Prologue

Chants echoed of the uncaring, cold, white and brown swirled marble of the temple that was devoted to the god of death and war, Haed. It filled the ears and came forth from the mouths of the ranks of white robbed, swaying men that filled the temple in every place other then the front, where the alter and the head priests stood, and the center aisle.

A lone man walked the aisle. Candle and electric light alike reflected of the oiled skin of the teenager’s lean, muscled body, showing to all his nakedness. His only cover was his wild mass of knee length, dark brown hair. The light also reflected off the steel blade clenched in the man’s fist. It was a plane two-side bladed knife, only halves arm in length, but it fit the job intended. Excitement blocked all tries of an indifference façade on the angular, beautiful face.

He stopped walking when he reached the steps leading to the altar. The temple went quite. He turned to a man who had Haed’s servants dyed into his silk robe. "Who comes to the house of Haed, who comes to join us here, who comes to join our brotherhood?" said the priest.

" I come, I come to glorify in his grand presence, I come to share his table, I come to have what he will give me. Stand aside so I can do just that." After he said that the men mounted the first step when the first priest left. He then turned to the next priest.

This priest had on a similar but grander robe. His face was marred by a scar that stretch from right ear to ear. The man almost jumped back, because this priest, who was called red scar, was said to love drinking his lover,s blood and to like young lovers whether they be male or female. The priest smiled a predator grin before speaking. "What be your name, little man who wants to be one of us?"

"I am John of Brussels, stand aside," said John. Red Scar let him through, and he went to the alter. The white alter had a naked man lied chest down on it. The man had tan skin and a solders body, because he was an enemy solder. John mounted him and took his pleasure. When he reached his climax he quickly stabbed down with the knife into the man underneath him. There was an agonizing scream from the enemy. John smiled, he had proved his manhood.