"How are we going to find the spell we are looking for?" asked Raiyen, going back to find Gillian.
Gillian, who had books floating all around him, looked at Raiyen w=in bewilderment. The Headmaster pointed to the bookshelf in front of him that was several times taller than him. And on the top, it was labeled 'Time'.
"Ah, I guess this is a library after all," said Raiyen, blushing.
He noticed that Gillian could only see the books that were at his eye level. This will take them forever to locate the spell they wanted. Then, the cheeky Time Mage had an idea and decided to use his powers of a Glitcher to reach the higher points of the bookshelf.
He was using the rest of the bookshelves as platforms to get higher. Gillian looked up and grinned, seeing that Raiyen was enjoying himself while trying to browse for the answer. Blue sparks were teeming from his feet as he tried his best to find the spell.
Raiyen could levitate in the air for a few seconds before gravity took over once more. Gillian was quiet throughout the time as he tried his best to find the spell. But after half an hour, the exciting Time Mage glitched besides the Aki, shocking the Headmaster.
"I found it!" said the happy Time Mage, shoving the book into Gillian's hands.
Gillian looked baffled as he opened the dusty old book. His eyes widened as he nodded slowly. Giving Raiyen the thumbs-up, Gillian looked at the Time Mage with his jaw dropped.
"I take a few hours trying to find something so detailed, you telling me that you spent only half an hour to find a spell?" asked Gillian, still shocked at how fast Raiyen could find the book.
"Well, it was easy when I used things to filter out what I needed. It isn't about going to the future or past, so I ruled that out. It was about Looping, a process where something is repeated and could be in an area that was foreign to its Time. So, this was the only one to fit the bill."
"You weren't joking when you said that your mind has a processing speed of the future..."
"Yea, if not, how am I supposed to finish the several hundred missions that you piled up on my desk?" asked Raiyen, rather bitterly.
"It's not that much!"
"Sure is, because I am the one to gather intelligence. Of course, I have to be quick about finding things, or else I would have taken years to return. Alright then, let's see what I have to do to pull this spell off..." said Raiyen, opening the book.
He flipped through the pages in seconds and closed it. He then sighed as he looked at Gillian with worried eyes.
"I better get something good in return for this... This is the first spell I've ever encountered that requires me to wait for an entire day as one of the aspects of the spell. And I have to pay every single attention to the place that I want to loop. And that's not even the best part about it!"
"You sounding alright there?" asked Gillian, clearly disturbed by Raiyen's outburst.
Raiyen was slightly tilted, looking at the method of creating the Time Loop. He was getting worried about the rules of the spell since it required vast amounts of mental and Elemental Energy.
"Of course not! Look at this! A single Time Mage can't do it!" exclaimed Raiyen, showing the open page to Gillian.
"Would you like to break the news to Mavislin about it? If it's well out of your reach, you best not attempt it. You are the only one who knows your limits. Even I cannot give you advice on this since I have no experience with your kind. You have to decide on yourself," instructed Gillian.
Raiyen looked at the spell once more. As he finished reading the instructions, his heart dropped to his feet. Gillian turned to walk away but Raiyen's voice stopped him once more.
"I will perform this spell. By hook or by crook, I will uphold my promise," said Raiyen, shutting the book.
"I thought you said it was impossible?"
"It's impossible for my state now. But if I asked for some help, the Loop would surely be stable enough to house a thousand children," answered Raiyen, breathing in deeply.
"You're gonna ask for help? That's surely new for me... Even for missions, you don't ask for help. This must be a big project."
"I'm not at the correct maturity to pull this off... And I would be dishonoring my father if I didn't perform the spell he created. It'd be like being a wimp," added Raiyen, looking Gillian with determined eyes.