Carah’s breath caught when fingers slipped briefly between her folds, slipping oils into her pussy. She flushed. She didn’t move.
"If you succeed, you will want the lubrication," the woman said softly.
The Invitation
Carah found the envelope on her windowsill just before sunrise.
It hadn’t been there the night before. She was sure of it. She’d closed the window tight and drawn the curtain as always. But now the black envelope rested against the glass, untouched by dew, sealed with a wax mark shaped like a closed eye. Her name was written on the front in calligraphy that shimmered faintly, as if it breathed. She didn’t touch it right away.
Instead, she sat on the edge of her bed, blanket wrapped tight around her shoulders, and stared at it like it might open on its own. She’d known this might happen. Everyone in the village did. The ritual only came when three women, eighteen and still virgins, existed at the same time within the valley. No one knew how the cult was so aware of young women in the town. But they always did. The last ritual was two years ago. Before that, thirty-four. Sometimes fifty. Sometimes more. But the rules were always the same: three women, bound by time and purity, were ***********ed. The ritual called them. And so far, none had completed it.
Every time, all three failed. Or died. Or vanished. No one said the word "fail," not out loud, but that’s what it was. A failure of will. A failure of submission. A failure of transformation. Because the cult wasn’t just performing a ceremony, they were waiting for something. Or someone. Carah had heard the stories growing up. Every girl had. Stories of naked bodies oiled and laid upon stone altars, of masked men chanting in a dead language, of a voice that whispered in the dark. Of women who didn’t return fully sane. If at all. Some didn’t speak again. Others left the valley forever.
And deep beneath all those rumors, there was the darker truth no one liked to say: the ritual only needed one to complete it. Her fingers brushed the envelope. The paper was thick and dry as bone. She opened it. Inside was a single black card, cold to the touch. Five words, pressed into its surface in blood-red ink: You have been ***********ed.
Carah swallowed hard. She hadn’t had sex. Not yet. Not because she was saving herself. Not for love, not for God. Just… because. Because nothing had ever felt right enough to be worth it. And now... Now it meant something. Now she wondered if she should run into the other room and mount her father to spare herself what might come. She shook her head. Not him. A random guy in the street. That was all she needed. One cock inside. Not even for long. Just one push and she would be free of this danger.
She stood slowly, walking to the mirror on her wall. She looked at her reflection and saw a girl who wasn’t quite herself anymore. She felt like she was being watched. She whispered, barely able to hear it over her own heartbeat.
"What if I’m the one they’re waiting for?" she said to the empty space.
The silence in her room seemed to lean forward, listening. She went into the kitchen still clutching the card. Her mother looked up from the stove and gasped when she saw it. Her dad stared in horror, his mind appeared to be racing. Her little sister just stared. She knew what was to come as well. In 4 years, if she remained a virgin, she could be ***********ed too.
"We need to get a guy here now." Her father said firmly. "Any guy. He can do you both so we can get it over."
"No!" her sister said with anger. "I'll decide if and when."
"They would know if we tried," her mother said softly.
"We can use me." Her dad said weakly.
Carah shook her head. She wanted to do this. To finish whatever needed finishing. Then maybe her sister would be safe from it.
The Cleansing
The pond waited in silence beneath the full moon. It was smaller than Carah had imagined. No grand ceremonial fountain, no sacred basin. Just a still, dark stretch of water framed by reeds and smooth stone, the air rich with the scent of wet moss and crushed flowers. Moonlight clung to the surface like silver oil, trembling slightly in the wind. Around it, a crowd had gathered. Not robed cultists. Not masked priests. Ordinary people.
Men with dirt still under their nails. Women in cotton dresses and Sunday shoes. Children clutched their chests. Faces she knew, neighbors, shopkeepers, the butcher’s wife, her schoolteacher. Silent. Watching. Carah stood naked on the grass, the dew cold on her feet. Very aware of how many guys from her school were seeing her fully naked.
The other two girls were here too. Lina, thin and shaking, lips pressed together so tightly they were white, and Mira, tall and proud, her hands balled into fists at her sides. The three of them had been led here by silent figures in bone-white cloaks, who now stood at the pond’s edge holding bowls of crushed herbs and folded towels. None of them spoke.
