Tekana was sick of living in a place where the government was a religion. She was done with the sacrifices and the so called " Magnificent Runes " that are just some letters of a different language. She wanted to be at home tending to Yukata and not have to worry about all that. But no. She had to watch her own animals die just because the High Priest says so? What kind of a sick joke is that!?" Tekana, stop sulking in your room and prepare Jojo for the sacrifice! " her father yelled. Oh yeah and my parents approve it. Yay. " I'll be right down! " Tekana said with no enthusiasm. As she came down the stairs her parents were ready to go in they're ceremonial robes." Oh, and Tekana, after you prepare Jojo, get your robes on. " He said. " Ok fine. " Tekana groaned. She then shuffled to the barn to get Jojo the lamb. Once she reached the barn, she then took Jojo out of his pen and carried him back to the house, after hearing the worlds loudest " Baa "." I got Jojo! " Tekana said with no enthusiasm. " Great! " her mother said. " Now go get your robes on. " " Okay. " Tekana replied with a groan in her voice as she walked up the stairs to her room. Once she got back up to her room she closed the door and started getting into her ceremonial robes.
After what felt like ten years to her parents, and what felt like ten seconds to Tekana, they were all ready to go to the sacrifice. Jojo included. " Oh Herald, I just LOVE going to these events with you. " her mother said dreamily as they walked to the Temple of Rites. " Me to, Margarita. " her father replied in the same dreamy tone. And of course they made her carry Jojo, because they can't get they're hands dirty, when they're both wearing gloves 80% of the time! Although they couldn't see it under her expression-less scowl, an anger seethed in her like the fire Skyflame dragons breathed. They didn't understand how it felt like to be discarded over some religion! They didn't understand what it felt like to care about animals and watch them be sacrificed for no reason! They could never understand how she felt. As they continued on they saw the temple in the distance, getting closer and soon they arrived at the foot of the flight of stairs that led to the mouth of the gloomy temple.
Once they arrived, Tekana could tell that her parents were giddy with excitement, which was probably a bad thing now that she thought about it. " What's going on? " Tekana asked with suspicion in her tone. Her father replied, saying; " We have something to tell you... " " What is it? " Tekana asked with a sense of dread." Today... you are going to sacrifice our lamb! " her mother responded with happiness in her voice." What!? But I can't do that, only the High Priest can! " Tekana said, starstruck. " But you are going to. it's an honor that the Magnificent Runes have graced you with the privilege of sacrificing this holy creature today. " A figure in the shadows said and then pointed at Jojo. " Who are you? " The figure emerged from the shadows. " I am the High Priest. And you are going to sacrifice that lamb." But I can't, it's cruel! " " Too bad. " her father said. " You either sacrifice the lamb, or you know the High Priest could sacrifice Yukata. " " Don't bring my dragon into this! " " Well then you have ten seconds to decide, starting now! " Tekana was panicking. She couldn't kill an innocent creature! " 10,9,8,7... " But she also couldn't let her dragon die! " 6,5,4,... " She was going to have to make a choice, kill Jojo, or let her dragon die. And she chose... " 3,2,1! Time! Have you decided what's going to happen? " She looked at Jojo with tears in her eyes." Fine, I'll sacrifice Jojo. " Tekana said with a heavy heart. " Delicious! Now hurry on! You need to get ready. " the High Priest said.
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After she was ready, she walked up to the alter and the High Priest joined her and said; " People of Skyflame! I welcome you here today, as well as the Magnificent Runes! " The crowd cheered. " Today it will not be who will kill the sacrifice, it will be Tekana Retruid! " Even more cheers erupted from the crowd. " And here is our sacrifice! " the High Priest said as two other priests carried Jojo up to the alter." Now, let the sacrifice, begin! " the crowd started chanting " Sacrifice, Sacrifice, " within the gloomy Temple. The High Priest then handed her a knife and whispered to Tekana; " Lift it up, and then stab the lamb in the heart! " In that moment she did the only thing she could do, she lifted up the knife, and stabbed Jojo in the heart and then a pained " Baa " was heard throughout the temple, and then silence. Tekana took the knife out of the pour thing's heart, pale. And then there were cheers from the crowd. But Tekana wasn't happy. She had killed her own lamb.