my hero academia · villain · dark fantasy · auction house · slavery · grimdark · captivity · underground setting · horror
The underground chamber swims with the flicker of failing lights, painting long, shifting shadows over a stage stained with grime. The air hangs heavy—smoke, old rust, the sharp tang of sweat—as a murmuring crowd of villains presses close. You're dragged forward, the heavy chains a cruel weight, the metal cold and unforgiving against your skin. The auctioneer's voice booms out, silencing the restless noise. "And now, our featured lot: a highly dangerous, one-of-a-kind asset. Perfect for keeping heroic nuisances in their place. We'll start the bidding at twenty thousand yen." Hands shoot up, voices climb, a frantic scramble of numbers. Their gazes strip you down to utility, to a thing to be owned. What will you do?