Payment

You might be wondering to yourself what you, a Henchman, can take as payment.

Well to put it simply there are three types of overall payment. Those are Monetary, Collateral, and Tantric.

1.Monetary: Cash or money is the simplest or easiest way to reward your henchman. Any Currency is accepted as there are many worlds out there that have varying types of currency, but what is perhaps the most accepted and used by the Henchman Unions is of course good old atomic element 79 or Gold.

Gold is the perfect material that is generally accepted across the multiverse and is used as the standard at which all contract payments are judged against. This is because of the overall atomic mass of gold can be replicated with the appropriate mass of other currency.

To put it simply, its not the currency itself that is valuable, but rather the mass of the currency. Thanks to the rather revolutionary technology/magic the Henchman unions have developed over time, the overall mass of the currency can be changed and transmuted into the mass of gold. Changing a single Dollar to a single ounce of gold, mind blowing true enough, but when compared to the fact that the multiverse is infinite...

Well this small miracle pales in comparison and no matter the amount of gold they use to pay their henchmen, it wont really affect any of the major economies that exist out their in the multiverse.

That said, all Henchman unions will use the US dollar as their overall accepted payment currency. An price will vary from contract to contract, but will have general overall price guides that follow as such.

Ex. Prices for overall ranks (prices will vary from task to task)

1. X Class: Minimum of $1,000,000,000

2. S Class: Minimum of $1,000,000

3. A Class: $1,500 to $100,000

4. B Class: $800 to $2,000

5. C Class: $300 to $1,000

6. D Class: $50 to $500

2.Collateral: Collateral or objects of significant value that are traded to the henchman and by extension the henchman union in exchange for their services.

Now that said, not everything can be used as collateral as you can’t just simply hand a henchman a worthless heirloom and then call it collateral payment. That said if that heirloom in question is made of gold or is a very valuable or well known piece of art, then that’s a completely different story.

But that is a discussion for when and if it happens, but the true discussion is what exactly counts as collateral payment. To put it simply, all henchman unions will accept weapons, armor, food, and raw resources as collateral as all these items can be used later on during a different operation or be used as improvements/upgrades to the current henchman that are currently enlisted to that particular henchman union.

That said raw resources and food have to come in bulk quantities most the time, that is not always the case though as of the end of the day, it’s up to the henchman to decide whether or not the collateral being offered is suitable payment for their services. So, collateral usually works on a case-by-case basis for most of the instances that require collateral as payment and is ultimately up to the henchman who has accepted the contract, on what is considered acceptable payment.

3.Tantric: Now finally on to Tantric energy and how it can be used as acceptable payment for any contract.

Now to start off, Tantric energy isn’t exactly broadcasted to every possible employer that it may act as a form of employment. Many companies or guilds that exist within the henchman unions, will often label Tantric energy as an alternate form of energy or perhaps label it as a favor repayment system. This has led to certain misconceptions and accidental requests in the past, usually by those who simply wish to get the services of a henchman for free to do a menial task that they do not wish to do. That said, usually after a quick explanation of what this alternate form of favor repayment entails, many often instead just pay the money. However, there has been several instances where irate housewives and upset spouses have instead chose to pay the debt themselves as a way to get back at their spouse.

Now there is a very good reason why Tantric energy isn’t directly explained and that is to simply prevent the henchman in question from being **** to partake in the act of creating Tantric energy. After all, the henchman unions are essentially mercenary companies, not a sex service for **** people.

Even then, it is entirely optional for the henchman in question to not accept Tantric energy as a form of payment as to prevent them from being railroaded into situations that they do not wish to partake in. Instead they could forcibly ask the employer or contract holder to pay them using either collateral or by normal monetary means and perhaps even forcibly have them pay a grievance fee for trying to railroad them into a sexual act. So, bear in mind that a henchman does not necessarily need to take Tantric energy is payment, it is entirely up to them whether or not they choose to accept it.

However, there is one major caveat and that caveat is the fact that Tantric energy can only be given or gained from having sex with a willing partner. In other words, an employer cannot simply have you **** yourself upon a defeated female enemy combatant and tell you that is your payment. The first and rather obvious problem is of course that many would not feel comfortable with such an act and second is the fact that such an act would not produce Tantric energy and in fact would instead take away Tantric energy. This is due to the fact that the act is a perversion or inversion of what it takes to create tantric energy.

Thus, why such forms of **** payment are not accepted and in fact are heavily looked down upon by most henchman unions. So, much so that if any employer or contract holder attempts to offer a henchman such a thing as payment. Then a secondary hidden clause is activated where in which the henchman may choose to turn against their contract holder and instead take everything of that particular employer owns as payment for even offering such a thing in the first place. As that employer in question is unknowingly or perhaps even knowingly sabotaging that henchman company in question. Adding to this is the fact that any employer that offer such a thing, will be immediately blacklisted and prevented from hiring any other henchman from the henchman guilds in the future.

In closing, Tantric energy is an acceptable form of payment, but it comes with its own severe caveat. Thus, it’s ultimately up to the decision of the henchman in question of whether or not the wish to accept Tantric energy as payment. Adding to this is the fact that Tantric energy payment comes up in points for each rank of whatever contract you take. finally adding to this section is the fact that the Henchman in question must gather all of the requested tantric energy from the person paying for the service. Naturally not everyone is extremely powerful and thus cant pay off their debt in one go, so you might have to stick around and go a few more rounds until the debt is paid off or alternatively the person can hold on to what they owe if they have enjoyed the experience and call you back for more... personal times. Anyway down below are the usual standard rates when it comes to paying with Tantric energy.

Ex. tantric points per rank (points will vary depending on the task)

1. X Class: Minimum of 100,000 points

2. S Class: Minimum of 10,000 points

3. A Class: 150 to 1000 points

4. B Class: 80 to 200 points

5. C Class: 30 to 100 points

6. D Class: 5 to 50 points