Chapter 14

Athena’s World

Athena, the Head of State Science Research, basks in the knowledge that her groundbreaking achievements with the minimen surpass anything her peers have accomplished in the breeder programs or any other genetic advancements. While others may pride themselves on perfecting breeders—large, muscular men engineered purely for the sexual gratification of women—Athena’s work with the minimen is a crowning glory that no one can rival. The breeders serve a purpose, but Athena’s minimen program is revolutionary, transforming the very concept of male usefulness, and it serves her deep, sadistic desires in ways that no other research could.

The minimen represent more than just scientific progress. They are a symbol of Athena’s complete dominance over male life. While other scientists merely optimize men’s physical attributes for servitude, Athena has literally reshaped them. She relishes the power to reduce a fully grown man to a pitiful, tiny being—helpless, terrified, and utterly at her mercy. She is keenly aware that no one else in the world has the ability to shrink a man down to a mere 8 inches, forcing him to live in a world where even the smallest action from her can bring pain or pleasure. That knowledge thrills her.

Athena has two methods for creating her minimen: the painful, agonizing shrinking process, and the genetic engineering that grows minimen from embryos to adulthood. The second method is far more efficient and reliable, but she takes much more pleasure from the first—the brutal shrinking of full-sized men. Watching as the male subject endures unimaginable agony, his body contorting and collapsing in on itself, until he is nothing more than a tiny, quivering creature at her feet, gives her an unmatched satisfaction. The failure rate is high, with most men dying from the excruciating pain before the process is complete, but those who survive are her favorites. They know the price of disobedience—they’ve already felt a fraction of the pain she is capable of inflicting.

Once reduced to their miniature form, Athena’s cruelty shines brightest. She doesn’t just leave the minimen to their new existence of servitude—she delights in tormenting them, conducting experiments purely for her entertainment. The laboratory is her playground, and these tiny men are her toys. She subjects them to various tortures, from testing their endurance under extreme conditions to using them in sadistic games that often end with broken bodies. For Athena, it’s not about advancing scientific understanding—it’s about power, control, and the sheer pleasure of watching these tiny creatures suffer.

The stark contrast between her towering presence and their vulnerability fuels her sadism. In her cold, sterile laboratory, she might place a tiny man beneath the pointed heel of her boot, taunting him as he trembles in fear, knowing that with the slightest movement, she could crush him. Sometimes, she will pin them down with the heel, applying just enough pressure to break bones but not kill them, savoring their helpless cries of agony. Other times, she tests how long they can endure various forms of torment—starvation, exposure to extreme heat or cold, or drowning in a shallow pool that to them feels like an ocean.

Athena is also fascinated by the mental breakdowns she can induce. She has developed methods of psychological torture that play on their smallness and helplessness. She forces them to fight each other for survival, knowing that any form of rebellion or failure will result in further pain. She has entire collections of minimen she keeps purely for her personal amusement, tormenting them whenever the mood strikes her. Their pitiful attempts to please her, to avoid her wrath, only heighten her sense of superiority.

Her reputation as a pioneer in state scientific research is well-earned, but beneath that cold veneer of professionalism, Athena is driven by darker desires. Her work with minimen isn’t just about science—it’s about asserting her godlike authority over them. She enjoys the fact that no other female researcher in the world has mastered this form of dominance, and it gives her an unshakable sense of superiority over even her female peers. Other women may control and manipulate full-sized men, but Athena controls men on a completely different scale—literally. She reduces them to insignificant, pathetic creatures, and in doing so, she proves her complete mastery over male existence.

In Athena’s world, men are nothing more than tools for her amusement. Whether they are breeders, laborers, or minimen, their only purpose is to serve women—and Athena ensures that they do so in ways that bring her the maximum amount of pleasure. She knows that her research will go down in herstory as the most important advancement in the state’s control of the male population, but she also knows that no one will ever understand the depths of sadistic pleasure she derives from it.

When Athena first introduced the concept of minimen into society, the State Council and the general public were initially ambivalent about their purpose. The council was skeptical about how such tiny, fragile creatures could contribute meaningfully to society. After some deliberation, they classified the minimen in the “rodent” category—small, insignificant, and disposable. Their primary function was meant to be practical, performing menial tasks like cleaning drains or rooting out vermin infestations. However, the harsh conditions in which they worked led to a high mortality rate. Many were killed by larger creatures like rats, drowned in sewage, or simply perished due to exhaustion and mishaps. Yet, these losses were insignificant to Athena. She had streamlined the shrinking process and had no shortage of replacements, so the dead minimen were quickly replenished.

But soon, something unexpected happened. Reports began filtering back to Athena, indicating an unusual surge in the number of minimen being requisitioned by the public. Curious, she investigated further and made a surprising discovery: the minimen were not only being used for their intended purposes but had quickly become objects of entertainment and amusement for the elite women of society.

It had become a trend among the upper class to own minimen as “fighting pets.” Ladies would gather in their opulent homes and pit their minimen against one another in handcrafted arenas, forcing them to duel to the death for their amusement. These cruel spectacles became a source of great excitement, with the women cheering and placing bets on which pitiful creature would survive. The minimen, barely able to wield the tiny weapons provided for them, were forced to battle in sheer terror, knowing that their fate was sealed whether they won or lost.

