I didn't think much about Alicia, the island or even Adam over the next few of weeks or so. It was a busy time. The start of classes combined with learning the duties of council membership and dealing with so many pledges to fill more hours than I thought there were to be filled. I didn't even have time to learn any more about Dan and his sexual transformation even though I did manage to get another hot fuck session in with him. I was able to justify the time I spent privately with Zack as a part of my duty to help mentor the pledge. I was hopeful that no one would see the time I spent with him in my room as showing favoritism. It seemed pretty much all of the pledges became the favorite of one or two older brothers. With such a large pledge group things were bound to work differently than they did when I was one of only three pledges.
During my pledge time it seemed that all the brothers wanted to fuck all three of us regularly. Even with the ceremonies and my position on the council, in three weeks time I had maybe fucked seven of them anally and though I had had all their lips on my dick, I had probably cum in less than half of their mouths. In some ways sex was becoming arduous at times seeming more like a job than playtime. My sense of duty did lead to me feeling a little guilty about wanting to be with Zack so much. Time with him was time I was neglecting getting to know other pledges. I knew it was my duty to get to know them all personally and sexually.
I was thrilled when Adam told me that he would be attending my formal council induction ceremony in October. It was a very special ceremony that was shrouded in secrecy. Only council members and former council members were allowed to attend or even read the journals of the proceedings. It was to be held in the council room and about sixty former council members were expected. Other than the current council the only attendees that I was expecting to know were Adam, Brock and Doctor Burton. The other council members I knew from the previous year were all busy with graduate school and could not come.
It wasn't Adam coming for the ceremony that was the biggest surprise however. It was who he secretly brought to town with him that was the real stunner. Without telling me he brought along Alicia and her brother. When he arrived he had them taken directly to his house and he came to visit me. Since he didn't arrive until the day before the ceremony and I was under a celibacy order we could not indulge in reunion sex. Going without sexual release for seventy-two hours was the most challenging part of the induction process. During the twenty or so minutes Adam and I talked that day he never mentioned his surprise. When it was time for him to leave me we shared a deep passion filled kiss that left me rock hard. My arousal made my next meeting even more difficult.
Every eight hours during the seventy-hour no cum period, I was required to endure a thorough body inspection. The inspections were in reality nothing more than a groping session conducted by a returning council member and Colin. The one after Adam's visit was with the new council president, Calvin O'Connell. The tall redhead who had been a close friend ever since offering his help after the swim coach nearly killed me was one of three returning council members. They were all seniors, the other two being on the five-year plan. Calvin was as academically talented as he was athletic and could have likely graduated early, but didn't want to give up a year of AOK life to get to grad school early.
"Please, bare yourself, council designate," Colin said officiously.
As I quickly complied I could see the sparkle in Calvin's emerald eyes as he fought off a cheesy grin. I had a feeling that he was going to be a very different president then the brotherhood had known. He was a mischievous playful guy who clearly had trouble remaining serious. Though he played the part well and knew all the lore and rituals, I always thought he seemed like he wanted to jump up click his heels and run around like the legendary leprechauns of his ancestral homeland. As I stood naked in a pose that resembled a soldier standing at parade rest he ordered Colin to begin the inspection.
"I see your body is reacting to your denial," Calvin said in acknowledgment of my erection as Colin began to massage my bare buttocks.
"Sir, it is a challenge to remain in control for so long," I said truthfully.
Since my denial trials as a pledge, I doubt I had gone more than twelve hours without an orgasm up to that point. By that afternoon I had gone over fifty hours without cumming. I gasped when I felt Colin's finger tease my anal rim. I realized that my control was about to be thoroughly tested when Calvin demanded an internal inspection. The gofer pushed his entire finger inside my body without any additional warning. I gasped when he found my prostate and began a very sensual massage. I tried to think of anything other sexual release, but nothing could stop copious amounts of precum from oozing out of my hard dick.
"Stop!" Calvin demanded as he stepped forward and grabbed my cock.
Colin stopped massaging my inner nut but did not withdraw his finger from my ass. Thankfully, Calvin was squeezing my cock hard enough to cause pain. The pain helped me to reinforce the fragile dam holding back my climax.
"You are doing very well," Calvin said as he began to fondle my chest while continuing to squeeze my dick hard.
