Master Of None

Chapter 1068 - 1068. Folding

After Alma had whispered a few words to send the soul off to the cycle of the world, Walker and Su were ready to head upwards. They did not feel comfortable being in this place. "We know that he was taken by someone who defeated the guardians that sacrifice themselves to guard this forever. That person also managed to break whatever seal had meted the sand in to glass." This was just stating the facts, but Su wanted to make sure they were all on the same page. 

"I have a feeling that whatever the seal was, it was not strong enough after many years. Look at the way the runes are decayed. Greed must have somehow been feeding on the energy of the seal too. I have to bet that they would have escaped at some point but most likely would have to fight the guardians and possibly get sealed again. I just don't know if whoever freed them is damaged from breaking the seal. It might have done damage. I just need to research the metal tablet" 

"Not now, wait until we are out of here. Then we can all put our minds together when you appraise it to see what remains. There is nothing else here for us to take with us. This room should be sealed away completely from now on so that those guardians can rest. They made a valiant sacrifice." This was the respect that everyone should have for these mages that turned themselves in to a form of monsters to protect others. 

"I wish there was something we could do for them, but they are long passed on." Alma felt her heart ache for them since she had been unable to do anything for those that had given themselves to protect this place. 

"We can live on and learn from what they did. They managed to keep the sealing slate here for Walker to study. We can send people here to learn and continue on their ideals. I bet there is a lot to be recorded in the forest elf archives here." That seemed to cheer Alma slightly. Su had a very good point. There was more to learn front the mage tower than they could even imagine. 

"That reminds me, on the way out we need to take the core with us. I will take a look at it. I have no idea what could power such a place for so long." There was a feeling of stress while Walker thought of the tower core. He couldn't shake it and just chalked it up to him worrying about Genesis. 

"We can all push open the stone lid together." Su climbed the stairs first and readied herself. They had rushed out of the sealed room because they couldn't stand being there any longer. They all braced themselves and pushed. The stone lid moved as if it had been waiting for someone to push it with all its might for a long time. 

Unfortunately, the three did not expect multiple runes to come to life and a slight shiver to go through the tower. "So, I wait for years and years to be awakened and use the last of my energy, and I am finding children? A baby elf, one human with dragon blood, and a human with a nature spirit friend. How could you be so inexperienced and manage to be here…Ah, I see now. The city has fallen, twice. It fell twice. Then this makes more sense." 

This disembodied voice wasn't in the room but in their heads. "No need to worry. I am the crater of the mag tower. I had an arcane architect skill once upon a time. I helped make a few interesting places. Only my master was better than me, and he went mad creating some labyrinth. On another note, I was holding the remainder of the towers' mana within this crystal heart. Now that someone is here to take the knowledge and use it I can pass it along again. Little ones, do you wish for the tower to remain here or will you move it?" 

"Umm, it can be moved?" The beyond shocked voice that Walker had just asked another question. 

The perfectly clear crystal gave off a white light that puled. It was carved in the shape of a realistic heart. "Yes, it can be moved. My people created it using the best materials and runes to create this tower. Of course, we no longer needed it after we moved on. That's why a copied consciousness like mine was left as a mana imprint to pass on knowledge. Now, hold out your hand and call for the book of towers. Then I can let you move the tower, I can go back to resting and you can learn from the tower just as those elves did. I just wish they had listened to me when I gave them permission. They just talked about the will of the world and the shifting of sands. It was odd but they learned a lot for such a young race. I hope they still exist." 

Alma and Su looked at Walker. They knew that this was not expected and extremely odd. Walker knew that they were waiting for him to act and follow the voice's words. " I call upon the book of towers." The next moment was full of shaking and shivering. The space around them collapsed in on itself and the three fell in to darkness. The tower compressed and they realized they were outside looking up at the sky. The only thing between them was a single book with a string tied around it. 

"What even…how…are we out-"

"What!?" 

The three just mumbled lost and confused. The entire tower had just folded up in to a book of some kind. On top was a small note written in what seemed to be pure gold ink. 

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