"The king wanted to be on the throne forever. When he saw the vision of his son usurping the throne, he went insane."
"…" Fenrir and Anubis fell silent. After hearing the truth, there was another thought appearing in their mind.
People were often drunk on their power. They ended up fearing soone eyeing their position. As soone who had governed a lot of people, Anubis understood it. On the other hand, this truth reminded Fenrir of his own life.
The reason people feared him was because they saw him destroying everything. That was why those gods and goddesses tried to bind him.
However, Jinwu wasn't as forgiving. He suddenly let out a cry and activated his domain.
"!!!" Nathan and the others couldn't help but glance at Jinwu.
"Jinwu?"
"What are you doing?"
Jinwu squinted his eyes. "Nothing. I rely try to see if this fox is using her illusion to deceive all of us. Her power is on par with gods, right? That ans her illusion is at the very peak. It can even fool gods or divine beasts like us."
"!!!" Fenrir, Anubis, and Nidhogg rembered what happened with the fairy queen. Although they didn't fall for that illusion because of their keen senses, Nathan had fallen for her illusion. If she really did sothing wrong, it was definitely unforgivable.
All of them hurriedly checked all traces of ena but didn't find anything suspicious. One of them alone might be fooled, but there were five of them. Their specialty was different and the way they controlled their ena was unique, so there was no way the fox before them could fool everyone at once.
"…" Jinwu noticed the verdict and said, "It seems I have been rude. My apologies."
Nathan smiled wryly, wondering what he should say. The atmosphere turned awkward once more due to them being paranoid. At the sa ti, he understood their worries.
It appeared she could understand it as well. She shook her head while saying, "Please. If it can ease your worries, inspect again and again. I don't mind how many tis you check ."
Nathan sighed before lowering his head. "I apologize for their actions. Sorry."
"Please raise your head, Master. It's understandable why they are wary of . In fact, I feel blessed to know that my master is actually loved by so many esteed divine beasts." Tamamo no Mae gracefully shook her head.
Nathan paused for a few seconds before continuing with the investigation. "In that case, I should ask this one question to ease their worry. Do you plan to betray ?"
"No," she answered without hesitation.
"Do you plan to kill ?"
"Not at all."
"Do you want to take advantage of ?"
"No. I don't have such a desire."
"In that case, what's your goal? Why do you wait for for that long?"
Tamamo no Mae smiled at him. "I wish to serve a true master. After serving so many masters in my journey, I have realized the difference between these so-called masters and the true ones.
"For , my teacher was my first true master. Despite knowing my ability, he didn't indulge himself in that power. Instead, he showed the world and continued to care for .
"anwhile, those so-called kings were drunk on that power. In the end, I had to escape. I wish to see it. What kind of world do you see… What kind of world are you going to show … I'm willing to serve you with everything I have, my master, Nathan Reckmoon.
"If you want this world, I will conquer it for you. Anything you want, I will do my best to grasp it for you. As long as I'm still alive, I will not stop serving you. All I wish is that… you won't succumb to this power." Tamamo no Mae lowered its head until it touched the ground as though she was kowtowing in front of a king.
After serving so many people, she understood perfectly what it ant to serve a master. She didn't want to experience it again.
Instead, she wanted to see Nathan's ability like her first teacher. This was her wish and goal.
Nathan's expression turned grim, understanding the severity of this request. He would definitely ask her to use her divination. After all, he had seen two dreams where it led to his death.
He, too, was soone who wanted to overco his own death. But would he end up drowning in that power just like those kings in the legend?
Nathan took a deep breath. "I might not be any different from all the masters you have served so far. I'm also a man who is desperate, trying to overco his own impending doom.
"I'm not arrogant enough that I can confidently say I will be able to overco my own doom or even stay sane from your power's influence. But I can confidently say this.
"I order you and all the divine beasts here. If you see drunk in that power, do whatever you can to pull back. Unlike them, I have all of you guys, my trusted family. That's why I will entrust this task to you."
Fenrir smiled. This was the reason he willingly followed Nathan. Unlike the other guy, Nathan could easily acknowledge his own shortcomings. He accepted it and wasn't arrogant enough to ask for help.
Unlike anyone else, Nathan had at least six divine beasts who would worry about him. These divine beasts would use their wisdom and work together to help Nathan. After all, they were not his ministers, they were his true family.
"You have taught this face-slapping technique. I will gladly use it on you when you need it." Fenrir raised his paw.
"Yeah. I'll leave it to you." Nathan smiled back before standing up. He looked at Tamamo no Mae before saying, "I'm sorry for doing it like this, but if you don't hate and your will still hasn't changed, I want to ask you one more ti, Tamamo no Mae.
"Will you help overco my own impending doom? I might not be the best master, but I will strive to beco a master that, even if you look into the future, you will find no master better than . In exchange, I will show you the world that I envision in my mind… my own world, my family."
Tamamo no Mae lowered her head once again. "Tamamo no Mae sees her master."
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