Demetrius was sweating heavily now. Having just turned 18, he and the other young men in his village were subject to the annual lottery. This lottery, held once a year, determined which young man in the village would be the sacrifice to the Goddess Aphrodite that year. All young men aged 18 were subjected to the lottery and there were no exceptions. Diana, high priestess of the cult of Aphrodite, walked up and down the line of naked and trembling young men inspecting each for flaws that would deem them an unworthy sacrifice. Once the ugly, lame or stupid had been removed from consideration, each man in turn would step forth and reach his hand into a large black kettle and remove a stone. A black stone and the young man was safe, a pink stone and he was to be the sacrifice that year. No man wished to be the sacrifice.
The tradition had a long history, perhaps hundreds of years. The sacrifice was not killed, but in time he may wish he had been. He was bound naked in the center of the village and for two solid weeks all of the priestesses of Aphrodite would spend every moment of the day licking, teasing, stroking, tickling and tormenting the young man. The goal was to build up as many feelings of lust and desire in the sacrifice to be an appropriate offering for the Goddess of Lust herself, Aphrodite. The spectacle each year was quite the highlight for all of the young women of the village. The sight of one of the most handsome young men of the village sweating and throbbing, constantly teased and tormented, in full view of everyone had many a young maiden's hands wandering between their thighs watching the erotic ceremony.
After two weeks of near constant stimulation coupled with the humiliation of being naked in public and of course being at the peak of their horniness at 18, the victim's balls were almost always a deep shade of blue or sometimes violet. At this point the ceremony could truly properly begin. Each of the 12 acolytes of Aphrodite, as well as the high priestess herself would strip down. This was the part of the ceremony that most of the men of the village enjoyed, as the servants of Aphrodite were legendary in their beauty. The young man would be bathed from head to foot in scented oils which only inflamed his passions more. These oils amplified all sensations and increased the torment of every touch. A simple stroke with a hand would feel like a million feathers teasing the skin.
Once maximum arousal was achieved, the high Priestess herself would drop to her knees and take the young man's cock in her mouth, after having placed a golden goblet underneath to catch his ejaculation. The ceremony always involved a contest. If the young man was able to withstand an hour of oral torment without cumming, he was rewarded with his freedom. If he failed, this was the last orgasm he would ever have as he was immediately locked into a permanent chastity belt and was taken to the island of Aphrodite to be a chaste slave for the rest of his life. In the 500 years this ceremony had been recorded, no man had yet won.
Demetrius stood naked with the other young men of the village frozen in fear as they were inspected by the Priestess. She was gorgeous, and despite the obvious danger to himself, he could not help but become hard as she cupped his balls and pulled his penis out to inspect for flaws, folding back his foreskin and blowing lighting on the head to check his reaction. A grin came across her face as she felt his large balls dangling free in her hand. Oh how she hoped this one would be the sacrifice this year, how delicious he would be not only for the ceremony, but for the years he would serve as their slave. Naked, bound, his cock locked for eternity and forced to serve her for the rest of her life, her pussy got wet just thinking about the possibilities. As she stood up, she lightly ran the tip of her tongue over the head of his cock, enjoying the feel of his whole body twitching at the sensation. To her great disappointment however, Demetrius pulled a black stone and would not be the sacrifice. That dubious award went to his good friend Angone, who also was handsome and hung, but not quite as handsome as Demetrius.
Poor Angone's face fell as he opened his hand and the pink stone was revealed. His friends, all obviously relieved at having avoided his fate quickly dispersed, cupping their hands over their naked crotches desperate to cover up from the humiliation of being naked in front of the whole village. Demetrius and Angone were lifelong friends, and Demetrius swore to him that no matter what happened, he would attempt to rescue him if he ended up a slave to the temple. Angone just looked down in shame and fear as the young temple girls led him to the post in the village square.