The Arks - Chapter 412

“The Element of Gemstones is from this as well. And this Element gave birth to one of the most dangerous Element to wield. That is yours, the Time Element. Time and Space Elements. Telekinesis and anything about manipulating space itself.”

“This also includes the Element of Flight and the Element of Wind. Anything to do with the sky. And finally, the last Element is mine, the Element of Words. This Element is the forefather of all written spells and names. Without us, no spell would be recorded. Our Element represents creativity.”

“So, we are heading to the chamber for Element of Stars? Since it has my Element?” asked Riayen, quite confused.

“Nope, we are still going for the Central area because your Element has a whole bookshelf by itself. The Chamber only houses the direct Elements of the Founding Elements. Once you mix it with another Element, that new Element goes to the Central area. Yours is mixing with Light as well.”

“I’m curious about the other levels, do we have to go there?”

“I hope, but I can take you there to see. It is quite beautiful to watch. But not as spectacular as the Element level. But I can expand more on the other levels, just briefly,” said Gillian, nearing the end of the tunnel.

“The second level is for the Mages, each Mage’s life is recorded and placed into that level. The Central area is where the ongoing books are held. New Mages being born and existing Mages being continued are all there. But once they die, their books get transferred to the chambers.”

“Four chambers are connecting to this level. Each chamber represents a Quadrant; First, Second, Third and Last Quadrants. The first quarter is where the Mage who have died in the first Quadrants of their life expectancy. This continues with the next Quadrants.”

“So, for the Mage’s level… The chambers are filled with sealed books?”

“Correct. And finally, the last level, Humans. Like the Mages’ level, the chambers are also filled with sealed books and the Central would hold the new and ongoing books. But the Human level has only three chambers. Early, Middle and Late. Unfortunately, there’s an overstock for Early Chamber.”

Gillian gripped onto Raiyen’s collar abruptly, saving the boy from dropping down to the entrance. Raiyen’s eyes widened as he looked down. It was pitch black, who knows how far it goes down. Raiyen gulped at the sight of it.

“Gotta watch your step next time, boy. As you see, this is quite a drop. Do you want me to go first and then guide you down? Or you wanna hop in together?” asked Gillian, looking down without any fear.

Raiyen looked at Gillian in horror. How is he so normal with this?

“Who came up with this idea?! This is terrifying!” yelled Raiyen.

“Mavislin. She has an unhealthy obsession with freefalling. So my offer stands, you want me to help you, or I will go on ahead to lead the way?” asked Gillian.

“You go first, so you can lead the way. Are you going to illuminate the area as well? Because that would be very helpful for me…” asked Raiyen, worried.

“Sure,” said Gillian, falling into the dark abyss.

He dropped down, with his feet first. Raiyen crouched down to see the depth of the hole. And true to his word, the way was being illuminated by the end of the drop. Figuring that it wasn’t too bad of a jump, Raiyen dived down as well.

Using Glitch to break his descent, Raiyen realized how much of a miscalculation he made when he got out of the darkness. His eyes widened at the scene. The area was dome-shaped and the hole was attached to the center of the dome, allowing Raiyen to see everything.

“This is… Majestically grand…” murmured Raiyen, glitching on top of the highest bookshelf.

He then hopped down, using the bookshelves as platforms to break his fall. He landed right beside Gillian, who was already trying to find the spell. But the Time Mage still needed to wrap his head around the place. He walked around, trying to absorb the place.

Being in Gillian’s study was like an adventure, in and out of itself. Raiyen looked around in awe. Because each book is being written and gets thicker by the moment. Some books are short while others are long. Some haven’t been opened for decades while others were opened constantly.

The area was huge, bigger than any library that Raiyen had been to. There’s a reason why it was several miles beneath surface level. Be it from the future or the past, this place was a class by itself.. It was larger than the Old Chapel’s area, making it difficult to find anything without Gillian’s help.