Soon after that, Fade immediately took Heidey and Gorvyn away, signaling them to stay quiet.
As soon as the baptism had ended, the entire valley seemed to be more still. Everyone became quieter as if they were robots lining up for food and reciting sutras in an orderly manner.
Without a doubt, this orderly manner seemed very chilling as if they had no emotions at all.
Just like that, another day passed and the day to officially open the secret area arrived. However, it was obviously conceived as the day to officially become the disciples of Dharma Dahnbar.
Everyone woke up early the next morning, took baths, and changed into new clothes. Soon after that, everyone walked along Namuchia Lake and started to advance into the abyss.
As Namuchia was a vast area, the group followed along the lake for about one hour before finally stopping in front of an old building.
Fade fixed his eyes on the building. It turned out to be an old temple. The entire temple was built of stones while the mottled marks on it showed the passing of time. The golden roof atop it was dazzling under the sunlight.
Dharma Dahnbar stopped before the temple and turned to the crowd. Then, he said with a stern expression, "I'll now bring you into our temple. This is a sacred place, so there will be no chatter and noise. Everyone is to obey these rules. Just obey and follow according to my orders. If you disobey, your acceptance into this apprenticeship will be cancelled, understood?"
"Understood!" Everyone answered in unison.
Dharma Dahnbar nodded and immediately waved his hand. "Everyone, line up. Let's go in!" He said.
Everyone soon entered the building with the Tsochin leading the line.
Dharma Dahnbar deliberately paused for a moment and came to Fade. "You'll temporarily move with everyone else. When the time comes, my master, Tulku Kahmul, will appear and then you'll pledge your loyalty, got it?"
"I understand!" Fade nodded and followed the group as they entered the temple.
Upon entering the temple, he couldn't help but sense darkness falling upon him. This caused him to require a few seconds to adjust himself.
The temple didn't appear to be big from the outside. However, as soon as they entered it, they realized that the interior was much larger than expected. Even if hundreds of people were to stand there, it still made it seem empty.
"Parts of this temple must be underground," Fade thought to himself as he saw this.
Soon after that, he quietly observed the surroundings around the temple.
A huge Buddha statue and colors of red, white, and gold were painted everywhere. The air was filled with the smell of joss sticks which caused a thick and misty environment.
After passing through the main hall that was filled with statues of Buddha, they continued to walk deeper into the temple. Soon, they finally entered a room that was completely closed and had no windows.
As soon as they entered the room, Fade sensed a strange feeling. An uncomfortable feeling rose in his heart.
There wasn't much light in the room while a prayer wheel was located on the left side of the wall in the room. The golden- colored paint above the room was very mottled. There even seemed to be traces of red amidst the fragments as if they were fresh blood stains.
There was an exquisite painting with drawings of the different types of Buddhas on the right wall.
Finally, there was a one- meter tall altar by the front. The top of the altar laid many types of devices including flutes and rice bowls made out of bones.
Everyone looked curiously at the items around them.
"These paintings are exquisite!" Heidey couldn't help but say.
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