<span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: georgia;">"Very few have asked to hear our tale. Most that venture this far want only answers and leave immediately after finding it, so it is refreshing to be the one with a tale to tell," she smiled before continuing.<br/><br/>"The temple has been around for centuries. The surrounding city-states rarely travel here for they believe we are cursed. High priestesses such as Ariana and myself were chosen because we were both born with the Sight. It is this gift that allows us to speak with our goddess and receive her prophecies without losing our minds, but it is also because of this gift that has cost us our birthplace and loved ones." Her eyes flicker over to Ariana, who flinched at the memory of her past.<br/><br/>"Our power must be used. If not practiced, it could build up and become something negative or attract unpleasant creatures. Crops were ruined and houses were destroyed. Misfortune fell upon the people around us and they wondered what they had done to anger the gods. My family turned on me and I was forced to flee my hometown but fortunately, Nyx had found me in time." Cyrene glanced down at her hands, temporarily affected by her own dark past but recovered quickly. She cleared her throat before continuing. "It is said that the first pair she chose were being chased by an angry mob, ready to kill them if caught. Our goddess appeared before them to save them and grant them her protection, but a fool too eager to swing his sword raised his weapon against them and incurred our goddess's wrath.<br/><br/>"While the chosen priestesses had escaped safely, the villagers did not. The fool to have raised his weapon was found dead the next day, eyes as black as the darkest shadows and bleeding black liquid from his orifices. The deaths continued, targeting only those that took part in the hunt. Anyone that dared to step out into the nighttime was found the next day mauled beyond recognition by her creatures of the shadows.<br/><br/>"To repent, the villagers and their later generations worked for decades to build this temple. Word spread and more women were offered to the temple to appease Nyx or seek her protection during the night." </span>