Laila looked into the bowl presented to her.
A clear, viscous liquid sloshed lazily against the inner walls of the bowl.
On the surface drooped white-Gray clouds of smoke, Laila smelled a faint, biting smell, similar to ether.
She hesitated.
The old woman held the bowl even higher.
All eyes were on Laila .
Lola looked at her seriously and nodded to her.
The grip left and right around her fingers became firmer.
Laila had no choice.
She lowered her face into the bowl and closed her eyes.
For a moment she held her breath.
What kind of stuff was that? She could feel the smoke billowing over her face like cobwebs.
They're not going to commit suicide, she thought grimly, taking a deep breath.
Laila had prepared for a sharp burning and biting in her airways and was surprised when cool, sweet air streamed into her lungs.
A fantastic euphoria came over her, greedily she breathed again.
Every cell in her body craved that stuff.
Laila breathed again, deeper, more eager.
As Laila took the sixth deep breath, the woman pulled her bowl away.
Laila deeply regretted it. Strong hands straightened up.
Laila looked around, she saw everything more intensively, colours, smells, even the gentle touch of the wind on her skin was an intense sensory perception.
It seemed to her as if a thousand sensual fingers were stroking her.
Laila looked at Lola.
Her red hair had turned into a fiery cascade that conjured a glowing aura around her head.
The Gray woman continued her tour.
After the last had bent his head over the mysterious contents of the bowl, the crowd began to re-weigh and murmur soft incantations.
The waves and shortchange became faster and faster.
Laila drifted.
She watched as the old woman held her face over the bowl and then set it down at Lola's feet.
She stepped back into the circle.
Lola lifted the dagger over her head.
The murmur and waves died.
"We bring you a new companion, immerse your spirit into the sacrifice we open for you and consecrate your new servant, we dedicate your life to you ..."
With these words, Lola slit the ram's throat.
The animal sank with his forelegs.
Lola grabbed the horns turned into slugs and pulled back the animal's head.
His blood gushed into the shell.
The death cries of Aries were drowned out by the sighing of the crowd.
Laila could feel the entangled fingers separating from her hands to the left and right.
She stared spellbound at Lola and the dying animal.
The circle broke up.
The men and women found themselves in small groups and started kissing and caressing.
All around Laila there were pleasurable sounds.
Naked bodies rubbed against each other, hands and tongues gliding over strange skin.
All this happened slowly and enjoyably.
The ram dropped to the side with a dull thump and stopped on the forest floor.
Triumphant screaming sounded.
The slow foreplay became exuberant greed.
Men and women fell over each other.
Laila saw copulating couples of different and same sex.
She looked regretfully at the pleasurable activity around her.
Her body craved sex.
She was unsure if she should just join a group and took a hesitant step toward a man and a woman.
The man knelt behind the woman and took her from behind.
When Laila knelt beside him, he loosened one hand from his partner's waist, hugged her neck and pushed his tongue into her mouth, demanding.
His partner broke away from him and began to stroke her breasts, while Laila and the man kissed each other passionately.
Between her legs knocked and pulled with desire.
She felt the groping fingers of the woman between her legs and rubbed faster against her searching fingers.
The man broke away from her lips and began to suck gently on her nipples.
Laila had never felt so intense.
Despairingly, she grabbed the man and pulled him down with him.
He withdrew regretfully from her.
"Tonight you will receive only the one."
He got up, grabbed his partner's hand, and both were picked up by a group, who pulled them greedily on their hot bodies.
Laila sat up angrily.
Every cell of her body demanded sexual satisfaction.
Lola came toward her with the bowl in her hands.
All right, then stop Lola.
Laila looked at her excitedly.
Lola put the bowl on the floor and alternately dipped her hands into the bowl.
She straightened up in front of Laila.
Laila saw dripping dark blood from her fingers, smelling the sweet scent of the liquid and the tart-metallic aroma of Aries' blood.
Lola began slowly spreading the blood on her body.
Everywhere the mass wetted her skin, she felt a stimulating tingle.
"Feel the power of Aries, open your body to the One who will consecrate you." Lola spread the blood on her breasts, her arms, stomach and legs.
Finally, she sank her index finger in the crowd and drove it into Laila.
Laila thought she had to explode, but Lola quickly withdrew her finger.
"You have to wait, right now."
She picked up the almost empty bowl and pulled Laila to the veiled altar.
Some men and women broke away from group sex and followed them.
Lola pointed to the altar.
"Lay down."
Laila pulled himself onto the hard surface.
Lola lifted the bowl and dropped the contents on her bare body.
Numerous hands began to rub the fragrant substance and spoke in the evocative tone.
"He will enlighten you, the one will come, he will possess you, the one will come, he will open you. " Laila lolled under the caressing hands.
Lola spread her legs and poured the rest of the bloody mass on her pubis.
Lola stepped behind Laila and crouched down on the altar.
She rested her back on her thighs.
The song died.
The rest of the men and women gathered in front of Laila.
Lola whispered in Laila's ear.
"He is here."
The crowd before Laila parted.
Laila saw a tall, muscular man stepping naked through the crowd.
Laila tried to see details in the diffused light of the flames.
But the lighting conditions were not very good.
Something was wrong with his head, he looked deformed.
He moved slowly through the men and women, who made a respectful entrance, but at the same time greedily grabbed him with their hands.
The old woman stepped in his path and humbly handed him a torch.
He accepted her and continued towards the altar.
When he was about two meters from Laila , he raised the torch beside his head.
Laila saw that he wore a black ram mask that covered the top of his face.
Only his mouth and part of his cheeks were free.
Right and left over his ears, the mask went into curved, thick horns, which shone black in the light of the torch.
Approximately he stopped a meter before Laila.
Lola pushed her upper body up a bit.
"Look closely."
Laila looked at the man's muscular, shiny chest.
Almost over the entire upper body was the sign, the three entangled 6s, tattooed in bright red in his skin.
Again, Laila heard Lola's urgent words. "Look closely."
Laila let her gaze wander over his body.
Shocked, she saw that the symbol was not the only tattoo he wore.
On the muscles of his lower abdomen was a nasty devil's face.
When he saw her shocked expression, he bared his teeth and grinned devilishly.
Laila saw a row of sharply filed teeth.
He lowered the torch and Laila followed her with her eyes.
Lola clutched the rearing and screeching Laila.
Laughter sounded around her.
The ram man tipped his head back and let out a long howl.