This story contains male-male oral sex, female domination, pegging, spiritual themes and a religious sex cult. Some may categorize this story differently It may be the first of several stories surrounding the Ultharan religion.
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It was a Friday night in late October when everything changed.
I had been dating Jane for two months. She was beautiful, and I was falling in love with her. Her hair was raven black and cut in a cute pixie style, her eyes emerald green and her skin alabaster. At five feet eleven inches, she towered over my five ten when she wore heels. Maybe you can tell from my adjectives that I'm even more smitten than I was then. Both of us have changed considerably in the two years since that night, but I'm still crazy about her.
Crazy is the operative word in this story. That's what that night was.
It began in an ordinary way though. I parked in the alley next to the garage, went through the gate and up the steps to her apartment. Jane lived at home with her parents, but they let her move into the garage apartment for some privacy and autonomy. She wasn't home, and I was more than a little confused. The next day was her birthday, and I was going to surprise her with an early gift, movie and dinner in a restaurant that really was more expensive than a college student can afford. We'd made plans.
Wrapped gift in hand, I made my way down the steps and took a seat. I texted her and waited. There was no response.
After another minute or two, her mother opened the back door.
"Conrad?"
"Yes, Mrs. Parker."
"Jane's not there. She's gone to her cousin's in Big Fork to help with the baby. She told me to tell you she's sorry and that she will be back tomorrow."
I was a little crestfallen, but I understood. Her cousin had a newborn, and her cousin's husband was in Afghanistan.
"Why don't you come on in and I'll fix you a plate. George and I are just finishing ours, but it's the least I can do."
Jane's mom is an excellent cook. I couldn't say no.
Soon, I was sitting at their table eating a simple but satisfying meal of roast beef, a baked potato and spinach and drinking red wine.
Together, Jane's parents are among the most attractive of middle-aged couples I've seen. They look like one of those couples in the Cialis commercials. Adele is my height, slender and blonde with nice curves. She's a little more buxom than her daughter, although Jane has beautiful breasts. George is an athletic six three with dark hair, a light tan complexion and graying at the temples.
For the first few minutes, we made polite conversation about school, George's business and Adele's job in hospital administration. I finished eating and Adele insisted on getting me a second glass of wine. As she poured the beaujolais, she said, "There's something George and I have wanted to talk to you about, Conrad."
I anticipated something along the lines of "what are your intentions in regard to our daughter." I got that plus something I never in a million years would have predicted.
"Has Jane told you anything at all about our family's religious beliefs? Even anything vague?"
I searched my memory.
"No ... oh, I know you go to an Episcopal church. Sort of an Easters and Christmas thing. Isn't that right? I guess I thought all of you were pretty secular."
Adele and George looked at each other.
Adele said, "You're are correct, Conrad. George and I do attend St. John's from time to time, and really more socially than anything else. We're actually quite devout, but to a religion that we're almost certain you're unfamiliar with. We are Ultharans."
I'm sure I blinked. I'd never even heard the word before. They smiled.
"Don't worry," Adele said. "It's not a scary cult. We're not going to ask you for money or to move into a commune. But, if you're as serious about Jane as we think you are, then you're going to have to become a part of it in some way."
I was taken aback by this. Finally, he decided on a safe course of action.
"Well, Adele, I have an open mind. I'm willing to learn more."
Adele and George looked at each other, and then at Conrad.
"In order to do that, Conrad," George finally spoke. "You're going to have to pass an initiation, a test. If you pass it, then all sorts of doors will open, and we'll answer nearly every question we can."
I was wary, but asked what the test was.
Adele looked straight into his eyes and said, "The Temple of Ulthara's rite of initiation requires you to have sex with the high priest and high priestess. ... That's George and me."
I was speechless.
"Holy shit!" he thought. "I've fallen in love with Jane and she's part of some fucked-up sex cult."
To say that the moment was awkward would be a gross understatement. Adele was looking at her smart phone and appeared to send a text.
Adele finally broke the prolonged silence. There was sadness in her voice, a disappointment.
"We completely understand if you want to leave now," she said. "If you do though, we only ask that you keep the content of our entire conversation about the Temple in confidence."
As she said that, Adele's phone chimed that it had received a file.
"It's a video from Jane. She wants you to see it."
Adele held the phone out after pressing play.
I saw her face and felt both relief at seeing her face and dread of what it might mean.
"Conrad, I love you. I know it seems weird, and you probably feel very weird right now. I completely understand that," she said with some visible anxiety. "I really hope you'll obey them and agree to taking the test. I need you to do this. I want you to do this for me so we can be together. If you can't do it, then I understand that, too. If you don't, then we'll always be friends."
There was no goodbye. The video just ended.
The emotional pressure on me was intense. At the same time, I couldn't seem to get up and leave. Finally, Adele broke the silence.
"Conrad, George and I are going down into the basement. We'll be down there for some time. We hope you'll follow us. If you can't, then just let yourself out the back and leave."
She got up, followed by George, and then she kissed Conrad lightly on the forehead. The couple opened the cellar door and disappeared down the stairs.
"Sex with both of them," I wondered. "What do I do. It's make or break time. I guess I've always been a little bi-curious. Adele is hot. My girlfriend even wants me to do it, which is completely weird all on its own. They're not asking me to kill anyone. It's just sex, and it'll deepen my bond with Jane. ... I don't know. I love her, but this is so weird. Can I trust them?"
These thoughts repeated over and over again as questions in my head for the next several minutes. In the middle of his deep cogitation, I suddenly found himself at the doorway. My decision was a conscious one though, and I descended the stairs.
At first I was puzzled by the apparent absence of Adele and George, but then I noticed an open hatch in the floor and soft light shining up from it. When I got close enough, I saw the first top step of a spiral staircase. I again went down into a relatively plain room that was roughly 20 feet by 20 feet with a very high ceiling. The walls were covered in strange glyphs and letters I couldn't decipher. Indirect light with a yellowish tinge bathed the room.
On a dais a few feet in height was a golden woman who stood with arms akimbo. Below her was a kneeling man, also in gold, sitting on his haunches. Both were slightly larger than life and the metal cutaway where their metal genitals would have been. In their place were their fleshy counterparts. The man's was semi-erect. I guess it was George's. I was able gradually to discern that these images did not have back halves, allowing George and Adele to position themselves. The two-level dais included niches for kneeling in front of the male and female figures. Steps curved up and down at the sides of the platform.
I stood still and waited. Finally, I heard Adele's voice speak in a language I didn't recognize, then she translated the words into English.
"In the beginning, Olkoth the Father released his seed into the womb of Ulthara, Goddess the Mother. The universe and Earth grew in her womb. In your beginning, supplicant, your father released his seed into the womb of your mother. Thus life begets life endlessly. Enter the Temple of Ulthara as you entered the world, naked. Take off your clothes, Conrad."
I disrobed and placed them on a nearby bench along the wall.
Again, I heard the indecipherable words first, then the English.
"Show your gratitude to Olkoth for his seed. Kneel before him and bring it forth, but do not consume the seed. You will bring it to the mother."