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Chapter 40 - Chapter 40 - Ghost of Desire

[ Judgment Strike — Phase 2: Desire — Starting ]

[ Sin Beast: Asemodra — Sin of Lust ]

[ Effect: Consumes restraint, floods the guilty with corrupted desire until the body breaks ]

From the golden chain, the light spread again — brighter this time, stretching and twisting until it began to form a body.

It looked almost human, but not quite.

Two black wings opened behind it, thin and sharp at the edges, like smoke holding its shape.

Its hair was long and dark, falling down its back, shifting a little like there was a slow breeze that no one else could feel.

Its eyes glowed red under the light, steady and unblinking.

Asemodra stood there, watching them.

Its eyes had a faint red glow that flickered on and off, like a light that couldn't stay steady.

For a moment, the corners of its mouth twitched — just a tiny shift, like something crossed its mind.

It leaned forward a little.

Its wings folded in close behind it.

Then it raised both hands.

The right toward Yoo Chan.

The left toward Kim Jae-ho.

The moment Asemodra's fingers touched their foreheads, both of them jerked like something had hit them inside.

Their breath turned rough, fast — like their lungs forgot how to breathe normal.

Their faces turned pink, lips trembling, eyes wide with the desire of lust.

Their eyes kept darting left and right, blinking too fast, like their minds had forgotten how to control them.

Their mind wasn't thinking — it was just a rush of heat and a heavy feeling in their chest, like something was taking over.

A tingling started deep in their stomachs, slow at first, then stronger.

It crawled upward, like something was moving under the skin.

Their muscles twitched on their own.

Their hands kept shifting, grabbing at nothing, like they didn't know where to rest or what to hold.

The desire started taking over their head, their bodies tightening so much they could feel the pain under their skin, like everything was squeezing from inside.

Kim Jae-ho stared at his own hands, fingers shaking.

"What's… happening?" he muttered, voice thin.

Their eyes met.

Both could feel it — that strange pull under the skin, a feeling of desire, their hands were craving the desire to grab each other.

A sudden urge, strong and confusing.

Kim Jae-ho's fingers twitched, his mind screaming to stop, but his body wanted to reach out… to grab Yoo Chan's hand and hold it, to feel the warmth there.

Yoo Chan gasped, clutching his chest. "Stop it… I can't—"

Kim Jae-ho pressed his hands over his face, his teeth tight. "It's inside my head—"

Yoo Chan body moved on its own, closer to Kim.

Kim Jae-ho flinched, but instead of pulling away, he leaned in too.

Their thoughts just fell apart.

Names, faces, none of it stayed.

They didn't even see each other anymore — just bodies, heat, and something pulling them together again and again.

"Don't…" Kim Jae-ho whispered, voice shaking.

But his hand was already on Yoo Chan's arm, fingers gripping hard.

Their faces were close now, breaths mixing, eyes glassy.

Hyun Woo stood there, watching from a few steps away, his face calm, eyes glowing faint gold.

He didn't move, didn't blink — just watched as the desire started eating through their minds, turning them into something less than human.

Hyun Woo looked at them.

Their bodies shaking, breathing too fast, eyes empty.

He didn't even move closer, just spoke, voice flat.

"You turned someone's pain into fun. Laughed at their shame.

Now feel what it means to lose control of your own body."

He raised his hand once — golden light flashed across his eyes.

Both of them were lost in it, breathing hard, their faces red and wet with sweat.

They wanted to stop, but their bodies didn't listen.

Their minds screamed, but nothing moved the way they wanted.

They kept going, over and over, until their legs started shaking and their arms felt like lead.

Their bodies were too tired, but the curse didn't stop.

Asemodra's power kept pulling them deeper every second.

Their nails started digging into their own skin, dragging hard without control.

Red lines appeared everywhere — on their faces, arms, stomach, even their backs.

They didn't even seem to notice the pain. They just kept scratching.

Blood mixed with sweat, dripping off their shoulders and down their arms in thin lines, like they'd been running hard in summer heat.

Their breath turned shallow, slower, weaker.

Then finally, it stopped.

[ Sin Codex: Cruelty Leading to Death ]

[ Verdict: Guilty ]

[ Reason: Mocked and destroyed a life for pleasure. Fed on humiliation. Showed no remorse. ]

[ Justice of Mortal Law: Denied ]

[ Divine Sentence: Enforced ]

[ Judgment Strike — Phase 2: Complete ]

[ Targets Unable to Withstand the Sin of Lust ]

[ Cause of Death: Total Nervous Collapse / Cardiac Failure ]

The golden chains slowly faded, breaking into small bits of light and disappearing in the air.

The room that was full of their screams just went quiet.

Nothing left. Just silence.

[ Sin Codex: Verdict Closed ]

Their faces looked messed up, blood coming out from their eyes and ears.

They had scratched each other so much their skin was just open everywhere, nails dug in deep, turning both of them red all over.

Their blood mixed together and spread on the floor under them.

Hyun Woo just stood there, looking.

No reaction. No blinking. Just quiet.

"You made someone wear shame," he said softly. "And you laughed."

"You took his body, his face, his name — made them a toy."

He stepped closer, eyes faintly glowing again.

"Now you know how it feels when your own body stops being yours."

He tilted his head slightly, voice calm and cold.

"You called it fun. You called it power."

A pause.

"Now you've learned what that power costs."

He turned around, the glow in his eye fading out.

"Justice isn't mercy," he said. "It's balance."

[ Verdict: Executed ]

[ Sin Purged — Justice Complete ]

[ +400 Justice Points ]

Hyun Woo stood there for a moment, looking at what was left.

Then he let out a quiet breath.

"Another sin erased," he muttered.

"Maybe the school will be a little better now."

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