Chapter 263: Curious
An hour and a half later, Kazi was inside the elevator of the House of Wisdom. Harp music played and he whistled to himself. "What to do, what to do..."
The hundred-plus buttons on the elevator panel were drawn with symbols. Swords, spears, imagery of fire, water, and the other elements. It was very encompassing and often vague. His finger hovered over the button. That was when a System box appeared and the specific section name was given.
"Gate history...Gate history...there it is."
Click.
The harp played faster. Kazi crossed his arms, fingers tapping, until the elevator doors opened. He went through. He had been here once before and like last time it was half-populated, not due to a lack of information or books. Rather, the shelves were ginormous and encompassed tens of thousands of books. This place was simply supersized and humans looked small in comparison. The centerpiece of the section, the thick magical tree, hid the shelves on the other side.
Kazi’s left eye pulsed.
’Something is different.’
His eyes found what it was immediately.
Staring at the tree with the head of an ibis was a mighty male. Shirtless and in a white shendyt, the humanoid-ibis’ wings were folded neatly against his back. His complexion was brown and sculpted, marred by nothing and graced with inhumane perfection.
Thoth, the librarian of the House of Wisdom and the god of knowledge. Kazi was drawn to him. He had to talk to him.
The ibis-headed male’s long, thin black beak faced him. Thoth sensed Kazi. His eyes were tiny dots, black like the void, regarding Kazi with a gaze that said nothing.