After reading the soul reader for the 3rd time
Azaroth closed the book , letting it vanish
He looked ahead to look see a hazy silhouette of a women looking at him with indifferent expression
He looked around , seeing books , alot of them stacked in a neat piles , some in bookshelfs and some just floating around.
He was in a library , a library with high black pillars decorated with symbols made of gold seem to stretch onto to infinity and the area which seem to be endless
Something was wrong , he couldn't point out what but it was subtle feeling at nagged at the back of his mind
"Did you finish the book you were reading?",the women asked
'right. He was reading a book' Azaroth thought
'what book?' an question popped up in mind, before the question could properly sink in. Another popped up 'where was he'
Then another
'for how long was he here'
'what was he doing before being here?'
'why was here'
'did he come here himself or..?'
Before the confusion take a deeper root in his mind , the women interupted him
"So , how about this one?"
She says handing him a book
"its a theory about expressing human psychology of a group as a mathematical epression
to predict their future behavior given all variables are acounted for in the equation, the author believes that there is no randomness in human behavoir . He states that in any given scenario without any outside interference.
A human will make the same decision every single time , the only reason their actions differ is because they are reacting either consciously or subconsciously to their surrounding
Like for example , you are walking home . You arrive at diverging path both leading to home , you chose left road to walk home today
Now if we replay this scenario as it is , your decision will not change
but even a smallest variable can change your mind.
Lets says , it could be wind , you see left road has more trees but now there is wind blowing and its autumn , the blowing leaves might be annoying so you decide to take right
It doesnt have to be something as obvious as wind , it could be more subtle , like odor
Or perhaps a small inconspicuous rock
which you unintentionally noticed or a sound with you can't hear but still react to"
"the theory itself is interesting but cannot be proven right or wrong due to the impossibility of accounting every possible variable
You cannot acertain many things in this world
But it gave me a thought
If it were possible to account all variables or atleast most of them
Wouldn't that be not any different from seeing tapestry of fate?"
Azaroth was sat quietly and listened to the lady's musing , partly because it was interesting and partly because listening to lady made him feel like fog in his mind was fading away , with every word that came out of her mouth , his confusion , his questions faded away as if he was climbing to the surface of a deep ocean he was thrown in
'or perhaps i am sinking deeper without realising it' the went as it came
"Another thought ,
How is high technology any different from pinnacle magic?
If you are technologically advance enough you could destroy planets with a snap of your fingers(metaphorically) or create one.
You can do that same stuff with high tier magic
to a Illetrate monkey both are same thing .
So advance technology or advance magic
What will you ?"
Azaroth was pondering her words when she stopped and said
" i apologize i got side tracked , you see not many people come here and those that do won't remember much , like a forgotten dream . Still it was nice to be able to talk to someone once in a while so where were we.
Yes , the book were you finished reading it?"
He looked at his lap , there were books about different academies , he did not remember reading them though
"you were searching for an academy to enroll into , you asked for input to" , the lady said
'right i was asking for recommendations'
As if the fog obscuring his mind had vanished he 'remembered'
'i came to get an opinion , since it was hard to find a good academy '
As if forgetting his previous observations
He looked around once again
He was sitting on a comfatable sofa
books were lay on the table
and sitting across him on a chair was the lady , who he recorgnised as professor
He could separately determine her features like eyes and mouth but his mind refused to put together her image , he 'overlooked' this phenomenon as him simply being tired
the room was white , reminiscent of an asylum ward rather than an counseling room
He subconsciously attributed that to lady's unique tastes and personality quirks
Since he couldn't remember what he read
he opted to ask the lady for her opinion , hoping to follow her decision and reasoning
"tell me about your opinion , profession . I am having trouble making my mind"
The lady clasped her hand and said , " ofcourse , after analyzing curiculums of multiple academies. It is my professional opinion that you must enroll into merlin academy "
"why", Azaroth asked curiously wanting to know her reasoning
"there will be many 'opportunities' if you do so , you must enroll in merlin academy for aimless wanderers "
Azaroth repeated her words with dazed eyes
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"So do you know where wanna enroll?" , James asks
"Merlin academy" , Azaroth replied without looking , staring blankly at his soul reader
"any reason?"
" no , just... felt like it"
"ok"
"just like that? No questioning why?"
"as a wanderer , you must know to trust your Intuition and feelings so yeah"
"...ok" , Azaroth decided not to pursue the matter
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The Lady sat up , looking around her surrounding vanished into nothing
she then turn her left
She gaze seemingly peered farther than humanly possible
She looked at a Man who plotting how to deliver a blow to his niece's inflated pride after being hailed as genius without putting her in danger
"perhaps a little push and all pieces will be set "
She as started walking towards the man
She began to change
though still shrouded in same haziness
Her form , mannerism and voice were nothing like the lady who just talked with Azaroth.