WARNING: This part of the fic takes grossness to new levels. No sex, but trust me, it's disgusting. The Bonding(4) Stratski: Four bondings? What is this, the sadomasochistic version of '12 days of Christmas'? A week later we mounted our horses and headed for the Monastery. It took quite some time to reach it, since when we arrived at Gerudo Village, the Gerudo's insisted on us stopping to chat. We had an afternoon meal there then resumed our way towards the Monastery. After another short ride, we arrived at the Monastery. When we reached the gate a group of monks was there to greet us. After we dismounted a monk came and took our horses to the stable. I had no idea they were expecting us, but Link told me later that he had set it up a few days before. Stratski: Of course he did. In Mary Sue's world, everything is set up so perfectly so she appears to be nothing but a charming, beautiful, powerful and sexy woman. Vance: Who needs a good strong man to protect and woo her. We were taken inside to a chamber where the head of the Monastery was waiting for us. First we were asked a few questions, then he explained the steps of the ceremony to us. Then he had two monks bring a bowl with an oily liquid in it. The head monk took his thumb, dipped it in the liquid, and smeared it on our foreheads while he chanted. Helmholz: Oh lord, we beseech thee, cast out the demon Mary Sue... Then he said that the ceremony was to be preformed outside but that it was to be preformed in the nude. Vance: *snert* This is going to involve sex again, isn't it. Stratski: Well, it makes the baby stronger, you know! Helmholz: So long as it's not rough. Vance: Well, there goes the bondage idea, then. How pregnant is she now anyway? Stratski: Oh she'll miraculously not be showing yet, regardless of how much time has passed. Helmholz: You know, I'm not sure why she's worried. It isn't as if she hasn't already whored herself out to the entire kingdom. He explained that their beliefs were, everything is born from the Earth, and when you die you go back to the Earth. Vance: Mmm, wormfood. Stratski: Not JennaMarySue! She will be buried peacefully, no worms allowed. And since the ceremony was to be preformed under the witness of Mother Earth we had to remove our clothes. I shot Link a worried look, but he gave me a reassuring smile and that made me feel better. After we removed our clothes, we were led to a beautiful garden with an oak tree in the middle. I felt a wave of calm as we walked further into the garden. We were led to the oak tree and told to kneel down in front of each other. After we knelt down facing each other, the head monk said he would explain each step of the rituals as we went. First two goblets were brought to us with liquid in them. Vance: Liquid. How... descriptive. Stratski: It's hallucinogenic. Vance: No, no, that's this entire story. Next one of the monks brought a Ruby hilted Dagger and handed it to Link. Then the head monk explained to us that we each had to cut our palms and drop some blood into the goblets in front if us. An uneasy feeling washed over me. Cutting my hand was not one thing I wanted to do, Stratski: But it's two things she wants to do! Vance: Here I thought she was just a sadist, too. but Link shot me Vance: He shot her! a comforting glance Vance: Damn. and I started to calm about it. The monk explained why cutting our palms was necessary, then I watched as Link took the tip of the dagger and slit the palm of his lift hand. Helmholz: Lift hand? I only have two hands, how come he gets another one? Link then clenched his hand into a fist and the blood slowly dripped into the goblet in front of him. Then Link handed the dagger me. I felt a little scared as I held the dagger in my hand. When I looked back up at Link, he reassured me it was ok. "It's ok honey, it will only hurt for a second." "You'll be ok my love, I'm here with you." I looked into his eyes and a glint of comfort shone in them. I nodded and then took the dagger and placed the tip of it against the palm of my left hand. Stratski: Do you feel luck, punk? I closed me eyes and I made a wince as the dagger cut my palm. As I looked down at my hand I saw blood seeping out of the wound. Then I clenched my hand into a fist and let the blood drip into the goblet in front of me. After I did that one of the monks took the dagger from me. Next we were told to exchange the goblets and drink from them. Then Link and I exchanged the goblets. Link took a drink from his first then I took a drink from mine. The strange liquid in the goblets, made me feel different....... Helmholz: Oh god... here comes Mr. Hyde! Stratski: Or chest-burster explodey sex! Vance: That alien's gonna burst outta her chest any second! made me feel connected to Link. Vance: How anti-climactic. The monk then told us to take our hands with the wounds on them and clasp them together. As our hands bonded our blood meshed together, and a connection between us was felt. Helmholz: By who? Man I pity those monks if they're picking up on this sap, too. I started to feel a little closer to him. Started to feel like he was inside me. Vance: *groan* No, sweetheart, I realize you don't understand sex, but for him to be -inside- you, he has to insert Tab A into Slot B. I closed me eyes and I heard Link's voice inside my ears, inside my mind, but only faintly. I reached out for him, but nothing was there. I then opened my eyes again. Stratski: And found out I was dreaming and now I was awake, the end. Helmholz: We're not that lucky. Next the head monk explained that to strengthen the bond further we had to drink each other's body fluids. All: AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! Stratski: @_@ Please please please tell me she's not going to do what I think she's going to do. Vance: No wonder the last three MSTers fled in terror. My eyes widened and jaw dropped, at the thought of that. But we were reassured that it was perfectly harmless. Helmholz: Sure it is... just reconsume the byproducts that your own body is getting rid of. Totally harmless. Vance: I can't watch... I looked at Link and he nodded in agreement. He placed his hand on mine and a All: wash of comfort wash of comfort ran over me. I nodded that I was ready and we were handed two small cups and told we had to urinate in it. Helmholz: In it? What's it? Why hand them cups and make them pee in something else? It was hard to do what was requested, but as I did what I had to do a small feeling of uneasiness tingled inside me. Stratski: That's not uneasiness, that's the baby. I told you it's hellspawn. When I sat back down, Link had already finished and placed his cup down in front of him. I then placed mine down in front of me and waited for what to do next. Vance: Gee. What do *you* think you're supposed to do. Stare at it? The head monk said a few words then we were told to exchange the cups and drink from them. Link went first and I watched as his face twisted slightly as he drank from the cup. Vance: That reaches new lows of character assassination... Then I took my cup, slowly lifted it to my lips, and crinkled my nose as I drank from it. A sour taste was left behind after I finished. Next we were told to close our eyes and hold hands. The monk began to chant in an unknown tongue. Helmholz: Oh Lord, we beseech thee, make the Mary Sue exploooode... o/~ As he chanted I felt a presence around me. Something like a spirit, but I was not quite sure. A warm feeling filled inside me, like being next to a fire. Vance: Yes, self combustion! Burn, baby, burn! And I felt at peace......felt a calm......Then I could feel Link again.......felt his body against mine, even though our hands were the only things touching. The feeling made me feel happy inside, made me feel closer to him.......I hoped that the feeling would never end. I opened my eyes and the monk had stopped chanting and he then explained that there were four more separate bonding rituals. Each to bond us together in every aspect of our being. They were: Mentally, spiritually, physically and sexually. Stratski: Figures, sex would be in there somewhere. Vance: Just so long as they don't start with golden showers, man. Completing each would bond us together in an unbreakable bond. When we were ready we nodded and were told what the first ritual was. Helmholz: He just said what the first ritual was, cripes! Stratski: Another chapter finished. Vance: Grossest one yet.