The Scream of A Thousand Libraries Chapter 8: Chapter 10: Libraries.

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POV: HELENA IVYRA. Before H's attack could hit me, I had just enough time to realize that deep voice belonged to him. It was likely the result of the enchantment he'd cast. After all... many enchantments require a vocal trigger to be invoked. However, there was a type that worked almost passively: the Analog and Spiritual ones. How did I know that? Well... lucky me. I had one of them. "Chains of Marginal Liberty: Specter Bala!" I declared. I activated my enchantment on my right wrist and felt the mark glow blue. Injecting energy, I summoned the Specter. I saw a form made of burning red scarves, wrapped in several chains, some broken, others intact. Specter Bala flew towards my back, releasing part of its chains and entangling them in the anchor H was using against me. I connected my energy flow to Specter Bala through the mark, gaining quick access to its vision. I saw myself from behind and noticed that H had his anchor trapped by chains, trying to break free from the temporary blockage Bala had created. As soon as I returned to my normal vision, I felt my energy flowing into two enchantments at the same time. "Specter Gato, create your illusions!" I said, as I summoned the second specter. From the palm of my left hand, a dark blue mist formed. From within it, feline eyes glowed burnt yellow. As soon as it appeared, the specter spread across my body, and two connections formed with duplicates that appeared beside me. Two identical copies, like a mirror. They immediately advanced towards H. I turned to face him. "Axiomatic Tessellation!" I proclaimed, forming two gauntlets on my hands and two shields in front of my duplicates. The instant I heard that deep voice again, I knew I wouldn't be leaving here so easily. At least, not without a fight. There we were, on a random Wednesday, facing a strange man inside a library. What a crazy twist, huh, Helena? Well, so be it. If he thinks he can defeat me with a single blow... Whether it's out of arrogance or underestimation, ‘I'll give him a serious headache.’ I thought, as I advanced towards him. A few moments earlier… POV: NOAH WILLIAMS. As soon as I saw H use a strong, unknown enchantment, I was on alert. It was the first time he'd cast that particular one. "Damn...". I noticed the girl was a few meters behind me. When H advanced, I activated my flame enchantment and unleashed a tall blaze between us. That broke his charge for a moment. I circled the flame to attack him and saw him form a guard. I kicked him at stomach height, from the right side, trying to unbalance him. But it was useless. He blocked the blow and counter-attacked with a wave of that green goo, coming from his left hand. I spun to the side, dodging the goo. He prepared a kick, but I took advantage of the spin's momentum and used more QP on the mark on my left wrist. I incinerated my foot and tried to deliver a roundhouse kick. He didn't have time to react, just crossed his arms to defend. When I landed the blow... The man in front of me disappeared into a black goo and disintegrated. I extended my senses around. His energy appeared behind the girl. It was too late to reach him. Until I saw a type of spirit come out of the girl's back and trap H's weapon, preventing the attack. Then, her duplicates advanced on him, accompanied by shields for defense. ‘She stopped the attack and even counter-attacked? Not bad…’ I mused, contemplating the girl's ability. I refocused on H. I concentrated on his energy and ran towards him. He exchanged blows with the duplicates before destroying them and advancing to hit the girl. She used a shield, which dissolved upon impact. I arrived between them. Quickly, I activated an energy flow to my right wrist. "Semantic Rupture!" I declared, inhibiting some of the effect of the Whisper of the Margins in that area. By alternating the verbal invocation of the enchantment, I could distort them according to my will. With that, H's spell was slightly corrupted. In retaliation, he used his shadow