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Duncan West has been waiting for this day his entire life. His 21st birthday. Today he'll got through the blood rite as his father did before him. He'll become the earthly vessel for the enigmatic being from the beyond. One that calls itself Eternity.

He enters the sacred chamer clothed in only his ceremonial robe his father stands behind an altar. His mother stands beside his father. To the left of the alter stand his sisters, an elder and a younger. To the right stands his best friend and her twin sister. All females are naked except for the gilded masks that hide their faces, and blind them to the ceremony. Only father and son may see witness the calling of Eternity.

He approaches the altar as his father speaks. "All that exists in this world has a beginning and an end. All of existence flows on the river of time. Yet now we seek to reach beyond all that we know and into the beyond. We call on that which can be named as Eternity." Duncan reaches the altar and his father continues, "Before you sets two bowls. To the left, pure water for strength of mind. To right, oat paste for strength of body. Choose one to consume and become a vessel of Eternity."

Duncan looks at the two bowls and feels a heavy presence around him, a voice in the back of his mind.