The Dou-Jin Apprentice of Monsters and Men In the Beginning

Chapter 6 Nightmare

Stephanous found himself in a murky passage a few sconces on the wall were lit but it didn't illuminate the area well. He noticed that there were cells on both sides of the tunnel. He gradually made his way through the murk the passageway was damp and musty. He could see moisture built up on the sides of the walls and ceiling as they dripped onto the floor.

The surface of the floor was slightly slick to Stephanous's leather soled boots so he had to be extra careful where he placed his feet as he made his way down the passage. Some spots there was a thin layer of lustrous emerald slime and Stephanous steered clear of it because he had heard that certain slimy substances could eat away at the flesh and of armor and he didn't want to take any unnecessary chances..

He crept along the prison area and noticed a man, it was Brady Tunage and two other men they were praying to someone. There was an alter in front of them but he couldn't make out what was on the alter to know who or what they were praying to. If it was Brady, a known Roda-Ki it was probably some evil god or goddess and the object on the alter could have ranged from a sacrifice animal to a person and Stephanous didn't want to find out what it was. Stephanous felt like a coward for not wanting to know.

The young lads innards froze at the thought of a person being on the alter because he knew the alter was small which meant there might be a child or even an infant on the sacrificial alter. That thought made him nearly vomit. He covered his mouth with his right hand to try and keep from spewing out his last meal. When Stephanous hand gain control of his emotions and gained a little courage he inched his way back to spy on the roguish group.

Stephanous drew closer to hear who they were praying to and then he heard the name Lilith spoken. His eyes went large and he silently backed away until he backed into one of the slime covered walls. Unfortunately he groaned when he struck the wall and let out a gasp which alerted the vile men and interrupted their praying.

The three men glanced up from their prayers and began to move towards the boy. The gaze in their eyes was murderous and Stephanous was sure that he was going to be the next sacrifice upon their tiny alter. Their cell door was shockingly unlocked and they opened the door and they gruffly grabbed Stephanous and threw him in the cell roughly not caring if they broke any bone upon his form..

"You're the reason I'm here boy." Brady said in a menacing tone. His face was twisted into hatred for the youth. He wanted nothing more than to kill the boy for placing him in this prison and he was going to make Stephanous suffer dearly for the trouble he had caused.

"I'm going to gut you like a fresh stag on an alter to Lilith." He growled in a low guttural tone. He had a sneer on his face that froze Stephanous in place. "You'll never become Dou-Jin as long as I'm alive. You're going to die by my hand you Zepherion swine!"

The next thing Stephanous knew he was standing in front of a beautiful black woman with ebony locks of wavy hair that hung down to her hips. She had more than an ample bosom that was barely covered by what appeared to be a thin layer of spider webs and a pair of panties that left little to the imagination.

Stephanous had never seen a woman in such attire in all his fourteen years and he couldn't help but turn crimson at her bodily display. He tried to close his eyes so he didn't have to look at her, but he found he couldn't. In his dream he found that his eyes couldn't and wouldn't shut.

He found himself feeling aroused by her and he wanted that feeling to go away as well. He had never felt the way he had just then, but he had never seen a woman like this before either. He wanted it to stop. He wanted to be able to close his eyes and make her go away, but no matter where he turned or what he did she was always in his field of vision.