55 The Priestess of Fate (2/2)
She had short silver hair, and her skin was pale as if all the color had been drained from her. Almost all the flesh on her body was bound by black stripes of cloth that hide all of her flesh from view. The only part of her flesh that is visible are around her mouth and nothing else. Her eyes are bound as well.
Clothed in a simple silver dress, that came her knees and was held by simple strings that curl around her neck and arms. She didn't move it was as if she was a living statue.
She must be the Priestess of the Fate Temple.
”Welcome. We have been awaiting your arrival children,” the priestess spoke as she moves towards us.
Arriving in front of us, I find that she's far taller than I expected. She towers over us, with delicate movements, she raises her hand and places it to her cloth-covered eyes and then waves her hands towards us.
A couple of red flames flew from her fingertips and quickly enters our eyes. It happens so fast that I didn't have any time to react, much less to move out of the way.
There wasn't any pain when the flame entered into my eyes, it seems to melt, and I felt as if a film was being removed from my eyes. I blink a few times.
Looking up at her, I find that all the places that we're bound by the black cloth are burning. Alight in a white and black flame, even her once white flesh was a completely scorched black color.
”Wow,” Cecily breathes next to me.
I open my mouth to say something, but she presses a finger to her mouth. I quickly shut my mouth and swallow the question that I had.
”I'll take the children now, we shall notify you when they finish their test,” the priestess says speaking to my family.
”Very well,” my mother says.
”Children, you've trained hard for this, don't doubt yourself and come back victorious,” my mother says to us.
We nod our heads.
”We'll wait for you all here,” Clemente says as he grabs Salem's arm.
Giving everyone a big smile, I look back towards the Priestess but find that she's already standing on the path waiting for us.
”Let's go,” Ekon says stepping forward first. Silvyr follows after him. While Cecily wraps her hand around mine and we follow after them both.
Arriving next to the priestess, I find that the path and the golden trees have tendrils of light that seem to seep out of the trees and dances upwards towards the sky. Almost as if they're stretching out and reaching for something.
The golden pathway after every step left a burning white footprint on it.
”Now children, the test will begin once you've set foot into the temple. There are only a few things that you'll need to keep in mind,” she says leading us forward.
”At any point in the test, you're able to quit the test. If you do that you'll be ejected from the test. Remember, that this is a test to choose your class. I'm sure that you've all prepared yourselves,” she speaks, and we arrive at the front entrance to the black temple.
”No matter if you finish or stop halfway, your class shall be assigned and chosen for you,” she explains.
We nod our head and look towards the entrance to the temple.
It was impossible to see into the Temple, all that I could see was my reflection. The priestess wasn't even reflected in the mirror-like glaze membrane that was the entrance of the temple.
”We wish you, children, the best of luck. If you've got any questions, please ask them now. Because once you enter you shall be on your own,” she spoke with a bright smile.
”We'll pass this and get our destined classes!” Ekon says firmly looking at us. His pitch-black hair blows slightly with the wind and his golden eyes are hard as he looks at us.
”Exactly,” I smirk.
”Cecily going to get her fated class! You two better as well,” she says grinning.
”Let try our best then,” Silvyr laughs softly.
”Okay then, we're ready,” I say to the Priestess.
”Then have a good trip, please enter one at a time,” she says.
Holding an outstretched hand, she points towards the glassy mirror-like entrance.
”I'll see you guys at the end,” Ekon says stepping forward first.
He quickly heads to the front of the glassy entrance and steps forward. He's completely swallowed by the mirror.
”I'll get going then,” Silvyr says as he pads forward. Before he steps through the entrance he looks back towards us a sad flicker in his eyes before he heads in.
Cecily looks at me.
”You go next,” I tell her with a gentle nudge.
”Good luck,” she tells me. Releasing my hand, she walks forward and steps forward and is swallowed just the same.
Looks like it's my turn.
Taking a deep breath, I walk forward and press my body through the entrance. Passing through the mirror-like membrane, it felt like my body was being pulled in all sorts of different directions.