Ordination - APPRENTICE DEVALL Vol. 3 - Carnal Plus

As I stood in front of the mirror making sure my tie-knot was just so, I realized that my stomach was fluttering, filled to the brim with butterflies of excitement. Today was my ordination. My apprenticeship was about to end and I was on the cusp of starting a new chapter in my life. At times, my training has been brutal beyond words. The very fact that I’m still here and still standing, however, is something which makes me incredibly proud. I have been pushed to the very limits both physically and mentally, but every challenge has made me stronger, and, as I become a man, I do so knowing exactly what a man should be.Master Scott had been selected to oversee the ceremony. To be honest, I’d always been a little wary of him. He was, after all, the man who disciplined me about a year ago, which was, without doubt, one of my most challenging encounters since arriving here. There was a glee with which he seemed to mete out my punishment and a subsequent aloofness which I found a little hard to deal with, particularly as, at the time, I had no idea what I’d even done wrong. In retrospect, I realize that the episode was very much a test of my strength and resolve, one which enabled me to finally understand that obedience, discipline and blind submission were the skills I needed, not just to pay lip service to, but to fully master. So, though it was hard to walk into the room and see Master Scott sitting there, immaculately turned out in his beautiful white suit, his presence at this crucial, solemn and sacred moment was probably something I should have found very encouraging indeed. It was vindication; an acknowledgement that I’d turned my life around.He immediately ...More