Sacrifice: Time of Mine

Avion and Alisera hugged each other while screaming at the top of their lungs.

"Hahaha! You two are close! Let me in the hug too!" Arcansas laughed as their surroundings were just continuously shifting from how fast they are going.

"Ouch, you're hot, Arcansas!" Avion was burned.

"Oh, thanks! And why are you still screaming, it's not like we're accelerating anymore."

Alisera almost lost her soul and couldn't reply.

"I guess... it's the aftershock when we were suddenly pulled up."

"Hm..." Arcansas stared at Avion. There was interest in her eyes.

"Before I tried to take the ascension process, I once dreamed that when I became Rank Eses, everyone will bow their heads before me in fear. Surprisingly, the moment I woke up, I met you. Say, Avion, are you not afraid of me?"

"It's not that... I'm afraid." Avion sighed, "There are just times when you have to forget that you're scared."

"Oh, how manly!"

"Manly, huh?" Avion wanted to deny it but felt like he shouldn't.

"And, so, why do you want to meet the Lord Sorcerer?" Arcansas' curiosity took over her.

"I just want to get to know him... how about you? Why are you willing to bring us there? Do you want to talk about Centre?"

"Yes, if there's anyone who can stop that monster, it's the Lord Sorcerer."

"You seem to know him before."

"Of course. You do know that I am once the Overlord of this continent before I went hiding."

"Yes"

"But that guy suddenly appeared and made me feel strengthless. Furthermore, he is also the one who taught me how to rank up."

"Hm..." Avion nodded.

"You don't seem surprised?"

"If the Lord Sorcerer is truly who I think he is, that is just a small matter for him."

"... then, what about you? Just getting to know the Lord Sorcerer is not a valid answer earlier."

"I suspect that he is my father. So I want to ask him."

"That's... I didn't expect that answer. But you two don't look alike nor do you act the same."

Avion just shook his shoulders.

"Also, I'm itching to ask but what are your powers? I have no doubt you're just a mortal. But since you're somehow related to the Lord Sorcerer, mysteriousness exudes from you... hmm... I guess that's one trait both of you have."

Afterward, it didn't take them long before they reached their destination.

"If I remember correctly, he is hiding in one of the islands around here."

They were now in an unrecorded territory on the map of the continent. Slowing down, Avion finally saw his surroundings and spotted a small castle.

Before he could point at it, their trajectory already changed in that direction. In just a blink of an eye, they were already on top of it as they slow down further and finally landed on the soil ground.

"Here it is, the Lord Sorcerer's base." Arcansas turned to her human appearance that could rival Alisera's beauty.

"Alisera... wake up. We're here." Avion slightly shook Alisera.

"Eh? Uh... where?"

Avion gulped before answering, "The Lord Sorcerer's base."

Alisera looked around and just saw the sea. There are a few islands here and there, creating beautiful scenery. It was refreshing to be there, unlike what they expected from the Lord Sorcerer's base.

"Why is he not coming out to greet us? Is he asleep, out, or dead?" Arcansas casually said before walking to the front door.

The Lord Sorcerer's base was an old mansion with a design like that of a medieval castle. Grass and roots sprawled everywhere. It is easy to guess that no one had been here for a very long time.

Tak tak*

Arcansas knocked.

"Hello! Sir Uithuz! It's Arcansas, the ascension succeeded!"

She shouted but there was no reaction.

"Okay, let's break the door."

"Wait!" Avion stopped her.

"What?"

Avion didn't respond and just came forward.

'This place feels familiar. It was not as old as it is in my head. Did my father bring me here before? But whatever it is, I'm more sure now that the Lord Sorcerer is my father.'

He knocked again.

Upon contact with the door, it mysteriously opened.

While it slowly opens, Arcansas immediately felt danger coming behind that door. Her face paled as she warned.

"Avion! Get away from there!"

She was about to hold Avion and Alisera to take them out of there but a hand behind the door was faster and slapped Arcansas' hand away.

Boom*

The Rank Eses Fire Elementalist's hand was slapped away, creating a shockwave that created a giant ripple out to the sea.

Alisera covered her ears while Avion just used Revert on both of them. He didn't stop time to escape as he didn't feel that danger Arcansas felt.

However, when the hand came out to slap Arcansas' away, Avion saw a faceless figure come out of the door.

"Arcansas, you may hurt Master Avion. Please, restrain yourself." a man's voice sounded.

Arcansas didn't feel pain from that. Furthermore, when the faceless figure came out, she lost the sense of danger.

"Who are you?" she asked.

"I have no name but I am the creation of Uithuz Aver to welcome Avion Teller."

The faceless figure was completely out of the darkness. It has long limbs, creating a slender stature. Furthermore, it has a very interesting outfit - a tie. Nothing more.

The eyes of three rolled down do see that this figure doesn't have a private part. They all sighed in relief.

The head of the faceless figure followed their eyes and saw that it has no clothes.

"My forgiveness! Please give me a second!"

The door closed, leaving the three outside. They looked at each other, wondering what kind of creature is that before the door opened again.

"I'm sorry for my inappropriate appearance earlier." the mannequin-like figure deeply bowed.

"Hey! You just put on your socks! And why did you remove your tie!" Arcansas shouted.

"Wear more! Wear more!" Alisera followed.

"You want me to remove my socks!? So these are the perverts my creator warned me about!"

"Why are the socks important?!" Alisera continued, "I know you don't have a thing but put on some underwear!"

"Young lady! I don't know what play you want but I am not a sex toy! My creator told me that underwear is perversive!"

"Your creator is totally messing with you!" Arcansas rebuked.

"I don't take words from other people. Master Avion, what do you want me to wear?"

"Umm... do you have a cape?"

"Yes, Master Avion." the door closed again.

"Also, put the tie back!"

"Yes, Master Avion!"

"..." Arcansas and Alisera looked at Avion who was holding off his laughter the entire time.