The Divine Summoner II (bxb)

Chapter 8

When I woke up, I was at a tent in the riverbank. I was naked and fully clean and was covered by a blanket. I rolled the blanket around me and went outside. My clothes were hanged on a tree and roasted fish was already prepared on an extinguished campfire. I looked at my leg and the wound in there was already gone. I smiled to myself. Gabriel must have done this.

After eating, I clothe myself and carry on to the direction of the Capital. On my way, I encountered a very familiar magical beast. It is a Season Deer. It is a beast which adapts on what season it is now. The last time I encountered it was 5 years ago and it was winter that time. That time, the deer has frost powers so I was not able to kill it but since today is spring, I might be able to kill it.

The deer was beautiful, its horns were adorned by blossoming flowers and flowery vines were curling on his body. Anywhere it steps, flowers and grass would blossom. I ready my bow and use my magic power to make an arrow.

Season Deer are very rare. Their body parts can be sold to a high price but they are also hard to hunt. Season Deer can also be called master of elements. Each season represent an element; summer is fire, fall is air, winter is water, and spring is earth.

I aimed at the beast but before I could release the arrow, it looked at me then ran. I ran after it but every step I take is very difficult. Weeds would keep on curling around my ankles and the earth was not very hard, my feet will sink which slowed me.

I wanted to stop the chase but I said to myself, 'I have to do this. This is a test for myself.' So I didn't stop.

I was on a bush when something landed on my hand, I shook it off and ran to find a clearing and I was met with a huge building. It was enormous, I traced it around to find its door and I found it. In the center a huge tower. Different kinds of butterflies enter there. In the door has a sign, The Great Library of Levia, the God of Knowledge.

I entered the door and the first thing that I saw is a small booth with an owl on it. I don't know what beast it is but it talked. "Welcome to the Great Library of God Levia. Here you'll find all the knowledge you seek. Time here is different on the outside sobdon't panic when you see that the world you know is different. By the way, once you leave, you can't enter anymore. This library will vanish when you leave and will not come back for I don't know, a thousand years maybe."

"If you need help in any kind of book. Consult the BookWorms. Oh and don't think of taking or destroying anything from this library, the Pupa Guards will kill you."

I looked around and yeah, it was a great library alright. Shelves aligned neatly as tall as a 2-storey house. It was like a factory in here. Arranging books on shelves are catterpillars with glasses. They climbed on shelves to put books on respective genres, they are the BookWorms. Above us were butterflies of different colors carrying books or scrolls. They give it to the BookWorms and will rest a bit then fly again outside. They are called KnowledgeSeeker Butterflies.

I was in awe, can't believe there is a place as magnificent as this. Something moved beside me, I turned to look and there I saw some kind of thing wrapped in armor. Its eyes were glaring. The owl flew over and said, "Those are Pupa Guards. They are nasty so stay away from them. They won't do anything as long as you won't give problems on this library." I nodded and he flew away.

'Now. What should I look for?' I thought. I decided to find the location of the elves but then I have plenty of time so i should just look what is a Guardian Summoner.

"Hey, can you give me the information what Guardian Summoning is?" I asked a BookWorm.

It looked at me then crawled. I felt embarrased, I didn't even know the worm can understand me. But then it stopped and looked at me an crawled again. I decided to follow it.

It climbed a shelf and retrieved a book, it gave the book to me and carried on to its work.

The information was just the same as what I knew. Guardian Summoners has a Guardian Beast, additionally this beast and the other contracted beast won't die. When the beast is injured, it will be forcefully returned to the Summoner's summoning book.

Guardian Summoners will start having their abilities once a precious thing was given to him. I reached for my ear and touched the earring. This earring should be the thing that helped me awaken my summoning ability. It was given to me by Dean, my brother. How I missed him.

Guardian Summoners apart from having Guardian Beast, they also have a special barrier that is indestructible. Summoning takes a lot of time and it will need the summoner to concetrate so he will need a shield to protect him while summoning his beast. The time limit of the shield depends on the summoners level. Since I mastered summoning, I should have been able to use this barrier for 30 minutes.

Apart from that barrier, Guardian Summoners also have an Inherent Skill. It is to defend themselves from enemies. The book states that the Inherent Skill can be found on your summoning book as well as the information of your Guradian and contracted beasts but since I can't summon my summoning book due to the lack of magic power, it sems I won't know what this Inherent Skill is.

I handed the book back to BookWorm and was about to ask the information about the location of the elves but then something happened. The shelves were having a domino effect. BookWorms were running everywhere and some were even squashed down by the shelves. The Pupa Guards rushed to the rescue and instantly helped those trapped BookWorms.

The caretaker, that owl at the entrance came and announce in a loud voice, "What happened here?"

"Oops." A voice said. All our heads looked at the direction and there was Finn covered in books. Pupa Guards was still busy helping the Bookworms so the owl grew bigger and bigger until it became a giant owl. It released an ear-piercing shriek and attacked Finn.

Finn transformed to his sphinx form and made his way to me. I rode on his back and he ran to the exit but an earthquake stopped us on our tracks. The library was sinking. Finn ran towards the door but we were already too deep so we can't go out.

"The tower!" I screamed.

The gigantic owl was following us pecking us with its beak. It sometimes release gust of winds which slowed us down a bit. It peck us again but Finn turned right. We were almost there but the owl was keeping up and I knew we won't leave here. I formed a bow and arrow using my magic power and hit it on its eye before it calmped it beak on us. We were able to get out.

The last voice we heard was, "You're not welcome here anymore." Before the library fully vanished.

"That was intense." Finn said with a sigh of relief.

"Yeah." I said. I hugged him, "I missed you."