Reaching her destination, she met with a wide golden door few steps from the circle, where the golden ticket glowed bright when it's dim. She noticed that no one but her at the hallway, then remembered that the party must still on up in the twelfth floor, maybe that's why the place is almost empty of people. Her thoughts were cut off when the door automatically unlatched opening wide before her, as it was inviting her to come in. Hence, she found herself surrounded with a familiar smell, a mix of aged-old books and coffee that are just like doctor Sam's scent, for a moment it reminded her of the old times she spent back at the village.
Awhile passed since she get there, she moved around the shelves filled with colored books of different sizes and titles that amazed her, she has never seen this count of books in one place before. Wondering in the place nearly for an hour, she came back to front holding three books then put them on a wide wooden table. Right after dragging and sat on the chair, she started to scroll through the first book, titled "The golden Era".
Evidently, this golden Era it's when king Lionel was denominated a hero of humanity.
Flipping through its pages, she read several tales about Lionel, and found some discrepancy from what they were told in village, alot of things were not the same.
It claimed that Lionel was a hero to the moment of his death, on the day that demon king attempted to loot this kingdom. And the fog curse is a vengeance act of the demon's king subjects after it's defeat. But they were always taught that this curse is king Lionel's doing.
All this ruffling and she gained nothing from it but a headache, she closed the book sunken in deep thoughts, reposed her head over the table. In the end, it turned out it's rather more of a legend's historical book than just a fancy looking one. But again, as doctor Sam constantly told them not to believe all what's written. How strange; was he referring to this book? With a sigh she broke off her thoughts and picked up the next one, addressed "Mana Affinity".
The title looked promising as she gathered alot of information from it. It stated that before, two people had similar elements as her's in the brief kingdom's history. However, it wasn't much of a leading information, since they only described it as light element. As she kept scrolling she scowled even more, till finally somthing grapped her attention, those people were both lineage of Lionel.
If they were light users, and she is a light user, and apparently only Lionel descendant capable of using this sort of element.Then how in world she got it? Her thoughts surfaced.
"Luck..maybe?" She murmured and gestured looking confused.
Soon she groaned starting to regret coming here, the things she read here just raised up more questions than answers.
Putting the book aside, Sky gazes turned to the last hope of finding answers, or at least understanding more about her core and element. After reading for couple of minutes she slammed the last book covered close, balling her fist in anger.This one's titled "Core's Defects", pretty much let her down.
"Dragon scales!! Star dusts!!...What the hell!! Was everyone in that era delusional?!!"
She shouted almost cried. Leaning then swaying back and forth with chair hopelessly, she is now left with one choice.
Then out of the blue she heard a peep sounds alarmed her, making her jump off the chair, till she noticed it was just the spectral screen getting a call from unknown number.
She thought it was weird since she has all her college's contact information. To get a call from unknown number, perhaps..it might not be a student. There was no point of thinking too much, thus she accepted the call.
"WHERE THE HELL ARE YOU !!! STUDENT SKY!!"
Flinched at the terrific shriek of Hurricane that ripped the heart out of her chest, she stammered.
"l'm....library..sir...I mean...at the Greens library".
Sky's legs couldn't stop trembling, and the long silence from the other side made her feel even worse. Well, she did get the hellish beating from her during training sessions, and now she sobs since she answered a call just to get scolded.
"You...do you have any idea how late you are? I even got a call from the gurads about a missing student, reported by her roommate!".
Sky's face showed a surprise expression then felt guilty noticing how dark the shades were. Then again her mind sobered capturing Hurricane's last words. Feeling her vein almost pops up with fury, Sky then faked a smile and replied putting the books back:
"I'm sorry for troubling you, it will never happen again, I promise".
"You bet you won't, and that roommate of yours...I don't care how much she is worried, like I don't care if you grow diabolical horns! just kick her butt and send her to hell for waking me up!!".
With pleasure Sky smirked.
"Roger that head teacher".
It didn't took her much time to return to the dorms, furthermore, Cheryl got a dreadful punishment arise from hell.
Sky spent the next few days forcing on physical training and studying at the Greens library. Yet unlike the other days, today is different, since they are having a friendly duels with class (B). However, in contrary to the name, it was just for decoration purposes.
Class (B) showed no mercy, where they made the unexperienced class (C) looked pathetic.
The duals were over in a flash and thus returned to their dorm. Sky sat on her bed whining whilst lifting her forearm, it was marked with burns caused by her opponent who was a fire affinity
"Just because they got invitations they looked down on us, snooty brats!" Sky complained.
Cheryl sighed then opened a small tube smelled like herbs, then poured few drops on Sky's arm, when it made a contact with the burn she moaned at the cooling effect, then relaxed.
During the dual when the fire hit her she thought they would heal on the spot. She had no idea that Helton would put 100ul as a price for every wound, therefore, the friendly fight was armageddon's simulation. Council or not, that malicious doing alone made her want to punch his clownish face.
"You should just pay it, and look...it will leave a mark..." Said Cheryl.
Pulling the uniform sleeve slightly down, Sky looked at the mark then shaked her head angery.
"That will only satisfy him, his laughters still ringing on my ears...do you really think he will act like that if Hurricane was there?"
Silence pierced for a moment then they bursted laughing, remembering what happened when Hurricane poured her rage on him.
Nevertheless, Sky thought it's just a superficial burn, with time it will heal it self, yet still 100ul is too much for her.
"100ul say! Probably he wants us to turn beggars by the end of year, I wish he got striked by lightning and spit golden coins or even better, choke with it!"
"I hope that too" Cheryl chuckled.
Thence, Sky got up so to check on others when someone knocked the door. There was a girl whom she gazed on curiously. The girl exclaimed:
"There is..a...handsome man waiting for you... downstairs".
Then the girl hurried and left the way she came, leaving Cheryl and Sky with utter confusion, asking who would it be?
Fixing the sleeve, Sky went down stairs with Cheryl behind.
"Why are you following me?" Sky scoffed at her.
"Just curious about this handsome man".
"ha...so you're spying on me".
"Aha..." Cheryl moked her.
Getting close to the dorm's gate the visitor's figure became more clear, then suddenly Sky rushed out where Cheryl looked startled.
Next to the gate, waited the man who combed his golden thread-like hair to cover his forehead from the dazzling heat wave, in a wink he saw Sky running all lively, as she smiled waving at him.
"Dante!!"
He smiled and waved back at her. The last time he saw her was month ago, he couldn't hide his proudness of her archivement. Notwithstanding, she noticed his gladdened expression shifted in a seconds to dusky one. Catching her off guard, his movements accelerated even faster than her eyes can follow, Sky suddenly felt his presence next to her.
"Wh...wha?!"
In no time she found her hand pulled up, where the sleeve slipped up, his grip hurt but not as much as to her being startled, she had never seen this flared up side of him before.
"NAME!!!" He shouted.
"What?!" She was scared looking at his eyes that beamed with anger.
"I need name Sky!!" He shouted again.
To her shock Sky didn't hear Cherylee shouting at to him: "It was Helton! he told..."
Hearing no more, Dante slowly loosed his grip off Sky then vanished without a trace.