... out of the darkness, shapes - sounds, there emerges a male shape, it holds an obsidian mace.....but she can't see his face, since it is covered by something like a mask...she thought of her ancient predecessors, ("was he the voice in her head?")...."Yes" was the answer roaring in her shapely head.
She realized that the stranger speaks without speaking, and right away heard a voice, "I am the Panther Tribe instructor and an Elder", he said, "You don't have to call me anything for now, but I will give you a new name"...
...she didn't think she needed a name but, that must've been a procedure with the Panther people...."It's more than a procedure" she heard that deep voice again, " It is an identity that you will carry until you arrive at the gates"...She heard about the Gates, that it is two of them...One leads to the dark world of Machinations and Power, another, to the realm of Healing and Light.
She was sure that she was going to enter the Gate of Healing and Light, but the problem was that neither gate was marked by any outward signs. Entering adept had to choose a gate completely without a sense of direction.....She worried......"DA-MA!" She heard, and that shook her, "DaMa is your name until you enter the Gate", the instructor said, "it consists of 2 words from our ancient language: Da - to "endure", Ma - "panther", if you endure until you enter the gate you will become a true panther, and the vision will reveal your real nature and your 2 companions inside the gate. Not everyone sees the vision, and not everyone gets 2 friends, so you have to be very alert....just like a young panther cub".
She though that she heard a faint smirk...."NOW drink this", he passed her a bowl that looked like a coconut or a shriveled something....., she started shaking like a leaf, it was an upper lobe of a human scull, filled with some liquid. It was very cleanly cut off, with what had to be an extremely sharp instrument, perhaps an obsidian razor blade. "DRINK NOW!" she heard and she knew that this was not a matter of choice...
She thought of the Mother Toltec..."Love rules this realm," taught the Mother, but we must reveal it with our actions my dear. We MUST show strength or there will be no prize for our efforts"...
She tasted the liquid, which was surprisingly sweet and than drank the whole content in several hungry gulps...she was very thirsty after all....She heard a faint laugh and the stranger who called himself a "Panther Tribe Instructor and an Elder" started dissolving in front of her very own eyes,...He finally disappeared and there was a complete darkness all around her again, than everything went upside down and she did not know whether she was asleep or awake anymore...
...To Be Continued
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