9 THE HOLY BLESSED LIBRARY
He arrived at a vast place full of books. No windows nor doors to be seen but surprisingly, he didn't feel suffocated. Adasa search for an exit but to no avail. 'Forget it. Maybe the answer is written somewhere here in books! I hope sir Enix will wait for me.'
At the center, a book was laid on a small table. Adasa looked over it. He noticed the handprint to the cover. He open it and there's no single words written to its pages, so he put his hand and surged his inner energy. The book emitted a golden aura. It was forming a human shape. A moment later, a Guardian was in front of him.
"Welcome to the 'Holy Blessed Library' young man! I am Guardian Bida, your librarian guide." The Guardian in front of him give a warm expression. "There's a lot of books here you can study about. History, art, medicine, purification method and many more. There's rich of heavenly energy concentration here too, so your purification level will increase by leaps and bounds if you do it here. If you need anything in here, you can ask me!" He continue, "Before you can use the library, you'll need to sign in. Write your name and the name of your benedactor in that book."
Adasa openned the book. He was surprised upon seeing a lot of name on it. It was just a moment ago that it doesn't have any words written.
"Benefactor?" Seeing that there were two names needed, Adasa looked at Guardian Bida curiously.
"So, he didn't tell you, huh?" Guardian Bida looked at Adasa intently.
Adasa was just standing straight not knowing what to say. He really don't know anything.
"Don't worry, I just need to call for his body. That will do!" Guardian Bida surged his energy and shoot it out to the sky, but to his great surprised it doesn't seem to be effective. He do it twice but to no avail. He felt dizzy and fall onto the floor.
"Guardian Bida, are you okay?" Adasa dashed forward to help him stand but to his surprised, he can't touch Guardian Bida. His hand just past through Guardian Bida.
"Hssss! What a pain?" Guardian Bida feel extremely displeased.
"Tell me what is happening?" Adasa was baffled.
"Forget it. Follow me!" Guardian Bida lead the way.
"I'm just a sliver of will from myself when I was alive, so you can't basically touch me. Of course there are exception. If the will is strong, then direct contact is possible. Your benefactor must have done something to his body. I can't call him out for you to recognize. Maybe, he doesn't want you to know." Guardian Bida explained.
"Say! Guardian Bida, what do you mean by not wanting me to know? Who is my benefactor? Where are we going?..." Adasa asked a lot but Guardian Bida paid no heed to him.
"You'll knew later. Take a step inside that circle." Guardian Bida said. They arrived in front of a shining wall.
Adasa did what Guardian Bida said.
A moment later, Adasa felt like his energy was being sucked down. The wall in front of them emitted a dazzling light. Suddenly, a scene was flashed on it.
"What is happening?" Adasa was perplexed upon seeing the scene. It was a scene in the library where he and Tala where arguing earlier.
"What is that sliver of golden light in Tala's body? It does seem that she's sending it off her body to mine?" Adasa was baffled.
"So, he is not he. She is she and her name is Tala, huh! That's settle then. Put her name besides yours." Guardian Bida instructed.
"Is she my benefactor?" Adasa asked.
"As you can see, yes!" Guardian Bida replied.
Adasa looked intensely to the scene. Tala's surging her inner energy and heavenly energy together forming as one and it emits a sliver of golden light. It was so compact and well hidden that he can't even notice nor feel the gushing energy from Tala's body in that moment. It was totally faint. It was moving through her veins and gather together at her hands waiting to be send out. When he touch the note, the sliver of golden light pass through towards his hands and Tala's body seem to be exhausted but her face shown a warm smile before leaving.
"In her exhaustion, how can she be so calm outside. In her state, she will not last long....Wait.. Guardian Bida, is this what you meant by you calling out her body?" Adasa looked horrified to him.
"Isn't it obvious. As you can see, she was totally exhausted. She will..." But before Guardian Bida can finished his words, Adasa yelled.
"She's not dead. She couldn't be dead. We have a bet for tomorrow's battle. She can't be dead." Adasa face full of despair. He continue, "Why does she need to do that? Why?"
"For you to be able to come here." Guardian Bida replied in monotone.
"But she didn't need to go that far. She exhaust herself. Although, these knowledge and treasures that can be found here are great, it can't be sum up to equal a life. She's so cruel." Adasa's tears fall. "Let me out here, maybe she needed help right now. Please! Let me out!" He begged.
"I can't. You are the only one who can in and out to this place." Guardian Bida stated. Although Guardian Bida was displeased upon comparing the treasure inside to a life, he suppressed it. 'This young man before me may not know the importance of the treasures in front of him right now. I shouldn't be displeased.'
"Then tell me what I have I do to get out here!" Adasa looked despair.
"First, register your name and the name of your benefactor in that book." Guardian Bida instructed.
Adasa write his name and Tala's name in the book. A light shrouded him and a book mark was tattoed in his right arm.
"Then, bring the book back to its original place." Guardian Bida continue.
Adasa dashed back to the center and put back the book.
"The registration was now complete." Guardian Bida announced. Upon doing so, the book mark in Adasa's arm emitted a golden light and he felt that the place and he were now connected. A door suddenly popped out 100 meters away from him.
"You can go now!" Guardian Bida said with a warm smile.
"Thank you Guardian Bida." Adasa dashed towards the door but before he opened the door he asked with a sad face, "If I leave, will you be gone?"
"As long as you came back, I will just be here!" Guardian Bida said warmly as he waved his hand.
"That's great! Then, I shall take my leave." Adasa clasped his hand and bowed before he dashed out to the library.
...
Ten elders with five new born guardians following them behind walked out from the Garden of Life.
"Head A...A...Araw is that what I'm thinking of?" Shocked, Vice-head Luna pointed the beam of golden light with his trembling hand.
"Yes. It is. Who might be the Guardian who able to activate it? Let's head over there!" Head Araw replied with agitation.
They arrived at the foot of the mountain.
"Head Araw, we'll wait for you here." Vice-head Cesa said with a grim look.
Head Araw paused a moment and gazed towards the other Vice-heads with also a grim looks. He suddenly remembered that he was the only one who can enter the mountain and the Vice-heads know it. He stated, "Vice-heads, We can all go together if you wanted!"
"We wanted but...." But before Vice-head Luntian finished his words, the Head said,
"The mountain is open at this moment. We all can enter, so let's hurry up before it closed!"
"Open?" The Vice-heads were perplexed, but they eventually nodded. This was the only chance they have to finally enter the forbidden mountain.
They let the five new born guardian wait at the foot of the mountain.