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Amane followed Anya and maintained her distance. Her footsteps did not make any sound, and Anya remained unaware of Amane's presence.

It was late at night, and no one should be out. But Anya turned the corner and ran into Loki. It was a weird coincidence, and Loki also looked surprised to see Anya.

"Anya, what are you doing here? Perfect timing. I was about to visit you. How are you feeling?"

Loki asked, his voice filled with concern. But Anya did not answer him. Instead, she reached out toward Loki's face and knocked him out cold. Then, Anya picked Loki up and began to drag his body through the hall.

'Looks like Anya chose her sacrifice. She doesn't look picky about the person she is going after. This is good for me.'@@novelbin@@

Amane looked at the camera, and its blinking light assured Amane that it was working. Warden was currently watching what was happening, and he would call for Sean.

Anya started moving toward the back corridor, where Amane had felt the disturbance before. A rift opened in the wall, and Anya threw Loki's unconscious body into it.

Then, she looked at where Amane was hiding but said nothing. The meaning of Anya's actions was clear - Amane had been caught.

Things came to a stalemate. Amane did not leave her hiding spot, nor did Anya move into the rift. One had to give in, or they would be wasting time.

"Ah, OK. Since you caught me, I will grace you with my presence. Are you happy now, Hortencia?"

Amane walked out of her hiding spot. There was no working camera in this corridor, and the mist covered the entrance of the rift.

Only those who knew about its existence could see it.

[I thought I smelled a familiar scent. How many years has it been, Amane? I am surprised to see you alive after all this time. Was the news of your death a rumor?]

Hortencia's voice echoed in the rift. Hands made of magic power beckoned Amane to step into the rift.

The rift was Hortencia's domain, where she was the strongest. Amane would be no match for Hortencia if she stepped into the rift.

Amane knew all this, and yet she stepped into the rift. Her instincts told her that it was the safest option available to her.

"You are surprised to see me alive? It should be my line. The last I knew of you, you were judged by 'the law' and stripped of your power. When did you regain all of it?"

Amane asked in a curious voice. She was trying to get Hortencia's secrets out of her. It was up to Hortencia to tell Amane anything, but the goddess did not seem to mind.

"Hmm, let me think about it. When did I regain my power? Maybe a little while after your death. Someone visited me and offered me a chance to take revenge. It was such a tempting offer that I had to take it."

"Revenge? Are you kidnapping people for your revenge? That's a petty reason."

Amane tried to get the answers out of Hortencia's mouth. Hortencia has a big ego, just like all the other goddesses have. She would not be able to resist answering Amane's questions.

"Petty reason? Ah, it might seem like this to you. But my reason for kidnapping these worthless humans is somewhat different. I am going to revive a soul. What do you think?"

Amane looked at Hortencia without blinking. Hortencia did not seem to be joking. She was confident that she would be able to revive a dead person.

"Ah, so you are thinking of reviving your dead lover back? No wonder the current scientist had the same name as your lover. You planned it all out."

Amane looked at Anya and noticed her features. Anya looked like the scientist from her past; the one Hortencia had given her everything to.

No wonder Anya felt familiar to Amane. It was because Hortencia used her as a vessel to bring her lover back slowly.

"You are as quick to catch things as you were in the past. It seems like being reborn has not dulled your senses. It gives me hope that my Anya will return as her real self."

Hortencia sounded hopeful. Amane wanted to be happy for her, but she felt disturbed. Bringing someone back from death was the biggest taboo. Hortencia could get into huge trouble if she did so.

She might have even summoned 'the law' here without being careful.

"Hortencia, I want to be happy for you. But I cannot help but think of this as a destructive idea. Maybe you should rethink your choice and-"

"Amane, you have no right to tell me what I can and cannot do. You reaped the benefit of this spell already, and now you want me to stop? Don't be such dual-minded. You have no right to tell me what I can and cannot do."

Hortencia was calm up until now. But Amane could feel how unstable she was. Hortencia was not in a good state of mind. Amane needed to talk to her carefully.

"I know that it's painful to be without your loved ones, Hortencia. But it would help if you considered their future. If you bring back your Anya, you will destroy any hope for her soul to be reincarnated. Do you want to destroy Anya's future? What about her present life?"

Amane tried to convince Hortencia to stand down. It had been thousands of years since Anya died. She was likely reincarnated already.

Unlike gods, humans have a short life span and reincarnation time. Anya must be living a good life somewhere.

"I do not care. Anya needs to be with me no matter what happens. I created the perfect vessel and molded the situation to become what I wanted. And now, it's time to reap the benefits."

Hortencia replied calmly. And looked at Anya and held a knife out to her.

"Here, take this. We can begin the main ritual when you offer this last sacrifice. Just stab this man and offer his soul as the last sacrifice."

Hortencia held the knife before the current Anya, beckoning her to take it. But Anya's body showed resistance.

She reached out to take the knife but pulled her hand back. She was fighting with herself.

"Hey, what are you doing? Hurry up and take this knife. You need to stab this man, and everything will be over."

Hortencia reminded Anya, but the human still struggled.

"I-I cannot. Not him. I…not him."

Anya refused. She was fighting with Hortencia and tried to gain back her control. Hortencia did not appreciate this and flicked Anya. It caused Anya to fall and cough out blood. The smack had been too powerful.

But Hortencia did not seem to care. She noticed the blood but did nothing to cure Anya.

"You ungrateful brat. I did so much for you. I saved you from your fate of dying and gave you a new purpose. You were molded by my hands and had one purpose. And you cannot even do that much?"

Hortencia was getting angry now. The angrier she got, the worse her temper became. Amane discreetly positioned herself between Anya and Hortencia.

But Hortencia noticed this and got cold expressions.

"You! Why are you trying to stand against me, Amane? Out of everyone here, I thought you would be the one to understand me the best. Why are you standing against me like this?"

Hortencia asked with a flat tone. Amane had one chance to answer this question, and she needed to make her answer satisfying.

"Why am I standing against you like this? Hortencia, I don't want you to make a mistake you will regret. Going against 'the law' is not something we should be doing. It is there to protect and keep us in check."

"You were once my friend, and I do not want to see you perishing. So, I want to stop you."

Amane reminded Hortencia. Hortencia looked struck after hearing Amane's words. She knew that Amane considered her precious but did not know how precious.

Still, Hortencia had been obsessed with bringing Anya back, and it was not easy to cure a goddess's obsession. Read new adventures at My Virtual Library Empire

"It's a little bit too late. I already sold my soul to my obsession. There is no way to bring me back to the right side."

Hortencia admitted and raised her hand. The rift began to shake, and boulders appeared out of the ground. The realm was changing and trying to cage everything inside.

"If I cannot have the soul of my beloved with me, then I want to be buried with her. The vessel went through most of the ceremony with me, so she is already bound with Anya's soul. I will drag her with me."

Hortencia's body was beginning to get petrified. She looked paler, and her magic tried to cage everything in.

"Ugh, what is happening? I think I had a weird dream…. Fuck, where are we?"

Loki woke up in time and looked around. Amane was in the mood to drag him out. And Anya's feet were glued to the ground.

Since Anya had Hortencia's power inside her body, she was bound to this rift. It would be impossible for her to leave this place alone.

"Loki, grab Anya and run. Otherwise, we will be buried in the ruins of this place. I don't think you want to die, right?"

Amane asked, and Loki cursed. He finally realized his life was in danger if he did not move.