But that was just the beginning. Athena discovered that some of the minimen had “disappeared” altogether, taken by curious women who saw them as subjects for their own personal experiments. Inspired by Athena’s scientific advancements, these women began torturing the minimen in their private laboratories, seeing how far they could push their tiny bodies before they broke. The minimen’s cries of pain were of no consequence to their captors, who saw them as little more than playthings to be used and discarded. The crueler the experiment, the greater the thrill for these women, who derived immense pleasure from watching the minimen writhe and scream.

Young girls, too, had gotten their hands on some of the minimen. To them, these creatures were not workers or fighters but fascinating toys. They found endless amusement in tormenting them, experimenting with their delicate little bodies. Some girls would pull off the minimen’s limbs one by one to see how long they would stay alive. Others would set fire to them, laughing at the tiny screams as the creatures burned. It became a common pastime for young girls to compete over who could come up with the most creative ways to torture their tiny captives. They took delight in the fact that, unlike rodents, these minimen could beg and plead for mercy—only to have their cries ignored.

Despite the initial skepticism from the State Council, the minimen had inadvertently become a source of widespread entertainment, cruelty, and sadistic pleasure for women of all ages. Athena herself took great pride in the unintended cultural shift that her creation had caused. The minimen had not only proven useful in their designed tasks but had also revealed the darker, more primal desires of the women in power. Athena reveled in the knowledge that she had brought about a new form of dominance, a way for women to assert their absolute control over the male population, no matter how small and insignificant that population might be.

In the end, the State Council fully embraced the use of minimen for entertainment, giving their tacit approval to the growing trend. Officially, the minimen were still categorized as workers, but everyone knew their real purpose. The council saw no issue with the cruelty being inflicted on these tiny creatures—it was simply another way for women to express their power in a world where male life, regardless of size, was disposable. For Athena, this was the ultimate validation of her work: her creation had not only advanced science but had also deepened the societal divide between the dominant women and the pitiful men who served them.

As the demand for minimen skyrocketed, the State Council grew increasingly concerned about their rapid “disappearance” from society. While originally skeptical about Athena’s miniature creations, they soon realized the commercial potential. The council approached Athena, urging her to ramp up production to meet the growing appetite of the public. Athena, ever the shrewd businesswoman, recognized an opportunity for immense profit. With her being the only one capable of producing the minimen, she brokered a deal: she would oversee their mass production and distribution, securing the lion’s share of the profits while allowing the State a generous cut.

Thus, the miniman industry was born.

Athena’s genius extended beyond the realm of science; she understood the psychology of the elite women of society. Mini-men were not simply sold as tiny workers—they became luxury items, status symbols, and sources of endless entertainment. Athena introduced various sizes and physiques, with the more athletic or aesthetically pleasing minimen fetching higher prices. The wealthy paid exorbitant amounts for prime specimens, while those less fortunate could still purchase a miniman from lower tiers, knowing they could use or dispose of them as they saw fit.

Retail outlets specializing in minimen began cropping up in every city, offering an assortment of “models” to suit every woman’s taste. Whether a lady desired a strong, muscular miniman to serve as a personal footstool or a more delicate figure to amuse herself with through torment, there was a miniman for every need. Athena marketed them with great finesse, emphasizing the power and pleasure they could provide. They were perfect for women of all ages to assert their dominance in both public and private.

Athena herself became phenomenally rich from this endeavor. She relished in her success—not just financially, but socially. Her invention had infiltrated every level of society, and she wielded more influence than ever. As state purchased minimen were branded with the State insignia to prevent theft or unauthorized use, the council implemented laws to protect working minimen. Still, this hardly deterred the cruelty and sadism that was now normalized across the populace. Some women found it amusing to kick branded minimen into oncoming traffic, watching with twisted glee as drivers swerved to crush them under their tires. Others stomped on any unfortunate miniman they encountered in the street, relishing the power they held over these helpless creatures.

While the branding was moderately effective in preventing theft, it did little to stem the casual cruelty inflicted on the minimen. Most women preferred to purchase their own, knowing that once they had a miniman in their possession, they could do whatever they wished with it. For the elite, owning minimen became more than just a pastime—it became a way to showcase their wealth and superiority. High-society gatherings often featured exhibitions where women would display their latest acquisitions, demonstrating creative and brutal ways to break the spirits of these miniature men.

Athena reveled in this new culture of dominance. Her invention had not only filled her coffers but had deepened the societal divide between women and men. The more women indulged in their power over the minimen, the more society accepted and encouraged female supremacy. Some women kept minimen as personal slaves, forcing them to perform menial tasks, while others took pleasure in tormenting them for sport, bending them to their will through pain and humiliation. Young girls were given minimen as gifts, encouraged to explore their darker instincts by using the tiny men as tools for sadistic amusement. Mothers proudly watched their daughters step on minimen, teaching them from a young age that male lives were worthless and expendable.

