Sacrifice: Time of Mine

There are three continents in the world Flasse; Arcansas, Centre, and the Great Darea.

In contrast to Arcansas, the Great Darea is composed of three big and vast islands, so big they were each world of their own. But in the past, there are actually five continents in total.

However, after the great conquest of a certain warrior, three of these continents unified under one rule and become one nation, becoming the largest continent in the world.

Mt. Hamis, the Peak Mountain of the Great Darea which was surrounded by strongholds and otherworldly structures filled with beasts and demons was the center of the continent, located at the first land. There are bird-like creatures that are humanoid soaring in the sky with other flying creatures.

One is like a snake ferociously slithering in the clouds, but at the end of its body, its divides into two which is more like its limbs.

The tall and wide Mt. Hamis was also surrounded by rivers extending to tens of kilometers in length. Dragon-like creatures are swimming beneath it and on land, thousands of humanoid creatures and others walking on its four limbs, heck, there are those who walk with a hundred filled every angle of road between these otherworldly structures.

Although having some humanoid features, these creatures are far from being human. They are too prideful, cold-blooded, fearsome, and war freaks. Yet, they live in quite a harmonious society under the sky that was red and black as if both the sun and God abandoned the place.

Of course, it is not because they are actually kind and has unity, but they are moved by fear and order. Under one supreme rule, they must abide or they will be detached from their society, the society that lets them builds and conquer cities at the same time.

Even the most fearsome creatures abide by these order and that is because of the black and gray metallic castle that stood erected, attached to the Mt. Hamis. The tower of that castle on the very top was piercing the sky and act as an overseer over the whole continent of Great Darea.

The castle was out of a medieval era but much bigger compared to even the biggest example. It is the center and the base of the powerhouses that helped the conqueror in the conquest. They are not just one, but many and giants. To accommodate these massive creatures, the castle was created in order to intimidate the city of demons and beasts below but also, to act as a fortress for the conqueror.

At that moment, however, all the production, trades, and movement in the city that surrounds Mt. Hamis became black and white, not only that but accompanied by it was the stoppage of their movements. Every single movement.

Because, all around the world, no, the whole universe, time was stopped. No one can move nor think at that moment because there is no moment. In each of their perspective, nothing had happened. No one will ever notice the time stopped.

On the peak of Mt. Hamis was the throne of the great conqueror that unified the three continents, making it one; The Great Darea.

In the throne room gathered mighty beasts and demon kings as just guards, knights, and generals under the conqueror. Each of them is a ruler of their own country but there, they are just pawns and generals to the one whom everyone fears.

But even these mighty beasts that terrorized cities and demon kings that create fear by just their existence were all stopped as their color black and white.

Everyone couldn't escape this absolute power, the absolute control of time. Avion was the only one who could move freely in this state, making him probably the strongest person in the whole world if considered enough.

"This again..."

Yet, he was not...

On the throne chair where the almighty conqueror was supposed to be seated, there was a woman with long tied white hair. She wore a black tight suit that covered her torso and to the half of her thighs. Multiple soft and translucent thin cloths like curtains were attached to this suit. They were as long as her long slender and white legs.

Shoulder armors with multiple layers were attached to her, they were not big nor small as it kept her figure lean. On her legs which were crossed were a pair of two black and glossy boots that stretched just before the tight suit on her thigh, making a white gap. The same textile was used for her black gloves that extend until the mid of her upper arm.

Just her outfit covering her lean body makes her like a model in a fantasy world but on top of her svelte fingers was a face that can dazzle anyone, men, or women. Yet, at that moment, her eyes were closed and there was never a moment it opened. On her eyes were white eyelashes, not too long and not too short, just enough to make her beauty ascends the world. There was glittering bronze painted on her eyelids and black lipstick placed on her soft lips. Together with her smooth pale skin, hourglass body, and lean jawline, she was a perfect woman for every man.

With her eyes still closed, she spoke as if she took a glance from left to right. She played with the glass of red wine on the other hand as she calmly whispered;

"This is weird..."

Yes, while the whole universe was frozen in time, yet she was there, casually sitting on her throne while playing with the wine glass on one hand. She had her indifferent expression over the abnormal matter.

She then took a sip but having tasted the strong wine almost everyday, its flavor becoming bland.

"If none move right now, they will be executed immediately." her indifferent voice echoed in the massive throne room that could fit a whole four-meter tall beast and could still accommodate everyone there.

However, since time was frozen, no one reacted. If time was not frozen, everyone in there would start dancing regardless of their position and pride. Because in front of the Great Conqueress Darea, no one can act high and mighty.

"You are all either wanted to die or are frozen in time." she then continued as she placed the glass of wine down, "Then let's test it." she said.

The great conqueress raised her hand and simply waved it, and suddenly a wave of blazing white fire desperately escaped from her hand, creating a massive explosion that engulfed the whole throne room in just a matter of seconds.

The castle erected on top of the mountain burst into raging flames and not long before the whole Mt. Hamis became a burning mountain out of hell, scorching everything that walked into it!

Inside these immense white hell, the great conqueress retracted her hand and ice followed right after and not even a minute passed and the whole Mt. Hamis was covered in thick crystal ice with the durability of metal, extinguishing the white hell that furiously blazed just a second ago!