Sacrifice: Time of Mine

Arcansas was about to have enough of Avoin's talk when she saw the connection between Haliviana's core and Alisera disappeared.

"What... what did you do?" 

She tried to calm herself down. Haliviana's core was still vigor. Just like what Avion said, the core seemed to just restarted.

"It's my turn to ask. Why are you and Haliviana teaming up?"

Avion dismissed Arcansas' question.

The overlord seemed to be too baffled by what happened that she missed out on his question which Avion repeated.

"Arcansas, why are you and Haliviana working together? Or do you have another plan without her knowing?"

Arcansas landed on the ground. The heat she emitted lessened. Avion finally didn't need to continuously Revert himself.

'She's giving up on intimidating me and now she's seeing me eye to eye.' he thought.

"It seems you are not ordinary. Can you tell me your name? As you know, mine's Arcansas Crome."

"Avion Teller..."

"Avion Teller... what a cute name..." Arcansas laughed. She did not see Avion as someone harmful. However, she did see him on equal grounds.

"Now, can you answer my question?"

"Why do you want to know, Avion? What are you going to do with the information I'm about to tell you, no... actually, what side are you on first?" Arcansas became direct at the end.

"Is that necessary to know?"

"It also seemed that you don't know even a glimpse of the situation do you?"

Avion simply shook his head.

"Then, I'll tell you. No, I'll tell everyone, Avion. Come, let's go back first." Arcansas handed her hand towards him.

Remembering Alisera, Avion agreed.

"I can go back there myself." he said before he disappeared.

"Hmph, of course, he wouldn't trust me... but he will soon."

Like a meteor, Arcansas lit up the sky.

Just their chase was enough to devastate lands, kill many, and bring destruction for the weaker ones, especially for the mortals...

Back to the Crome Kingdom, no one moved against each other.

Although Avion and Arcansas' chase happened so quickly, they still talked to each other.

When their Queen suddenly went out to get Avion, the Crome Family looked at everyone and thought that a battle will spark again so that the others can escape.

However, it didn't happen. They were stunned by what they saw in that split second Avion acted.

'Just who is that man, he dares to steal something from Arcansas.' the Wrenwor Patriarch thought, 'My daughter's eyes are the real deal. For her to actually spot a powerful man.'

Meanwhile, Quiare went to the underground lab and saw Galion on the ground. The old man was not hurt but he was too shocked that he seemed to paralyzed himself.

Quiare sighed.

"Your sacrifice has paid off. Now, we will be the ruler of Flasse."

"I'm... I'm still alive."

"G-... good."

"Why do you seemed not sad at all when you thought I'm dead?"

"Ugh... come on, get up, Elder Galion, our Queen just went out to catch some rat."

"You didn't answer my question..."

Ignoring these two, Sheran asked Gamon.

"What do you think is happening? Where did they go?"

"I just saw that Avion took Haliviana's core away." he then looked at the princess who was still unconscious and smiled, "However, it seemed that he is successful."

"Successful?" Quiare overheard this and asked, "That little brat wouldn't succeed in any way now that he dared to steal something from our Queen."

"Heh... ignorant. You don't even know who Avion Teller is." Gamon smirked which attracted the attention of everyone.

In their mind, they were asking the same question.

'Who is that man who dares to steal something from Arcansas?

"Matriarch, did you forget what I told you?" although feeling a little giddy, Galion reminded her, "Avion Teller is not just someone. He is the son of the Ruler of the Universe."

"... this again?" Quaire rolled her eyes.

However, the others wanted to hear more. Wrenwor Patriarch asked.

"What do you mean the Ruler of the Universe?"

"From what I learned from him, once you defeated all the gods in the universe, you will become its ultimate Ruler."

Hearing this, many were doubtful, some thought it was just a bad joke, and others, didn't even listen to this nonsense.

But for those who are doubtful, they asked.

"If he is the Ruler of the Universe's child, where is this Ruler of the Universe."

Galion couldn't say anything since he also doubts Avion's words.

However, there are some who believed him.

"Hmph! Why would the Ruler of the Universe shows himself to people like you?" Gamon harrumphed.

"Even you, Penta Elementalist? Do you really believe that someone like the Ruler of the Universe exists? We can't even prove the existence of True Gods." the Sharya Patriarch argued.

"Yeah, you can't." but Gamon simply defended.

The Sharya Patriarch gritted his teeth.

"Hahaha! Big talk, Penta Elementalist, but I bet that Avion is already dead by now." Quiare laughed. She was feeling bloated with pride since Arcansas' ascension.

Sheran glared at Quaire and even a hiss could be heard.

"No, I'm not dead yet."

"Yeah, sure, stealing something from- what?" Quiare looked and Avion was already back.

At the same time, the sky turned reddish as a fiery meteor showed up from the horizon. Its speed was so terrifying that Arcansas had already arrived before anyone could count to ten.

"Quaire, can you bring me some clothes." Arcansas ordered.

Quaire popped out of her bafflement and immediately responded, "Yes, Queen." before disappearing and appearing a moment later with royal robes.

She then put it on Arcansas like a servant. Amazingly, even with a body of fire, the royal robes were not catching fire.

At that moment, all fire on her body dissipated, revealing a smooth and soft white skin.

Quiare's eyes widened and kneeled down, "My Queen, you looked more beautiful and younger than before."

"Is that so?" Arcansas smiled, feeling ecstatic that she can still turn to her physical body.

Everyone was baffled at this.

'If I ascended to Rank Eses, I will become young again.' the Rank Es Elementalists all thought.

Meanwhile, Avion tended Alisera. He tried to wake her up but to no avail. Leaving no other choice, he applied to her what he did to Haliviana's core.

Revert

Right after that, Alisera slowly opened her eyes.

"Avion, listen carefully to what I am about to tell you." Arcansas took a seat under everyone's gazes.

"We all have one common enemy."