Me and Cedrick split up after he strictly tells me to get lots of rest. "You need all your energy for tomorrow", he said, pointing his finger at me. "We need to get back the points we lost".

We had left with a pinky promise of mutual rest.

As soon as he was out of view though, I turned around and headed for the library.

I'm not breaking any promise, I thought, it's only 4:00 pm, does he expect me to rest for that long? Besides, I've got a ton of work and research to do. I won't be breaking my ankle anytime soon, so I'm good.

I entered the library, and despite my expectations of it to be bustling with students, it was empty except for me. It was like when Yolene first showed it to me when the two of us were the only students in the school— empty, devoid of life.

Still magnificent though, I thought with a shrug as I set my things on a nearby table to begin my hunt.

Looking through the shelves, my first idea was to learn how the books were sorted. I tried to look for a librarian, but upon finding no one, attempted to do it myself.

"Fiction", I mumble, after staring at a section trying to determine its genre. These were organized horribly.

I lean to the side to see rows upon rows of books. I look up to see that the multiple levels of the library were completely filled with shelves.

I let out an unsatisfied groan, flinching as I hear a voice echoing in the empty library. " Hello? Is anyone in here?"

After composing myself, I turned back to where the noise came from and came to meet Professor Yellowstone.

He squints his eyes at seeing me. "What are you doing here, Ms..."

I realize he's struggling to place my name.

"Oh, um, Olivia, Olivia O'Henry".

"Yes, Ms. O'Henry, of course," he says. "Again, why are you here?"

I spread out my hands to point to the books "Why else does anyone come to the library? For books and research."

He nods and says, "That is fine, and on any other day I would encourage you to spend time here, but were you not aware that the library was closed today?"

"Oh no, I'm sorry, I had no clue," I thought Yolene said it was open till 8 on school days?

As if reading my mind he says, "We are usually open for student use at this time, but today was an....eventful day" he finally says.

I nodded along. Mrs.Tammy mentioned something about a library and how something went missing in a breakthrough, maybe this had to do with that?

"What are you here for, if you don't mind my asking", he says.

"Excuse me?" I ask.

"Books or research?" he clarifies "I assume that means reading for fun or studying for information."

Understanding his question, I say " I was here for research".

"Anything in particular? I could be of some assistance." I realize he's right. He could guide me to the part of the library where that information was held. If not that then at least tell me the extent of his knowledge.

But, could I trust him with the information it would reveal about me?

I take a deep breath and decide to take the chance.

It could get me the information I need and help my search for a way to save Gran.

I brace myself for his questions as I say "I want to know more about Fizi Kuhl and Mena Tall. And about Mena Tal's betrayal. And about the FiziKuhl Jasus".

He seems momentarily put off by my response, but composes himself as he asks, "Wherever in the world did you learn about the Fizi Kuhl Jesus?"

It must be a big deal then, I thought since that was the only thing that seemed to rattle him.

I couldn't tell him the truth, so I went with "I overheard Headmaster Hummingerd speaking of it". I shrugged. "It sounded interesting so I wanted to learn more about it."

He seems to buy my lie, and I let out an internal sigh of relief.

"Yes, of course," he says, "It's just that the Fizi Kuhl Jasus doesn't have much information on it, most people don't even believe it to exist anymore" he states.

"Oh," I say, eyes downcast as I ponder this. M wants me to go looking for a myth? "How do people know that it's gone?" I ask optimistically. Maybe it was a mistake or a misunderstanding?

"When the Mena Tal Jasus was destroyed, the remains of both books were found only in ashes. Some people argue that it could be the ashes of anything, but there is no evidence to go either way. Although the logical thing to believe is that if one was destroyed, it is highly likely the other was also".

"I didn't even know there was MenaTal Jasus" I mumble, "What does Jasus mean? I mean, it's the name of both things."

"I'm afraid I don't know the meanings, it's a word from a language long forgotten," he says, placing his hands in his pockets and rocking back and forth on his heels.

Not entirely useful, but at least I now have a guess to the language that keeps appearing. It makes somewhat sense that a forgotten language keeps appearing in my dreams since my dreams were already weird enough, but how did Gran know about it?

"Why were books destroyed?" I ask instead of the other burning questions in my mind.

He shrugs and says, "They were diaries". As if that explained it all.

