《The grand Library》 Prologue Prologue An aspiring young man was walking to his room after his graduation party, he has a bright future ahead of him, or at least he did. In his bed drifting off to sleep right before he was in dream land he heard an explosion, and then there was only darkness at first he thought it was only him falling asleep but after what felt like hours he was still able to think clearly. What seemed like an eternity had passed and he was on the verge of going completely insane, then he did after awhile he got bored of that to and went sane absolutely sane. His head so calm that not even all of eternity could cause a ripple in what was left of the young man, some more time passed like that and in the young man forget his own name. When that happened a small ripple nothing noticeable to a normal person but to him it was like a tsunami moved through his mind forcing him to action but in this void of Darkness he was loaned could do nothing but use his mind to construct a grand repertoire of his knowledge, he named it the grand Library.A case of theft: this story is not rightfully on Amazon; if you spot it, report the violation. Even with its creation he was only able to save what he remembered but anything lost would not return no matter how hard he tried after he finished cataloging everything he could remember she moved on to create his own personal study with all the amenities he would need if he still had a body or if he ever left this void After what he suspected or eons past he saw specs appearing and disappearing in the nothingness all around him constantly ever-changing. The light they produced was nothing in comparison to the ever expensive Darkness around him but they were something new you could focus on after all this time he began to write a new book in his Library about the differences between each tiny spec, some more colors some shine brighter than others but they are all almost meaningless. At this point he stopped keeping track of time, sitting in the ever nothing less that was all around him sinking of stories in his mind to keep him entertained, stories of gringer and beloved Heroes, Villains and Wicked Deeds. He eventually forgot of the Void living solely in his Library when all of a sudden he was pull out of his mind and in front of him he could see a blue screen in front of his face projected from the void the only source of light for eons. Chapter: 1 What are you? I was sitting on my favorite recliner in the west wing of the fiction section, i was rereading one of my favorite stories even if i wrote it. It follows a cursed soul who was cursed for no other reason then existing and it trying to survive in a fantasy world. I am always aware of the outside but now i have learned to tune it out and just stay in my library, i set an alarm to go off if anything changes outside. When that thought goes thru my head i hear the alarm blear and the red lights flash, ¡°speak of the devil¡± i say as i place my bookmark in place and stand up to head outside strolling thru my grand complex of a library i arrive at the door of my mind and head out. I am greeted by a strange screen that says welcome ¡®welcome to what?¡¯ i think and the screen is replaced by another.
What are you?
¡®What am i?¡¯ it ask. Is it asking in a literal sense or a figurative one. ¡®I should be careful about how i answer this, i should be mindful of my words because i do not know what will happen when i answer.¡¯ i ponder on what to say and what it means, i know not for how long i ponder for my sense of time was lost due to this timeless void. After preparing my answer i speak for the first time in who knows how long. ¡°I am the Keeper of knowledge, the Holder of truth, the Guardian of the Great Library, and the Seeker of wisdom.¡±
So you are.
Who are you?
What an interesting response, even know i exaggerated my importance it accepted it so nonchalantly maybe it is not asking what i am but what i am to become. He contemplated on his idea trying to form a thesis on his situation so he could better answer it¡¯s next question he decided to try the most absurd being he could think of. ¡°I am the product of a cult trying to form a god with the sacrifice of a dungeon, a human child, a Elvin child, a Dwarven child, a elemental of fire, water, earth, air, space and time. What was formed was what looked like a sleeping human child but he was anything but. At the base of his neck lay a spherical Crystal that illuminates the colors of the rainbow, black hair darker then the void it self and eyes of a silver shade. Through the ritual he had gained the powers of all that was sacrificed and none of the drawbacks. The only problem was that he had a mind of a child with the power of the universe at his fingertips after he awoke from his sleep he knew nothing and that fear caused his power to become unstable and half the Church was destroyed the head of the church the high priest of the cult put a seal on his power so as his knowledge grew his power was released he grew to the age of 20 and stopped ageing. He left on a journey to collect as much knowledge as he could and remove his seal. That is who i am and this my Journey i must walk!¡± I said the last part in triumph because i was quite proud of my tall tail i tried to put in the best species i could think of let''s recap what and why i put them in. First would be Dungeon for those of you who don''t read a lot of fantasy dungeons are not just an old timey word for jails, in fantasy dungeons are a magical construct of condensed mana that can convert mana in to matter and vice versa, because they are sought after by most sentient races. Their drawbacks are, one they can not move, two they can not make or interact with anything outside their range of influence or any sentient being, three the amount of mana they can store and generate is limited. The next one is human they have the greatest adaptability and ingenuity of all other races. Although they are limited by their short lifespans they achieve greatness in the time they are given.This tale has been unlawfully lifted from Royal Road; report any instances of this story if found elsewhere. Elves are a long lived race who are magically inclined and prefer to live in forests. They are a lazy people who due to their long lives are prone to pick to do things later rather than sooner. But with the right motivation can cause great change. The Dwarven people have a short but strong stacher the best craftsmen around they prefer to live underground. Their bulky bodies and light sensitive eyes are their weakness. The Elementals are a race that are magical constructs that are incomparable and can only interact with the world with mana of their element, physical attacks can not hurt them but their opposing elements can. ¡®Ok enough talking to myself let''s see what the screen has to say to my story.¡¯
That you are.
