New law of Beast Taming-Chapter 454 - 455: The tried soul helps no one [pt2]

Someone had left this recording for Amane to know what happened. But neither Eclipse nor Yoko was the type to leave such a big piece of evidence behind. It had to be someone else who forced them to leave this evidence behind.

"Are you surprised to see what I left behind for you? At first, I had no intention of leaving a trace behind. But then I felt sorry for you. But Amane, this is all for your sake, so do not get angry at me."

The familiar voice spoke in Amane’s ears, and a familiar pair of arms warped around her.

Kori’s solid weight pressed against Amane and forced her to lean more into the counter before her.

"You! What are you doing here? You disappeared one day without saying anything, only to cause terror here? Are you trying to control the world now?"

Amane sounded bitter when she accused Kori of wanting to control the world. The warm body behind her back suddenly disappeared, and Kori finally gave Amane enough room to turn around.

"Terrorize the world? Of course not! All I want to do is to help them all. The loss of ’The Law’ had an impact bigger than we expected."

"With no one left to protect our world, the other entities started to move toward us. The power inside me insisted I come back and take charge. I am just trying to right my wrongs."

Kori replied with certainty. Her eyes shined with love for Amane, and she reached out her hand toward Amane.

"Please, I do not want to hurt anyone. You must believe me, Amane. All I want to do is help."

Kori professed, and Amane sighed. She had been with Kori for long enough to know she was not faking it. She genuinely believed that her words were right.

"Fine! I get it. You think you are doing what is the best for this world. But making people fight each other feels like such a bother. War is not a good look for anyone."

Amane informed Kori, and the goddess bit her lip. It was clear that she wanted to say something. So, Amane waited for her to finish contemplating what to say.

Ultimately, Kori did say what she wanted to, but her words were far from what Amane expected her to say.

"Amane, I know that you are a coward. You would never have dared to take this step for yourself or humanity. You would have let humanity crash and burn."

"But I cannot do that. I was born with a duty, and once I finished it, another one was thrust onto me. I cannot shrug my duty, and I-I am sorry. I spoke too much about you."

Kori apologised. Something was clearly wrong with her, and Amane could not help but feel annoyed by her uncertainty.

’Is this the same person who decided to abandon everything and come after me to the rift? This person feels like Kori, and they talk like Kori as well. But something in me is telling me that this is an imposter.’

"Who are you, and what are you doing in Kori’s body? You better not lie because I will sniff you out if you try."

Amane yelled and held her spear ready in front of her. The sharp tip of her spear was held before the imposter, and the man grinned before stepping back.

"Aww, you caught me. When did you realise that I was not your friend? It is also a shame since I do not get to sample such delicious memories every day."

The creature dropped Kori’s look, and his body twisted to form that of a small child. This child looked familiar as well, but Amane could not put her fingers on why.

"So, did you enjoy the show, Amane? Or should I say, former Yoko Tsurugi? You abandoned us all, and now you are back to poke holes where they do not belong?"

The child asked before he snapped his fingers. Another memory began to play behind Amane, and she immediately turned to look at it.

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"This is bad. We do not have enough supplies to hold the group back. Eclipse, what should we do? I do not want to send our beasts to help us out."

Yoko looked tired and worried on the screen. Her eyes looked wide and restless. Her pale complexion said that she had not slept or eaten in days.

The stress was building up, and Amane had never seen her be this worried before. The map was open on her table, with many red dots marked.

"The resistance is falling fast. The gods, who had suddenly reclaimed their power, decided to try to gain the upper hand over humanity. I am afraid to say this, but we do not have enough resources to hold them back."

Eclipse replied as he looked down at the table as well. Too much needed to be done, but he needed more resources.

"Eclipse, we have no other choice. We need to force the leader to come back. Kori killed the last person keeping these gods in check, so we need her to return and take its place."

Yoko decided this, and Amane felt annoyed by her decision. It was not for Yoko to determine who would and would not take the power seat.

But Amane also knew she would have made the same decision had she been in Yoko’s place.

"Yoko…we cannot! We don’t even know where Kori is. And even if we know, we cannot do that to Amane. She did so much for us, and we…"

"Amane might have done much for us, but I also lent her my body all this time. This is a one-time favour, but we can no longer delay this. Chen has already made all the preparations."

Yoko’s firm sounded like Amane’s. It had been no coincidence that Yoko had been chosen as Amane’s vessel.

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"Are you enjoying these memories? I hate them, but they are necessary to figure out what happened."

The child whispered, and Amane had forgotten that the child was there. But now that she pressed a little more power into remembering, she knew who this child was.

"Ehn! How are you still alive? No! Wait! You are not alive. This fragment of your soul had been left behind, right?"

Amane asked, but she got no answer. That told her everything she wanted to know about her situation.

"Let’s watch the next memory, shall we?"

Ehn asked without confirming or denying what Amane had asked him. The world faded away once more, and the room went dark. Amane looked around the room.

It was no longer the Tsurugi estate, but this place also sounded familiar to her.

"Chen, how is the machine coming along? Are you ready to try it out?"

Yoko asked as she looked at the huge machine in front of it. It was the same machine that had once been used to make Amane’s new body before ’The Law’ had interfered.

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But now, it seemed as if it had a different purpose.

"I have tuned the machine to work for our intended purpose. But are you sure you want this machine to bring Father back? I don’t think it will resolve any of our current problems, and Father might get angry at us instead."

Chen asked with a hesitant tone. He trusted his calculations but was still worried something would go wrong.

"Chen, I knew the risk of this machine and what it could do. But we need to take that risk this time. This place is no longer what it used to be, and we will all die if we do nothing."

Yoko replied, and Chen sighed before turning on the machine. It buzzed with magic, and a lot of it had been gathered.

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Amane could feel the magic trying to rip the space apart and find its target. It was not a peaceful solution to try and bring someone back by force. But the machine was doing its best.

It slowly forced a crystal core that housed a familiar body. Amane felt the energy dissolving around her and entering that empty body before her.

’Ah, so that is why Kori disappeared without a word. Even she did not get a chance to think what happened.’

Amane looked at the existence she had known since forever. Kori’s eyes fluttered as she finally woke up. Chen and everyone else looked satisfied to see her away.

But Amane could feel that something was wrong. Kori might have woken up, but she was not controlling herself. There was something very wrong with her.

’Get out. You all need to get out. That is not Kori, but something that is controlling her consciousness. You all will die if you stay here.’

Amane wanted to yell this, but her words did not come out. This had all happened in the past, so trying to warn these people was no use.

All Amane could do was sit back and watch this tragedy happen.

"Don’t worry too much. These people are already dead. But their deaths are not on your head. They met their fate because they were foolish enough to try such a thing."

Amane looked at Ehn and then at the scene in front of her. Every fibre in her body asked her to help them out.

But Amane had realised that it was too late.

"The only way to stop all this madness is to make Kori realise what she is doing and to stop her. I have a clear direction I need to head toward now."