Giant/Tiny and Vore Short Stories

The Giant and the Princess (10/10)

(Author's Note: Most of this part is Ch. 15 of "The Giant," told from Ajax's perspective)

Ajax was surprised to get a phone call out of the blue from Chester, who hardly ever contacted him except for special occasions. He was even more surprised when Chester informed him that he'd found a girl to call his own, though Chester sounded nervous for an unknown reason. Then again, he was always nervous around his father, so Ajax didn't think anything of his demeanor. He invited the couple over to his house for dinner.

He was pleased with his son for finally finding a mate: He had begun to despair of ever having grandchildren, with his children remaining bachelors for so long. He tidied up the house for guests while his wife prepared a large, sumptuous meal of ham, mashed potatoes, and green beans. Even though humans were scarce in this world, alternative food options were far more plentiful, and most giants had embraced the art of cooking as opposed to scarfing down their prey raw.

A knock on the door heralded their arrival. Ajax opened the door to find his two sons standing on the porch, but no giantess. "What is this? Where's the woman?" he questioned with confusion. Chester and Jasper stared up at him stupidly, not responding. Ajax looked down at them, his patience thinning at the odd ruse. He noticed Chester holding a bug or something in his hands. As he squinted with his good eye, he was shocked to see the little creature was a human—a tiny woman. Dark emotions surfaced in his heart as he was reminded of all the countless wrongs he had suffered at the hands of violent, savage humans: the death of the princess, the murder of his father, the mutilation of his face, the loss of his homeland, permanent exile.

"Why did you bring a human here? Is it for dinner? Your mom already cooked something," he continued sharply. Ajax began to feel sick as he discerned Chester's true intentions. There was only one possible reason why Chester would've brought a human to his residence under the current circumstances.

"That's... my girlfriend," Chester choked, his mouth opening and closing like a fish. Time stopped. Ajax was horrified. He didn't want to accept the truth. Despite his best efforts to avoid calamity, his son was making the same disastrous mistake he had made in his youth. A flood of painful memories overwhelmed him, to the point where he felt himself falling into an endless vortex of despair. He responded in the only way he knew how to handle his emotions: uncontrolled, explosive, white-hot wrath.

"WHAT?!" he bellowed, losing his temper. He shot a scathing glare down at the human, then at Chester, his idiot son. He lashed out, slugging Chester in the side of the head. The smaller giant crumbled to the ground, his girlfriend slipping out of his hands and tumbling down onto his belly. Jasper caught his brother before his skull cracked on the pavement. Fuming, Ajax separated himself from the situation, slamming the door closed and stomping off into the house. He felt like crying. A phantom pain throbbed in the empty socket under his eyepatch, a grisly reminder of his ugly past.

"Ajax, what's the matter?" his wife asked, entering the foyer. "I heard yelling. Why did you slam the door?"

Ajax clenched and unclenched his hands into fists, seething. "Our son... our son... is dating a human!" he barked. The statement tasted bitter on his tongue.

"What?" she gasped, incredulous. "How in the hell...?"

Jasper stormed in, shutting the door behind him. "Dad, what is wrong with you? Why would you do that?" he shouted. Ajax flipped around like an enraged bull and punched him in the shoulder, knocking him back into the wall with a thump.

"Don't you question me, boy!" he snapped. "Respect your father!"

To his shock, Jasper recovered and stood his ground. "How can I respect you when all you do is lash out like this?" he retorted fiercely, fire in his eyes. "There's a reason why Chester and I hardly come to visit anymore!"