thers ▁fe eds ▁on ▁humans ▁and ▁gained ▁its ▁name ▁after ▁the ▁Pers ian ▁mon ster ▁for ▁this ▁reason . ▁M antic ore ▁initially ▁a ims ▁only ▁to ▁surv ive ▁and ▁hide ▁among ▁human ▁society . ▁Sa ot ome ▁Mas ami , ▁however , ▁led ▁it ▁to ▁believe ▁in ▁its ▁own ▁superior ity . ▁After ▁killing ▁Min ako , ▁Mas ami ▁disco vers ▁M antic ore , ▁but ▁before ▁it ▁can ▁kill ▁him , ▁Sa ot ome ▁explains ▁why ▁M antic ore ▁would ▁find ▁Y ur ih ara ' s ▁form ▁more ▁benef icial ▁and ▁conf esses ▁his ▁love ▁to ▁it . ▁List ening ▁to ▁Sa ot ome ' s ▁logic , ▁M antic ore ▁lets ▁him ▁live ▁and ▁help ▁it , ▁assuming ▁the ▁form ▁of ▁Y ur ih ara ▁to ▁hide ▁from ▁its ▁purs uer , ▁E cho es , ▁for ▁whose ▁superior ▁power ▁it ▁held ▁a ▁deep - set ▁fear . ▁Bel ieving ▁itself ▁safely ▁hidden , ▁M antic ore ▁managed ▁to ▁avoid ▁conflict ▁until ▁it ▁believed ▁it ▁had ▁E cho es ▁tra pped , ▁at ▁which ▁point ▁it ▁attacked ▁him . ▁As ▁it ▁begins ▁to ▁take ▁on ▁more ▁human ▁attributes , ▁its ▁motiv ations ▁shift ▁towards ▁love . ▁Se ek ing ▁to ▁align ▁himself ▁with ▁M antic ore , ▁Sa ot ome ▁inqu ires ▁to ▁what ▁other ▁powers ▁it ▁poss esses ▁and ▁g lee fully ▁explains ▁how ▁these ▁powers ▁could ▁be ▁used ▁to ▁control ▁the ▁world . ▁When ▁M antic ore ▁tells ▁Sa ot ome ▁of ▁its ▁powers , ▁he ▁initi