Prologue
It began on a peaceful day, which was a rare treat for me. I was in an inn, kneeling with the tip of my sword stuck into the floor in front of me. My head drooped over the sword, and my hands clasped the hilt as I offered up prayers to the Chief God.
I soon became aware of another presence in my room. I sprang to my feet and whirled around. There I saw a beautiful, radiant girl with blonde hair. The child wore only sandals and a green sleeveless dress which stopped just above her knees. Her most striking features, however, were the large white wings on her back and the glowing yellow halo above her head.
She raised a hand and said, "Be at peace, brave Hero of the Order. I have been sent by the Chief Deity to reward you for your loyal service in these troubling times. Tell me what you desire, so long as it is within my power and not a sin to give it to you."
It was not her appearance but rather her words that convinced me of her divinity. Had she been corrupted by mamono mana, she would have "rewarded" me according to her instincts, not my requests. This was a genuine, untainted angel of the Chief God offering to grant me one request.
I smiled, lowered my sword and honestly replied, "Thanks, but I already have what I wanted."
When I was 12, some Holy Knights from the Order of the Chief God found me on the street. They sensed potential in me and offered me food, drink, protection, a place to sleep and more if I was willing to join their ranks and be trained to fight the current Demon Lord, commonly known as the Mamono Lord. Seeing an opportunity to get what I wanted-the power to fight back-I gratefully accepted.
It has been 13 years since then, and the power and influence of the Mamono Lord has spread throughout the world, warping and twisting more than half of it into demon realms. What lands remain under mankind's control are quickly defecting, embracing the Mamono Lord and her monster girl utopia and abandoning the Order and its ideals. At the same time, though, the Order of the Chief God has finally gained the magical technology needed to begin successful counter offensives against encroaching demon realms.
My story begins at the turn of the tide.
Author: This is a dark story of vengeance, adventure, sex, lolicon and tickle fetish in the world of the Monster Girl Encyclopedia. Definitely not for everyone, but I've poured pretty much every ounce of Writer's Potential I have into this, so with any luck, it should be entertaining to the people it's marketed too. Hell, it might even be entertaining to some people it's not marketed to, so if I've aroused your curiosity, feel free to ignore this disclaimer and give it a read anyway.
Also, for the record, this story is going to have a "Monster of the Week" vibe to it, with most chapters being dedicated to a member of a different species. However, this is not a series of unrelated one-shots, so skipping chapters to get to your favorite monster girl is highly unadvisable.
Constructive feedback (or generic positive feedback) would be greatly appreciated if anyone has any to offer.