Aphrodite's Curse Ch. 070

Orion now boiled over in rage, convinced that he had been scammed by the priests of Hecate. Having paid the truly monumental fee of 5,000 drachmas to visit the oracle, only to be confronted by this stupidly crazy "ritual", indicated to him that he was being played and he would not let this outrage go without comment. Biting his lip hard his rage finally exploded from his mouth and he screamed out "This is TOTAL BULLSHIT!!! I don't know what kind of fucked up racket you are running here bitch, but this scam is BULLSHIT!"

Pythia now laughed at the raging Orion, his outburst having only made matters infinitely worse for him. Glaring at him icily she yelled back just as loud as he had. "It is your choice Orion! I am sure the Goddess Artemis will be very pleased knowing you FAILED to complete her quest, and will just go ahead and restore your ability to release your seed simply out of the goodness of her heart. I for one could care less if you EVER release your seed, so as far as I am concerned it makes no difference to me whether you complete your ritual or not."

Her cutting words snapped him back to harsh reality and he instantly calmed him down as the cold stark realization of his hopeless situation washed over his body. Obviously Pythia's powers allowed her to know all about his past, and he blushed as he realized she knew about the sacrifice of his own sex life to Artemis. Steaming silently, he bowed his head and waited to hear her next words. When she spoke his blood iced over.

"YOU HAVE BLASPHEMED IN THE TEMPLE OF HECATE!!!!!" Pythia shrieked furiously. Suddenly calming, Orion watched her face closely as a slight grin formed on her lips. He took no comfort from the change in her visage as it had a truly evil and malicious tint. Pythia was much calmer now, speaking in chilly matter of fact tones. "You have many sins to atone for Orion, MANY! Your ritual was given to you to atone for your sin of being an unrepentant womanizer. YOUR actions led to this difficult task, NOT MINE! The Goddess Hecate herself spoke to you through me, and that was HER price for a proper sacrifice to atone for your sins, not mine."

Standing silent for a few moments, Pythia then walked down a short set of stairs from her chair to approach Orion. "Not only have you insulted Hecate, but you have insulted her priests and you have insulted me. Now you have the sin of PRIDE to atone for as well."

Orion still raged, but was at least wise enough to remain silent. If this was a scam he was helpless to resist it. He needed to get his reading so he could complete his quest for Artemis and there was no other way to get the information. If he failed, not only would he essentially be a chaste monk for the rest of his life but the furious and legendary anger of Artemis would no doubt be brought down onto his head. That probability was something even more fearful than a thousand Griffins or a million furies. Trapped and completely at the mercy of Pythia, Orion knelt down on the floor and held out his hands in a gesture of supplication.

Looking down at Orion kneeling on the floor, Pythia laughed and called to her two assistants to join her in front of the seeker. "Good start Orion, but you will have to do much better than that to atone for your sin of pride." Looking to her right, she saw her assistant looking at the handsome Orion kneeling on the floor obviously intrigued by his rugged good looks. This only angered Pythia more, but she laughed as she went back to her seat.

"I am going to be generous to you Orion. I am going to allow you to convince me of your sincerity and personally make a sacrifice to me directly. Once I am satisfied you are truly redeemed, you may complete your ritual from the Goddess and once you return, I will complete your reading. You need to learn humility, and your lesson will begin now. Stand up!"

Orion stood as ordered, curious to know what new price would be extracted from him. Still utterly convinced that this whole oracle process, and the increasing price for compliance was just a scheme to fleece the poor deluded seekers of their hard earned cash he smirked as he prepared to fork over more gold. When she spoke her "price" for his lesson however he no longer smirked, but her two assistants started giggling.

Pythia, with no emotion in her voice spoke slowly and clearly. "My palace is ten miles north of the shrine, and you are to meet me there in one week's time. I myself will personally scourge you of your remaining sin of pride and then you may continue on your quest."

