Chapter 12: Emperion Academy library

The library was located in the school building where they had taken homeroom classes, but stepping inside the Hunter Academy library felt like entering an entirely different world. The towering bookshelves stretched toward the high arched ceiling, lined with tomes bound in leather, metal, and even reinforced materials designed to withstand the test of time. A faint scent of aged parchment and ink lingered in the air, mixing with the occasional hum of data terminals embedded into the walls, designed to store and retrieve vital information on abilities, combat strategies, and historical events.

At the heart of the library stood a massive, circular desk where a librarian more of a scholar warrior than a simple caretaker observed students with a sharp gaze, ensuring order among the vast collection of knowledge. Soft, overhead lights illuminated the study areas, casting a warm glow over long wooden tables reinforced to endure even the occasional accidental burst of energy from a student's uncontrolled ability.

Certain sections were sealed behind reinforced barriers, containing restricted knowledge on high level abilities, classified missions, or the history of forbidden power. In one corner, a silent, mechanical assistant moved between the shelves, carefully reorganizing books and data drives, ensuring that no vital information was misplaced. The deeper one ventured into the library, the more the air grew thick with knowledge both enlightening and dangerous whispering of long lost secrets waiting to be discovered.

Walking into the library Kieran passed in between shelves of books, he headed towards the techniques section of the library as he went by rows of books containing different sword techniques and other long range weapons techniques they were even some hand to hand combat techniques amongst them that interested Kieran, he took some of them and flipped through them trying to understand the writings and drawings in the book, he had spent some time searching through the books and he eventually found what he was looking for a technique book hidden among others it was a scruffy old black book it cover was haggard and torn the book had various techniques involving various weapons and there was a section in the book that displayed axe techniques they where five axe techniques in total in the book so Kieran took the book and headed towards the librarian he had also taken the hand to hand combat technique book that caught his eyes along with him.

"I would like to borrow these " Kieran said placing the books on her desk pushing it towards him. The librarian was a brown haired lady wearing a tight black jacket covering up her green t-shirt her hair was wrapped into a bun her name tag was placed on the desk and read in bold letters Miss Dale her sharp green eyes stared at Kieran intently as she picked up the books he placed on her desk she checked it into the system then handed it back to him.

"Where did you get this book?" Miss Dale asked

"Shelf 23 in the techniques section" Kieran replied

"Haha very funny you think you could trick me this isn't ours take your old scruffy book of my deak" Miss Dale said as she tossed the book towards him

"It isn't mine i saw it on the shelf" Kieran replied

"Well it isn't ours also" she replied

" And by the way you have a week to return the other one if you don't return them by the end of the week then you will be charged a fee of four coins from your weekly allowance " she replied putting the books back on the desk and pushing it towards Kieran.

"Four coins we only get ten that's forty percent of our allowance" Kieran grumbled as he picked up the book.

" Well if you return it within the week you wouldn't be fined for it "Miss Dale replied

"Does the four coins also involve this book" Kieran asked holding up the scruffy old book

" No it doesn't, like I said before it isn't ours" she replied

"Seems I don't need to return this book then" Kieran said to himself as he left.

"It's a good thing I borrowed these today though there is no way they are going to allow me to practice this techniques in the martial arts hall this late "Kieran thought to himself as he walked back towards his dorm.

Opening his door he sat on the bed as he picked up the old black book flipping through the pages going through the various weapons techniques in the book.

'Ding'

An automated sound rang in his head as he looked straight at the familiar system screen

[New Quest]

[Learn the Axe technique Demolish ]

[ Learn the fist technique Fury punch]

[ Quest reward - New Skills Demolish Fury Fist ]

"The system is given me a quest to learn the techniques and gain skills seriously if I continue like this I would never be able to go passed level one " Kieran said pulling up his tab

Name : Kieran Blake

Race. : Human

Ability : ????

Level 1

HP - 10

Strength - 8

Agility - 5

Defense - 5

Stamina - 10

Exp - 25/100

"My strength has gone up but nothing else has increased, I really need to find another way to level up faster I need to move up in levels "Kieran thought as he fell back on the bed.