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Sacrifices That Lived is a series of stories covering instances of Sacrifices escaping their fate, written by VampireMeerkat.

In a world where humans and demons coexist, some humans sell off their children in exchange for a favour.

The first batch of stories were conceived on October 2, 2023, with A Sacrifice for a Mother originally kicking off the series. The stories nor characters have made an official online appearance.

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Sacrifices explained

A "Sacrifice" is a human being who's been manually imbued with a selective amount of demonic magic since they were a small child or when still in the womb.
Because demons are immortal, therefore static beings who cannot further develop their powers after reaching adulthood, they use the bodies of mortal creatures to plant their magic into. Humans appear the only ones compatible and strong enough for this practise.
The longer the human is allowed to age, the more these powers grow, but since Sacrifices always risk getting found out and stolen by other demons, it's not often that they pass the age of 18.

Sacrifices are usually the result of a deal between a demon and their parent(s), though it may happen these parents were forced into it. Since demons benefit more when they have the full cooperation of the family involved, though, it's not a preferred method.

When the demon eats the Sacrifice, the magic inside will be returned to them. There are some factors that greatly increase the results, namely if the one eating the Sacrifice is the original source of the magic, but also if a close relationship is established between demon and Sacrifice. Having that said, many demons find it beneficial in setting up a fake friendship with their target, preferably when they are still young, though most higher-ranking demons don't bother, since they have too many Sacrifices in their possession to do so.

Sacrifices themselves are, generally speaking, left clueless and don't know about their fate. They won't feel anything off about themselves and can't use the magic inside of them, though it will cause them to have an unusual physical feature or two, making them and most humans believe they are a demon and thus not want to interact with them.
Demons, on the other hand, immediately pick up when someone is a Sacrifice. They give off an appetizing sweet scent, and their flesh and blood entices them to keep on eating until nothing is left. The older the Sacrifice gets, the stronger the scent, making it hard for them to stay unnoticed for very long.

A Sacrifice a demon loses track of is called an "Orphaned Sacrifice", and though not common, one is found every now and then. Upon learning they're not demons, humans tend to capture and sell them to a demon in exchange for a wish/favour, and secret institutions exist that go out of their way to find and collect these strays. Since these do the dirty work for them, demons gladly oblige with the demands of these race traitors, which is usually the simple desire of money.

It's revealed that close personal contact, like courtship, is a peaceful and more effective method of getting a Sacrifice's powers. If the Sacrifice is in love with the demon and allowed to live with them as a proper companion, they will act as a boosted, never-ending source of magic for the rest of their lives, but since demons look down on humans, these kind of relationships are rare.
Instances where a Sacrifice is ensured their survival for sharing their body almost consistently ends in deceit; with the demon getting too captivated by their scent and eating them anyway.

Stories




Trivia

  • A Sacrifice for a Brother:
    • "Namgalam" is Sumerian for "perfection".
    • "Namti" is Sumerian for "life".
    • "NamΓΊΕ‘" is Sumerian for "death".
    • Dinar's name refers to the dinar.
    • The name of Dinar's great-grandfather, "Aurum", is Latin for "gold".

See also

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