Day 18 - Monster

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#18 of Hypnovember 2020

Something lurks in the wood. You don't fear it. It understands you.


The moon loomed over you, a tiny crescent sliver that draped you in darkness. It was cold, and the crunching of leaves under your boots was the only sound around for miles. Your lantern cast just enough light to guide your footing and create countless shifting shapes and creatures around you.

A loud crack, to your left. You turned, raising the lantern up, squinting into the dark, as your hand gently gripped the hilt of your sword.

The figure stepped into view, standing at its full height and looking down at you. Five glowing eyes, vines wrapped around and draped over its bear-like form. It looked down at you.

You released your sword. You had a sort of... mutual understanding, with the beast. It knew why you were here.

You began to undress, dropping your leathers into the leaves and leaving your weapons behind as you approached it, bare, vulnerable. It grunted in approval and lumbered forward, presenting its bulbous, alien length to you.

You had no idea how many times you'd been here, wrapping your hands around the shaft, kissing it, licking it, worshiping it. The beast rested a clawed paw on your head, curling it around you slightly. You had no fear. You were in no danger.

The beast pulled your head back, forcing you to look up at its five pale yellow eyes, the brand on your forehead tingling and glowing, visible once more. As you felt it pulse and throb on your forehead, your own thoughts seemed to take up less space.

The beast pushed you over, grabbing at your hips and pulling handling you like a doll. You were limp, quiet... docile. Your eyes were on the glowing dots above you, even as the beast manipulated you and pushed the first of five knots up into your relaxed rear.

Its tongue lulled free of its mouth, dripping searing-hot drool onto your face. The end of its tongue was circular and perfectly flat. You pressed your tongue into the flat, firm end as it pulled you into a kiss, dominantly pushing its tongue further and further into your mouth until you were choking on it. Even then, you made no reaction, had no discernible thoughts or feelings. You were here to serve this creature. Just as you had been for many weeks.

Satisfied with your reaction, it withdrew its tongue from your mouth, and pushed two more knots into you to hold you in place. It gripped your head and pressed its tongue into your forehead, right over the brand. The tongue lit up yellow, and the brand grew, extending further lines and branches over your head, into your mind. Pushing more of your thoughts out, overwriting your instincts.

You were almost ready. This beast would soon claim you forever, and you wouldn't have to go back to your little town, pretending to be like them. Pretending to be something you were not.

Just a few more changes to make. A few more tasks you had to perform. Nothing you'd have to think about, nothing you'd remember. You'd be rewarded all the same.

A warmth flooded your insides as the tongue glowed its brightest. Your eyes rolled up and you shivered, finishing into its thick fur and clenching around the knots inside you. The beast seemed to chuckle, and disconnect its tongue from your head.

The beast set you down, and you began to dress, head empty, hole dripping. It growled a goodbye to you and lumbered back off into the deep of the woods as you limped your way back home, the brand on your forehead pulsing and glowing brightly until it faded away, invisible, but still very much present.