New law of Beast Taming

As Amane died after being kidnapped, Sakura, Kagura and Charlie faced their problem. And this problem came in the shape of the gigantic dragon currently hell-bent on killing them all.

"Brace yourself for the impact. I don't know when Rabelais will attack, but I can tell she is not in her right mind. I will block her next attack, so you should attack her body. We will only get one last chance."

Charlie advised before she gathered all her energy into one final shield, she did not have enough energy to attack, and she had to leave it to Kagura.

It rubbed her the wrong way, but this was the only thing she could do for now.

Rabelais attacked, and Charlie quickly formed the shield. Sakura joined her, but their combined power was not enough. The shield was cracking, and Charlie opened her mouth to give the signal…

But Kagura had already run out of protection, and her body was shining. She used this distraction to reach the dragon and touch all the smoke.

It tried to repel Kagura, but she kept forcing her way in. Her skin was getting charred, but she did not care. She knew that she needed to do this.

"You stupid lizard. Come back to your senses and help us out. Your power told me about your hatred for The Law and how it threw you here. Don't you want revenge?"

Kagura asked, and she felt Rabelais's energy colliding with her. Being gentle was not going to help her here.

'If I try to be gentle, Rabelais will only ignore me. I need to prick on her sour spots.'

It was a cowardly tactic that Amane was happy to adapt to.

"You big giant lizard! The only reason you lost that fight back then was because you were not strong enough. I thought you committed to fighting back and left your magic for your inheritor. But is this all your power amounts to? Get your head back in the game."

The burns got worse as time went on. A dragon's scale and skin were made to withstand any kind of magic and temperature. There was no way to contradict it and make it change.

But somehow, Rabelais had forced Kagura into becoming a human. She had stopped the magic that was naturally present in Kagura's body.

Serpentine eyes slowly blinked as they looked toward Kagura. The fog faded to show reddish skin and a scaly face that belonged to the dragon.

Kagura felt her chest lighten once she noticed the free face, but she was flicked across the room before she could say anything.

Rabelais rubbed her wings to get all the rust out, and the dragon finally looked awake and in pain.

"You all woke me up. What do you want from me, and why are you here? You do not look like gods exiled here, and one of you even has the powers I left back on Earth."

Rabelais questioned as soon as she regained consciousness. She seemed confused but curious at the same time.

The immense pressure of her aura caused the other three to flinch, but Kagura decided to bandage and stand before the other humans.

"We need your help. The rebellion is finally moving against The Law, and we want your power. Can you help us out?"

Kagura asked while looking hopeful. Rabelais looked at the female in front of her with cold eyes before turning her head and seeming uninterested in her.

"You wish to take on The Law? The rebellion should stop with their foolish dreams. Have they not lost enough already? There is no beating that horrible thing that was created as our shackles. Now, settle down and stay home in your new domain."

Rabelais encouraged the three before she started to walk away. It was clear that she had no intention of helping them.

"Wait! I can prove to you that I am sincere. Amane told me that you would be able to help us out. She even teamed up with someone to take down The Law. Even if you do not believe in us, believe in her."

That caused Rabelais to pause. She looked behind at Kagura and sniffed.

The smell that reached her nose felt ordinary and unfamiliar, but the faint hint of power it gave off felt familiar.

"I see. So, Amane is survived. Hehe. She survived and came back to change things. Hahahah. This serves The Law right. This also changes things for me, and I am willing to help you."

"But even as I say this, I can only help one of you out of here. There is only enough power for one of us to escape and take the control out. The others would have to be a sacrifice and help her get out."

There seemed to be no hope for the humans inside the rift. Rabelais had made it clear that they all could not escape.

"I am too old and bound to leave this place. Now, you three need to decide among themselves who will leave this place with the power beyond this rift."

Rabelais asked, and it was a tricky question to answer. Only one of them would get to live, and it was a heavy decision.

...

"Father, something significant has happened. I am sorry for not being able to prevent Amane from being taken. There was a traitor and…"

Chen broke down Kori's door as she entered it. He held Teressa's unconscious body in his hands and dragged it across the room.
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"What happened?"

Kori asked while putting down her tea cup. She had a few people who had been smitten with her beauty and wanted to offer Kori their support. She had subtly manipulated these humans to become her slaves.

Chen's presence disturbed this spell, so he wanted to quickly listen to him before returning to her meeting.

"Father, Amane was…she was sent back to the heavens. Teressa betrayed us and sent Amane back to the heavens and The Law. What are we going to do now? We are not ready to face our opponent."

Chen asked while panicking. He knew better than anyone else what a lack of preparation could do to one's plan. And he did not want to be a victim of that himself.

"First, calm yourself down and then talk. I am not able to understand you when you speak this fast."

Kori turned toward her guest next and decided to call it a day. She had entertained these humans enough for a single day.

"Gentlemen, maybe it is time for you to leave. My son needs to talk to me, so I must pay attention to him. I will call you all later to confirm what we talked about."

Everyone sitting around the table looked smitten with Kori. They did not dare say anything against her, and they all quickly stood up when Kori advised them to.

"Of course, miss. Our conversation today was enlightening and entertaining. I am sure that our next meeting will be just as entertaining. I will look forward to it."

The man continued to speak and did not stop. Chen and Kori wanted him to stop speaking, but the man continued to harp about himself and his achievements.

Finally, he walked out, and the pair breathed a sigh of relief.

"He is gone, Chen. Now, sit down and tell me what happened. You said something about Teressa betraying us?"

Kori asked and listened to what Chen had to say. And this time, Chen took a deep breath and started from the beginning. He told Kori what he had seen, and Kori had a severe look on her face.

"Chen, this is an emergency. We put a lot of plans on hold because we thought we had time, but we no longer had time. We cannot allow Amane to become a vessel."

Having Amane as an energy would be the worst thing that could happen to Kori.

Her purpose in life was to get rid of The Law and everything that was connected to it. It also included the vessels they took and the energy signatures.

If Kori did that, then Amane's existence would be destroyed.

"You want us to start our operation right now? But mother, it is not time. The elections have not even been held yet and-"

"We do not have time on our hands. The worst thing that can happen to us is for Amane to become a vessel. We cannot allow that to happen."

Kori reinforced these words and looked Chen in the face. Her grave eyes indicated how much she did not like this situation.

Chen sighed and knew he had to give in. He also felt guilty for what happened to Amane. This would not have happened if he had been faster or more resourceful.

"I understand. I will ask everyone to be on standby and also to prepare all the samples we have. This will be humanity's war against the heaven."

Kori agreed with this statement. She already knew the one who would kill The Law would be a human. No god could go against that entity and harm it.

'Chen does not know his true purpose in this war, and he might never forgive me once he is cursed for killing The Law. But I raised him for this purpose and am not ashamed of his face. This was the fate I was born with, and I am not ashamed of it.'

"Mother, are we going to push for early elections? I think I can make it happen."

Chen's offer was tempting and Kori took it.