Sacrifice: Time of Mine

In the Grand Colosseum, a stadium for Rank Ey Elementalists, the host had been sweating since she just received the news that there are no more imprisoned to fight in the Eypex Challenge.

Everyone in the stadium is screaming in support and awe.

"Oh my god! She's a one-woman-army!"

"I can't believe that she isn't Rank Es!"

"Seran had already defeated eighteen Rank Ey Elementalists non-stop and she only has shown her full dragon form once!"

"But what's more surprising is that only a few have even scratched her! Not a single blood was dripping from her!"

"She's a dragon, idiot! Do you know how tough the dragon skin in their human form?!"

"But isn't the dragon scales in her dragon form tougher?... doesn't that m-mean..."

"She's the strongest Rank Ey Elementalists! Just imagine how strong her older sister, Dragonian Sheran, a Rank Es Dragon!"

In the middle of the stage, Dragonian Sheran was haggardly breathing. However, soon, she rested and caught her breath. The small scratches she received disappeared as if they didn't exist from the start.

"Elder... what happens now?" Prince Gerald from the Crome Family asked the Supreme Elder beside him.

"She is certainly free at this point. However, with that strength, the four Supreme Royal Families are sure not to let her go and will hire at all cost. If we don't reach a consensus, friction may form between the four families that will result in the fire."

The prince gulped as he knew that the four families aren't allies, to begin with. In a metaphor, the history between the four families already has ashes, and at the same time, had already poured gasoline.

If friction big enough emerged, this may result in another war.

This also happened to Guild Master Gon, however, the three kingdoms of Haliviana evaded war was they reach a consensus.

"Imagine, if Seran became Rank Es, wouldn't she be in another league as the Lord Sorcerer and the Conqueress?" even the Elder sweated.

Meanwhile, on the fourth layer of the Colosseum where the Rand Dih's stadiums were, battle royales had been happening as the culling of the weak accelerated.

The One Punch Woman and the Merciless Beheader's fame were soaring as even against the Top 10, they were unstoppable.

Mettany with her raw strength that can reach Rank Bih and Edora who have always been fighting Rank Cee, both were too abnormal at that stadium.

The managers have unanimously decided that if the Top 3 were unable to match these two, then they should be placed at the Rank Cee's stadium instead!

.....

"Miss Tamya, you have another obligatory match today." a large woman with iron and leather armor asked in one of the cells.

"Sure, I'll go, thank you for asking me... " Tamya smiled as she came out of her cell, "I think meditating is useless now." she muttered.

"Y-you're welcome, Miss Tamya..."

She was not always fighting as she was too focused on ranking up, absorbing natal energy. 

'I feel like I just have to give my all and I will rank up... just a little more and I will have my Conditioned Elesk Envy... fufufu~ I wonder what kind of power is it?' Tamya kindly smiled towards the large woman who is actually another Rank Eeh Elementalist.

However, the large woman knew that despite this kind smile, Tamya is a demoness...

"What!? The Demolisher is this strong!?"

"He just consecutively defeated the Top 10 mortal fighters! That's insane!"

"So it is definitely true that his Rank doesn't truly suit him!"

"Also, I thought his fists and legs are his main weapons, it seemed like he is much stronger with a metal staff!"

In the mortal's stadium, highest stage, the crowds were all frantic as they were to dumbstruck by the Demolisher's performance.

While being healed as his body was ridden with wounds, the Demolisher's eyes still have a burning gaze that scared the other healers. 

'Now I am qualified to enter the Rank Eeh stadium. Avion Teller... my rival, I will defeat you and remove the lose that you gave me!' he finally had ambitions unlike before.

....

On the VIP room of the Rank Eeh stadium, together with the manager of that place, Jemer had a darkened face.

The other manager was also a Rank Dih so he spoke politely towards Avion, "Sir Teller, I think our staff just mistook you for a mortal. If you want, you can go back to the Rank Cee's stadium."

Not only Jemer, but Avion's face is dark too.

'I hate Ugly Bastards!' he inwardly scoffed, 'I want to go to the Rank Dih's stadium, not Rank Cee!'

Although he wanted to see if Tamya is doing well here, it seemed like he doesn't have any choice.

"I'm only a mortal, Mister. They didn't mistake anything." he replied.

However, the manager only thought of it as a running joke.

'How could a mortal have strength stronger than a Rank Cee Elementalist?' the manager just bear with it as he was just Rank Dih.

"Hahaha, that's very funny, Sir Teller. Ah, and do you want me to remove that chains?" without waiting for a reply, the manager was about to approach Avion when he was pulled by Jemer.

He lightly growled at Jemer, 'What are you doing!? You made a mistake and now, what do you want!?'

Jemer, who still have a darkened expression whispered to him, "He's Avion Teller, the one with the Penta Elementalist. He really is a mortal and the higher-ups said to chain him."

The other manager froze, "Huh? You mean we're not sensing his aura because he's a Rank Cee hiding it but because he really is a mortal?"

Jemer only nodded back, "Why do you people not know these? Did they not tell you too?"

"N-... no..." the other manager sat back and joined the Avion and Jemer with their dark faces, "So... what do we do?"

"Do as the higher-ups says..." Jemer instantly replied, "First, test his strength on a higher stadium. Once qualified, he may challenge the Top 10 and if successful, he may go up to the higher stages and repeat."

"They why was he brought here? I thought he only fought once and it was just Rank 27th."

"You don't know this but the Demolisher is the Rank 27th. We all know that he's the strongest there and is already qualified to the Rank Eeh's stadium if he wanted to."

"Oh... the Demolisher... that's understandable."

So then, they told Avion his next battle which should be one of the Top 10 which he replied.

"Then can I choose a weapon first?"