Chapter 3 Altar Sacrifice
Thinking about it now, I was out of my control at that moment, as if I had been called by some kind. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info
I walked in numbly, I don't know how long, I don't know how far, when I gradually regained my mind, I found that I had goosebumps all over my body, and a deep fear came from my heart.
I learned much later that it was an instinctive reaction to fear, but everyone reacts differently with different sensitivities.
I didn't see anything, but I seemed to instinctively fear something. But I had to go on, because the further I went, the more spacious it became, and there was a light in front of me.
I seemed to have courage all of a sudden, and the moment I saw the light, I suddenly had the strength to run all at once.
I think that people who have been in extreme darkness for a long time have an instinctive approach to the light. At the moment of discovering the light, abandon all fear and exhaustion and just want to be close to it.
However, after a few minutes of running, I froze for a moment, and in an instant I stopped at the end of the hole, and I could not believe what I was seeing.
Really, sometimes when I think back on that scene, I feel extremely shocked in my heart. Because when you suddenly go from a normal world to a completely unfamiliar world, or a world that you have never imagined, the shock is overwhelming.
I was stunned by what I saw. It was a deep pit, the bottom was flat, and it was so big that it was so big that there were probably thousands of people kneeling in it.
That's right, you read that right, it's kneeling, all kneeling facing a high platform.
The table was directly across from me, and I couldn't see what was on it because it was too far away. But I could only see that there was a stone table on top of the table, and there was a box-like thing on the table, and it was unknown what was inside.
Nine bonfires burned beneath the platform, and behind each of them were a column of kneeling men. I don't have the heart to count how good people are, but I feel so much, so much.
They were dressed in strange costumes, like people from ancient times, just like the ones on television. Some people wear coarse linen clothes, some people wear short skirts made of animal fur **** upper body, and some people wear leaves......
They all moved in the same motion, kneeling with their hands folded, as if the congregation were praying.
It was quiet, it was quiet, in my eyes, in my ears, it was so quiet, so quiet that I could hear the crackling of the flames and the sound of the waterfall flowing from nowhere.
I was shocked, or rather stupid.
I thought that behind the light there must be the sun shining in the sky, the birds singing and the flowers fragrant, and the scenery of lush vegetation, but I never thought that it would be such a scene.
I wanted to go backwards, I wanted to go back the way I came, and get out of here immediately, but I don't know if it was because I was stupid or something, I couldn't move my legs.
I found that the place where I was standing should be halfway up this cave, and I looked around, and I found that there were about dozens of holes like the one I was standing in.
I think there may be dozens of paths that can lead to here, otherwise how can so many people get in, and if something suddenly happens here, how can so many people evacuate at once, there will definitely be a stampede.
I'll admit that I was a little confused and thought of the stampede all at once. Could it be that they will also shout for the leader to go first? Haha, I'm sorry, forgive me for my confused mind under the horror.
Just as I was riding the wild horse of my mind to wander too empty, a loud horn pulled me back to reality.
When the trumpet ended, a strangely dressed man in what appeared to be a mural began to lead them on their behalf, and all of them came in turn to a willow tree under the high platform and bowed down.
At the same time, the drums, bells, drums, and pullers all sounded. Everyone bowed like this, and it seemed to go on for hours, but I didn't get tired of watching it, and I still didn't recover from the initial shock.
After the next prostration, the strange man who led the crowd began to shout something, as if to say some incantation or prayer.
Then many young men came to the front with wild boars, live deer, oxen, horses, etc., and killed them one by one, and most of the blood was poured on the high platform, and some of it was sprinkled on the ground.
I felt that this was supposed to be a blessing ceremony of a certain nation, so there was no fear at the beginning, more shock and curiosity.
Then I saw a row of tables under the high platform, with all sorts of oil lamps on them, which were now lit by the strange man who took the lead.
There are animal head lamps, frog lights, turtle lights, fish lights, eagle lights, leopard lights and so on. In this sea of jumping and flickering fire, the strange leader began to recite aloud, and then the kneeling people below followed the shouting sentence by sentence, and at this moment the harmony was everywhere, one and the other.
The mother of Zeeland will --------- Zeland
Ambatoro's mother will --------- Ambatoro
And it will be --------- Usiharatura by the mum of Usihatura
Hadad will be --------- from Toromu, and Hadad will be from Toro
The mother of Biratula will ---------- Bilatoro
The mother of Arin Tuoro will ---------- Arin Tuoro
Mother's clothes will be --------- mother's clothes
Mommy Tuo Luo --------- Tuo Luo Mom
Tuo Luo ---- Tuo Luo ------- leave
Tuo Luo ---- Tuo Luo-------
Dragged ------- Luo -------- leave
Dragged ------- Luo -------- leave
I was shocked again, at this moment I had already slowly come to the high platform not far away, I sneaked away from the crowd, and sneaked along the darkness of the cave to here.
