The chronicles of Mittland Part 03 Time of the wolves

[Elric]

Great story and pics!

[el jefe]

Cool!  I really like the look of your river.  Can't wait for the next chapter. 

[WarriorOfToys]

Awesome as usual!
I eagerly await the next chapter.
Unfortunately, it is unlikely that I will be able to read it anytime soon.
For i will be away in the following months.

[Vauban]

Thank you for the nice comments.

I'm sorry for the long waiting time, I had much to do. But now I have finally translated the next chapter.

Chapter V.

„You must undergo of a last examination, before you can lead the nomads.“ In such a way OREJAN had spoken to JURAS, after the nomads had intended him for their warrior prince. OREJAN requested JURAS to accompany him. Thereupon JURAS followed the blind one, which led him to the green of the adjacent jungle. So much JURAS himself endeavored also to experience something over the forthcoming examination, but the oldest one was silent to all questions.

[Vauban]

OREJAN found the way without difficulties by the jungle to a temple.  The enormous building looked like a dead skull. It rose before them into the sky. Birds circled the old building. „Go! From here you will be alone.“ The blind one pointed with his stick to the temple. The entrance reminded JURAS of a throat, which wanted to devour him. 

[Vauban]

JURAS climbed the few stages up to the entrance. He entered the temple without hesitating. With loud cracking a lattice fell downward and locked the entrance. JURAS did not undertake the attempt to open the heavy iron lattice. He knew somehow that it would open again, if the correct time had come. But at first he had to exist this examination.

[Vauban]

The temple inside was brightly illuminated. The sunlight radiated through many windows into the only large area of the temple. Suddenly he heard a loud hissing. JURAS turned the head toward the noise, and then he saw it. An enormous snake rose before him. Their tongue came incessantly out from their muzzle. JURAS looked fascinated on the anomal.

[Vauban]

The hissing of the snake changed suddenly. JURAS began to understand words. „I ssssee, I ssssee. We have a vissssitor.“ „I'm JURAS“, the man raised his voice, but he was however immediately interrupted by the snake. „Be quiet! Who you are, issss unimportant. It issss only interessssting, who you will be, if we will be finished withthth you. Come withthth me!“

[Vauban]

JURAS continued to follow to the snake in the temple inside. It stopped before a pit , and again the snake rose on its tail. The animal hissed, „go down thththere into thththe grave. Your passsst and your future are waiting for you." JURAS looked suspiciously into the pit. It was full of snakes. Their flaky bodies slid one above the other away. All were in motion. JURAS was reminded of the surf of a sea with storm, only this here was a sea from snakes. 

[Vauban]

JURAS did, how the snake ordered to him, and went down there into the pit. The snakes made place ready for him. They made an immersing for the man possible in their sea. JURAS noticed, how the snakes crept into his dresses. He meant even to feel their movements under his skin. Thus as instead of its blood now the snakes would flow by his veins. With a quiet crunching a big stone plate pushed itself over the pit and included the courageous man.