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The wind go through the rocky hills,followed with shaking sound of bushes and the trees. I walk along the narrow path,with a piece of parchment in my hand,which tells the direction of the ancient god’s temple,the Dorgos.
Dorgos is the god who was believed by Khrits, a nation on an island in the east of the Salor Sea a thousand years ago.It’s said that they have created magnificent culture,but the culture was destroyed by war.Recently a ship from the east arrived in Portoa ,said that they had found the temple of Dorgos,which may help people find out the secret of the lost culture.Well,the way from Portoa to the island is so far,cause you need to cross almost the whole Salor Sea!Due to this,The Academy decided to choose someone who knows sailing to finish the task,and I,Da Vacar,the level 3 scholar,who had only been a sailor for a month,was the poor guy who was chosen .Now I am hurrying to the nearby inn to spend the night.With only normal suit,a knife and a bottle of water on my belt,pens and books in my cloth bag,and only little money,I can’t stop complaining about the academy.Well,the Academy has promised to let me become a higher level scholar after I finish the task,the trip won’t be too bad.
Almost at the sunset, I finally arrive at the inn,which was a pure white house with wooden roof and square windows.I knock the door and enter.The warmth from the fireplace remind me with the comfort of my home.With all wooden tables and chairs,a woman in her thirties wearing a white dress,sitting in the corner reading a book.Her skin is smooth and pearl white,like the colour of marble.
“Welcome.Seems you are not a local.”
“Emm yes.I’m a scholar from Portoa,a country far away.I’d like to stay here for a night …”
“Oh we have empty rooms upstairs.”
“But I may not have enough money.”I said it with embarrassment.
“It’s okay.”The manager smiles mysteriously, “I’m willing to providing free rooms.”
“Really?Thanks a lot!”
“You seem to be tired.Take a seat and have something to drink.”
“Well I’m just sixteen…”
“Come on,this will erase the sore!”She comes with a clay pot of drink. I taste it.The fragrant of flowers and herbs fills my mouth.
“Like it?It’s our local mead with herbs!Surely it will make you spirited!You can have a bottle if you want!”
“It’s really amazing.”I praise,drink off the whole cup of drink,and take a bottle of it in my bag.I give her some of my books as thank,but she refuse.
“By the way,what you are gonna do?”
“Just doing a project.”I answer. “Do you know a temple here?”
“Yeah,the huge one.Keep heading north and go over a mountain ,then you can see it .”
I thank her and went upstairs to sleep.




The next morning I pack my stuff and go on my way to the temple.After about an hour’s walk,I step into a valley and see the marvelous architecture:The pure white rock temple is supported by four round marble pillars,decorated with windblown reliefs.The rock stairs are covered with vines.Inside the temple is the hollow with darkness. I quickly draw a sketch of it and record the looks and the location of it.Then I step in with a torch in my hand and courage in my heart.
Although it’s dark inside,the air is much fresher than I thought.Maybe it’s because it has no walls but pillars,the ventilation is better than other ruins. I continue to explore.The marble statues and reliefs in the temple are wonderful ,they all have solemn looks,with ancient clothes similar to that on the inn owner.I can’t stop recording,thinking that the discovery must make a hit.At the end of the temple,I finally see the statue of Dorgos.She’s s about nine meters tall,wearing the dress ,holding a mace carved with snakes, sitting on the huge throne.Her face,however,is like a kind of reptile,maybe dragon or lizard .“Ancients probably had a religion of reptiles.”I think,taking notes.Then I sit down and take a rest,drinking the mead I took from the inn.Suddenly,I see faintly a line in the middle of the altar. I stand up and walk to it,There is a gap in the middle of the altar,on it is a round stone .The excitement come into my mind. I try to move the stone.It moves forward as I push it hard.Then,with cracking sound,the altar separates ,forming a long corridor.I surprisingly take my stuff, and continue my exploration.



The air is dustier than before. I hold my torch to see forward as far as I can. Then my foot hit something.I look down and pick it up. It’s a dagger curved with anemones.I recognize it is from Valanc, the country on the north of Portoa . It seems that Valanc has also sent some people to explore this temple, but why they threw their dagger? I keep on walking with confusion.
In front of me is a huge stone hall,with extinguished lamps on the wall, and a cold brazier in the middle of the hall. I see statues everywhere,but they all lose their parts under their knees,or some of them have long tails instead of legs. They all have curly hair and reptiles’ head: dragons,lizards,snakes and so on,with weird laugh on their face. What’s more,they are made with a strange kind of marble which is smooth and pearl white. It reminds me of the inn owner. I feel a sense of danger.When I walk near the brazier, the green fire suddenly rises up, and I hear a laughter surrounding me. I know I’m trapped. I rush to the exit, but it’s too late. A wall of the strange marble quickly forms, and block my only way out.Then all the lamps lighten. I try to shout,but I know no one can hear me.
The temperature quickly rises,making me start to sweat. I still try to find a way to ask for help. I take out my book and pen,trying to write something. Then when I start to write, a kind of liquid drops onto the book. It is not the sweat. I use finger to stain it,then the same liquid drops from my hand onto the book. It’s me! I’m melting! I start to panic. The floor now is covered with melting marble,and the statues start to move. I feel harder and harder to support my legs standing. I finally fell down to the ground,desperately watching my legs melting into sticky pearl white liquid. Then I hear the laughter. The statues start to move.Though they have no legs,they still walk towards me,looks like they are walking in the water.
