My Dwelling
After leaving the temple, I bid farewell to the Guildmaster, the wizard, and the historian, and returned to my own dwelling. The Infinite Book remained by my side as always, the only sound the quiet turning of its pages. My encounter with the Creator of the Universe left me with an immeasurable shock and, at the same time, a new mystery. What could the Creator's final words mean—“The answer lies... within your own... heart...”?
Several days later, the Guildmaster contacted me. His tone was completely unlike his usual cheerful self. “Mitam... Something terrible has happened... The Librarian... has vanished...”
His voice carried agitation and a hint of fear. The Librarian, a gentle and intelligent old wizard, was always calm and collected. His disappearance was unthinkable. What on earth had happened?
I rushed straight to the Guild. The Guildmaster greeted me, his face utterly haggard. “The library's stacks have been ransacked, several important books are missing. And the Librarian... he's vanished without a trace...”
The scene he showed me in the vault was beyond imagination. Shelves were toppled, books scattered everywhere, the air heavy and oppressive, shrouded in an eerie silence. There was no trace of the wizard's presence whatsoever.
The guild's adventurers were searching for the librarian. Yet their expressions were uncertain, as if they sensed some immense force at work.
Among the scattered books, I found a scrap of paper. It appeared to be a letter from the librarian, but its contents were written in meaningless symbols, like a cipher. I opened the Infinite Book and compared the symbols, but with my current knowledge, deciphering them was impossible.
Something felt unnatural about this disappearance. Knowing the librarian's character, he wasn't the type to vanish on his own. It was highly likely some powerful force, or some scheme, was at work. And that force... might it be connected in some way to the words of the Creator of the Universe?
I felt compelled to unravel the mystery lurking behind this incident. The vanished librarian, the ransacked library, and the mysterious cipher. Connecting these fragments might reveal deeper truths about this world and the universe itself. Yet beyond that, unimaginable danger might lie waiting.
My heart was filled with anticipation for new mysteries and adventures, awe at the unknown power, and a tinge of unease.
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