The Priestess | tartanroyaltea | (3/3) - 11.5k | January-March ‘14
A virgin priestess is given as a 'sacrifice' to Odin as part of a centuries long Asgardian tradition.
Note: (In honour of the impending release of the Loki miniseries and my sceptical optimism for it, I'm highlighting a few canon-adjacent Loki works that can pass the time between new episodes or, if you're like me, distract from new content long enough to miss the first wave of inevitable Discourse.) It's true that my taste favours reserved, implicit descriptions, but it can't be said that I don't enjoy a bit of PWP. Even better is when an author develops an interesting context in which to frame the scene, especially when regarding virginity. But tartanroyaltea goes above and beyond with 12k words that establish the setting, cultural circumstances, and character motivations - all within MCU canon. And in my own opinion, any work that avoids the 'obvious' ending point is always a pleasant surprise.
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Every fifty years the Sacred Order of Aurvandil would sacrifice a young, pure priestess to each of the male Aesir in Asgard. It was an ancient tradition, one which had endured through the reigns of countless Kings of Asgard from time immemorial, right up to the present Odin Allfather. Many of the sisters of the Order had been certain that the tradition would be cancelled, or at the very least postponed until the next favourable star cycle, in light of the deaths of the beloved Queen Frigga, and the marginally less beloved, Prince Loki.
Yet, no messengers had come from the palace to stop the ritual. It would occur in the prosperous fiftieth year, just as it always had. The Temple was alight with activity in the days leading up to the ritual, every Sister no matter how low or high, was engaged in preparing for this momentous occasion. Excitement bubbled among the Sisters, tinged with the sharpness of quiet fear in the young virgins who were to be ‘sacrificed’. The virgin priestesses did not need to fear death, murdering one of the Aurvandilan sisters had been outlawed by Odin at the start of his reign, millennia ago. Before Odin’s kindness, many of the virgin sacrifices returned to the Order at dawn- in shrouds. Apart from killing their sacrifices, there were no rules to restrict what the Aesir could do with their sacrifices during the twelve hours between dusk and dawn; the possibilities were enough to make any girl tremble.
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