Thomas is one of the more richer people around. Always living in luxury, buying expensive items, having a house as big as a castle. But those never satisfied him, but he feels empty, that those items serve no purpose other than show, the show of his success.

The man eventually handed over the position to his nephews to control, and retired from his job as the CEO of Lex-Tech. He bought a small manor near the mountains, got a couple servants there and settled.

He felt a bit of happiness there, but there was still emptiness in his heart. So he decided to buy something special for himself.

Thomas went into the city's auction hall in his limousine, wanting to spend his money something that interested him.

High class and extravagant items were presented, but nothing could grab his attention, until the auctioneer announced. "Now, we have today’s special! A tamed and rare demihuman!"

Thomas' eyes widened as he looked at a small helpless naked person dragged onto the stage, it's wrists and ankles has shackles that tied him down to the leash that one of the presenters held. The demihuman's body had bruises and cuts, along with deep scars.

"It's obedient. Isn't that right 413?" The auctioneer pulled the demihuman by the hair, and forced him to look into the bright lights and the greedy eyes of all the people.

As the bids slowly went higher and higher, Thomas felt sick. It’s stupid, barbaric honestly. He let out a shaky sigh and raised his bid card high up. "3 million." He said in a firm tone.

All the people looked at him with raised eyebrows, but Thomas looked at the auctioneer, who shrugged it off and called him to the backstage.

Once there and after a small chat with the auctioneer, Thomas reached his hand out for the leash, which was lended to him. “Good luck with it.”

It...the auctioneer called the Demi human 'it' as if they were an object. Thomas felt sick to the core. The poor demihuman had been through shit, clearly.

"Hey, little one...what's your name?" He asked the timid demihuman.