Sacrifice: Time of Mine

"Arghh!!" Gamon shouted as if throwing a tantrum, only one that causes a calamity.

Every Rank Es Elementalist has a few screws loose within them. As someone who has ascended, technically partially leaving humanity, they cannot be compared to normal adults.

They are unpredictable. Honor and respect become superficial to them, yet at the same time, become part of their nature as they never put their mind onto it.

As long as they don't suddenly lose their Rank Es power, honor and reverence towards them will never disappear.

Even if a Rank Es Elementalist shat themself in public, everyone will clap their hands and cheer. 

Of course, such people of their caliber would never create such embarrassing accidents. It is physically impossible for them to do so.

Now, even though Gamon is practically being a sore loser, he had created a calamity. Who would ever look at him just throwing a tantrum if there's a calamity involved?

Anyone who sees it would accept it as the true demeanor of a Rank Es. Just like how an impatient emperor, whose words dictates the lives of others, will never be seen as "immature"

Why is this important?

Because Gamon is aware of it and after unintentionally using rage as fuel to create this calamity, he eventually came back to his senses.

The earth stopped shaking, clouds dispersing, wind calming down, and plants turned to ashes along with the fire that consumes it, dancing one last time into smoke.

The sun had only left touch the horizon by then.

Gamon composedly combed his hair, hiding the bald spot on top.

"How is he able to escape all of that unscathed?" he squinted his eyes while his senses moved with the speed of light, covering a large area, "But why is neither he attacking nor escaping? What's his intention? Wait... I tried to grab him earlier. Maybe he doesn't mean any harm, he just doesn't like being grabbed..."

He began to mutter to himself. Eventually, he asked himself, "But most importantly, even after using his strange ability, why am I not sensing any aura emitted by him?" 

At that thought, his face cracked a smile, "Hehe, I really want to check his brain. Time to get serious."

He put his hand forward.

Ultimate Rank Ey Book Synthesis: Storm Prison.

Seven formless books came out of Gamon's body and popped.

"Ack! Seven!?" Mettany almost choked on her own saliva when she saw Gamon cast his elesp.

Suddenly, thunders boomed. A giant mass of clouds was formed and before Avion could even react, they imploded!

"If I'm right, this should be his weakness..." Gamon tried to make an accurate guess from "testing" Avion earlier, "Maybe he has a mythical Dark Element? He only moves from one spot to another when there's a gap. If he could blink like a Light Elementalist, he should've taken advantage of it and went into the most optimal locations directly. But he didn't..."

The clouds that came out of nowhere locked onto the person that was unscathed from the calamity earlier.

"What a precise control." Old Maytan nodded his head in admiration as he deactivated his Separate World.

"So I'm right. Hehe!" Gamon grinned as he slowly walked towards the suspended humanoid cloud.

With a wave of his hand, the head of the humanoid cloud dispersed, leaving a very handsome face.

Avion gasped for air. The cloud that trapped him was too dense that it turned into water. It was a mystery how it still looked like a dark cloud.

"Now, Avion Teller, it is your choice. Answer honestly or accept my 'interrogation'?" Gamon creepily played with his fingers, enthusiastic to see the inside the head of this seemingly mortal, "What a handsome face you have... hehehe."

This time, Avion showed a disgusted expression.

Gamon frowned in return, 'Wait, that came out wrong...'

Shaking his head from embarrassment, he urged, "Answer, what is your Element, and why are you not emitting any aura of an Elementalist?"

'Here it is...' Avion inwardly smiled, but on the surface, he looked very reluctant to answer.

"I don't want to damage your head. If I force to 'interrogate' you, you may go mad. So choose, answer honestly or go insane? Hehehe, of course, I know if your answers are true or not."

On the side, Mettany didn't know what to do. In her eyes, Avion is in danger but what could she do? Even with her full power, there's no way she could go against anyone there!

Heck, even the princess beside her is stronger than her!

"I will answer... in one condition." Avion said.

"Say it." Gamon unhesitatingly re[lied. In front of him was an unknown. As someone called the Mad Elemental Scholar, how could he let this unknown be left undiscovered?

"Spare our lives."

"Oh... of course, of course!" Gamon immediately replied as he looked at his side. He was not the leader of that group.

This time, Dragonian Sheran stepped into the discussion, "With your capabilities, we may recruit you to stop the Conqueress's invasion! The princess over there is a rare Life Elementalist. We will not leave any of you behind."

'So they are already forming the Sovereign Heroes! I don't see the Three-Tailed Prismatic Wolf so I still had doubts... why is it a decade early? Is it because of me?' Avion thought while he responded, "The silver-haired girl too. Just to be sure, you're not going to kill her right?"

To this, he was being careful but unsure. If the so-called Sin Holders are based on the seven deadly sins then Mettany is obviously the Lust Holder.

'Maybe that's why Darea doesn't trust her.' even without knowing the truth, Avion had long pieced the information together.

But Dragonian Sheran only frowned, "That's not possible. I think you are already aware of it, but if not, this silver-haired girl is a Sin Holder. We only saved her so that we learn what happened here. These Immoral people are always behind these kinds of schemes, after all. And she is only Rank Dih, sane enough to answer our questions, unlike those mad Sin Holders. After that, she is better off dead, lest she makes a thousand victims."

"But Mettany is not like that." Avion strongly responded. After learning that they have no intentions to kill him gave him the freedom to negotiate.

"She is." Dragonian Sheran replied... while pouting?

"..." Avion blinked a few times before answering, "She... is not."

"She is!"

Avion wanted to scratch his head at that moment when a question was raised.

"Sorry, but what is a Sin Holder?" Mettany was confused.

"..."