After you finish reading this Message you will wake up where You fell asleep. Be warned that your world has changed And you or your family may not be the same.
my mind was reeling as i read it said so much more than had been written, and as i read i chose to stop right before the last word. I needed a moment to ponder the implication of the information that had been given to me, as i settled myself i picked at the message from what i could infer it was saying that this void had been a waiting room of sorts or that all the time that i had experienced in here had been a dream. The problem with the ladder was that i still don''t remember any of the names of my family or friends so it is unlikely that this was fake. I don''t have enough information to know what is going to happen so i read the last word and my consciousness fades and my last thought is the word ¡®Same¡¯. Fading back to a conscious state i feel¡­ Wait i can Feel! My eyes burst open and for the first time in forever I am assaulted by light of all different colors, it blinds me closing my eyes to let them adjust to the bright outside world tears stream down my face as i come to the realization that i am free form the void and can live my life once again. As that thought runs through my mind it''s as if a cold bucket of water is dumped on my mind, First is that my room was never this bright and i can feel a cross breeze so if that screen is to be believed then i was supposed to wake up where i fell asleep, second is that my library is gone. I can still remember most things but i can not access my library. Having questions that don''t have answers the only thing i can do is slowly open my eyes. The world that awaits me is nothing like my home this is a dense forest with what looks like a cobblestone road running in front of me. The foliage on the ground around me is very dense but the weirdest thing is that i look just like i described and am wearing black cotton clothes and the crystal is glowing a faint light as it changes thru the colors of the rainbow. As i try to figure just what the heck is going on he screen appears again.
You have been processed. You are the last human to be processed. The time that has passed is equal to 15 Trillion years.
You may feel disoriented. To combat this the system dubbed it necessary to inform you as to what Has happened in that time. Think ¡®Tutorial¡¯ to proceed.
My mind stopped. The sheer amount of time i had been in that void causing my mind to shut down from shock, i passed out before the second message appeared. Chapter: 2 Home? {Point of view: changed to unknown} Today is my day to hunt for the village, so i start out on the road as to stay away from monsters i have my longbow and shortsword, i plan to go to my lucky hunting spot but while walking down the road i sense a presence unlike any other. It''s so powerful that it triggered my [Hunters Sense] only monsters or animals should be able to do that. Activating [Stealth] i climb a tree to get better cover slowly as not break stealth i progress towards the presence. I find a clearing in the trees that is where it is, still hiding i see a sleeping boy ¡®he can''t be older than my boy¡¯ i think to myself. The boys eyes opens with such vigor that i almost fall out of the tree but i don¡¯t as i have been hunting all my life, looking at the boy he closed his eyes and starts to cry his chest starts to glow changing colors. He starts opening his eyes slowly so they can adjust to the daylight he looks around at his surroundings he doesn''t notice me ¡®he must be under my level or he would have seen me.¡¯ I think that he must have some secret because he has so much power yet he is a low level. After the boy looks around it looks like he has a system notification because he stares of into space like everyone else does, as soon as he reads it a blast wave comes off of the boy he screams and then he falls to his back. I am thrown out of the tree from the blast force, many trees are uprooted by the same force and i can hear monsters running away. The blast that the boy burned through all of his mana and his presence disappeared completely. I first check myself for injuries but luckily i only have minor scrapes and bruises and no debuffs (A debuff is a negative effect such as bleeding or curses) so im fine reactivating [Stealth] i tentatively approach the boy that had caused such raw destruction, the light on the boy has gone out and he is no longer moving. Getting closer to see if the boy is still alive, it seems that he is just unconscious he is still breathing, he has nothing but the clothes on his back he doesn''t look injured.