"Please to meet you, Professor Dylan. My name is Dennis. I am a current keeper of the Library of LMS. Headmaster Dylan informed me about your arrival days before. Please come in and I will show you the way." - An old man called Dennis greets J in front of the library.
J says nothing the entire time Dennis is walking him through several sections of the Library. Dennis introduces a lot of books as well as information about schools, students, etc. to J. However, J comes here not to listen to something like those...
"Here we are, Professor Dylan. You are now standing in front of the door of the Library of Time. You will find the information you are looking for behind this door, but please let me remind you one more time that you cannot bring any books out to the public." - Dennis gives out one last reminder.
"Thank you, Mister Dennis. I will keep that in mind. I will head in there now. Thank you for your help once again." - J smiles back and pushes the door.
The moment the door opens, J is sucked into the Library of Time and that door immediately closes. The Library of Time is a magical place where there are no solid structures like the other libraries. Everything here is floating around, but they float orderly. J takes a few minutes to look at all the flying books and get himself to adapt to the current environment. He then starts going through books one by one hoping that he will find the one that he is looking for. All of a sudden, a voice appears in the Library.
"What are you looking for, dear Sir?" - A woman flies towards J.
"You are...?" - J looks at the woman. She is around his age so he is still trying to figure out how to properly address her.
"My name is Ivir. I am the Protector of this Library." - Ivir, a spiritual elf with white long hair, shows herself in front of J.
"One of the most powerful elves in the entire country is here. It is my pleasure to meet you, Miss Ivir. My name is Dylan. I am currently looking for the book with history about LMS." - J speaks up.
"But you can get those books from the normal sections of the Library. Why do you need to go into the Library of Time?" - Ivir is confused.
"I am looking for the war between the Families. There was one incident that occurred right in LMS in the past. I want to know more about that." - J further explains.
Ivir knows right away what J is looking for. She says nothing and tells J to follow her. The two fly through tons and tons of books until they come to a magical bookshelf where one single letter is kept securely.
"The book you are looking for does not exist, but this letter here will give you more than enough information. However, there is an alarm put in it. The moment someone opens the letter, the alarm will activate. Not even my power will be enough to cancel it out." - Ivir shows J where the letter is.
"And does it have anything to do with the Families?" - J asks Ivir back.
"The Families and the Royal Palace as well... You knew about the War, so I do not have to explain that part again. However, you might become their target once you read the letter. Are you ready for that?" - Ivir asks J one more time.
"Being targeted is my job anyway." - J smiles and obtains the letter. He starts opening and reading the letter.
...
"To whoever reads this letter successfully,
From now on, your life will be turned upside down. That means you will be the main target from the Major Families. The reason why is because what we are about to tell you is important information to the Families that they want and do not want to know at the same time.
After the War, all the Major Families went back to their lands and started strengthening their power. At first, tons of innocent lives were lost since there were no restrictions or controls from the Royal Palace. The King at that time was too scared to do anything to stop them since they played a huge role in the War. However, there was one person who was brave enough to put an end to those meaningless War. That person was Princess Hanna. She was the first person in the country to receive the Sole Blessing. It allowed her to easily order people to stop the War. Her magic power was so strong that she could handle two or even three Major Families at once.
However, only Princess Hanna was not enough. Her power even with the Blessing was not strong or mature enough to turn the situation completely around. That is why we are here. We are the closest guards for her. She dealt with things in the light, while we took care of stuff for her in the dark. We are the Assassination Guild. This organization was built with one goal only: to get rid of her opponents entirely. We knew that our strength was not as strong as the Major Families, but by eliminating smaller targets then they will get weaker in the future for sure.
If we knew that this is our last mission, we would not let the Princess come here. We were attacked by the outside forces known as the Krouka. Those creatures were the ones that started the War with us. They could not simply be in the city without getting noticed by the country's technology. That means at least ONE Family was working with the Krouka. That was considered a betrayal to the country, but we did not know who exactly. The original plan was to move everyone through Loran so Princess could use the strength from smaller Families, but they knew our path and set up ambushes around here. Their aim was the Princess's Blessing as it could be separated from the owner IF he/she died. We lost a lot of people along the way, and the princess lost her voice and eyes due to the enemy's magic, but at least she was safely moved through the city.
Our time here might be done, but we hope that the next person who reads this letter will continue our mission and stop the Families from creating chaos in the country. We MUST NOT let them or the Krouka invade us. If that happens then that will be the end of our people. We will use our last power to seal this letter away from the enemy. May the Princess's light lead you the way.
-Zarik and Ilian-
...
"Zarik and Ilian... are my parents..." - The memory of J's mother and father starts to link together inside his head. He cannot help but shed tears after reading the letter.
"I feel the honest reaction within you, sir Dylan. It really seems that the people in the letter are your parents. However, the alarm was already set up. All Major Families should be notified by now. I understand your pain, but please protect yourself as well." - Ivir tries to calm J down.
"... Please do not worry too much. They cannot do anything to me at the moment, but if I see them here then I do not know if I can hold myself back anymore." - A burst of energy from J takes over the entire Library. Ivir has to use almost everything she has to push back his power.
After some time, J finally calms down. He flies with Ivir back to the gate to go back out.
"If you do not mind me asking, how did Princess Hanna pass away? Was it simply due to old age?" - J asks one final question.
"You will get the answer through time. I am in no position to tell you right now as LMS might be in danger. I can tell you this: if you investigate enough, then the answer will be given to you. I have a feeling that we will meet each other again, so maybe I will be able to tell you at that time." - Ivir opens the door and shows her smile before sending J out of the Library of Time.
"May the Princess's Light be with you, Sir Dylan." - Ivir looks at J.
"May her Light be with you as well, Miss Ivir." - J says goodbye to Ivir and walks outside.
...(somewhere in other lands)...
"Sir/Madam, the letter was finally opened." - A servant speaks up.
"Good, then it is time for us to act. Everyone! Gather the students! We will move to Loren right away!" - Men and Women from Major Families received the news about the letter at the same time.
...
"Dad, this is J speaking." - J privately contacts Dylan in his office.
"J? What's wrong? Do you need anything?" - Dylan opens the channel and starts asking.
J sends him the letter and explains everything to Dylan. Dylan only lets out a sigh after listening to the entire story.
"Those two idiots. I told them not to do something like that, but they did not listen to me. Well, at least you now knew what they are. Then sit tight as I will tell you my story with your parents. This will be the continuation of whatever happened in that letter. But promise one thing, ok?" - Dylan looks at J.
"Yes, Dad." - J agrees right away.
"My family was also involved in this matter, so please leave them out of this. Especially your little sister." - Dylan keeps on speaking.
"...I understand. You were the one that took care of me, so I will not do anything against my family." - J is serious about this.
"Then, here we go..." - Dylan brings out a glass of wine and begins his story with Zarik and Ilian.
Episode 10 - End