I decide to go to my other question. "Can you tell me about the Mena Tal betrayal?"

"Yes, of course", he says quite fast. It makes him sound eager to answer my questions. "Fizi Kuhl and Mena Tal's sanctuary for the Parax was exposed to humans. This is where the feud between Ghostilios and Linopia takes place because the true person who betrayed them is not known. Ghostilios beloved Fizi Kuhl betrayed them, and Linopia believes that Mena Tal betrayed them, strictly because Fizi Kuhl was Linopia and Mena Tal was Ghostilios. Each believes their patron to be innocent, and that the other one was the traitor. Nonetheless, they agree on the fact that someone did betray the Parax people and exposed their sanctuary, probably for money and privilege, but again, there is absolute proof to prove who it was. That is why the Fizi Kuhl— or even Mena Tal— Jasus are so important", he says almost distractedly.

"What?" I say confused, "What does the Jasus's have to do with this?"

He looks deep into my eyes as if to rely on a secret, "The Jasus's are diaries." he repeats slowly as if I don't understand him.

I don't understand him though. "Why would that make a difference?"

He sighs heavily. "It was Fizi Kuhl's diary. Mena Tal's diary. It contains the truth of the past. It contains secrets and long-buried truths. Furthermore, it contains the truth of the betrayal, as in, who betrayed who. For obvious reasons, that makes it well sought after".

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It's been a week since the library has been closed, and that means that I have gotten no further research done on the matter of finding the book for M.

Our first trial had ended up being canceled, which causes many thoughts to emerge. In one day, Yellowstone was called out of class for a library break-in, Grim was also late for class, the library which spent weeks preparing for students aerial was closed, and the first team trials was canceled.

Something was definitely up.

Me and Cedrick have not had any sort of conversation with either Hana or Danial since that day in Parax History. As much as I'm glad over that— Danials behavior from then had put me off about him— Cedrick seems bothered by it. He says that the 'bridge of silence' between us is going to cost us during the next trial. I told him we would worry about that when the time comes.

The teachers also behaved differently than on the first day.

Professor Yellowstone's e no longer had a look of surprise, or finched, or showed anything that got me suspicious over his character. At times, I would find him staring at me, a dazed look in his eyes, eyes glossy as if in another world.

Professor Grim, however, had changed behaviors completely. He'd been on his best behavior, probably because of whatever dish Dodobi served him.

Speaking of Dodobi, his behavior rattled me. He's the reason Gran got kidnapped. The reason I'm being blackmailed. He's the reason I'm here, away from my friends and home.

But he's also been extremely attentive.

After returning back to my dorm after my meeting with Yellowstone in the library, I met Dodobi outside the dorm. He had asked about my first day in the Parax world in a Palax school. He jokingly asked if I was traumatized by P.H class's events, but I could see the undermining worry in his eyes.

I convinced myself it was the guilt speaking.

I had also started new Parax classes.

My Dancing With the Stars professor was a woman named Elizabet Shrubbery. The name of the class was the absolute opposite of the class itself. This was the class where we would learn to keep ourselves hidden from humans and fight back when necessary. She was a young teacher, looked to be about 30, and carried a sword around with her. She said she would explain the story of the world after the class 'truly' began.

So far, we've been covering safety rules and procedures, giving an extra earful to Danial, who is the only one from my group in this class.

We haven't met the teacher for Noc Rolt yet, so we've had Mrs. Tanny supervising us while we use that time as a study block. The name gives nothing away as to what the class is about. This is the class where my entire group is in.

I'm currently sitting in Noc Rolt, going over the reading Grim gave us, finally understanding why the other students were so against it when a cuckoo bird pops out of the wall.

I've come to recognize that is the speaker as Dodobi's voice screeches out. "Excuse me for a second, student, staff. I apologize for the intrusion, but I would like to announce a few points." His voice stops as you hear the shuffling of papers. "Firstly, I would like to happily announce that the library will be open as of next week, as well as the Auditorium and indoor and outdoor courts" I hear a lot of whoops and claps of excitement, but were they for the library, I don't know.

"As a reminder, we need previous FiziTal Obasi students to return their textbooks from last year".

"Lastly, our first team trial is tomorrow! Classes all day are canceled for tomorrow, check the time your team goes on, and have fun! Go Teams!"

With that the cuckoo bird sinks back into the wall, making me wish it took me with it.