[Cousin] Freshman

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In an ancient monastery hidden in the mountains, the young nun Isabel was selected as a "stigma bearer" because of her gifted spiritual vision - the legendary holy candidate who can bear the sufferings of Christ on behalf of the world. However, this sacred "gift" is accompanied by extreme physical and spiritual trials. In the harsh religious ceremony, in the name of "purifying the soul" and "honing the faith", the senior leaders of the monastery subjected Isabel to a series of near-SM's binding ceremony. The rope wrapped around the body, the mouth was sealed, and the whip fell like a crown of thorns. Every pain was interpreted as a holy journey of "suffering with the Lord." As the ceremony progressed, Isabel struggled between pain and faith, and gradually questioned: Is this God's will, or the distortion of faith by power? In a moonlit night ceremony, she finally awakened in the blood and tears, broke free from the bondage, and embarked on the road to find true faith and self-salvation.
Here is the breakdown of the story:
Act One: Vocation
Introduction: Sister Isabel is only 22 years old, but because she fell into a state of trance many times during prayer, and mysterious blood marks appeared on her palms and soles of her feet, she was recognized as a "modern stigmatizer" by the chief priest of the monastery. She was admitted to the secret "Ascetic Monastery", stayed away from the world, and began to undergo "sacred purification rituals". She was pious and obedient, and firmly believed that this was God's choice for her.
Act 2: Bondage
Introduction: The ceremony was presided over by the elderly and majestic Sister Marta. During the first ceremony, Isabel was taken into the underground stone chamber, and the walls were covered with ancient torture instruments. She was asked to take off her outer robe, wearing only a linen gown, and her hands were tied behind her back to the stone pillars with rough hemp ropes. Marta recited scriptures in a low voice: "The body must be bound, so that the soul can be free." The rope cut into her skin, she bit her lip to endure, and tears fell down.
Act 3: Flagellation
Introduction: In order to "prevent secular words from defiling the holy ceremony," Marta put on a black rubber mouth ball for Isabel and fixed it with a belt on the back of her head. "You can't speak, you can only talk to God through pain and silence." Isabel could not speak and could only express through her eyes and moans. She began to dream that she was being nailed to a cross, and the sound of whips piercing the air echoed in her ears.
Act 4: Hymn
Introduction: Every full moon night, the ritual is upgraded. Marta holds a braided leather whip and beats Isabel on the back while singing hymns. The whip marks are crisscrossed and the blood is stained on her white clothes, but Isabel is taught: "This pain is grace, this pain is glory." She gradually hallucinates in the pain, and sees Christ in the light reaching out to her, but is swallowed by darkness.
Act Five: Cracks in Faith
Introduction: One night, Isabel was in a coma and heard Marta having a secret conversation with another priest, mentioning that "the stigmatized person must be completely obedient in order to become a tool of the church" and "her pain will inspire believers and consolidate faith." She suddenly woke up: these rituals are not divine callings, but mental and physical control in the name of faith. She begins to wonder: Does God really like pain? Or is this just the taming of the weak by power?
Act Six: Break Free
Introduction: In one of the harshest rituals, the whip fell and the rope cut into the flesh. Isabel suddenly burst out with unprecedented strength. She broke the rope, dropped her mouth, and shouted hoarsely: "**I am not a sacrifice! I am a human being!**" She rushed out of the stone room and ran towards the mountains and forests in the storm. The nuns hunted her down and said she was "tempted by the devil", but she never looked back.