The Scream of A Thousand Libraries Chapter 3: Chapter 5: Author's Dilemma.

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POV: HELENA IVYRA. "All stories are reflections of their respective writers. It's as if, through the words, structures, characters, themes, and plots of a work, the author puts their heart, their brain, and their soul into those ideas." Professor Maria's voice, who was responsible for teaching history of literature, echoed in my mind like one of those memories that refuse to disappear. I remembered a specific class, where we talked about a concept presented by some philosophers of the 1st century A.B. (After the Book). The much-discussed Author's Dilemma. "What was the statement again…?" I inwardly asked, while looking both ways before crossing the street. Better be safe, right? I didn't want to end up in a cliché isekai ending, like getting hit by a generic truck. 'Tsk… Focus! I think it's something like 'Tell me what you write, and I'll tell you who you are'?' Right? Wait, that's wrong, it's not that… 'If I think, therefore I write.' Damn... that's Descartes. What a mess! Soon, I arrived at the main avenue near the central square. I walked along one of the shadier sides of the street. 'Tsk... the dynamic of remembering everything necessary was a convenient protagonist power... too bad it only worked in fiction.' Something that always amazed me was how impactful Professor Maria's classes were. She always tried to leave a strong impression with her teachings. One of her favorite points was to comment on how history was always written by only one side, usually the victor's side. "The interesting thing is that fiction breaks this diagram." Professor Maria would exclaim with her characteristic gesture of tapping the blackboard with the marker. I remembered perfectly when she talked about the three purposes of literature: Record, Knowledge, and Fictional. For a long time, the main purpose of literature was the record of events, through documents, letters, papyrus, or whatever was available. Then came knowledge, a primary and essential form in the development of the human species. The ability to pass on what was learned. But we were talking about humans. And whenever there was something good... there was something bad. The purpose of record was always unilateral. The conquerors wrote about the conquered. And the conquered, with great luck, in a favorable era, were maybe even literate. However, with the advent of the book, in the 0th century, the third purpose emerged: fictional application. Imagination, the lyrical, the feeling... finally, a new voice was given. Something that brought a refreshing shower, never before seen, to the frivolous world of words. It was always known that knowledge and books were intrinsically linked. But something different happened in the 16th century B.B. (Before the Book). That was when the so-called Pre-Embryonics emerged. A very important turning point in history. It wasn't known how they did it, but it was known that they were the first to connect enchantments to magical energy, today called QP. At the time, this energy was known as the archs. Through books, these pioneers achieved something unprecedented: they united knowledge and enchantment in a way never before seen. "Basically, they were the first Dominator Authors in history." I affirmed, recalling the thousandth time we reviewed this concept in Professor Francisco's classes, the typical fanboy of Greek inhabitants. "Ah, but I didn't blame him, they were pretty cool…" I concluded, in agreement with my own thoughts. Yes, I was a bit strange. As I continued, the logic was simple, yet profound: "The more people believed in their writings, the stronger the enchantments of their books." Professor Maria concluded in my thoughts. This phenomenon was known as the Principle of Literary Belief. A direct connection between knowledge and faith. In classical times, Authorial Dominators were powerful figures. True shapers of reality, they changed the course of history. But today... the number of authors was decreasing. Even with more readers, there was litt