It was a calm starlit night. The clouds that so normally covered the Celtic Land had cleared for the evening- a sign from the divine ancients that tonight's ritual would be a powerful one- One as was about to be performed by the Druid Priestess Baylii. The spot had been found on a hill overlooking the rolling country, topped with a single tree and a toppled monolith dragged here an age ago the old ones- bad spirits in the form of lions and vicious badgers kept the farm folk out of the area.
Baylii could feel it in the Earth, the marching of 50,000 boots, smell the smoke the pillage of the Celtic lands, and know in her heart the scourge of destiny descending upon her long before it would appear to her eyes over the horizon. The Roman's were coming. Tonight's Sacrifice would have to be a great one.
She turned away from the Tide of devastation and looked back, right on time she saw Diramatix approaching, a the celtic war chief who was hoping to win favour of her tribe and it's warriors for the coming battle, she hoped the signs to be favourable to his impending victory as well or else her stubborn tribal manager would not see the importance of a unified front against the roman's when only last summer had Diramatix been raiding his lands. Like I said this ritual is important- Now, let's get to the good stuff.
Diramatix came alone, with out his body guard or slaves accompanying him as promised, dressed in his simple tartan cloak held together by the sword belt he wore arming him at his waist he left his helmet at home and his course mane of hair flowed out behind him, bleached by the sun and salt water and lye, he approached the hill and came upon the first of the torches, illuminating from below the Druid Priestess he was here to see.
She was tall with pale skin and hair as dark as the night. She like him was dressed modestly. A cape of Black Bear fur was draped over her, shoulders and eclipsed her whole body, and so warm the she could be naked underneath and still keep the cool night air off her body and pon her head a crown made of deer antlers, still young and soft with velvet. Okay, maybe not as modest.
Diramatix came to her and bowed at her feet, on the battlefield he was leader of the furious charge, but he knew that here where nature and divine ritual met she was ultimate. He kissed Baylii's bare feet. Having acknowledged her appropriately she bade him stand she raised her hands above her head and began to pray in the old language calling for a sacrifice suitable to give the Celts assured victory.
Then from a leather bag at he side she pulled out large handfuls off wild mushrooms, the kind only druids knew how to find and began to feed them to her Companion, she ate a handful herself before returning the bag and renew her incantations with a fervour breaking the stillness of the night. The warrior stood transfixed by her intensity.
The wind picked up out of nowhere and blew out all the torches lit around the hill, the darkness was cut by the light of the full moon and a million stars- the eyes of the gods were looking upon them with singular focus. As sudden as had stirred up the wind dissipated leaving Baylii and Diramatix standing in the pale light and unnerving stillness- the night encircled and expanded outwards from them. They stared into each others eyes for what felt like an age till the glow of Baylii's skin was blinding all other vision from Diramatix-
and she realised in the sudden swell of darkness that he had taken her hands in his and hers sought the same refuge in his. He was right to be nervous she thought- he didn't know what was coming next. From out of the darkness behind her and leaping high over her head the snarling anger of a lion. The big cat landed on Diramatix and began to claw at him, he did not have the time nor the space now to draw his sword and so had to start wrestling with the mighty beast, grappling it and trying to keep away from its claws and biting mouth, try as he might though it's claws raked against him, not scratching his body too deep but absolutely shredding his thick wool cloak off him, exposing more of his muscular battle hardened body to her. This was not the first time the war lord had dough for his life that was sure and he gave as good as he got when it came to blows with the creature,
she admired his shoulders and arms- strong from swinging a sword and engorged with the blood and lust of a fight pumping in them. Baylii's blood began pumping herself just watching him, as the beast continued to rip his clothes to pieces, getting dangerously close to exposing and then attacking his Most vital exterior appendage, his Great Celtic Love Sword.
Baylii's hands once again in closed of the warmth of her Cape let her cold hands explore the warmth of her body as she watched the Mortal Kombat they found their way over her breasts and between her legs.