¡®What should i do with him. Having so much power can be a blessing and a curse, i¡¯ve made up my mind i going to carry him to the village and have him stay in my boys room while he is gone. Hoisting him over my shoulder ¡°gha.. He¡¯s a heavy one what is he made of steel. I¡¯m getting too old for this.¡± i complain as i carry him over my shoulder he weighs more than a dwarf but is the size of a elf ¡®What is this kid¡¯ traveling on the road there are no monsters today ¡®They all probably all ran away from the kid that''s good news for me¡¯ having to fight monsters and carry this kid would be a problem. The sun is setting by the time i was able to get back home ¡®what a waist of a day¡¯ i silently think carrying the kid to my eldests room i lay him down on the bed from the hallway i hear my wife ¡°Dear your home how was your hunt¡­ who is that i don''t recognise him?¡± the love and trust my wife has in me surprises even me sometimes ¡°The hunt lead to me finding this kid he has some fearsome power but he is still a low level. I found him lying in the middle of nowhere and when he woke up he was reading a system notice then let out a awful scream then fainted.¡± i tell my wife what happened while i tuck him in. {Pov: main character} I feel my mind return as the sun''s rays fall on my face. A small part of me is hopeful that my mom will come in to my room and tell me it was all a bad dream, but i have no such luck for what greets me is a screen.
You may feel disoriented. To combat this the system dubbed it necessary to inform you as to what Has happened in that time. Think ¡®Tutorial¡¯ to proceed.
This is what is in my face as soon as i wake up ¡®Ok ok.. Let''s calm down¡­ Tutorial¡¯ I do as the prompt tells me.
The reason that you were first moved to the void is that the [Universe Operating System] Leveled up. This means that the universe that you lived in grew to the sufficient age To incorporate higher levels of energy.
This energy is Mana and as such the [U.O.S] received an update. In this update one of many things that were added was an A.I, the A.I¡¯s job was to watch over all sentient life in the universe. Humans were incompatible with Mana so they were scheduled to be processed to give them bodies that could handle Mana.
As such they were moved to the void. Unfortunately humans were not the only race incompatible with Mana. So all incompatible races were moved to the void.
The processing lasted longer then calculated. The [U.O.S] leveled up once more this time the addition of Heavenly and Infernal energies were added. This set the A.I back Trillions of years. You are the last to be processed.
Think ¡®Continue¡¯ to move on.
Before my mind could catch a break my body all ready made its move ¡°OH MY GOODNESS!!! WHAT IS GOING ON!!¡± (Me) My mind was reeling trying to make some semblance of what had happened when the door bursts open revealing an old man in a worn out nightgown he yells ¡°What happened? Is everything ok your not hurt are you?¡±(Old Man) he comes over to me grabs my shoulders and looks me over trying to see how i am. ¡°Who are you? Where is this? What language is this? What is happening?¡± (Me) ¡°Calm down boy. One Question at a time i will try to answer to the best of my ability. First things first are you hurt?¡± (Old Man) ¡°No i¡¯m fine. It''s just that i''m 15 trillion years in the future and everything i¡¯ve known is long gone.¡± (Me) At this point i¡¯m crying uncontrollably. The old man hugs me and lets me cry we sit there for i don''t know how long my sense of time has yet to return. In the door is a lady who looks to be as old as old man and a little girl that looks to be around 5 or 6. I rub my eyes on my sleeve to stop my crying. ¡°Hey mister why were you crying? Did something sad happen?¡± (Little Girl) ¡°No nothing sad happened. I don''t know your names.¡± (Me) ¡°My name is Jackson, that''s my wife Lillian, and our daughter Milliy. Now boy i need you to explain exactly what kind of situation you are in.¡± (mister Jackson) And so i told them all i know from the point i went to sleep to now. Mr.Jackson told me that every few years one or two of the processed turn up, he said if i wanted any more useful information i should finish the tutorial. Taking his advice i thought ¡®Continue¡¯
You are the last of the processed. As such you have spent the most time in the void. The system predicted that you would have lost your mind. So the system forced your mind to stabilise. The side effect is what you call. [The Great Library]
As you are the last. The system had given you the choice of what and who you would be. Your choice was unique. You have gain the following titles. [The Keeper of Knowledge] [Seeker of Wisdom] [Holder of Truth] [Guardian of The Great Library]
