Elrich Saga Yellow Springs Book One

Chapter 10 I Take a Bath

Chapter 10 I Take a Bath

The Temple of Amoris was not what I was expecting. I was thinking something like an old Greek temple like in the movies. What I got was a hospital combined with a church.

From the outside, it was a white stone building with three floors. There were stained glass windows and huge wooden doors. The doors were propped open with a large brick. People stood in line at the door and were let in by an old man with a clipboard. A little boy of about 8 would run up, the old man would say something to the boy, and the boy would lead the person into the building.

I got in line behind a young scantily dressed woman. She turned and looked at me up and down.

"When I'm done here perhaps the two of us can have a good time." She leaned in and showed her cleavage while simultaneously lifting her skirts and showing her leg. My Gamer Glass started flashing with an alert.

*Status Anomaly- Mushroom Rot~

I didn't know what Mushroom Rot was but since I was getting the alert it probably wasn't a good thing.

"No, thank you," I said firmly. She clicked her tongue at me and turned back around.

I entered Mushroom Rot into my search.

*STD- Mushroom Rot- Contagious, Mushroom Rot causes boils and lesions to occur in and around the genitals and mouth. Can be cured by any temple healer. (Charges may vary depending on which temple you visit.) Treatment involves visiting the temple every day for seven days. A magical film is placed over the infected area and left on for one day to be replaced the next day by a new magical film. The temple healer will need to have direct contact with the infected area in order to place the film. During this time all sexual activity must be discontinued as the act of sex breaks the film disrupting the course of treatment. While the film is in place a patient may perform normal bodily functions without concern.~

Well, then. I had been strangely curious about the prostitutes which worked nearby, but standing in line behind one who was infected curbed that curiosity. Marge wasn't kidding when she said that I could return with a rotted member.

When it was my turn in line the old man asked.

"Healing, springs, or devotion?"

"I'm not sure, I was told to come here by Amoris."

"Our Lady blesses us, you will be wanting to talk to one of our priests then." He turned to the child who had just passed the prostitute to a woman with a white apron. "Andy, who is free right now?"

"Darcy and Crue just finished their shifts they haven't gone upstairs yet," the boy answered.

"Fetch Crue for me please."

"Yes, sir." The child ran off.

"Crue is one of our healer priests. He should be able to take care of you. If you would be so kind as to wait on that bench over there." The man pointed to a bench along the wall. The little boy returned.

"He's on his way, he's just cleaning up," the child reported to the man.

The duo sorted out more people in line. Some were wanting to visit the hot springs, some were here to pray to Amoris, but the majority of the people were in line for healing. Perhaps that was why the inside of the building looked more like a hospital than a temple.

A young man approached, he had brown messy hair, blue-gray eyes, and a very white smile. He had a slight chin dimple with just the slightest remains of chin stubble. He was wearing normal brown clothes but had a pink vestment with magic circles embroidered in silver worn around his shoulders.