New law of Beast Taming

The Griffin raised its talons and rammed them into the ground. It caused the floor to shake, and Kristia felt it slip beneath his feet.

Somehow, he managed to keep his balance and dodge right when the Griffin tried to smack him. The sharp talon used to attack Kristia flashed in the corner of Kristia's vision and left marks on the wall.

Those claw marks were the only thing that blemished the wall apart from time and dust. And the imprint caused the Griffin to look even madder than before.

"Hey, what did I ever do to you? You were then the one who destroyed this property in the first place."

Kristia yelled and ran at the same time. His chest burned as he dodged the attack, but he knew he could not keep avoiding it all the time.

The bestial part of his body was irritated because Kristia was cowardly. It was telling him to turn back and confront this beast properly. His pride as a beast was at stake.

'Don't be an idiot! This is a Griffin! No matter how much I try to kill it, I will not be able to hurt it without bringing the mansion down.'

Kristia hated how rational he was at these times. Anyone else would have cared about their safety more than the safety of their mission.

But Kristia was different. He needed to see this mission being fulfilled at all costs.

*Screech*

The sound of sharp talons colliding with metal was heard by Kristia before the door he entered was broken down. Now, his last line of defence was gone as well.

'I must use my last resort now. I cannot believe I will have to use my precious tranquilliser shot like this.'

Kristia raised his gun and aimed at the Griffin. The shot contained a calming drug that had been prepared in case a person lost control of their beast side and had to be restrained. It was a potentially potent drug.

But it was not made for a wild beast such as this Griffin. There was a solid chance that it would fail to affect it.

Kristia was about to fire off the shot when the Griffin raised his ears and took off from the room. It happened too fast; Kristia did not even have time to fire off his gun.

"What happened? Did the Griffin sense something? Oh shit! Did it smell Melissa and Amane? I need to save both."

Kristia kept the loaded gun out and tried to track down the Griffin.

Just as he expected, the Griffin had spotted Amane and Melissa. But it had not approached the pair. Instead, it stood at the side, looking at the pair cautiously.

It was trying to sense something, and Kristia knew that this was the right time to make his move. So, he raised his gun and tried to fire off a shot.

But the Griffin noticed it at the last moment and dodged it. The shot landed in the rubble, and the syringe broke due to the impact.

'Fuck! That was some valuable drug I wasted. What am I going to do now?'

A huge shadow stood before Kristia, making his head hurt and his heart beat painfully. He was afraid to look up and notice his death.

'Shit, I am so dead. Don't look up, Kristia. Don't look up, and you will not feel as much pain.'

Kristia was expecting the impact to hurt. That was why he braced himself and waited for the pain to settle.

But the pain never came. Instead, he heard a sharp whistle before the Griffin left his side and walked toward Amane's.

Amane extended her hand for the Griffin to sniff, and it gave a chirp before rubbing its head against Amane's hand. It seemed as if the Griffin had been tamed already.

"What happened? How the hell did you do this? When did you tame this, Griffin? I did not even notice it!"

Kristia looked at the display in front of him in awe. He noticed how the Griffin warped itself around Amane's body in a protective manner. It also seemed to be creating a barrier between Amane and Melissa, which Melissa looked unhappy about.

"This child is someone I met and tamed a long time ago. But I had to leave it behind due to the circumstances. It is nice to see that it managed to live this long."

Amane rubbed the Griffin's head, and the beast leaned into her touch. This Griffin was still young, likely in her prime now. It had been a child when Amane had left it behind.

"Ah, I see. I want to ask questions, but asking any more questions would not help me. In that case, let's look around a little more. I am sure we will find more clues about what happened here."

Kristia calmed his racing heart down. He noticed how down Melissa looked, but her complexion looked much better. She also had some weird smell clinging to her, which Kristia tried not to consider.

Since Melissa had gone into a fake heat, there was an answer to what she had gone through and what this weird smell was. Kristia did not want to subject himself to the torture of thinking what it was.

"Looking at the main house without a plan will not help. Let's split up from here. I will move alone, and you can both move as a pair. Don't give me that look, Melissa. I will be perfectly fine. I have a Griffin on my side."

Melissa looked worried, but her face did not show the indication. How Amane had managed to read her was a mystery for everyone.

"I don't know why, but I feel worried. But since you are sure nothing will happen, I will allow you to go alone. Let's meet at the entrance of this mansion in an hour to regroup."

Melissa advised, and Amane nodded her head.

The main reason she wanted to go ahead alone was because she needed to visit Yoko's bedroom. She was sure that she would find something important there.

Yoko was intelligent and must have left some clues behind for Amane to follow.

They quickly split up, and Amane easily walked through the familiar corridor. The only thing that had faded around her were the colours. This place was still as recognisable as ever.

Soon, Yoko's room became focused and Amane pushed the door open. The room looked just as she had left it.

Even the curtains looked pristine, almost as if they had been left alone and never been touched again.

But the most significant indicator that this room was weird was its smell and lack of dirt. It smelled fresh and like flowers.

This room stood out inside this old and dusty mansion. And Amane dared to step inside here. A bright light shone when her step connected with the floor, and Amane was pulled inside a dream.

The room faded, the worried chirps of the Griffin faded, and all Amane felt was the familiar feeling of warmth covering her form.

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"Yoko…Yoko, can you hear me? Yoko, are you there?"

The voice called out to her, and Amane cringed when she heard those words. She had not been called Yoko for a long time now. Hearing that name and being addressed by it sounded foreign to her now.

"Hey, Yoko, what the hell are you doing? Listen to me when I call you. Don't you know what is going on? The meeting is about to start. Hey...are you alright?"

Amane finally pulled her face away from her hands, and light shone into her eyes. That light burned, and Amane could not keep her eyes open for long.

She blinked her eyes a few more times to get rid of the light, but nothing happened.

It was also then that Amane realised how tried she was. Her body felt like it was breaking apart, and her eyes refused to remain open.

"Huh? Did I fall asleep? I am *yawn* sorry. I just wanted to rest for a few minutes and fell asleep. What were we talking about?"

Amane asked as her hands picked up the paper in front of her. She flinched at the small print and the words she had to read now.

Nothing registered inside her head, and Amane felt annoyed by this. But the body she was in did not feel anything but aches.

"Fuck! When was the last time you slept properly, Yoko? At this rate, you will collapse, and your body will shut down. You need to go to sleep, Yoko."

The secretary asked, and Amane was sure she recognised that voice from somewhere. Not, if only her brain worked adequately. She would be able to think and notice how this person was.

"Sleep? We have no time to sleep. The world is falling apart by the second. We need to find a way to save it."

Yoko sounded desperate. The secretary in front of her looked up at her with pitiful eyes.

"It was not your fault, Yoko. I know it feels like it is your fault that things happened like this, but it is not your fault. I can promise you this much. The world is falling apart because it is supposed to." Enjoy exclusive content from My Virtual Library Empire

The secretary replied, and Amane finally realised why he looked so familiar.

Eclipse had grown up and filled out well. His muscles were abundant but not overly bulky. Plus, he also looked confident, which gave his face an abundant glow. Eclipse looked decent but tired at the same time.