You have also created a unique race.The author''s narrative has been misappropriated; report any instances of this story on Amazon. The only of your kind [The Seekers] Your race is one that does not gain power by level. Your power is connected to how much knowledge you¡¯ve collected. Think ¡®Status¡¯ to continue
This is alot to take in. It seems that i was the last to be processed and the system A.I let me make whatever i wanted too ¡®what i want to know is the significance of having titles. Lets ask mr.Jackson.¡¯ ¡°mr.Jackson what is the significance of having a title?¡± (me) ¡°Well boy, titles are the systems way of acknowledging someone''s achievements some of these can be given by people like kings can give people noble titles, or if someone kills a dragon they become a [Dragon slayer] there are other titles but they are difficult to come across or get. Now why did you want to know?¡± (Mr.Jackson) ¡°Oh Umm.. Because i have four titles¡­¡± (me) ¡°What you saying boy speak up¡± (Mr.Jackson) ¡°Umm i uhh have four titles.¡± (me) All three of them just stare at me blankly their jaws on the floor... they are still staring i don''t know what to do so i just think ¡®Status¡¯
Name:Lost Race: Seeker Level: 1 Age:19 {15 trillion} Title: chose active title MP:150,000/150,000 | MP Regn: 1000/h
Stats: Strength:50 Agility:50 Vitality:50 Wisdom:1000 Intelligence:1000 Skills: [Creation] 1/1000 [Passive mp regn] 1/10 [Gate to the Great Library] MAX [Elemental manipulation] 1/10 [Common language] MAX [Blacksmith] 1/10 [Archery] 1/10
This is your [Status] It will display the information the system has calibrated for you. This is a quick run down on the Stats: Strength: This is a representation of how much physical force you can exert. Agility: This is how fast you can move as well as your reaction time. Vitality: This is how durable you are. Wisdom: This is a representation of how well you can use your knowledge. Intelligence: This represents how much knowledge you propose or how well you are able to remember things.
Because you have human roots you will be allowed to distribute your [Status Points] quantity depending on your race''s will vary. As you are of a Unique race the system will now calculate how many [Status Points] your race will get : Dungen = 3 Human = 5 Dwarf = 4 Elvin = 4 Elementals*6 = 12 Total = 28 You will be given 28 [Status Points] every level until level 10 when it will be cut in half to 14 per level.
Your race is a new race to the system and thus will be put in a temporal field to allow them to grow to a sufficient level of civilisation. Since you are the first of you kind you will be given the option to decide where they will be planted.
Wow... just wow that was a lot more but everything it said was important, it posed a question and there was now a globe that look like a much larger version of earth with new land masses. There was a blinking dot that showed where i was. I was supposed to pick where my new race was going to start. Thinking about it, it seemed that it would be a bad idea to put them in a environment where they would meet other races so i start by looking at uninhabited continents with lots of dungeons so less monsters will spawn in the wild that is how it should work at least. Finding one it has a high concentration of mana and a low monster level but the monsters are higher level but that does not matter as we do not level by killing but by gaining knowledge clicking on the area it disappears from the map and then the map disappears altogether as a new screen appears.
[World Announcement] A new race has appeared. In one year they will be released from the increased temporal field. They will be a fully established race by that time. As no other race is on the same continent as them. You will have to find them to be able to interact with them. Their name is the [Seekers]
Oh no no no this is bad This Is Bad this is so bad now the entire world knows that they are out there what am i going to do if this has happened before then some old beings must know for there to be a new race then one must appear somewhere. No no let''s play this cool they still don''t know that i¡¯m not human. ¡°boy today has been one hell of a day first i find you unconscious then you up and explode and when i bring you home you are one of the processed and now a new race has appeared out of nowhere this is crazy boy i''m going out hunting ask my wife if you need something.¡± Without waiting for a response he leaves. His wife said she was going to make lunch and walked out with the little girl once they left i noticed that in the lower left corner i had notifications waiting to be read.
