Ridiculous chicken
Welcome to Dark Lord Seduction Plan! In a world torn by a conflict between the Light and the Dark, Dark mage Alina only cares about seducing the Dark Lord and getting him to marry her... Come read about her plans, and the world where she lives!
Introduction to the story | Alina | Runic magic | Novel upcoming
Introduction to the story | Alina | Runic magic | Novel upcoming
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Terror birds and caustic butterflies are not the only animal used as political symbols or important statements. We've also come up with a very fun one...
What
A completely ridiculous race of chicken. Big, awkward, ugly, and very very stupid. They have always been a subject of mockery for Nélanniens, but they have never been a big source of food given that they taste terribly and their meat is very hard. Even poor people avoided them as much as they could.Symbol
Since the Dark Lords have their terror bird symbol, the Dark Society thought it would be only fitting for the Light Lords to have an animal symbol too. And since they did not themselves appear interested, Dark mages took the initiative of assigning them one. A very dignified bird for very dignified people.Hunt
The Dark mages used the new symbol to make fun of the Light Lords. To increase drama, they hunted the wild chickens in spectacular rituals that culminated with the birds being roasted above a bonfire and consumed to symbolise the Dark's eventual victory over the Light and their absorption of the Light Lords' magic.Ridiculous chicken
Where
The chickens used to be native to Nélannie. They were left in the wild because of their bad taste and poor nutritive content. When the ritual hunts against them started, they were slowly driven to extinction. Nowadays, the last few specimens are being kept in a few hidden farms owned by Dark mages.Population
It was never very high given how weak the chicken are, never reaching beyond the 50,000. Nowadays, it's rumoured that only between 10-20 individuals of all ages are left. Well below sustainable level for the species, but who care when the Dark Lord is going to win soon and the ritual hunts won't be necessary anymore?Reaction
Light society came to learn of the ritual hunts and of how they were being insulted. Unsurprisingly, this made them furious. They refused to embrace their new symbol but nevertheless passed laws to attempt to protect the population of wild chicken. This was completely inefficient, so instead they doubled their effort to make the terror birds extinct too.Cooking practice
The chickens taste terrible, but they needs to be eaten without hesitation at the end of the ritual hunt. Since each ingredient added in the ritual needs to be careful chosen and symbolically significant, a recipe has been elaborated to make the chickens more palatable:Rumours are that since the war will start soon, a new ritual hunt is going to be called. Only the Dark Lord and his most faithful followers gets to partake, so I need to find a way to get an invitation...
Awww poor ridiculous chicken.
Don't worry, the species won't suffer for much longer :p