"It's not much of a choice when you lay out all the facts like that for , right? I guess I know what I am going to do next."
Amane felt that she would be gone for quite so ti after this. So, she needed to make all the arrangents before disappearing from the grid.
Usually, she would have left everything up to Sakura and not felt awkward. But now it was impossible to do. So, Amane would have to start on her second plan now.
"Ti to make Eclipse the family head. This happened sooner than I expected, but I no longer have a choice."
That was the first thing Amane decided to do. She assigned a trusted nurse to Sakura's room and went ho. There, she headed straight to the animal shelter.
The place was quiet. It was still early enough for the beasts to be asleep. So naturally, Eclipse was getting all the sleep he could as well.
As soon as Amane entered the shelter, Eclipse was awake. He was alert and tried to catch Amane red-handed. He also tried to capture Amane, but that failed.
Eclipse was lying flat on the ground before he even tried. The kid had grown up a lot from when Amane had taken him in., he finally seed to have crossed Amane in the height departnt.
"You…don't co here often. I thought you would be in the hospital with Sakura. What are you doing back ho? Do you need sothing from ?"
Eclipse asked while rubbing his back. The fall had hurt, but Eclipse was happy to endure it all. He was no longer the sa crybaby who could not do anything.
"Eclipse, I need to head out for so ti. In the anti, I will leave the Tsurugi family in your hands. I need you to hold down the front for until I return."
Amane explained it to Eclipse, and he looked shocked and uncomfortable simultaneously.
"You want to do what? Are you serious? Yoko, you cannot leave in charge. Those old cahoots would never agree to this. Besides, there are better choices than and-"
"There is no one else I would rather trust than you now. Sakura is out for the count, and no elders can look past their pride. My parents are not even a question, and Akabe Tsurugi…let's not go there."
People thought that Amane had a lot of options when it ca to replacing her. But realistically speaking, there were not a lot of people who could do what Amane did regularly.
And out of those people, Eclipse was Amane's best choice.
"Fine, I guess I can see your point. I will help you out as much as you can. But I cannot promise that I will be able to be the perfect host."
Eclipse promised, and that was one problem out of the way. The next thing Amane needed to take care of was the appointnt of the divine leader.
"Good. I will announce your installnt when the new divine leader is announced. It will take the heat off your shoulder for the ti being."
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It was not a calculated move, but it was brilliant to announce the change simultaneously as another big decision. It would help divine public attention, and Eclipse would be able to take office safely.
Eclipse did not look OK with the announcent of what would happen next. But this had to happen one day.
He was more than aware of why Yoko had taken him in the first place. And he had to say that he was satisfied now.
"Fine. I will get ready for the day. But you will have to be the one to deal with the elders before you go and do whatever you want to. I don't think I have it in to deal with them alone."
Eclipse confessed.
"You and , both. The elders are a source of constant annoyance, and you can deal with them however you want to once you have my seat."
Amane promised, and Eclipse sighed.
"This was not what I was talking about. But fine, I will see what I can do regarding this.
...
The whole stadium was filled with people. People from all fields of life gathered in the stadium to honor the fallen divine leader.
Most people were here for the fa as well as the honor this gathering would bring them. They were not sad about what happened to Charlie Suzuki.
The ceremony to appoint the next divine leader would occur in about an hour. And everyone was nervous about facing the music.
Sean and Helios seed to be fighting on the other side of the room. Amane could not hear what they were saying, but their gestures made it obvious they were unhappy.
Amane decided to approach the pair and listen in to their fighting.
"I cannot do this. I am too young and inexperienced. You should be the one to take up this mantle, Sean. You are the only one who can face these hyenas."
Helios seed to agree with Amane had been this ti. Sean was the better choice when it ca to the successor.
But Sean had yet to have any intention of taking up the mantle.
Becoming the divine leader was not only an honor, but it was a responsibility as well. It needed constant scheming and keeping ahead of other people.
Sean was the one who understood that was the best, so he should be the one to take up this honor as well. But that was not the case this ti.
"I know that you want to take up the mantle of the divine leader, but I cannot do that. My consciousness would not allow to do such a thing. It would be better to throw my support after soone else instead."
Sean seed to have problems of his own as well. And ideally, Amane wanted to trick Sean into taking charge of the divine leader's position. But it would be a little tricky if you looked at the kind of position it was.
"Looks like you both disagree with how things should be. You should resolve your matter since the conference will start in an hour. I must also take the chosen one and fulfill my promise to Charlie."
Amane admitted, and the pair in front of her went quiet. They looked uncomfortable with the thought of talking about Charlie.
In the end, Sean sighed and stepped forward.
"You are right. We need to take care of things our mother wanted us to take care of. You said that you wanted us to take over the powers Mother left behind. In that case, both of us would like to co with you. Will that be alright?"
Sean asked with a conflicted face. He knew that Eclipse would not head toward the secret chamber alone. So, Sean had to accompany him and find out the truth as well.
It was a two-in-one deal. And Amane did not mind both accompanying her to the secret location.
"It's fine by . As far as I know, the will of the divine leader is sothing you all need to face. The will can choose the next leader alone, and there is no need to fight over it."
Amane reminded the pair about this. This was news to the pair because they had not heard anything like that until now.
"Wait, so that they will choose the next divine leader? Then what were we both fighting for? Why did you not say this earlier?"
Sean asked, now looking like a deflated balloon. He wanted to know these things before he spent so much ti worrying about them. He felt scamd by Yoko Tsurugi.
"Well, even if the will chooses the next leader, personal motivation is essential…. I think. And anyway, I had a little too much on my mind to rember everything. So, let's go now. We should head toward the will and get the next divine leader chosen."
Amane held her hand out before it felt awkward, and she decided to lead the way toward the will room.
No one knew about this place except the current divine leader and Amane. Amane knew about this place because she could feel the energy of the divine coming from it.
She had always been curious about this room and finally saw what was behind the door.
"Is that the door that decided our fate? The door leading to the divine room? I cannot believe how close it was to us all this ti. Mother used to say it was close, but I never paid attention to her."
Sean looked awed. He felt the energy emitting out of the door, engulfing him.
On the other hand, Helios did not seem to be feeling much. His sensitivity toward the supernatural was not very well-developed. It was a derit to his position and another reason why he should not take up the role of the divine leader.
"Helios, hurry up and enter this room. Once you do, I am sure you will gain much power."
Helios admitted as he held the door open. He gestured for Helios to enter the room, but Helios looked confused and a little frightened while looking at the door.
"I am sorry, but what door are you talking about? I just see a wall in front of ."
Helios's words were the final nails in the coffin. Now, it was proven that Helios could not be the divine leader, no matter what happened. He lacked the most fundantal thing available to the divine leader - supernatural sensitivity.
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