Sacrifice: Time of Mine

Chapter 180: Idle in the Realm Without Time

Darea mused, "That experience made you unlock that ability?"

"No, I think it's more like... it made me realize." Avion sat down to meditate first so as to remove his fear of fire. Of course, it has few effects but those few effects were necessary.

For someone like him who couldn't die, fear is nothing but a blockage. It does not benefit him in any way. At least that was what he thinks.

"You mean you only realize it now? What were you doing all this time in your meditation?" 

Now that they are the realm without time, the two were no longer in a rush. They idly talked there, just the two of them like always.

"Those things come naturally. In my meditation, I have more things to think about." Avion defended himself.

"Is that so. I think it's pretty obvious. Haven't you tried it?" but Darea still doubted.

"Of course, I did but it doesn't work. I could only use Overclock and Underclock on others or bring them on the stoppage of time."

"Then that's just obtaining a new ability, right? Why are you saying its realization? Realization means that you can do it from the start but you just realized it now."

"Yeah, I know what I mean. I still think it just made me realize. For example..." Avion's eyes wandered as he thought, "...like backflipping... or riding a bicycle?"

Darea massaged her temples, "I think I get what you are trying to say. By becoming desperate enough, your body taught you how to do it. You experienced it firsthand and make you realize what you lack and what you need to do."

"Something... like that...?" Avion frowned.

"That's the most probable explanation. Is that not it?"

"I don't know... you're right but I think it's not accurate... maybe the word is not realization... remember? That rings a bell but that doesn't make any sense."

While Avino muttered to himself, Darea sighed and crouched down to caressed his head, "Maybe that experience really did something to your head. But don't worry, as a Soul Elementalist, I have more than one ways to fix it as long as we have enough preparation."

"I'm going to say that it's not that there's something wrong with my head but go on, maybe there is."

"Good, good..."

In the stoppage of time, there was a good silence. But they were not feeling the awkward atmosphere.

'If only I can hear her thoughts right now.' Avion thought. Meanwhile, Darea was just occupied caressing his head.

After a good while did Avion break the silence, "Oh yeah, what's the situation now?" he looked around.

As if she only realized what's she doing, Darea was slightly startled and stood up, seemingly unfazed. She then began to explain everything to Avion.

At first, Avion was nodding, understanding everything until he heard about the Ultimate Outre.

"Hundred Beast Assimilation?" he turned and looked at the giant that was laying on the ground.

"Yep, it's a Rank Ey Ultimate Outre. It only has one usage just like its lesser form, Beast Assimilation which is, obviously, to assimilate a beast into the Elementalist to transform. Once assimilated, they can transform into that beast anytime and anywhere using energy over time. So it is actually just one use. It's a pretty strong elesp. The Beast Assimilation had been long lost in history but to see a Hundred Beast Assimilation here is... saying something."

Looking at Darea's serious face, Avion couldn't take the situation likely. No, just looking at the giant and the surrounding, the situation is pretty heavy if you know what I mean.

"And also, there's something off. This guy has a really unstable energy and soul. If he stayed like that, he may stay longer but if he learns to use the beast's natural elesps, that unstable energy will be put into use and it will be very crude, yet, devastating."

"You mean?" Avion had his hopes up. This giant seems to be an enemy. He has some confidence to take it down but seeing its giant size is still pretty intimidating.

"Once it used natural elesps that came from the beasts' souls he assimilated, the span of time he can stay in that form greatly lessened. It is possible for you to take it down since it's a big target for your Blast Throws but once it uses a natural elesp, even if you stop time, you have nowhere to escape to." Darea continued after a pause, "So you will die before its weakness shows up. You have to kill it before it uses a natural elesp to kill you."

"Do you think that's possible?"

"I think you know the answer to that."

"So that's not the biggest problem." Avion then looked in a far direction, "The problem is that the queen already had the princess..."

"You sure are confident." Darea smiled...

A few minutes ago, King Gregor flew off and went far to where Avion stayed before, the slums. But he passed it and went to an old mansion in the middle of the forest.

He only got there after the giant had fallen. Since this old mansion has some distance, it was still fine.

There were panics of the people who were living near that place which the kind didn't bat an eye.

"Is that world ending!?" Fobo woke up in their skimp quarters.

"No..." Temon slapped him in his sleep and also in reality.

"Okay." Fobo scratched his bald head before laying down on the ground again...

When King Gregor finally arrived, he saw a young girl in front of the old mansion surrounded by some maids. 

He descended and greeted, "Lady Tamya, may I seek the old lady's attention." even as a king, he had to lower his head to the girl in front of him. After all, this girl is part of the Vario Family, in simpler terms, a princess from hell.

King Gregor was sweating in fear but he had no choice but to personally visit one of the heads of the Vario Family.

The maids who were around Tamya at that moment were all stupefied when they recognized this person.