You have used all your mana in a bout of emotion. To save your life as it is dependent on the presence of mana you were forcefully put unconscious.
You have gained four unique titles. Two of which augment your stats. You gain 900 points in wisdom and intelligence. You also gain access to a sub dimension in which the Great Library is housed. Your title [The Seeker of Truth] has resonated with your title [the Guardian of the Great Library] as such the great library is now organized between Fact and Fiction.
Ok that was the last one, ok what should i do now. Let''s take stock of my body it¡¯s not human after all, this body is heavier than my original one that must be from my dwarf side they usually have denser bones and muscles. Standing up my balance is good and i can move ok ¡®This is boring lets try magic, at least till lunch.¡¯ Sitting down i close my eyes and focus on my core its located at the base of my neck but most of it is inside my body, i can feel some energy inside. There is also energy outside my body just moving around i guess that''s mana. ¡®humm¡­ let¡¯s try moving the mana in the air before i try to move the mana in me. No point hurting myself by accident when i can practice on the air around me.¡¯ Focusing on just moving the mana in the room and nothing else it was surprisingly easy it just felt natural the mana in the air just did whatever i wanted what surprised me is after a hour of playing around with the mana a ding broke my concentration it was a notification saying that he gained the skill [Mana manipulation] it said that the higher the skills level the better he could control mana it was a cool addition to his skills. The little girl came into the room and told me that lunch was ready and to come down stairs. Walking into the dining room and talking a seat waiting patiently for Lillin to be done cooking a few minutes later mr.jackson walked in and sat at the head of the table some light greetings were exchanged and then we ate. When we were done we cleaned our plates and mr.Jackson and i sat in the living room and had a talk. ¡°I Am truly grateful for the kindness you and your family have shown me but i think that i will have to leave because i don''t belong here.¡±(me) ¡°Well we don''t do anything looking to be thanked but boy you should know that the world out there is not a safe one. Not just the monsters the other people will be out looking for an easy way to get rich and/or powerful just be safe. You remind me a lot of my son he always just wanted to leave for an adventure, just know boy if your in the area and need a place to sleep your welcome here.¡± (mr.Jackson) Mr.Jackson gave me a bag with some food and a waterskin taking it i walk out of their house. Walking down the road after the gates are out of sight i use [Gate to the Great Library] a eight foot tall door appeared in front of me walking in i''m outside the library i know this place like the back of my hand {he has been thinking about this place for trillions of years} but i have never really been here. All the details are just as i imagined them still standing outside the path is paved of a beautiful Black polished Basalt, to the right side there stands a row of demons holding their weapons they look frozen in their charge in a war. To the left is a row of angles clade in holy armor holding the hilts of their swords still in their sheaths. Waiting for one word from their commanders for a epic holy war, but if you didn''t know any better than you would not think they were anything more than statues but their golems. Yes that''s right i have two armies guarding my front door, just as i think that two of the golems move in front of me it was the commanders of the golem armies.¡°¡°Master¡±¡± (Both commanders) they both say while nelling. ¡°I have returned give me a written report of the changes you have found in the library while i was gone.¡±(me) ¡°Master it will be done¡± (Both commanders) they both say as they disappear into thin air i just continue walking it gives me great pride knowing this place was completely my idea and now it is a real place, walking past some new things on my way i make my way to my office it holds my most important memories but right know there is a stack of papers to read thru the commanders are always so fast. Humm¡­ seems that many things have changed, and there are some new things, there are copiers that make a exact copy of a entire book to be taken out or add to the collection, there are also machines that turn thought into books, Those are some of the most useful things. I was thinking about why these new things were added but the system answered me.
Your race has formed their first capital and have united as a race. But progress has stalled due to the need of knowledge to gain power. You have the choice as the first of the Seekers to give them access to. [the Great Library] To help their progress. Yes|No
Hmm¡­ seems they progressed as fast as i thought they would, they don''t need resources because they can just make it themselves no need for food or water all they really need to worry about is monsters and that is only a small problem that can be easy dealt with by a fireball. I choose yes and set some rules thru the system that they can not take any original copy out and to add one it must be copied.