Despite the cruelty, a small percentage of minimen tried to escape, hoping to fend for themselves in the outside world. These breakouts were considered inevitable, but they hardly troubled the State. Escape was almost always futile. The tiny men, no matter how desperate, could never outrun their fate. They were either caught by the public, tortured for sport, or crushed underfoot in the streets. The few that managed to survive for a time lived in constant fear, hiding in the shadows, avoiding the merciless gaze of the towering women who hunted them like prey. These escapees were no more than fleeting amusements for those who found them, their tiny rebellions swiftly and brutally crushed.

Athena, however, viewed these escape attempts as yet another testament to her genius. For her, it was fascinating to observe how far the minimen would go to try to reclaim their freedom, only to be thwarted at every turn. The futility of their struggle made their ultimate capture and punishment all the more satisfying. She secretly encouraged the escapees, knowing that their failed attempts would only reinforce the notion that men, no matter their size, were destined to be subjugated.

In the end, Athena had not just created a new species—she had redefined society’s relationship with power, cruelty, and control. The minimen became a living representation of female dominance, a microcosm of a world where women ruled supreme and men existed only to serve, suffer, and be sacrificed for their amusement. Each time a woman crushed a miniman beneath her heel or threw him into the jaws of a cat, she was reaffirming the societal order that Athena had worked so hard to create.

For Athena, there was no greater legacy.

Athena sat at her dressing table, gazing down at the small cage where her latest “pet” miniman cowered in fear. A smirk tugged at her red lips as she thought about the wealth and power she’d amassed thanks to these tiny creatures.

“You’ve made me a fortune,” she purred, her voice dripping with cruelty. Her fingers gently caressed the bars of the cage before opening the door with a soft click. “Who would have thought it? Tiny, tiny men, and I’m drowning in riches because of you.”

Her laughter echoed off the stark white walls as she snapped her fingers. “Out!” she ordered. The tiny man, wearing nothing but a designer loincloth crafted to mock the lavish lifestyles of the elite, stumbled out, trembling as he looked up at the towering goddess before him. His wide eyes darted from her massive figure to the polished surface of the dressing table, every inch of him vibrating with fear.

Athena casually picked up a cigarette from the packet beside him, her movements slow and deliberate. She lit it, her eyes never leaving the terrified figure below her. As she took a deep drag, the glowing tip burned a fiery red. The miniman’s eyes widened in panic, and she noticed his flinch, a flicker of satisfaction lighting up within her.

“What’s the matter, little one?” she cooed sarcastically, leaning forward and exhaling a thick plume of smoke down at him. “You don’t mind if I smoke, do you?”

His miniature body stiffened as the acrid smoke enveloped him, causing him to cough and splutter. She leaned closer, the glowing tip of the cigarette hovering ominously near his fragile form. “Not scared, are you?” she teased, the corner of her mouth twitching into a wicked smile.

The little man, knowing what was coming, instinctively tried to back away, but his legs wobbled beneath him. Athena watched, fascinated by his futile attempt to flee. She tapped the ash from her cigarette, the hot embers landing on his skin. He jerked in surprise, a small yelp escaping his lips.

Athena chuckled softly and reached out, gripping the tiny man between her fingers, squeezing just enough to remind him of her dominance. “I could crush you right now, you know,” she whispered, her breath warm and cruel. “Snap your pathetic little body like a twig. But where’s the fun in that?”

She took another drag from the cigarette, her eyes narrowing as she exhaled into his face, enjoying the way he squirmed and choked. Then, without warning, she moved the glowing tip closer. The heat radiated onto his skin even before it made contact, and his tiny scream filled the room.

“Such a delightful sound,” she mused, pressing the cigarette tip onto his writhing body. The searing heat singed his skin, leaving painful burns as she tapped the cigarette again and again onto his torso. His screams grew louder, echoing through the room, but it only heightened her sense of control. A wicked thrill coursed through her as she watched his body writhe in agony, his tiny limbs twitching under her unrelenting gaze.

Growing bored of the torture, she casually tilted her hand, letting him fall from her grasp onto the cold wooden floor with a dull thud. Athena stood over him, cigarette between her fingers, and observed his pathetic attempt to move.

“Still alive, are we?” she mocked, tapping her heel on the floor beside him, causing the ground to tremble beneath his tiny frame.

With deliberate slowness, she lifted her boot and placed the sole over his body. He struggled, his limbs flailing, but it was no use. Athena pressed down, not enough to kill him instantly—no, that would be far too quick—but enough to savor his panic. She could feel his bones cracking beneath the pressure, and the sensation sent a surge of dark pleasure through her.

The crunch of his body beneath her boot was intoxicating. She inhaled deeply, taking a final drag from her cigarette as she continued to press down on him, his cries growing weaker and more desperate.

When she felt the last satisfying snap beneath her sole, she removed her foot, glancing down at the crumpled, broken figure. Tossing her cigarette stub onto the floor beside him, she twisted her boot onto the butt, grinding both him and the cigarette into the wood. Two smudges, one of ash and one of blood, remained as her only marks of the encounter.

Athena stood up, her heels clicking on the floor as she turned and walked away, the sound echoing in the room as she left without a backward glance.

To her, he was nothing—just another tool for her amusement.