Curious, Orion asked respectfully, not wanting to create any more animosity between them, he decided to go along with the charade. "Great Oracle Pythia, why can I not meet you there tonight for my scourging. I am anxious to repent of my great sins, and do not want to wait for my lesson to begin."

Grinning, Pythia continued. "Well, you are welcome to arrive at the palace as soon as you can get there. Frankly, it was ambitious to assume you would make it there in a week's time, as your journey is part of your atonement."

Orion laughed. Ten miles was not close, but certainly not far. He could walk that in one-day max, probably just a few hours given his significant athletic build. He stopped laughing when she added her conditions.

Looking at Orion's face drop as he spoke made Pythia's heart swell with joy. She was loving the fact that he was completely under her control now, and she was going to make him pay, and pay big for cheating on her with her sister. Continuing, she spoke "You are ambitious. Now, to prepare for your journey to my palace, please remove your clothing and step forward."

Orion paused, but complied. Dropping his robe to the ground, he stood before the three women clad only in a brief white loincloth. His cut abs and rippling muscles, honed for years in countless hunting expeditions pleased the two assistants who stood dumfounded by Pythia, curious to know where this was going, but pleased by his handsome form. Seeing him stand before them still covered and wearing sandals, Pythia snapped curtly. "Everything Orion, shoes and loincloth too. Your male shame is to be completely exposed for your lesson in humility."

Slightly grinning, Orion dropped his loincloth and stepped out of his shoes, unashamed of his body he still wanted to cover himself. Cupping his hands over his crotch, he closed his eyes as he felt his denied and desperate cock start to rise. The sounds of light giggling from the two assistant Priestesses further inflaming his desire. Orion was certainly proud of his body, but he did not want this unwanted erection to add further grief to his situation.

Pythia was not amused, and the sight of his gorgeous body, rippling muscles and desperate and denied balls swinging from his body only seemed to drive her further into anger. She had been such a fool to fall for him as a young girl, and now was the moment of her ultimate revenge. Coldly, she addressed him standing naked before her. "Now kneel Orion, and place your hands on your head. Until your scourging at my hand, you will not stand nor will you remove your hands to cover your shame. Your "PRIDE" is still quite evident!" As she spoke the word pride, she raised her right foot and lightly tapped his erection, causing it comically to swing back and forth.

Turning to her assistant, she spoke her further instructions. "Send forth the word to all wronged women seeking the advice of Hecate. To offer sacrifice to the Goddess, they are to purge their rage at men on this humble supplicant. Each stroke of his flesh by the tool of humility will be considered an offering to the divinity, and will please her greatly." Giggling at Orion's nudity and the cleverness of this additional punishment, the assistant nodded.

Looking down at the increasingly astonished Orion, hands on his head, completely naked and with his cock hard and throbbing as he knelt, she felt her panties grow moist as she anticipated his punishment at her hands. "Now, open your mouth Orion and receive the tool of humility." Orion swallowed hard, but complied and chocked as a long wooden paddle was placed in between his teeth. "Good boy! You are now prepared for your journey to my palace." Pythia cooed as she looked at him kneeling nude with the paddle in his mouth. Unable to restrain her glee, she bent down and whispered into his ear. "Still think you can make it to my palace in less than a week boy? Might be a little slow on your progress as you crawl ten miles on your knees while pausing frequently to get your ass paddled by hundreds of pissed off women. Well, this is a fitting punishment for you, as next time you decide to fuck someone's sister you might have second thoughts."

Suddenly Orion gulped hard as he remembered her. Now sweating, he knew he was in for a world of hurt as his fate was completely in her hands and he had treated her very badly. Dismissed by Pythia, he turned and began slowly walking across the hard stone floor on his knees and up the stairs. The sounds of the laughter of the three Priestesses only adding to his humiliation as he only could imagine how silly he looked, his full swinging balls and very hard erection not making matters any better. It was going to be a very long hard journey to her palace.