her chuckling as she saw the man throw his hat on the ground while yelling a few curses. He then slowly got down from the wagon's seat, moved past the two hitched oxen, and stepped towards the branch in an apparent attempt to move it.
Mivian had other plans. The fairy waved her fingers and shot out a few precise darts of magic. The bindings connecting the oxen to the cart shattered and they sprinted in different directions as they both received a small dart in the hindquarters. The human turned around and, with a stunned look on his face, watched his transportation run into the forest.
Before the human could come up with some kind of response Mivian jumped from her hiding place and hovered in the air a little ways above him. As she watched his face switch from shock to anger her feeling of amusement grew.
"Whaddya gonna do? Can't run in two directions at once! Oh, don't worry, I'll watch the cart."
The fluttering of her wings shifted as Mivian dodged a few rocks the man threw. When he realized that wasn't going to work he looked in the direction one of the oxen went and started to stomp after it while shooting a few glances over his shoulder to glare at the fairy. Mivian's giggling grew into all out laughter, this was the payoff she had been waiting for.
'Actually,' she thought to herself, 'why not do a little more?'