The Reaping (boyxboy)

July 13th, 2003: They came without a warning, their ever looming shadows showing us who was truly the dominant species. Twice our size with every advantage we lacked; speed, strength, technology, and an exotic beauty that was designed to lure their prey right where they wanted them. And who was their prey? Us, mankind, we were their goal and their desire. It took three days for the UN to reach a verdict. Having been confronted by the vicious beasts of another world, they made the only decision they could. It was compromised that every year, on the same day as the initial arrival, that there would be a selection. 50 men and 50 women would be selected as sacrifices to the brutes who promised us peace. It was posted in every school, store, and office around the world, the international compromise as it became famously known; "Sacrifice one hundred, for the hundred thousands". And the selection itself adopted the title "The Reaping". Our governments locked the truth away, wouldn't tell us anything about the creatures except what they wanted us to know. Throughout the year, we would continue our lives as usual only vaguely reminded that we were being watched. Only 3 days out of every dreadful year, we are forced to come to terms as the selections are read and we are forced to wait for those who will surely go missing. I never thought it was possible for me to be picked with so many others in this world, and I also never expected to find comfort in the most unlikely of arms, but life has a pretty fucked up way of reminding you how powerless you truly are.