Chapter 161: Avion's First Kills

Avion has absolute control of his body's time. it's just that, his body cannot handle it.

Making him too fast may burn his skin just from the air friction and condensation. For other objects, he can still control their time at some point, either double or half their speed which is Overclock and Underclock respectively.

But throughout his training with Darea, he had been meditating a lot and thought, if he can bring an object into the stoppage of time, would he be able to control its time as well as his body?

This, Avion has figured it out. There's a duration when the object is still considered his upon duration. If he holds it, he can absolutely control its time. However, his body won't be able to hold its speed and the object will disintegrate due to either impact or friction along with its unfortunate wielder.

After some experimentations, Avion has died and Darea has remembered all of this. Her servant's potential is crazy!

However, as long as he has a weak body that can only hold fragile weapons, he has to adjust his power. Too much is bad no matter what it is.

Finally, it has something to do with Avion's mental capacity, mental power, and concentration on how much he can Overclock one weapon and Underclock one armor or shield.

Since making an object faster destroys it, the opposite occurs when its time slows down. It became tougher and takes longer to destroy.

Through practice, he was able to improve his control. A second after the object left him, it loses its "possessive state" or Darea may call it connection to Avion's entity.

Before that happens, Avion could Overclock it as much as he can!

With pebble on his hand, he returned time. Avion instantly shivered as the strong enemy inside the room had already sensed his presence when not even a second last.

However, he was faster as he threw those rocks, Overclocking it just twice. If he Overclocked it by thrice, just a little more and it would reach the speed of sound.

Within one second, Avion's reaction speed can let him Overclock it up to six times which is equivalent to multiplying the thrown rock's speed by sixty-four!

If he could make the rock's speed reach 20m/s which is easy, it can reach up to 1280m/s! Faster than the speed of sound by four times! Mach 4!

But he only Overclocked it two times within that one second, there was a loud swoosh and crack, breaking the window which Avion stopped time.

There was now an opening. He jumped, not touching the broken wooden shards. The strong enemy had already sensed him.

But what could she do in the stoppage of time?

The only wife of King Isero, mother of Princess Alisera, Queen Teresa of the Karan Kingdom, also the descendent of the Haliviana!

There's no way that she is any weaker than the king. With one "look" from Darea, Queen Teresa could not hide her Rank Ey Plant Element.

She was actually hiding her true rank!

It isn't much of a surprise thinking that she is one of the only descendent of Haliviana who was trying to reach the Rank Eses. If Galion Romen can hide his rank with an elesp, how can Queen Teresa not?

She is one of the most dangerous enemies, only second to Haliviana herself and other potential Rank Ey descendants. Avion stood behind her and crouched down.

Her warry face could be seen even though the King of Karan was just about to wake up while Princess Alisera was still sound asleep, unperturbed by the breaking of the windows.

Avion put the blade on her vulnerable neck. Strands of her hair prickling him.

This would be his first kill if he succeeded. Hesitation was gathering within his heart. Would he do it?

There is only one answer.

But what about after that? Would he feel guilty for the rest of his life or would he lose a bit of his humanity as he gets numb to it?

Sweat trickled down his face.

"Just do it." Darea on the side patiently waited. For her, killing is the same as walking. She does not think too much about it. However, her first kill still haunts her for weeks back when she was just young.

When she accepted that killing is important in her life, she finally calmed down.

She knew what Avion was going through. He was not in a desperate situation so there's a possibility that he may cower back.

But Darea then heard a deep breath and time resumed.

Shick*

Black and white.

"Ha..." Avion breathed out as he felt pain in his abdomen.

Darea looked at it, unsurprised. Rank Ey Elementalists are too far from Rank Bih.

"You failed..." she said as she looked at the queen's neck. The slice was too shallow.

As a Plant Elementalist, her recovery speed is the most fearsome.

Avion didn't reply as he moved his body away from a trunk that came out of the queen's back. If he was a second late on pausing time, the trunk would've pierced through his stomach and going through the wall, locking him.

By then, even Darea would've to show up or he will let himself die to retry.

Neither of the two is a good ending.

After releasing himself from the stab. He reverted his body back. The pain was still there, albeit fading.

Avion needed a psychological rest first. Meditation helped him not be affected by the pain that much unlike before. So after a few moments, he replied, "Failed on the first attempt."

He stood up and walked away.

There was one more thing. It seemed like he can use neither Overclock nor Underclock in the realm without time. So using his Footless Travel movement skill, he ran with the knife in front of him.

The force was all integrated into the blade using another assassination technique. Normal Rank Dih Elementalists would die from Avion's skillful techniques without the help of time. Time turned back as a pink head flew over.

King Isero's eyes finally opened to see his wife's headless body beside the bed. Before he even realized or reacted to it... or his tears fall down, he too ended up at the same fate as his beloved.

His lips moved and it was as if he called out his daughter's name only for no sound to come out. 

The strong smell of blood traveled as the wind blew. This pungent smell reached the nostrils of the sleeping princess.

She woke up, feeling cold. Coming back to her senses, she noticed that she was a bit wet. As if water was sprinkled on her.

Princess Alisera opened her eyes and saw her headless parents.

"... eh..?"