Carah kept her arms at her sides, though everything in her wanted to cover herself. Her skin prickled under the weight of so many eyes. But they watched her not with lust, but with the terrible understanding that everyone here believed something horrible was about to happen. The ritual was never fully hidden. This cleansing was always public. Everyone was invited to witness. Some showed up to see the naked women. But the reality always sank in fast. Everyone watching was either disturbed by what was about to happen or fearful of it.
Carah’s mother was somewhere in the crowd. Her father had refused to let her sister go and was at the house trying to stop her from running out here and begging to take Carah's place. A bell rang once, deep and distant. The cloaked women surrounding the girls stepped forward. Each of the three was led in silence to the pond’s edge, then guided into the water. Carah gasped as the cold slid up her legs, her thighs, her hips. It felt like glass, like stepping into a mirror. She waded knee-deep, surrounded by darkness and reflection.
The priestess behind her whispered, “Let the past fall from your skin.” Then poured the first bowl over her head.
It was warm. Fragrant. Oil and petals, something spiced. It ran in thick rivulets down her scalp, her neck, her breasts, curling around her navel before falling into the pond. Another bowl followed, cool water, sharp with mint or vinegar. Then another. She shivered.
The priestess used her hands next, soft, impersonal touches sliding along Carah’s body. Palms that cupped her shoulders, lifted her arms, spread her legs. Each part was washed gently, firmly. Her throat. Her breasts. Between her thighs. Carah’s breath caught when fingers slipped briefly between her folds, slipping oils into her pussy. She flushed. She didn’t move.
"If you succeed, you will want the lubrication," the woman said softly.
Across the pond, Lina was crying. Mira stood like a statue, her jaw clenched, refusing to show fear. And the crowd, they didn’t look away.
Some watched with pity. Some with awe. A few with something more intense, almost greedy. But most wore the same look: anticipation.
As if they were hoping that this time, their young women would be safe. That one of the girls would succeed. That the curse, or the ritual, or whatever it truly was, would finally reach its conclusion.
And that maybe they wouldn’t have to lose three more daughters. The final rinse came last, clear water scooped from the pond itself, cold and untouched.
The priestess leaned close and whispered, “You are seen by him.”
Then, wrapped Carah in a sheer white robe so thin it clung to every curve. It had been dipped into the water first, making it transparent against her skin. When all three had been bathed and dressed, they were led from the water. The crowd stepped back in unison, parting to make a path toward the cave. Carah glanced at them once, at the sea of quiet faces, some blinking away tears, some tightening their grips on their loved ones. No one smiled. No one cheered.
She turned toward the dark mouth of the cave she was being led to. The wind shifted behind her, carrying with it the scent of burning herbs and something older beneath it. Stone. Dust. The white robe clung cold to her breasts, her stomach, her thighs. Her body felt like it didn’t quite belong to her anymore.
And behind her, she heard Mira mutter, so low only Carah caught it. “If neither of you can do it, I will.”
The Doors
The path to the cave was narrow and worn, bare earth between stones, carved by feet over generations. The trees bowed overhead, branches swaying without wind, as if leaning in to listen. No one spoke as the three girls were led forward. Carah walked last. Mira led, steps sharp, jaw set. Lina stumbled in the middle, her fingers twitching against the thin white robe that clung to her skin. Carah’s own robe, still damp from the pond, rubbed her thighs with every stride, the fabric now cold, transparent where it pressed to her skin. Behind them, the crowd stayed still, fading out of sight. Watching. Waiting.
The cave yawned open in the hillside like a mouth that had been carved from shadow. No torchlight inside. No sound. Just blackness. At the threshold stood a single figure in dark crimson robes, male, older than any of the villagers. His eyes were pale and sunken, and he held a staff carved with symbols Carah didn’t recognize. He raised one hand. Mira stepped forward. There were no words exchanged. No final glance. No blessings. She walked straight into the cave. Carah held her breath.
The moment Mira passed from light to shadow, the crimson-robed man raised his staff, and a stone door behind her slid shut with a grinding moan.
All was silent for a few minutes. The world seemed to be holding its breath along with Carah and Lina. Then the screaming started. It wasn’t a cry of fear; it was worse. Raw, primal terror, tearing from Mira’s throat like something alive. It echoed through the stone, louder than it should have been. Too loud. Too human. Then, silence. Her voice had been cut out mid-scream with a guttural sound. And something else. The smell.
