An Alternate World: I'll Save You, Not Her

She was a demon who killed without batting an eye; he was a Buddha who accumulated merit by doing good. Perhaps their meeting was fated. She made a scene. “You have to marry me now.” He smiled. “All right. But you're still too young. If you haven't found someone you love in five years, I'll leave the faith and marry you.” Perhaps their parting was fated, too. She lay in his arms and slowly closed her eyes. The first tear slid down the corner of his eye…