I don't really listen to the specifics, but I just roughly write down these, and this is the most memorable and shocking passage for me.
Everyone was so religious, they prayed one by one, and I understood something at this moment, this should be the ritual of sacrifice recorded on the mural.
What I've just seen is just some of the flow of this ritual. If I didn't guess wrong, they should have sacrificed to the god of fire.
When they had finished shouting those words, the atmosphere reached its climax, and then some of the young men began to take out some of the clay pots and splash the liquid from them on the nine fires.
The bonfire burned even more violently when it met the liquid, lighting up the whole sky, and the door cheered even more as the flames burned violently.
At this moment, I want to cheer along, because the atmosphere is too hot, and the atmosphere is too infectious.
I felt like my blood was rushing and burning, and I wanted to rush over and celebrate and cheer with them.
But, all of a sudden, everything changed in front of my eyes. The burning fire, the people who cheered with joy, slowly distorted like quicksand, then turned into dots of light and disappeared into the air.
All of a sudden, at this moment, at the climax of that sacrificial ceremony, when I wanted to join in the celebration, everything in front of me turned into a point of light and dissipated into the air.
My mouth turned into a big O-word, and I felt like I was going to be able to put a duck egg in it.
Then I ran like crazy, wondering what the hell was going on, why it had disappeared so suddenly.
I tried my best to grasp the light that was slowly dissipating, but it was all in vain. I don't know why this is happening, whether what I just saw is real or unreal.
If so, why did it disappear like this all of a sudden?
If it's unreal, but why does it feel so real?
I pinched myself, and I wanted to know if I was dreaming or reality.
The answer is yes, I'm in pain, I'm not dreaming.
But why is all this? Is what you just saw a replay of what really happened?
I suddenly became panicked as I searched my entire brain, recalling everything I had learned from kindergarten to college graduation to explain the phenomenon I had just experienced.
I found that I couldn't find an entry point.
Growing up, I was a hard-working child, because I knew that it was not easy for my parents, so I studied to work harder. Sweat more than others just to get a similar result.
I worked just as hard as I did after graduating from college, and I just didn't want to disappoint my parents. I want to work hard, get recognized by my leaders, have more opportunities, and earn more money to give back to my parents.
In love, I still work hard, and love is very hard.
However, the reality is unforgiving and cruel. I felt like an outcast. Abandoned by the whole world, I was once discouraged and returned to my hometown without saying goodbye.
Because here, I can get a good night's sleep. Because I was with my parents, I was able to find the feeling of being cared for.
At this moment, facing today's series of events. All of a sudden, my mind went blank.
I slowly subsided from the shock and surprise and fear I had just had. Think about what happened today. I felt a little different.
When I first discovered this cave, I had a question, I have never heard anyone say that there is such a cave, why can I encounter it?
From the moment I entered this cave, I sometimes had a dull mind. Sometimes I seem to hear some kind of call from my head, and there is a strange force that seems to dominate me.
That's why all kinds of strange things happen.
At this moment, I have to think that maybe I am about to start a new life.
Perhaps, my fate is about to begin to turn.
As strange as everything I had just experienced, I was looking forward to seeing something strange happen. Let my gray life be a little turbulent and improving.
I don't want to live my life in mediocrity.
After calming down, I began to look around, and at the moment there were only a few sporadic oil lamps emitting a dim glow.
Everything was gone, except for the tall platform. So I slowly walked towards the platform.
As I got closer, I realized that this platform was supposed to be an altar. Surrounded by sculptures of the moment. It records things related to praying for rain, sacrificing to the gods, killing animals, and so on.
I walked up the steps to the altar, and I vaguely remembered that there was a stone table and a box on it.
I came to the front of the stone table, which was really a wooden box, only it was covered with dust and covered with a thick layer. There are a lot of carvings on that box.
There are flowers and birds, insects and fish, and beasts like lions or tigers. I have to admire the artistic talent of the ancestors.
I remove the dust and open the box. There's an even smaller box inside. I took it out, thought about it, and opened it decisively.
I thought it was going to be like something in the movie. But it was calm and nothing. There is only one pendant inside, and it looks like the material should be made of bone.
This pendant looks like a small dagger when it is cold, only the size of a finger.
I tried to take it out and take a closer look, but at this moment I made a "pop" sound from the waterfall.