The Rise of Annixon Bright 38 The Secret of Magic.

They moved to the front of the library. Juliza stopped them both, "This is our library. The one in the Emperor's city is much, much bigger, but we do have a decent stock of information…If I do say so myself. Now you have three chances make the most of it."

"My first objective would be to learn the runes…all of it."

"You do know there are about thirty-five thousand runes in existence and that it changes every year. Sorry, there is a book that covers all that but I am not going to allow you to read it."

"Why not?"

"It would take weeks."

He flipped out his monocle, "Not with this bad boy."

"A monocle? What is that going to do?"

"Give me the encyclopedia of the runes and I will show you."

She scoffed at it but went to where it was. It was a massive book. She struggled with it a bit and placed it on a table, "People don't read the full encyclopedia. There are better books to learn that divided it into manageable pieces."

Annixon opened the hardcover and suddenly the pages started turning themselves rapidly.

Juliza raised an eyebrow, "An advanced reader? How rare, pity those things don't let you memorize all too well."

After ten minutes he was done with the massive book. He scratched his beard for a second, "Interesting, I think I might have something. I just need to confirm it. My next request in on the fundamentals of magic and flow arts."

"Easy enough."

The walked a few rows over and come across a row of books that were significantly smaller than the rest. She shuffles a bit then produced a book. She gave it to Annixon.

This time Annixon finished in two minutes rather than ten, "Interesting, that confirms it."

"What confirms what?"

"The secret of magic. People really do think on the wrong lines. I really am starting to wonder if it is possible for any person to wield every type of magic."

There was a moment of silence between the two, as Juliza finally spoke up, "Okay, I'll bite. What? You figured out magic to the point where you think every person can use every element?"

"Perhaps I am stretching it a bit, but I still think it's possible. While a person's affinity for an element will play a factor in how quickly he can learn a said art, I think it's still well within the realm of possibility."

"Okay, this I gotta hear. Okay, so what is this so-called secret?"

"Think of it in terms doors or a simple yes, no argument, or as my people would call it the I-O function on computers."

"Computers what is that/"

"Irrelevant, for now. So I will use a door as an example. Simply put, is the door open or is it closed? This I believe is the secret to magic, and the symbols that appear on the tool or person define what the spell can do in the form of a series of arguments. Let me explain in more laments terms. You walk to a door, but you can't open it, so you will go to another one and see if you can open the one. Each door sets up a condition of sorts. A tool acts as the catalyst and depending on the series of doors that were opened it produces a different effect. Truth be told somebody would have figured it out somewhere along the line, maybe someone even has figured it out. I am just saying what I know."

Juliza looked at him in utter bewilderment. It made such simple sense, but how on earth did a simple man just figure it out from reading two books? Is this man a god or something?

Annixon answered as if he was reading her mind, "Before you think I am someone special, I am not. I just used a bit of knowledge and logic to figure it out. That simple."

"That simple he says. It's clear that no everyone has your train of thought."

Annixon waved it off, "Semantics. Okay, so my next request will be on storage items for magic."

She found the one-eighty a bit strange but still complied. She eventually found the book and gave it to him. Same thing, it was a small book and he scanned through it in record time. He rubbed his chin and pondered, "So, where can I find magite. Who would sell this kind of thing? From what I can figure out is I need a rather large piece to boot?"

Juliza suddenly got excited, "Ah, wait I can help you with that!"

He turned to face her, "Really now. I need a rather large piece to store lightning in it."

"Yes, I can offer it to you in exchange."

Annixon got defensively cautious, "How much or what is it you want?"
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"I want you to teach me. Your mind is remarkable. You think differently from most people I ever met. Heck, you make us look stupid."

The idea of teaching her wasn't a bad idea. She could become a future teacher. He is planning to implement a school system based on the technology and wisdom from his world, "Yeah okay. I really don't have a problem with that. In fact, I think that is a great idea. Usually, I wouldn't want something for it, but I really need a solidly large piece of Magite."

She started getting all giddy. She was excited about this opportunity.

Annixon raised an eyebrow, "So, what are you waiting for. Go get your things we are leaving right now."

"Oh, right now? Okay! Just give me a little bit of time then I will join you outside."

He nodded and left.

The scholar at the door saw him and replied, "Good riddance for filth."

He went to the table the scholar was sitting at and bowed so his face was merely a minute distance from the scholar's face, smiled and said, "In due time I will make you eat those words."

He straightened himself and walked towards the door. The scholar could feel a sliver of sweat forming on his brow.

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