Carah gagged before she understood it. Blood. Not the faint scent of old wounds or distant violence. This was sharp and fresh, copper-bright and iron-heavy. It hit the back of her throat and coated her tongue. Lina moaned, low and breaking. Her knees buckled.
“I can’t—I can’t go in,” she whimpered, the words barely audible.
She tried to turn back. The crimson-robed man stepped aside. Behind them, two cultists in bone-white robes moved swiftly. They caught Lina by the arms. She screamed and thrashed, kicking as they dragged her forward.
“No! No, please—I changed my mind! I changed—”
The stone door opened. They threw her in. It closed. The minutes seemed longer. Carah was sure this time was taking longer. She let herself hope that Lina was ok. They had been friends since they were four. This time, the scream was shorter. Choked. And the scent of blood grew thicker. Carah stood alone. She was shaking. Her whole body pulsed with the rhythm of her heartbeat. Her hands were cold. Her feet wouldn’t move.
Then the crimson-robed man turned to her. He didn’t speak. He didn’t beckon. He only waited. Carah stepped forward. Each footfall felt like stepping deeper into water. Her body felt heavy, too aware of itself. The robe whispered against her skin. The wind stopped. The cave loomed. She crossed the threshold. The stone sealed behind her. Darkness. She froze, unsure whether to scream or breathe.
But the floor beneath her was dry and smooth. The air was cold but no longer biting. And ahead was a faint and flickering glow. She walked toward it, drawn like a moth. It led her down a narrowing corridor until the walls opened into a stone chamber. And there, standing solemn and silent, were the two doors.
Side by side. Tall, ancient, carved from wood that felt older than the earth around them. The left-hand door. Scratched, gouged, marred with deep, angry marks. Dried stains streaked the base, brown-black in the flickering light. The handle looked rusted. The right. Perfect. Polished. Black wood that shimmered faintly, almost pulsing. The handle gleamed. There was no dust, no mark. It looked untouched. Carah stared. Her breath shuddered from her lungs. She tried to understand. The polished door sounded safe. But it felt like a trap. Her knees wanted to buckle. Her legs trembled.
But she walked forward. Her hand reached for the black door. Cold metal met her palm. She hesitated. Then, changing her mind abruptly, she turned to the stained and scarred door. Firmly, she pushed it open.
The Offering Begins
The door whispered shut behind her. Carah stood alone in the chamber. The light was low, hundreds of candles arranged in strange spirals across the floor, casting flickering shadows on smooth, dark stone. The air smelled of ash, crushed herbs, and something sweetly spiced that clung to the roof of her mouth.
And there was the altar in the center. It was not a slab of rough stone. It was smooth, warm-toned marble, veined with red, draped in silks that shimmered like water. Runes were etched into the stone around its base, glowing faintly. There were cushions for the knees. Straps of soft leather. A place of worship. A place of surrender. This room held a strong scent of blood. She glanced at a corner and her heart turned to ice. It was hard to see her. But Mira's body was lying there. Stained red.
Carah’s feet moved of their own will. She couldn’t stop them. Every step felt like it should be her last. And then they appeared. Two figures in robes of crimson and bone, emerging from the shadows beyond the altar. Both wore masks, plain and oval, smooth as porcelain. One tall, one broader in the shoulders. They moved without sound. Her breath caught. She stumbled back a step, hands rising to cover herself, but they didn’t approach. Instead, the taller one spoke. His voice was calm, low. Not cruel.
“You must choose freely. Do you offer your body?”
Carah's throat tightened. She couldn't speak. She glanced at the door. Could she still run? But the door was gone. Not just closed, gone. As if it had never existed. The silence pressed in around her like a vice. She thought of Mira’s scream. Of her body. Carah's head whipped back to where it had been. She only saw long red drag marks leading deeper into the shadows.
And she thought of her own skin, still tingling from the bath. The way the crowd had watched her, not with hunger, but with sadness. She swallowed. Then nodded. Once.
The tall priest stepped closer. “Say it aloud. He wants to hear it.”
Her voice cracked. “Yes.” It came out in a whisper. The second time, she forced it louder, “I offer my body.”
