The Light of Faith

You are my faith. You are my light. "Do you know what you did wrong?" "I shouldn't have touched Master Xiu." "You knew that and did it anyway!" With a smack, the man's face was struck, and he fell to the ground. "Why did you touch him?" The man dabbed at his hands with a handkerchief, unhurriedly. "Because he was hindering your progress. Anything that stands in your way should disappear!" "You think... he... was affecting me?" the man asked slowly. Before he could get an answer, he turned around and suddenly threw a punch, knocking the man who had just gotten up back to the ground. "You think he could affect me?" "Yes!" The man's voice trembled slightly, but his resolve did not waver. A pair of hands gently lifted the man's face. They softly brushed his swollen cheek and bruised lips. "Then what if... the one affecting me is you?" A devilish voice whispered in his ear. "Would you... go... die?"