"I am the villain of the Known Universe and have presumably killed more than a hundred billion people…
…but you don't have to worry about me."
Riley waited for something to respond to him as his words whispered throughout the entire library. But alas, even after an entire minute, everything remained quiet—the only ones to answer him were the ashes of the books that once peacefully rested there.
But even then, Riley continued to talk.
"I was told by a norinlad that your race left the Known Universe and traveled through the Unknown after the War of the Gods all those years ago. And that you might be searching for something," Riley then let out a small sigh as he looked at the tiny black box, "Or perhaps it is better to say that you are searching for…
…Nothing."
"..."