I nodded my thanks and embraced the odd combination of pleasure and pain I was feeling. Fortunately, Colin pulled his finger out of my ass after a few more seconds.
"I think he is ready for a tongue inspection," Calvin suggested to Colin.
"As you wish, Sir," Colin said just before I felt a warm wet tongue on the back of my neck.
At his height I assumed that he must have been craning his neck or standing on his toes to reach my neck with his tongue. I didn't have much time to think about Colin however. In another second, Calvin's tongue was probing my mouth. He had released my dick and I was pressed between the inspectors; the nude meat between their fully dressed bodies. They began to move down my body, licking my tingling flesh. I felt woozy. Fear of failure mixed with giddy excitement. They were on their knees. Colin was licking the small of my back while Calvin playfully tongue fucked my navel like it was a very small pussy. They moved lower. I felt the exquisite torture of Calvin's tongue swirling around my cockhead as Colin licked my ass cheeks. I felt panicky as my ass cheeks were spread apart while a wet tongue slid down my rigid, throbbing shaft.
"Please..." I gasped as one tongue stabbed at my asshole while another lapped at my tightened ball sack.
"Fight it," Calvin urged as the front and back of my thighs were being licked.
They went all the way down to the floor and finished the inspection with my feet. When they stood and Calvin declared that I had passed, I couldn't help but notice the huge bulge in his shorts. I hoped that he would ask me to provide the relief to him that I was denied for another day. Instead he made Colin kneel down and suck him off as I watched. My need and desire were nearly maddening.
"You are doing great, John. I didn't think you would make it though this inspection," He said after feeding his seed to Colin.
Then he instructed the gofer to leave us.
"Damn, buddy, I can't fucking believe you maintained control," He said sounding sincerely surprised.
"That is what is required," I replied simply.
"That is the test, true. One of you fellow inductees has already succumbed. I would be surprised if a second did not cum when he receives his next inspection. That would leave two to face far more intense inspections."
I wondered if the process was as much a test of the inspectors as it was of the inductees. It could well be a game and if it was one side would lose. I needed more information.
"But if we succumb, doesn't that show that we are unworthy of being on the council?"
"John, remember the nature of the brotherhood. Do you recall an early pledge test you experienced where you were admonished not to cum?"
"Of course."
"Did you pass the test?"
"I can only assume that I did since I became a member."
"Did you manage to deny yourself to the end?"
"No."
"Do you recall how you felt when you came that day?"
"I was scared, I thought that I had failed and would be rejected."
"What were you told about success and failure?"
I thought back to that night in the council room and recalled Brock's words: "You have made an assumption about what success and reward means. It is possible you have already succeeded simply by acknowledging the enormity of the task. However, it may also be that success lies in attempting even in the face of impossibility. As for reward, lasting as long as you can in such a test provides a kind of reward. Did you not learn that the first time you were asked to deny yourself? Then again there is a certain kind of reward obtained when failure comes."
At the time it seemed simple enough. But standing there naked, fully erect and craving release, the concept of success and failure was far muddier. Since Calvin no doubt knew the idea if not the exact words that Brock had conveyed, it was clear to me that I was being truly tested.
"I think the point was that perfection is impossible and that success comes from satisfying ourselves by achieving the most we can. So when we reach our personal pinnacle though we may have failed, we still succeed."
He smiled and kissed me softly on the cheek.
"John, you will fail to reach the seventy-second hour. Though it is not written in any chronicle, it is known that no one has reached the full time since the inception of the induction ceremony. This is a secret held only in the memories of those who have sat upon the august council of the brotherhood. That is why I dismissed Colin, it is a secret that he may not be told. It is the first of a group of secrets you will learn that are held sacred above all others. Now that you know the first, I am required to demand an oath of you."
"Cal, I would make any pledge required by the brotherhood."
"I know that. If I did not believe that you would willingly take the oath I would not have told you the first secret. Still, it is an extremely serious oath that proscribes harsh retribution for any who reveals the secrets. You should know that those of us who hold the secrets would not hesitate to execute the retribution."
I had seen the brotherhood's swift retribution when Ray's sins came to light. I assumed that Calvin was speaking of something far worse.
"I have no fear of retribution as I would never violate the oath."