They moved together. Their hands were gentle, patient. They guided her backward, lifting her easily onto the altar. Her back met silk. Her legs were parted slowly, reverently. Straps were fastened, not harshly, but with purpose. Wrists. Ankles. Thighs. The robe covered her breast, though still translucent, being tied above her hips meant her pussy was not. She was bared completely, utterly, held open under the candlelight. Her heart thundered in her chest. She thought she might faint. Or scream. But their hands touched her skin, and something inside her fell silent. Not calm. Just... willing. Waiting to die.
They began slowly. One stroked her inner thighs, fingertips tracing invisible lines. The other ran hands along her arms, her hips, her ribcage, never lingering long. She gasped when fingers ghosted over her nipples, already stiff with cold and now anticipation. A palm pressed lightly over her stomach. Then one of them touched her lower, a place no man had yet touched.
His fingers slid through her slick folds, slow and deliberate. He circled her clit, barely touching. Just enough. Then more. Then stopped. She whimpered. Her hips bucked on instinct, but the bindings held her still. She felt her face flush, humiliated by how wet she already was. The hands returned. Two sets of fingers, now, coaxing and teasing. They circled her entrance, never entering. They played with her breasts, tugging lightly, rolling, and pinching. She moaned aloud when a thumb stroked a perfect, steady rhythm, and her whole body arched. It built like a wave. She neared the edge. They stopped.
Carah cried out, a choked, frustrated sound. Then silence. The only sound was her panting breath and the faint flicker of flames. A minute passed. They resumed. The cycle repeated. Again. And again. Each time, they brought her to the very brink. Her muscles tensing, heat blooming in her belly, her lips parted with a sob of need, and then they stopped. Let the moment fade. Let her hang in it, unsatisfied.
By the third time, she was begging. Quietly. “Please…”
Not sure if she wanted them to finish it, or stop entirely. Her body pulsed with want, slick with sweat and arousal. Her legs trembled against the restraints. Her nipples ached. Her skin buzzed like static. But inside her chest, fear still bloomed. She was terrified. Terrified that she would die here. That this was just the first act before the pain started. Before the screaming began. But the other part, the darker, deeper part, hoped that something more was coming. Something worse. She was ready to be taken. She needed it.
She was shaking, eyes squeezed shut, nearly sobbing with need. And then she heard it. A growl. Low. Ancient. The sound of stone grinding against stone, of something waking beneath the earth. The priests stepped away. And Carah felt, more than heard, the presence entering the chamber. Her eyes snapped open.
A low, inhuman growl rolled through the chamber like thunder beneath the earth. The stone altar trembled faintly beneath her bare back. Her breath caught in her throat as the air shifted. It was warmer now, heavy with musk and something older, darker. She turned her head slowly, dread and arousal tangled in her chest like knotted cords. From the shadows, he emerged.
Massive. Horned. His eyes burned like coals in a furnace, glowing red beneath a furrowed brow. Black skin shimmered like obsidian in the torchlight, corded with muscle, every movement deliberate and powerful. And between his legs, thick and erect, hung the unmistakable evidence of what he had come for, what she had been prepared for.
Her breath came in quick, shallow gasps. She wanted to scream. She wanted to beg. She wanted to run, but the bindings held her. She wanted him inside her. He stepped toward the altar with slow, thunderous footsteps, gaze locked to hers. She could not look away, even when her mind pleaded for her body to run. Her thighs were slick. Her wrists ached from the strain of the bindings. Her nipples were flushed and hard from the endless teasing, the priests' hands still tingling against her skin.
He stopped beside her, and for a moment, he simply looked down at her. Then he spoke.
His voice was deep enough to shake her bones. “You came willingly. You ache to be filled. But you must speak. You must offer yourself.”
She shook, not from the cold, but from the war between reason and craving. Her lips trembled. “W-what happens if I don’t?” she whispered, unable to stop herself. There was no smile on his face.
“You return empty. A shell. You will walk but never wake again.”
The memories of the returned women, hollow-eyed and silent, passed before her. That was the price of refusal, not death, but something worse.
And here was the reward. The end of fear. The surrender of self. The gift of creation.
She moaned. “Yes,” she gasped. “Yes, I’ll take you. I want it. I want your cock. Please, take me!”
