New law of Beast Taming

"Everyone, catch her. Do not let her get away from the sacred ceremony. We cannot let the divine one down. We are gods as well."

Someone from the gathered gods yelled out before people started to run after Amane. But peace had corrupted most of the gods from the upper heaven from exercising their power.

They could not keep up with Amane despite her body being that of a human.

Krata's body looked at The Law with a questionable expression when it was stopped from chasing after Amane. Krata couldn't go against The Law's will and chase after Amane.

[There is no need to chase after her when Amane will come back for me herself. Instead, we should focus on the rebellion that has started their plan. I thought I uprooted, but now I see that mercy had been a mistake on my part.]

The law changed targets. He knew Amane could not escape, and the rebellion would not leave them alone.

What the heaven needed to do was to deal with the traitors first. And Krata was the perfect person to do this kind of thing.

Krata did not question The Law. The control this power had over him could not be broken. And even if it could be, he did not want to break it.

...

"Everyone, attack. This is the perfect time for us to go against the heaven. The faith of humans in gods is at an all-time low. We are on even grounds."

Kori reminded her fellow rebellion members who continued to crack open the upper heaven's barrier.

The gate had taken them impossibly close to the heavenly realm, and they had been able to launch this attack undetected.

But it was only a matter of time before heaven attacked them back. The carefully crafted balance needed to be broken by their side and fast.

"Kori, we have secured the left side. What should we do now?'

Kori took a deep breath before feeling the vessel's power approaching her. She knew it was time and had to deal with the vessel herself.

"The vessel of the gods is coming. It will be a difficult battle, but I will try and take care of him. You all focus on what you are doing."

Kori's orders were followed with a hesitant nod. Everyone knew how powerful the vessel was and how much destruction it had caused.

But they all also trusted Kori's power and judgement.

Kori intercepted the attack that headed their way and quickly ran toward the vessel. Sakura followed her with a fascinated expression. Somehow, the vessel felt familiar to her.

"So, you are the bitch who is following all that devil's orders and going around killing my colleagues. We suffered too much because of you. Now, it is time for you to die."

Kori unleashed her power, and most of the building collapsed around her. Sakura remained unharmed because the unconscious power leaving her body devoured everything it touched.

Krata did not reply to Kori, but he did attack her with a sword. The word was infused with power, and it would immobilise one if it touched them.

Krata looked almost clumsy in his attempts to harm Kori, and Kori felt insulted by this lack of effort.

"What are you doing? Are you trying to insult me by not even attacking me properly? If you will come at me, then come at me properly."

Krata still looked conflicted. He opened his mouth, but no sound came out. He was clearly struggling with something, but he could not express it.

Kori took this opportunity to attack Krata, and he flinched but took the brunt of the attack. Kori was about to deal the finishing blow when Sakura interfered.

"Hey, wait! He is not resisting us or seriously fighting us. I think he wants to tell us something. If some foreign power controls him, maybe the rift can help him."

The rift liked to devour, and it was a risky move. But Kori did not care about Krata enough to stop Sakura.

Sakura approached Krata like he was an injured animal. She might not have a talent for beast-taming, but Sakura had learned from the best. So, she was quickly able to approach Krata and not get bitten.

"Take it easy. We are just trying to help you out and make you feel better. This might hurt a lot, but this is for your good."

Sakura did not use the rift fully but put herself on a clock by unlocking a small part of its power. The rift began to devour her, but she held on. The pain was tearing Sakura apart, but she held on to her consciousness.

Krata cried out in pain when the rift's power touched him. It was devouring a part of him and The Law's power.

But it also returned his consciousness to him. The more time he spent with the rift, the better Krata felt about himself. He was beginning to be able to think now.

"You! Who are you people, and what do you want?"

Krata finally panted out once enough influence had been driven out of his body. He had never felt free before and wanted this feeling to last.

"Who we are does not matter. I want to ask you one question - do you wish to be free of the curse you are under even if it will cost you your life?"

Kori asked, and Sakura flinched. She understood what Kori suggested, but it did not sit well with her. Having someone else sacrifice themselves for you was not something Sakura wanted.

But she did not stop Kori either. The decision was ultimately up to Krata.

"What do you…want me to do? I might betray you if The Law's presence gets too much inside me."

Krata confessed while shaking. He had enough of this life anyway, so he was willing to die. But he did not want to cause anyone else to lose their chance at ending The Law.

"Aww, don't worry about it too much. I know what to do to ensure that this would not happen. Sakura, hand that core over to Krata. As soon as the transfer ceremony begins, The Law will take the core out of you and put it into his body. Then, the rift will consume it."

"The only thing we need to worry about is how to stop the rift afterwards. We will need someone to be sealed away with it."

Kori admitted, and no one replied. But it was a concern for another time. They needed to end this tyranny and look for what will happen next.

"I understand. If you are sure I will not betray you, hand that core over to me."
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Kori nodded, and Sakura clenched her fist. She took the core out and mixed it with Krata's essence. Now, it was a sure death for Krata. But he looked peaceful to know that he would die.

Sakura lost control of her legs as soon as the core was out. The core harmed her body, and her legs were lost forever.

'This is a small price to pay for rescuing Yoko. I hope she is alright and will be back soon.'

Sakura closed her eyes and turned to look toward the corridor behind her. The whole world was spinning, but she barely made out Yoko's shape heading toward her.

Yoko was carrying an unfamiliar person on her back, but seeing that unconscious body bade Sakura's heart skip a beat.

She knew that she had been attracted to Yoko all this time, but Sakura was unable to tear her eyes away from the unconscious form on top of Yoko's back.

"What the hell? Yoko Tsurugi and…Amane? Are they separated as two different entities? How is that possible? What body is Amane possessing now? No, that is not important."

Kori quickly ran toward the struggling pair and took Amane in her arms. It made Sakura jealous, but she did not even know why.

The new female did not look familiar, but something about her presence screamed familiarity.

"Sakura, are you alright? Why did you come here? This had nothing to do with you or our family? You should have been safe nor like this."

Yoko looked concerned, and her behaviour struck Sakura as odd. She sounded too soft and panicked, not like the person Sakura had gotten to know.

"Who are you? Are you an imposter? You feel different from the Yoko Tsurugi I have known for the past year and-"

Sakura paused, not knowing how to continue. Yoko also paused before she sighed and stepped back.

"I am Yoko Tsurugi. I have always been Yoko Tsurugi. The person you knew for the past year was the one who possessed my body, Amane. I am sorry that we both deceived you like this."

Sakura looked at Yoko, making her feel nervous. But Sakura always had a feeling that the person she had fallen in love with was not Yoko, her cousin.

After all, she had changed too much in a single day for it to be expected.

"We will talk more about it later. For now, we have a dangerous situation to deal with. Darn it, I cannot feel my legs still."

Sakura complained as she tried to sit up. Yoko helped her, but it took a lot of work for inexperienced people like her to know what to do.

"You both are human, so get out of here. We will ensure that things calm down here. You both did great up until now."

Kori praised, and Sakura had a weird feeling that this was the last time she would see Kori again.