The Scream of A Thousand Libraries Chapter 42: Chapter 42: Learning New Tricks.

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POV: HELENA IVYRA. I spread my notebooks and notes across the table and took a deep breath. The silence in my room had always been comforting, just like the sacred quiet time I used to rest and practice a little. My routine was turning into a habit: staying after lunch, while the hallways emptied out, to take advantage of the free time until the special class with Professor Miguel. It was a good time to study and solve group exercises with Renata. Even then, it couldn't compare to my room and my own study schedule. Having a moment to myself was wonderful and necessary every now and then. I feel more at peace when I'm alone, as if silence is a companion and not an enemy. And, honestly, without Renata poking me every five minutes to make some random comment. I managed to concentrate better on today's goal… the accursed axioms. I opened my notebook to a page scattered with symbols, lines, and geometric figures. The title was written in big letters: Axiomatic Tessellation – Review of the Fundamentals. Just looking at it already made me feel the weight of responsibility. My literary mark, engraved on my wrist, glowed softly. This always happened when I dove deep into this kind of study: it was as if it called me to work, pulsing like a natural reminder: Oh, Helena, go study! Ever since I awakened this enchantment, I always knew it wasn’t just about memorizing formulas. The idea had something more... I’d have to learn to manipulate invisible concepts, to mold them in the air as if they were luminous threads ready to be woven into a magical tapestry. The weaving process was very similar to sewing, except I didn’t use thread. I used theorems and axioms. Those types of basic concepts you only believe in because… It’s just like that and there’s nothing we can do. I closed my eyes and let the energy flow through my fingers. My enchantment worked pretty much like an arsenal of magical crochet, because I needed to understand how to connect the constructs and build them one by one. After that was done, the next step was to memorize those equations in order and repeat their execution in my mind, so that when it was time to channel energy into the mark, the construct would be executed. With every breath, I felt the gentle warmth of QPs running through my mind. I remembered the first time I awakened this enchantment, almost two years ago, when I was starting to get interested in more technical math books. Today, after two years of training, the constructs felt as natural as writing a sentence. Of course, instead of letters, words, and sentences, I used logical operators, theorems, and proofs. ‘Mathematics is a language on its own… Like it or not’ I looked at my notebook and decided to quickly review the first axioms... Between two distinct points, a straight line can be drawn. Simple and straightforward, but it was the foundation of everything. It lets me connect points and lines to form objects. I opened my right hand and imagined two floating points of light before me. They appeared, small, bluish, and vibrating like stars. A moment later, I connected them with a straight line. It shone steady and unchanging, like a rope stretched between two worlds. "The shortest path... is always the safest." The second axiom came right after: A straight line segment can be extended indefinitely in a straight line. That part always made me a little uncomfortable. There’s something about the concept of infinity that messes with my head. This novel is published on a different platform. Support the original author by finding the official source. In math, we regard some concepts as true without really knowing if they are, for example. With this second concept... any line could be extended infinitely depending on the points I used to define it. Still, I took a deep breath and extended the line as far as I could with my arms outstretched. With my arms in that position, I channeled energy to the mark. "Axiomatic Tessellation." Using the vocal invocation, my encha