The Ruby Empire

Braug the Orc

Female Reader x Male Monster

For the last few years now, the village you live has lived under the rule of an Orc Clan. It started because your village was running out of money, people were starving and sickness was rampant. You were just a little girl when it had happened, you can remember being hungry and crying by the cold fireplace as your mom fretted about your father and brothers who left to find work and send home money and food. One day the Orc clan came and promised to save your village, but in return, they would be allowed to take young men and women from the village back to the clan with them each year. Five in the least, ten at the most. For a long while there was hesitance but soon, young people in the village came forward to sacrifice themselves for the good of the village.

As such, your village has flourished. One of your brothers was selected several years ago, but he still writes home and speaks very highly of the orcs and his betrothed. It's not uncommon to see Orcs in the village these days, they bring in things for trade or even attempt to woo their intended for the coming harvest.

Recently, you've been noticing one Orc who has been coming and simply buys an apple from your cart and goes along. Every day, he buys a single apple from you and then goes along his way. You've recently been trying to find him the biggest apples you can, polishing them up nice and bright and having them at the ready for him. He never says anything, he simply takes the apple, leaves a coin, and leaves.

When the harvest comes, it's an interesting event. Everything is as it should be, people go to work and go about their daily lives, but suddenly anywhere from five to ten orcs walks into town, plucks up their intended human from in the middle of what they are doing and leaves without a word. Sometimes it's a celebration, often it's a struggle, but then again not everyone loves the harvest.

You set up your cart like normal, readying your best apple for your daily patron like always. You hear children start shouting out the arrival of the Orcs as they make their procession into the village. You hearing hollering and shouting, people cheering and fighting.

"It's starting early today," you sigh as you bend over to pick up your signs from under the cart. As your bent over, you notice it goes dark. You look up and then glance over your shoulder, realize your Orc patron is standing behind you.

"Apple again?" You ask as you stand up.

He then grabs you, picking you up around your waist and hefting you over his shoulder, his hand resting on your rear as he walks away.

You stunned and silent for the longest time, your mouth agape as you watch the village disappear on the horizon as he carries you into the woods. You finally snap to your senses and you try to turn to look at him.

"Wait a second," you gasp, "is this really happening?" You try to wriggle free but his hand around your ass grasps tighter.

You bite your lip and slouch slightly over his shoulder. It's not that you mind, in fact, you had kind of been hoping for this. It's just that, you have so many questions, so many things left behind.

"Hey," you turn again, looking at the back of his head. You notice that his hair is long and dark, plated in a thick braid and decorated with beads and trinkets. You tug on his braid, "hey, answer me."

He growls at the sharp tug you gave and he slaps your rear. You let out a yelp and then you huff and tug again harder this time. He slaps your rear again and you bite your cheek to keep your cry silent.

"Set me down! I can walk."

"Hush up," he snarls back at you. "Keep still, we're almost home."

"Home," the word shatters and cuts deeply inside. You frown and look down. You no longer get to see your family every day, your mother, your brothers. It had been hard when your one brother had been taken, and you remember his painful letters the first few months as he adjusted. But he grew to love and accept his new life with open arms. He speaks so kindly of his betrothed and how he is excited to have the wedding and see everyone.