Ever since " I " came to be I had always avoided the most blaring problem ahead of me
Mostly it was due to trying my best to survive the current situation however it was also because I didn't know what to do
How to defeat the being that even the hero fell to
Yet the ugly truth bared its teeth refusing to make me ignore it any longer
The upcoming calamity and the threat that the demon king posed including the revelation of what had actually occurred at the final battle
' How absurd... '
íroas the god of heroes and the creator and master of this world
All that was in this realm should have been in his control
A being of ultimate power and reign
Dead
A god was killed by a mere demon king and in time so will the rest of us
In his final moments all he could do was put a temporary seal, 10 years of forced imprisonment on the demon king hoping that by then someone strong enough would rise to defeat that thing
' Nonsense.... it was complete nonsense '
despite that revelation I once again went upon my day as usual, I exchanged jabs with albert and threw myself at the work in front of me
I ran away
In front of the god of heroes who had fallen, and he who had defeated him how could I ever measure up
A mere mortal such as myself
Despite all my claims I had relapsed into my daily routine acting like I knew nothing as if by instinct, if anything it was my body trying to stop me from going insane due to the stress
Completely useless though as in less than a few hours here I am shaking while thinking it over
' Ignorance is bliss '
due to that I had come to despise " it " so quickly
even after all that adoration I had felt before
what " it " had decided to show me who had been hiding all this time
the βιβλιοθήκη της Βαβέλ or more commonly known as the library of babel that is what it was called
It made sure to show me the truth behind it all, alongside the overwhelming disparity that came with it
It appeared out of nowhere forced the knowledge into me and left me only its name as if leaving a brand
Originally it had been said that it was a library of endless space containing infinite scriptures, some of which could lead to discovering the truth or just being a random order of nonsensical letters
Compared to the book written by Jorge Luis though this one clearly had its own will alongside its own different set of rules
An endless library that held infinite knowledge from the most mundane of things to the very secrets of the universe
However, compared to its fictional counterpart this one seemed to only contain the truth unlike the gibberish that was said to also be contained there
of course, learning about the outfit that a certain viscountess chose for her chihuahua could be seen as nonsense
Even more so seeing as it was information from another world, however it was still real information
The only question that remained was why
why had it appeared in front of me like this and why had it decided to give me this knowledge
While it did give me some power at the grand scheme of things it barely contributed anything it was merely a one-time occurrence
' Not like I can access it again... '
as that though lingered for a bit a sudden chime like that of bell wrung out as my system suddenly opened on its own
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status
Name: Nicholos Arcane
Gender: Male
Titles: Head of The Arcane / scoundrel of the noble circles / The Greatest lord of Arcane
Stamina: C-
Strength: C
Intelligence: B+
Willpower: A
Mana: D+
Mana sensitivity: C
Charm: B
Mana Reserves: 550/550
Overall Rank: C
Elemental affinity: Darkness
skills:
Darkness coating
The ability to coat yourselves in darkness to increase power, speed, durability and stamina
short term shadow teleportation
The ability to teleport 5m from where you are standing at any direction
Shadow Manifestation
The ability to manifest the shadows in a physical form you see fit
Library pass
The ability to enter the library of babel once a day for 15 seconds while retaining the information (warning: user may experience certain events from the information relayed)
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Suddenly appearing without any prior notice was a new skill that seemed unconnected to any type of attribute, something bestowed by " it "
" Pfft "
Watching this unfold I could clearly see what was happening, I understood clearly that I was being played by that damned library
The chairs handle broke in my fist
By now my face must have been rather ugly, didn't need a mirror to check, I clearly feel my blood pressure rising which each second
Yet was it perhaps it knew all that it had gone out of its way to be so brazen, was it so sure that I would have to use it
I felt utterly humiliated
' Knowledge is power '
A quote so old yet held so much truth after all wasn't my current situation the best example
A C rank with the reserves of a D rank all due to learning a single fact
Acknowledging this I recollected myself quickly this time, more in hollow defeat than anything
Staring into the empty space I raised my head with a smile
" Alright, if that's how you wish to play the I'll make sure to milk you dry for all your worth "
The world was going to end, sadly at this point gambling on unknown information given by an sentient library was perhaps my only chance to stop it all
It might be a trap, maybe the whim of the library or perhaps the past-time of some being, yet I decided to take the chance
however, it seemed I gave myself too much credit with my ability to control my emotions
Perhaps it was a mixture of despair towards the truth or the fact that I was being played around with, but my anger seemed to surge again reaching its peak as I ran headfirst into it again
As technically it was the library that visited me this morning so the pass should work for today again, meaning I could go pay a visit immediately
Believing that logic I closed my eyes and instinctively was able to activate the library pass gaining access to " it " once more
and so, in the next 15 seconds I proceeded to die 30 different times