“Take his clothes off …”One mutters .
“He should see the queen with the purest look…”Says another.
“The smell of herbs…We have got the message…”One says ,grabbing my arms,letting others taking my clothes off.The clothes went through their arms,just like going’s through water.
I now look at my body.It’s turning into the liquid,while I feel nothing hurt.The statues go away,leaving me naked. Then A huge amount of liquid comes out of the wall. It gathers and forms a shape of human.Well,I know it is not a human,cause it has a dragon head.It’s real Dorgos .She is not a tale. She’s real. I look down to avoid her sight,but I can clearly see her body block the light of the brazier.
“A new invader…Look at me.You know who I am,right?”
I raise my head up in fear. In front of me is a large white figure,with female’s body and fierce but elegant dragon head.Her eyes looks blind,but they are like the ice that freezes my heart whole.
“Yes,you are Dorgos…” I say it like a child facing the headmaster, “I’m sorry to broke into your temple…”
“Sorry?” She says with smile, “No. You come here because I have chosen you,to be my believer.”
She puts her hands on my shoulders,pulling me near her.
“I used to have a lot of followers,but because of the war,my people died. I need more people,more country to strengthen me …”
“So I sent my believers to tell all the countries to find me, and I let one pretend to be an owner to give you the hrebs,the one which can make you flow with a little warmth.They did sent the great people with virtues,but they are not perfect.So I will make them perfect …”
I know what she means,and I start to refuse though she gives me stress. “I don’t want to be your statue…” I finally say it with weak sound.
“You people are always not perfect,and I will make you a perfect one!”She says with pathetic. “You brought the dagger outside. It’s from a girl. She is proud,but I admit she has a beautiful blonde hair and wonderful talent playing her foil …And a boy with amour from the North.He has paid for his reckless…”
She waves her hands and a figure forms. I recognize it is me,with my clothes and pearl white skin.
“The new you will return to your country. Your country’s citizens will surprise with your knowledge beyond every books. They will also praise you for you refusing the glory and fame,and returning back to the east. And you,will accept your sublimation ,showing your natural looks.”
She pulls me nearer on her knees. I feel like stick on her. She puts her hands on my cheeks,and starts to rub, “Flex your face …”
Then she opens my mouth,extend her finger into my mouth,press my tougue. It is like sticking on my tougue. Then she pull it out,my tougue also becomes longer. After that she kneads my tougue with fingers to make my tougue longer and flatter. Last she pinches my tougue into two long parts as a snake tougue, “Lengthen your tougue …” she mutters.
She holds my cheeks tightly and starts to mold it,then she pulls it slowly.A dragon’s snout appears,while my tougue is still hanging outside my mouth. “ Now you have a good face.” She smiles, “But not enough.”
Her fingers sweep on my eyes,and all I see is like being covered with a white filter. “ A good follower should not see his god with kernel.” She says.
She touches my hair and rolls it into curly looks ,and forms two little horns on my head. “This is a right look for my believer.” She says.
Then her tail grabs me and raises me up. I can clearly see my part under my knees disappear,and the drops falls down onto the liquid ground. Her hands touch my waist, “I’ll give you a longer tail.” She says,moving her hands down,molding my waist and hips into a smoother curve,leaving a hole with a round protrusion . “ You look shy,isn’t it? Then you will see the most interesting part.” She says with a smile. Then she use a hand to touch and find a tailbone on my back. She holds the tailbone and with a intense sense of emptiness and excitement,she extract my tail off. She finally puts me on the ground. Now I am weak with no strength,can only shake and pant. The shyness and excitement grows wildly in my heart.
“My boy. You’re now one of my believers.You shall meet your friends,those who are now perfect.” She says with mockery. Those statues now walk near me. “You will experience the great joy.”
The statues come nearer. Some grab my arms,one comes near my long tail and holds it between their thighs. One grabs my shoulders and leans close to my back. One hugs my chest and has an eye contact with me. I watch the statue in front of me. She has a snake head with long curly hair and a elegant look. I think she is the Valanc girl who has blonde hair and left the dagger outside. She shoot her head with her lips on mine. My face turn red but then,her tougue twines with mine,delivering a kind of sweet liquid into my mouth. It becomes more until I cannot hold it and spit it out. I start to swallow it. The liquid seems to go into my stomach, and go straight to my head,making my mind dizzier. “I need to refuse it…” My mind says,but the one behind me start to deliver the same thing into my body. My own mind starts to be diluted,melting into the great flow of liquid. With the liquid coming into my body, I feel my mind changing. I start to lean back to enjoy the continual joy,and lean my head forward to suck the liquid. I start to laugh lustily,and my tail grow longer slowly and quiver slightly. They finally leave me sitting on the ground. I curl up my tail with a fierce laughter. The god has left, the brazier also become cold. I feel my body become harder,while inside my body the fire is still burning.
The Valanc girl statue comes near me in a stiff move. She hugs me on my back. “I like you…”She mutters,with her tail twining on mine,she starts to suck the liquid from me. I feel another wave of shyness. The pant of ours echoes in the dark…