Sacrifice: Time of Mine

Chapter 44: Riskers

Avion was stunned. Guild Master Gon is almost as strong as the three kings?

Back when he was still in his little library, he was imagining that there were complicated circumstances that lead to one event to another.

For example, the Prismatic Three-Tailed Wolf, one of the Sovereign Heroes. Once solitary, ruling the wilderness wherever he walks. A wandering overlord - A man who can turn into a legendary beast. However, when Dragonian Sheran found him, already having the Might of Torge with her, he was subdued. But in battle, the Prismatic Three-Tailed Wolf was the strongest at night.

Avion once read that the Prismatic Three-Tailed Wolf was almost invincible at night that he almost defeated Darea on his own. However, Darea "created a sun of her own that eliminated the darkness of the night."

From that passage alone, one could think that it may be a metaphor of some sort. There were a lot of this in the history books. Focusing on the God Centre, the Sovereign Heroes, and Conqueress Darea, it was filled with passages like that. Avion began to think that the books were filled with figures of speech which was weird for a history book.

From the example, Avion would think that since Darea leads an army, she could've just ordered them to light torches everywhere if the Prismatic Three-Tailed Wolf's strength was the darkness.

There were alternative explanations so Avion was always looking at those explanations first. For him, it was more believable for it to be figures of speech, instead of literal.

Even though he could literally move the sun before, he knew that the power came from his father, the Lord Sorcerer of Time. Although there was a character called God Centre, he was just a descendent of the true gods and if compared to mortals, he was overpowered but in the perspective of the true gods, God Centre would be no different than the mortals.

Avion especially knew that. The beginning was his favorite part of the history books. His father has absolute control of time. Throughout history, Lord Theumos was there. From the very beginning, when the Gods were still creating the worlds. Lord Theumos came back at that time and tried to par with the True Gods. The juvenile creations were destroyed and along the way, Theumos killed a few True Gods before escaping through time. However, since the True Gods are immortal, Theumos tried to hide his identity while still in the middle of his journey.

When Theumos finally killed all the True Gods before the end of the universe, it made him the Absolute Ruler... Once the Ruler of the Universe. Time should only be one straight line but because of Theumos, it becomes tangled. The future became the past, the present became the future, the past became the future, the present became the past, and the mess goes on. 

Paradoxes were created and worldly laws were defied. However, the main characters were unaffected.

'Wait...' a thought came striking down Avion's head like lightning, 'is Father here?!' he thought but soon, shook his head, 'I don't really like to meet him and he wouldn't either. He left me. With his strength and power, he could've come as if he just took a shit when he left me. So maybe he truly left me for good.' 

There was a trace of sadness in Avion's eyes but it vanished right after. It's been ages since he was left behind, he no longer cared about it. But if he did meet his father there, well, that is when he'll think about what to do.

"Come on, let's go in!" Fobo then walked up the front stairs in excitement. He was licking his lips and patting his belly. It was as if he was expecting food.

The rest followed, including Avion.

Into the large building, they were welcomed by not only a lively but also a competitive atmosphere. There were all kinds of people there. Different outfits and different aura surrounding them.

Many had a determination and resolve plastered on their faces while they were holding a piece of old paper. These people were the ones heading out with great gears together with their teams.

Some had a dispirited look as if they failed in their lives. These people are often scarred and injured.

Then there are some who had indifferent faces while they inquire about information on one of the wide counter in front. These people were fairly normal in terms of appearance. It was as if they were living a mundane life in contrast to the determined group that was leaving with papers on their hands.

The rest were just chatting at the table with some of them had food on that table. There were many of them, however, the guild was gigantic that it didn't mind housing such a large number of people inside.

So there was a cacophony of noise and mess inside the large hall.

Avion looked around and saw numerous boards on the wall with papers, differing in colors and state - the old and new were mixed. The frame of the boards went from wood to rusty iron, to silver, and to gold. It may be just the design and color and is not really made out of what it looks like.

The grander the frame, the older the papers look, and vice versa. 

Upon entering, many looked at them while they laugh, "Look, it's the bottom-eaters!" 

Many laughed. May they be men or women, young or old, the majority of these people looked at the three and laughed, not in mockery but in entertainment.

These people in the guild could be called Riskers. They go out in the wilds, far from what ordinary hunters would go, and complete missions for the guild. They are called as such since they literally risk their lives every day. Instead of getting scared, they were filled with the resolution once hearing this name.

High risk, high return.

They are the foundation of any kingdom.

"Risker" was a name created for them to take the light on the danger of this job. They became proud of it. It is to say that "Even though we are rich and strong, it is because we are always in constant danger."

Instead of getting envy, they received admiration. They were once called Adventurers but it did not turn out that well. Youths were getting too ambitious and only see the benefit, dying young once they were out in the wilds. While normal people were getting jealous, "If only I am strong, I can take adventures while becoming rich at the same time. How thrilling is that?"

They have this view as they haven't seen outside of the walls yet. Ignorant even though some were educated. Well, they couldn't be blamed. They haven't experienced the terror of Elemental beasts yet.