The demon reached for her. With one flick of his clawed fingers, the bindings fell away like threads cut by fire. She didn’t run. She rose. She crawled into his arms, trembling and overwhelmed, burying her face against his chest as his heat soaked into her. He smelled of smoke, sex, and ancient earth. He lifted her easily, cradling her like she weighed nothing, and laid her back against the altar again. She spread her legs for him, unafraid now. His cock pressed to her opening, massive, frightening, hot as iron, and still she lifted her hips for him.
Her thoughts were in chaos. He’ll tear me apart. I want to be his. I'll die. It will be worth the orgasm.
He leaned close and rumbled into her ear, “You are mine now.”
And then he thrust. The stretch was unbearable and euphoric. She cried out, voice echoing off stone, as he pushed deeper. Inch by relentless inch, her body accepted him, opened for him. Her back arched, nails digging into his arms. It was pain, it was bliss, it was surrender. And when he began to move inside her, he was slow and consuming, with each thrust building heat between her legs. Her thoughts were shattered. There was no more fear. Only fire. Only that animal need for him to breed her.
His growls became snarls, and hers became gasps and cries. The pleasure swelled, dizzying, full. She had never imagined anything could feel like this. She wanted it never to end, and she needed it to finish now. He plunged deep one final time, and she screamed. Her orgasm tore through her as his hips locked against hers and he emptied into her with a groan that shook the earth. Her mind shattered. Everything she was ripped away. Her body clenched around him, milking every drop, and then gave out. Darkness claimed her as she collapsed, limp, into the crook of his arm.
Awakening Reborn
She woke slowly, as if rising from somewhere deeper than sleep. Her limbs felt heavy but not weak. Weighted with something primal. Her breath came soft, steady, but each inhale brought with it a scent that stirred heat in her blood, a mixture of incense and sex, as if the cave lingered inside her. She blinked, letting her eyes adjust to the morning light filtering through her curtains. This was her room.
Something was wrong. Or right, depending on how she looked at it.
The air had a different pressure now, denser around her skin, like it wanted to touch her. The walls seemed farther away, the corners of the room curved where they should’ve been straight. She slowly sat up and felt the pull of dried sweat and something darker clinging between her thighs. The sheets bunched under her hips, soaked through. She was naked.
No memory of how she’d gotten here. Just sensations lingering like the echo of a thunderclap. Hands on her skin, teeth grazing her shoulder, his voice in her mind like molten gold poured through her veins. She tilted her chin down and froze. It was real.
A mark, no, a sigil, now lived between her breasts. Deep red, almost glowing in the morning light, etched into her skin like molten ink. It didn’t sit on her flesh. It lived in it. Lines curved and spiraled into each other, ancient and unknowable. The center of it pulsed softly in rhythm with her heartbeat. She raised trembling fingers to touch it and moaned.
Not from pain or pleasure. From connection.
The mark throbbed like it knew her. It owned her. As if something on the other side of the veil had pressed a thumbprint into her very soul and left it there, burned into the soft skin between her breasts. She shivered. Her nipple brushed the sheet and stiffened instantly. She pulled it gently between her fingers, breath catching at how much more sensitive she was now. Electricity arced through her, curling straight to her core.
She remembered him inside her. Filling her. Claiming her.
No mortal man could ever touch her like that. Sliding out of bed, she moved with a grace that felt borrowed. Her muscles stretched and flowed with feline precision, like every joint had been subtly reworked to eliminate hesitation or wasted movement. There was no soreness in her body, though she knew she should have been in a lot of pain. She moved in front of her mirror. And stopped.
The reflection looked back at her as almost hers. But not quite. The mirror warped around her, bending subtly at the edges like the glass feared what it held. But the shape in the center was unmistakable. She gasped. Her breasts were fuller, rounder, sitting high and proud on her chest. Her nipples are darker, more defined. Her waist curved perfectly inward, then flared to generous hips that promised fertility and pleasure both. Her stomach was taut. Even the shadows on her skin curved like hands across her, as though the light wanted her.
And her face. She leaned closer, breath fogging the glass as it trembled in the frame. Her cheekbones were higher. Her eyes are impossibly deep, red-flecked, and sharp like a predator’s. Her lips were lush and stained with some invisible pigment that made them look kissed and sinful at once. She looked… Not beautiful. Terrible.
