Eternal Temptation: Awakening Sinful Desires

"You fucking bastard! How dare you impersonate me like this? How dare you play with my mother's feelings like that?" Young Master Asher roared out loud with so much force that it echoed within the entire confinement.

On the other hand, Orphan Asher didn't resist or even try to defend himself from his attacks. Instead, he closed his eyes and accepted everything without complaint, enduring through it all without uttering a single word in retort or retaliation.

All this time, Young Master Asher felt his body burning up in rage, but the more he pummeled his fist into Orphan Asher, the more pain he felt, as if each strike was hitting him too. This continued until he couldn't muster any more strength and collapsed on the ground.

After a brief silence, Orphan Asher opened his eyes and took a ragged breath. His face was covered in blood and bruises, but there wasn't an ounce of malice or anger in his gaze when he looked at Young Master Asher lying motionless before him.

"Don't you think it's strange that we both felt each other's emotions at the same time, and even now we are feeling the same pain?"

Orphan Asher questioned with a hint of curiosity and anticipation. At first, he was worried that this might end up being a mistake on his part, but now he was quite confident in his assumption regarding what was going on here.

"What are you trying to say? Spit it out, you bastard! There are no excuses that would justify your actions of tricking my mother and playing with her feelings." Young Master Asher growled back, still enraged beyond belief.

"This isn't about me or you; this is about the both of us. It seems pretty clear to me that we are connected in some way. Perhaps even sharing a soul? I don't know how or why this is happening, but I am certain of one thing: We are one entity, or at least part of one, and now we are stuck in this shitty prison cell together," Orphan Asher explained with a sigh.

Young Master Asher remained silent, unable to respond to this revelation, although deep down inside, he had begun suspecting this himself. After all, it was impossible to ignore the fact that he felt everything that this person experienced, including the intense pain that came with each hit he delivered earlier.

But he refused to accept this possibility since it meant admitting that there was a second him out there who had tricked his mother, playing with her heart and doing things to her that he could never forgive.

It infuriated him more than anything else in his life, making him want to kill this bastard in front of him over and over again until nothing remained of him anymore.

Suddenly, he noticed something glowing around them in the darkness, illuminating their surroundings for the first time, revealing a screen hovering in the space in front of them that grabbed their attention.

As both of the Asher stared at it, a scene played out showing Young Master Asher and Orphan Asher lying in a dark room; its size was enormous, emanating a mysterious aura.

The room was lit by torches set on either side of the wall, casting an orange glow that was just bright enough to see the formation marked out on the floor.

In the center of the formation, there was a pool filled with milky white fluid that emitted a soft white mist, casting a veil that hid everything around it.

Soon, the haze was lifted, allowing them to get a better view of the scene.

Following that, they saw many rectangular-shaped ice blocks the size of the human body. They were inside the formation, encircling the pool in an arc.

They focused more on the ice blocks, and they were surprised to discover many human-shaped bodies inside them. They were all comprised of different races, but some were also similar.

The very next moment, the formation became alive, and the mist started to dissolve the ice blocks. Once all the bodies were free, they were enveloped by white light, making them glow, and right afterwards, ethereal green balls came out of them.

They also saw Young Master Asher and Orphan Asher being enveloped by the same white light and ethereal green balls coming out of them, floating above them.

The process continued while both of them witnessed as all the bodies were drawn towards the center of the pool and got drowned in it while all the green balls floated towards each other, merging together.

Following this, they observed the way those bodies mixed in the pool with the milky white fluid before solidifying into one single body, resembling Young Master Asher.

At last, the ethereal soul merged with that body, and then everything turned dark again.

"What the hell?" The two spoke out in unison as they watched in astonishment at what transpired before them.

Young Master Asher looked at Orphan Asher, feeling his heartbeat quicken. "So, we both died and were resurrected? But what about all those other people whose souls merged with ours? Who are they? Are they still alive inside us?"

"I don't think so. I doubt those souls had consciousness left."

"Then why are we still separated? Shouldn't we be one entity?"

After a long pause, Orphan Asher laughed out loud, feeling new-found hope and excitement coursing through his veins. He looked at Young Master Asher with an expectant gaze.

"Why are we still separated?" He repeated, smiling wryly as he shook his head, "I believe this is the case because we had just died and our wills resisted against each other. In the end, we did merge, but our wills left behind regretful emotion and fear that created this heart demon that restrains us in this prison."

In the end, Young Master Asher also laughed out loud, understanding everything that was happening. "I am really a crazy bastard, arguing and trying to kill you, thinking that you are an enemy, but in the end, it was just me fighting against myself all this time."

"Whatever, let's just get the hell out of here. I am not willing to stay in this damn cage any longer, not when I know that I can get out of this nightmare." Orphan Asher added with a determined look on his face.

The two Ashers looked at each other, and at the same time, they grinned and nodded as they merged together, becoming one whole entity once again.

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