Eternal Temptation: Awakening Sinful Desires

"Stop crying," Asher ordered in a stern voice that sounded a little colder than usual, but she didn't seem to notice it as she was consumed by her despair.

Seeing Scarlet continue to ignore his words, Asher lost his patice and slapped her across the cheek without holding back his strgth, causing her head to snap to the side and blood to leak out of her mouth.

This sudd action shocked her, and she froze in shock, unsure of what had just happed. However, wh she recovered from her stupor, she turned to look at the young man standing before her and saw his ice-cold glare staring straight into her soul.

The way he looked at her st chills down her spine, and she felt a sse of dread creeping up within her heart, but she didn't know why she was feeling this way.

"Calm down and list to me carefully." Asher said with a serious expression on his face, "You said that you want me to kill you, right? Well, guess what — I will do just that."

His words caught Scarlet by surprise, and she didn't understand what he meant.

'I-is he saying that he will kill me... for real?! Does that mean he has agreed to fulfill my wish and help me escape this suffering that has become a curse on my body?!' Scarlet thought as she looked at his solemn expression.

"Are... you really... going to kill me?" Scarlet asked in a trembling voice, still not sure if she was imagining things or not.

The air a Asher began to feel colder, sding goosebumps all over Scarlet's skin, which made her realize that she was not hallucinating or dreaming as she thought before.

She could feel every muscle in her body tse up at once, waiting for his response with bated breath, hoping that her ears were not deceiving her.

After remaining silt for a long period of time, Asher finally oped his mouth and said, "Yes. I will kill you with my own hands, just as you asked for."

His reply left her stunned for a second, and th she burst out laughing as her expression changed into one of joy and relief.

Soon, tears flowed like a river from her eyes as she thanked Asher over and over again. "Thank you. Thank you very much!!"

"Ahh... Finally, I can escape this fate. Thank you for being so kind and understanding towards me, Mr. Mysterious Stranger. I hope I will be able to repay this favor in my next life."

These were Scarlet's last words before closing her eyes, feeling relaxed and free from the worries of the world as she prepared herself to depart from this world for good.

A bright smile remained plastered on her beautiful face as she waited for her executioner to deliver the finishing blow.

Seeing how happy Scarlet was after learning that he would kill her, Asher couldn't help but find this woman weird and ridiculous. But theless, he didn't waver from his resolve and drew his sword, preparing to finish her off.

Scarlet could feel the sharp aura of the sword ev with her eyes closed, knowing that her life would soon be snuffed out of this world and she wouldn't have to suffer anymore.

No sooner than that, a gtle breeze blew through her neck, caressing her skin and making her shiver.

Her heart raced at the thought of dying, and she wondered how it would be after that.

'Am I really dying now? This feels so strange... I am not feeling any pain at all...'

The ssation of something tickling her skin felt too real to be fake.

'Is this what it feels like to be killed by someone? To feel no pain at all but only warmth spreading throughout your body instead?' Scarlet wondered, still unaware of the truth about her currt situation.

Asher looked at the beautiful woman before him as she awaited her fate with a smile on her face, and he sighed in dismay. 'This girl is indeed strange. Why would she be smiling wh she is about to die? Does she think there will be another chance for her after death?

Although I also got a second chance at life, that was due to schemes of mysterious beings, which I still know nothing about, and I don't think it would be the same for others, as heavs won't allow mortals to cheat death.'

Thinking of all this, Asher lifted his sword high above his head and was ready to swing it downward with immse force, aiming to cleave through the red-haired beauty's neck and cut off her head clean from the rest of her body.

The sword's aura flew like a gtle breeze towards her neck, leaving behind a trail of shimmering air particles as it marked its target of attack.

However, right before he brought it down upon her slder neck, he reminded her, "I hope there isn't someone close to you left behind who would grieve and be devastated after learning about your unfortunate fate. It would be truly horrible to cause sorrow in the hearts of close ones like this."

Scarlet heard every word spok by the mysterious stranger, oped her eyes, and looked up at him in confusion. 'Causing sorrow to the close one?'

Slowly, these words echoed in her mind again and again, and suddly she became shocked as tears formed in the corners of her eyes again. 'Causing sorrow to the close one? What about mom? How could I forget about my mother?! Wouldn't she be heartbrok if I suddly died like this?! She always doted on me and showered me with love and care throughout my whole life.

How could I be so selfish to make her mourn for her only child's death?!'

"NO, WAIT! PLEASE STOP!! Don't kill me!" She screamed in horror, trying to stop him from performing such a cruel deed on her. She couldn't bear to be responsible for causing such great grief to her dear mother anymore and felt like her heart would burst out from guilt if he wt ahead with his plan.

Asher heard her desperate cries and halted his blade just before it touched her skin, "Why are you stopping me? Wasn't it you who asked me to kill you? Didn't you want to put an d to your misery? If you are having second thoughts now, it's already too late! I know that you don't cherish your life, so why are you suddly trying to preserve it at the very d?

What made you change your mind right now?!"

"No... no... I don't want my mom to be sad and cry for me. She is the most precious person in my life, and I can't bear the thought of causing her heartbreak. I was just being stupid before...

Ev if I have to suffer the fate of being defiled, I'd rather dure it than let her mourn the loss of her daughter and never move on with her life." Scarlet replied while sobbing like a little girl after having be scolded for misbehaving.

Asher listed to her explanation and th released a heavy sigh and thought, 'haah... It worked.... It seems somehow I have managed to change her mind. That's great. Now, I can proceed with treating her symptoms without having to worry about her mtal breakdown.'