A terrible, irresistible beauty. Like a goddess of ruin, or a saint defiled and reborn in sin. And it aroused her. She slid one hand down her stomach, past the ridged tattoo, past the dip of her navel. Her skin was so soft. Her touch was like silk on silk. Her fingers slipped between her thighs and found heat, wetness, and an aching void. She moaned aloud. One finger. Then two. She curled them inside herself, but it was enough. For now. She clenched her fingers and whispered his name without knowing it. It fell from her lips like worship. And then it struck her.
She was not alone. Not truly. Her womb burned, not painfully, but deeply. A warmth nestled low inside her. Pulsing. Alive. She gasped, her fingers still inside her, feeling her own body flutter and pulse around the invisible heartbeat within. She was pregnant. Carrying his spawn. Their child. A smile spread across her face. Slow. Wicked. Reverent. Her body was his altar now. And he would come to her again.
She could feel it. A presence just beneath the skin of the world, waiting, ready to return the moment she whispered for him. He had taken her, remade her, filled her with his seed, and left her changed. She would never beg for mortal touch. She would beg only for him. And he would come. Every time.
She dressed with slow, deliberate movements. Her body responded, muscle taut with strength, each curve perfectly formed. She wasn’t just beautiful now, she was striking. Terrible, powerful, divine. The jeans clung to her as if made for her post-ritual form, hugging her thighs and ass like a second skin. She grabbed a plain white tank top, pulled it over her head, then stopped. It covered too much. She wanted to be seen.
Scissors made quick work of it, slicing a deep V down the front, stopping just above her navel. Her cleavage spilled into the open air, generous and gravity-defying, the red mark between her breasts glowing like a living flame. She admired herself in the mirror one last time. Not human, not quite, but something better. Something chosen.
When she stepped outside, the sun was bright, but it didn’t warm her. The warmth came from inside her. From the low heat pulsing in her belly, the womb is now home to something not entirely of this world. She walked through the town like a storm in human form. People noticed immediately. Conversations halted. Coffee cups froze mid-air. One man dropped his grocery bag, fruit rolling into the street. A mother shielded her child’s eyes as she passed, but the child peeked between her fingers, drawn in by something she didn’t understand.
“Is that... her?” someone whispered.
“God, look at her body...”
“Is that a tattoo or...?”
“It’s her. The one from the cave. The one who came back.”
"I wish she would take that shirt off."
"I would give my soul to die in that pussy."
"Mom? Is the evil now?"
They didn’t know what had happened, not exactly. But they’d seen the other two girls go in. And they hadn’t come back. But this girl was a walking aphrodisiac. She moved like she owned the street. Her hips swayed in perfect rhythm, every motion designed to be seen. She made eye contact with a man leaning against a lamppost, and he looked away too fast, as if afraid of being burned. Another man, younger, licked his lips unconsciously, then blushed in shame as she passed. She caught every reaction. Drank it in. It fed her.
One older woman crossed herself and muttered a prayer under her breath, but even she couldn’t stop her gaze from dipping once, guiltily, toward the glowing mark between the woman’s breasts.
“Demon’s bride,” someone murmured.
She smiled. She arrived at the old stone church belonging to the cult and pushed the doors open with both hands. They creaked dramatically, as if protesting the power now entering. The scent of incense hung thick in the air, but beneath it, she sensed something deeper, something that smelled like worship. Like fear. They had been waiting for her.
Everyone turned. Gasps swept the congregation like a wave. Dozens of eyes fixated on the mark on her chest, its twisting red lines moving subtly with each breath. They fell to their knees, one by one. Some with awe. Some with terror. One woman began to cry quietly. The priestess stepped aside without hesitation, head bowed. She didn’t speak. Everyone knew who held the higher throne now.
She walked the aisle slowly, letting them see her. Letting their hunger and reverence and dread wash over her. Her body hummed beneath the tank top, her nipples stiff in the cool air, the soft friction of the denim between her thighs a constant, erotic reminder of what had taken place. Of whom had taken her.
At the dais, she stepped up to the smaller of the two thrones and sat, spreading her thighs just enough for the denim to strain. Every eye in the place was fixed on her. The priestess knelt before her, trembling. And she... she smiled. She was no longer one of them. She was above them. She was the mother-to-be. And they would worship her.
I liked the story, but I don't see why Lina and Mira should have died. If Mira and Lina had both chosen the smooth black door one could have ignored that conundrum.
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