Arc of the Souls Chapter 94: Arc 3, Chapter 17 - Turntables

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"...Hmmm..." ... ... ... ... ... ... "Yeah, looks legit..." Asheera coughed, reading the book and the contents inside it. Asheera was only actively looking for her date of birth, her homeplace and whatever came that could back her evidence of being a time traveler. Jumkou won, for now. She got the trust of the Testharian Royal Family. If Asheera can believe it, then Altair will too. "You've been ogling it for 30 minutes now... Don't tell me you're still not convinced." Jumkou kicked away a rock as they descended the staircase. It was the same staircase they climbed up earlier, but the atmosphere was different. The oppressive weight of the library's judgment was gone. It was just a staircase now, a simple connection between two points. The Purgatory was lifted now that they acquired the book. But they weren't just holding Jumkou's book. They were also holding the book regarding the War on Testharia. The war that was coming to their town by Dark Intrinium. The only problem was that the book itself was infinitely long and filled with blank pages. It was like they acquired it for nothing. But there was one thing that wasn't blank. It was a single line of text on the very first page. Showing that Dark Intrinium would successfully invade Testharia and annex the planet in a month. Just one month. It clearly wasn't enough time to prepare for a war on such a huge, grand scale. Sachiel Eria foresaw this however, and prepared for it long ago. If Dark Intrinium is known to invade governments they enter a military alliance with then Sachiel knows that they are next. Macabre Flugel was, too. Not too long ago, Erika Flugelhart entered a military alliance with the Septo Corporation, known to be a subsidiary of Dark Intrinium. No official announcement or even a declaration of war was made. Not that there was a declaration needed, let alone a justification. Dark Intrinium invades who it likes to invade. That was what Kytron Veyron liked doing too. The son was just following in his footsteps. "2192..." Flynnigan read out the date of birth on the book. "That would make you 3 years old right now." He said, looking at Jumkou with a mix of awe and confusion. "I'm at least 10 to 20 years older than you, Flynn. Don't you coddle me like a kid now. You're the one that's a kid." Jumkou snatched the book from Flynn's hands, her movements sharp and irritated. She felt a strange pang memory of being called a kid by someone else... Perhaps in a life that she hadn't lived. Or was it really from her past? She couldn't tell anymore. The loops had scrambled her sense of self. "I do think it is still in your best interest to leave our country, Jumkou. Should Dark Intrinium invade us with all their might, we won't be able to protect you or the wonder kid." Asheera said, turning another page. It was blank. She sighed, frustration evident in her posture. "This is useless. How are we supposed to prepare for a war when the only information we have is a single line of text? Seriously... we're depending on a damn book to win a war." She closed the book. The guilt washed over her once again. She knew it was all her fault. If she hadn't been so easily persuaded by Kytan Veyron, maybe the inevitable invasion wouldn't happen. But now that she knew that it was coming, she had to do everything in her power to stop it. Even if she had to throw her life away for it. She created it and she will pay the price for it. If it meant the death of her, something that she avoided twice now... maybe third time's the charm. She was prepared to sacrifice her life for Testharia. "Dark Intrinium has at their lowest ten million soldiers and a hundred thousand Soul-Wielders in their reserve. Estimating just how many active personnel they have is impossible. But we can guess that it is somewhere around a hundred million. If the invasion happens, they shall send at least a million soldiers to our planet or more." Sachiel thought long and hard. "They will try and siege Tristate City first and the