New law of Beast Taming

There was an imposing creature that looked over the domain Sakura had been stuck in. The imposing figure expressed itself in a fog of black, and only its glaring red eyes could be seen looking at Sakura.

She had no idea what that figure was and what it represented. She only knew that her senses told her she was in danger. Even breathing was difficult for her in such a state.

And now, she had another person…no…creature looking at her similarly. The energy this new creature emitted felt familiar. But Sakura could not place where she had felt this power before.

"H-How are you, and what do you want from me?"

Sakura did her best to try and stand on her feet. The previous quake knocked her off-balance, and Sakura tried to regain it.

Unlike Sakura, Charlie did not show her nervousness on her face. But she was ready to face the intruder as well. Charlie had her weapon prepared for attack, and she even threw a knife made of her magic.

The new intruder stopped Charlie’s attacks with a single hand. She did not look impressed with the reception she received.

"Ugh, this sucks. Sakura, I thought you would recognise me in my human form. After all, did we not spend much time together travelling with Yoko? But then again, it is difficult for you to even think of me as a human in the first place."

Sakura had never heard that deep feminine voice before. It vibrated with power and sent shivers down Sakura’s spine.

The sudden cautiousness toward her made Kagura smirk. As expected, Sakura had better survival instincts than Yoko, but she had admiral luck.

The entity that guarded this realm did not like Kagura’s interference. It had been alerted as soon as the entry of this place had been breached. And now it attacked the intruder to try and get her out.

Kagura held her hand up, and a shield formed around her body. It helped that this place was filled with Rabelais’s energy. It made manipulating it and using it more accessible for Kagura.

The more she tried to use her powers, the better Kagura felt herself adapt to this space.

"You are-? No way! There is only one person I can think of who has colours like you and has a powerful presence. But surely now! Are you Moony? What are you doing in human form? No, what are you doing here?"

Sakura asked in disbelief. She tried to wrap her head around what happened and how Moony was a human.

And then, she decided to dismiss this notion. She was sure it was a joke, and Kagura had not gained a human form. 𝗳𝗿𝐞𝕖𝘄𝗲𝕓𝗻𝚘𝚟𝕖𝐥.𝚌𝕠𝕞

"You are right, but I go by Kagura now. Moony is a little childish for my taste. Also, stay close to me. This fight is going to get serious in a little bit."

Kagura warned before she raised her hand—a shield formed in time to stop Rabelais’s attack. As expected, Kagura’s powers were the perfect counter to the former dragon queen’s.

"I will not ask how you got here and what you want from us. If you are here to help us out, then do that. I don’t know how long this space will last, and I do not intend to find out either.’

Charlie admitted before another attack was launched at the trio. Once more, Kagura stopped the attack with her power.

"I need a minute to find the way back. If you can buy me that much time, it might be possible to return home immediately."

Kagura informed the pair, and they shared a look. They did not have enough power to go against the giant dragon, but they did have enough to buy a minute or two.

"Alright, we will give you the minute that you want. But hurry up. We don’t know how long we can hold on for."

Charlie warned and took the brunt of the next attack. She had little power in the rift, so Sakura had to join her. The barrier, this time, contained both of their powers. But it was insufficient to stop Rabelais’s attack from hurting the trio.

Kagura could feel the power threatening her. It was difficult to concentrate at such a time. But Kagura did her best to empty her mind. She needed to handle the rift’s energy and break free of it.

But she soon realised one certain truth about the rift she had not seen felt when she had tried to break in.

The rift was like a spiral with a tendency to absorb things. It was easy to break into but impossible to break out of the rift.

Not unless they killed the core of the rift - Rabelais. In short, the only way to escape the rift was to kill Rabelais. But that was easier said than done.

Reincarnation would be easier than killing the dragon queen, especially when she had the authority of the gods.

[How dare you! I birthed you and brought your kind to light. And I was rewarded with eternal banishment for my dedication. I went against ’The Law’ for you all, and this was my reward. Now, none of you get to live. All you filthy humans can die and repent for your actions.]

Kagura was startled to hear those words. She looked around at the two humans of her group, but they did not seem to have listened to these words.

’Rabelais was confided here by ’The Law’? But that should not be possible. Rabelais was the only entity that had the power to oppose ’The Law’ and to argue with him. Why would she be locked up in this rift?’

Things needed to add up for Kagura. Something was wrong with what she knew about this situation. But she did not have time to unwrap everything. Not when she had a dragon to face.

"Moony, tell us that you have good news for us. The barrier is not going to last long."

Sakura pleaded as she felt the strain of the barrier snapping her energy away. She was pale and panting.

But her eyes were determined to see the situation through.

"I have some bad news and some worse news. We cannot get out of here until we kill the domain boss - Rabelais. But I don’t think it would be possible with our current power. We need to improvise and think of another way."

The only other way was for Kagura to absorb Rabelais into her body. But the repercussions of that happening were terrible for Kagura.

She might never be able to leave this rift, and she might have to take over Rabelais’s duties as well.

"Ugh! So, it’s a wasted trip for you? And now, are you stuck in here with us as well? Why did you do something so risky? Don’t you want to live your life?"

Kagura looked at Sakura with a closed-off expression. Of course, she wanted to live her life and be happy. But the only reason she was here was because that dream had Sakura in it as well.

Moony had liked Sakura and seen her as a part of her family. And Yoko had asked her to do this.

"My reasons for coming here are personal. But rest assured because I will not leave you alone. I promised to help, and I will help you both escape it."

If there were only one way for Kagura to stop this curse and set everything free, she would do it. Her freedom did not mean anything in the long term.

She hoped that Yoko would remember her at least.

’I am doing this all for you, Yoko. So please, never forget that I existed in your life and always remember me.’ Explore hidden tales at freewebnovel

.......

’This meeting had more people than I expected. I never expected that there would be so many people interested in overthrowing the government.’

Amane looked around the room only to see famous faces in the mix. She recognised most of the people in the room, and now she felt confident that her decision had been right.

These people would help her achieve her goal.

"Uhm, I hope that you all are doing well. Now, let’s not beat around the bush and speak what we want openly. Do we all agree that the current government is not up to par with the current standards?"

Sean asked, and no one dared to speak up. They all looked worried, and some even dared to sneak a peak in Stella’s direction.

Stella had been called as the government’s guard her whole life. It was an image that people did not easily forget; they were afraid she was a spy sent to keep an eye on them.

But Yoko placed her hand in front of Stella to cover her and indicate that Stella was on her side.

"Do you all need something? Stop staring at Stella like this. She is on our side and our trump card against the government."

Amane was blunt about using Stella. And Stella did not protest when she was singled out. Stella looked satisfied to be used, which made the other people in the room nervous.

They all knew about Stella and her loyalty. So, they did not want to risk being betrayed by her.

"Miss Stella, what are your thoughts on this and our current government? How can we be sure you will not betray us when the time comes?"

One of the investors stopped beating around the bush and asked outright. This was what Amane wanted, and she turned toward Stella. Now, it was up to Stella to speak up.