To Scour Sin
Bound and beaten she realized that this was the true transformation.
She often wondered about the foolish notion; who had begun the thought that torment and torture could pull the darkness from a soul? How could it cleanse not only the flesh but the mind and soul? She knew, now, from where this thought had come. The lash found her again, a line of fire across her back that sent a wave of peace through her. She would learn to ride the pain as it turned to pleasure, setting fire to the night...
