Arc of the Souls Chapter 82: Arc 3, Chapter 6 - Rati-Pact

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Daphne turned around and stared at Hana, deep into her Soul that she doesn't have. The first time, the woman told her that she was not supposed to exist. The second time, the librarian said it. Though she wasn't seemingly conscious for the first time, a single time was enough to make Daphne and Ren question what Hana really was. However, Hana was as perplexed as the other two people in front of her. She is living and breathing, albeit with a defect but that still doesn't mean she was less alive. What was this even about? Hana walked up to the librarian, standing just 5 feet away and a little to the right. She took her blindfold off, revealing blue eyes that pierced through the luminescent, bright lights of the library, almost turning it into an ocean blue. “I know of what you seek, troubled one. You ask why you are unable to perceive the wonders of the world with eyes so wonderful; it illuminates the environment around your being.” “...” She wasn't one to take his flattery, shrugging it off as some word play she thought was useless. She knew exactly what she came here for and it was better that the librarian knew. She wanted to cut to the chase. “Where is it?” “Hm?” The librarian needed specifics. “The Magna Historia. Where is it? Where can I understand this?” She pointed to her eyes before scratching her arm until it bled. There was no reaction from her. “Does the non-existent one search for what is naught?” “... What?” The question wasn't rhetorical, but for the librarian to think of. Though he couldn't ask someone why they'd go for it. This was Hana Zurgen. He knew that she is indeed one to not ask for guidance but for answers. The librarian laughed before walking to the left. He looked at the shelves consisting of small books. They weren't in the Magna Historia. They were just a couple passages away from it. This, the main room of the library, hosted all the information about the world itself. The Soul, it's Soul-Energy, the planets, suns, moons and stars. It was a compendium of the structure of the universe. “The answer you seek lies not in the room you are standing. It is further away. However,” He turned around to face Hana again. “...You must ask yourself one thing: Are you certain you wish to learn your nature? The Magna Historia does not bestow answers; it reflects truths, and not all truths can be stomached. To know is to be unmade, and remade.” Ren wasn't really paying attention to the conversation, not even acknowledging the librarian that stood before them. He was tapping his foot, taking in the amazing structure of the library. There was only one thought lingering in his mind. .:. If I can find my book then I can understand my own weaknesses... Oh shit, will I also find out how I die? But that's not in the book, right? .:. Ren was walking in circles. .:. The past, present and the future... it's all in the Hall of Memories. Does it make me relive my past, live my future and show me how I die? Moreover, why is the present important, it's like happening right now, right? .:. Ren sighed, watching Daphne doing the same thing. Even she was deep in thought, trying to formulate a plan for herself to find what she couldn't find in her first time being here. .:. Bringing my own book wouldn't be a good idea. My ability makes it so that my book is misleading by default. Even I don't understand the true extent of this Heavenly Attribute I possess. I live on even after I'm apparently killed. .:. Daphne stared at the ceiling that stretched out into infinity, pondering. .:. I've passed through Purgatory before, having died about a thousand times before being able to read my book in the Hall of Memories. However, it was misleading. It was misleading because it only showed me how many times I would die. My permanent death is never written so my future can't be read... My book had infinite pages... .:. Daphne blinked a couple of times before realigning herself with reality. She realized that Hana was finished speaking with the lib