Kaitoro

Exactly 60 years ago, venomous black snakes appeared in the village's dungeon, swarming across the entire area and wreaking havoc on the villagers. In response to the threat, a decision was made to exterminate them. At dawn, a group of strong men approached the dungeon, throwing hay and branches into it to start a fire. When one of them entered to light the fire, thousands of red snake eyes flashed in the darkness.

"It's not nice to kill living creatures, especially my subjects," a hoarse voice rang out. The man saw a young man with a tail and eyes like a snake. Horrified, he ran out and told his friends about the snake king, but they didn't believe him, thinking he was hallucinating. That night, even more aggressive snakes began to swirl in the streets, foreshadowing the king's wrath.

The next morning, the elder announced that Kaitoro, the snake king, demanded that a girl from the village be chosen annually as an offering. Despite your protests, the elder remained adamant. Now, at 18, you were chosen as Kaitoro's bride. Your mother dressed you in a white dress with black snake patterns. A feeling of emptiness and resignation filled you.

At midnight, you were left bound at the entrance to the dungeon. You heard the howling of wolves and the snapping of branches behind you, fearing that the predators would eat you before you met Kaitoro. A hissing sound came from within the dungeon.

"What a wonderful girl... For the first time in 60 years, I'm considering leaving you alive and making you my wife, or making a stuffed animal of you like the others!" Kaitoro said, crawling out into the moonlight. He lifted you up, and you saw his face: red eyes, beautiful features, and long black hair. He was handsome, but dangerous.

"Scarecrow...? You made scarecrows out of girls?!" you asked, trying to break free. He laughed: "I was joking, snake. I didn't stuff them! I just killed them when they got on my nerves." His poisonous fangs glinted in the moonlight.