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By aigorepic.com
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In this strange parallel world, the first day of each new year was known simply as Harvest Day.
It had been tradition for generations—long enough that no one remembered a time before it. On that single morning, certain women, chosen by lottery or by the silent whim of the communal selection, would be taken. Not in cruelty, not in hatred, but as part of the cycle. The most beautiful, the most graceful, the ones whose forms were celebrated in life, were honored in death by becoming the finest cuts for the communal feast.
There was no panic in the streets. No screams of protest. The women selected walked with calm acceptance, sometimes even a faint, serene smile. It was normal. It was expected. To resist would be strange, almost rude—like refusing a sacred toast. They understood their place in the ritual: beauty offered up so the year could begin nourished and renewed.
Among the butchers, one man stood apart.
They called him the Swift Carver.
Dressed in his spotless white apron and tall chef's hat, face half-hidden behind a surgical mask, he worked in the open-air pavilion beneath the deep maroon banner of Algorepic.com—Your Hidden Third Self. His hands moved with legendary precision. People traveled from distant districts just to watch.
He never hesitated. Never faltered.
When the moment came, he would gently tilt the selected woman's head forward, exposing the graceful curve of her neck. One smooth, practiced stroke—clean, surgical, instantaneous. No prolonged suffering, no cry. Just a soft sigh, as if she were merely falling asleep. The head came free in a single fluid motion, blood cascading in perfect crimson ribbons down the body still suspended by the ankles. The expression on the face remained peaceful, almost dreamy, even in severance.
Today was no different.
The woman hanging beside him had been renowned for her long dark hair and delicate features. She had laughed softly when they led her in, chatting with the attendants about how lucky she felt to be chosen so early in the new year. Now her body swayed gently from the hook, arms limp, rivulets of red tracing elegant paths over her bare skin. Her severed head dangled from the Carver's gloved fist, held high for the small crowd to admire the artistry of the cut.
He turned toward the camera banner, eyes gleaming above the blood-spattered mask, and offered the head like a trophy. The sign behind him read clearly: Algorepic.com.
Around the pavilion, conversations continued as normal.
"Did you see how clean that was?" one man murmured approvingly. "Not a single jagged edge."
Another woman nearby nodded, unfazed. "If I'm picked next year, I hope it's him. Quick and beautiful. No mess, no pain."
A third laughed lightly. "Exactly. Why fear what's inevitable? Better to go out as prime cut than fade away forgotten."
The Carver lowered the head carefully onto the preparation table. Already his assistants were wheeling forward the chilled trays. The body would be expertly sectioned—tenderloin, ribs, loin, thighs—each piece treated with the reverence due a delicacy. Nothing would be wasted. Nothing ever was.
As the sun climbed higher on this first day of the year, the scent of fresh iron mingled with the smoke of cooking fires starting elsewhere in the city. Another Harvest Day unfolding exactly as it should.
Peaceful. Precise. Accepted.
And somewhere, deep in the collective dream of this world, the women continued to smile—even after the blade fell.
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