Chapter 98 - Knowledge Spirit (1/2)

To Nik, it wasn't weird that every single one in the room stood in silence, even June. Their foreheads filled with cold sweat and their clenched hands trembling ever so slightly.

After all, in front of the group stood a pitch-black owl with a pure white face, it's beady eyes gazing at their group with what Nik liked to call curiosity, instead of hunger, and its almost 6 meters large body failed to reassure anybody in the group.

If the size and the predatory look wasn't enough for the group to freeze down, the moment Nik arrived, the owl tilted its head towards Nik direction unnaturally— with its head elongating and moving towards Nik's face.

'Oh, boy...'

Nik's lips twitched as he immediately let the elemental energy flow within his body and focused the current of energy on his lower limbs, preparing to retreat at a moment's notice.

”I heard Pavāka's voice? Why is she calling the eldest sister?

And.” The owl's eyes happened to grow a little bit malevolent as a deep voice chortled out of his elongated throat.

”Why is her scent so prominent on you, human?”

Nik pursed his lips and suddenly frowned. Somehow, the malevolent expression, the fearful aura and the feeling of terror that gripped and squeezed on his heart faded as his own pheromones gave out the similar predatory feeling.

”Oh?”

'It was an illusion...'

Nik confirmed as his Pheromones naturally countered abilities that affected the consciousness of a person and his scent seemed to grow even wilder, waking others from their thoughts. While the only male in the group only woke up with a fearful look in his eyes as he gazed on Nik, the girls' eyes bared any fear they felt and only looked at the straight-backed man with a look of desire.

”This is certainly interesting. Not only do you have Pavāka's scent, but you also smell like a spirit, yourself.”

The owl rotated his head... literally, finally giving the group mild nightmares that would definitely haunt them for almost a weak before the elongated neck receded and snapped back into its original place.

”Pavāka said she will wait for us outside.”

Nik stated before pointing at himself.

”She has been staying near me for our entire journey so of course, I would have her scent.”

”Hmm? Journey? That sounds like a bother.”

The owl spoke before his tone grew a bit calmer.

”I am the knowledge spirit— Wan Shi Tong. The guardian of the library. The first library, to be precise.

I also happen to be the spirit who gave humans their knowledge of civilisation.”

'Is that a smirk on his beaks?'

Nik wondered while he looked at others, who also relaxed visibly.

”Now, state your reason for arrival, humans.”

Wan Shi Tong spoke calmly, it's yellow eyes narrowed down coldly.

”We are here to learn—”

Sokka couldn't even complete his sentence as the owl snorted.

”Rejected. After the last incident where one of the Fire Nation Commander Zhao destroyed the entire section of the library, the humans are forbidden to lay their eyes on my knowledge.”

”Zhao?”

Nik frowned while Sokka looked stunned.

Finally, Nik sighed and gazed the so-called Knowledge spirit in the eyes and walked forward. His entire demeanor started to change, from meek to ferocious. From helpless to dominant.

The reason was simple.

They didn't have enough time in their hands as the group needed to return back to tend to Ignit and the others.

”Look, we are on a journey because one of the spirits gave Pavāka and me a mission.”

The owl immediately snorted and hissed.

”I don't believe you.”

Silverish light exploded out of Nik as Wan Shi Tong's expression immediately grew ugly. Since he has already materialized into the physical plane, he could get attacked physically and with the sudden increase of pressure, the knowledge spirit couldn't help but scowl.

”Tama and his—”

”The Lion Turtle... the one who sees it all... He sent us.

To gain the knowledge of gravity bending.

Are you sure you want to stop us from completing his mission?”

As arrogant, the knowledge spirit was, his feathers couldn't help but tremble in apprehension as he heard Nik's words. With him being the knowledge spirit, he could easily claim that he has seen almost everything on the planet.

And unfortunately, this claim included his meeting with the spirit that ruled over destiny.

And was that spirit dangerous.

Wan Shi Tong still recalled the sight of a titanic beast slowly making its way towards the library while instilling fear of instinctual level within Wan Shi Tong's furry body.

”I—”

Wan Shi Tong began, but he closed his beaks shut. He suddenly felt the arrival of a mind-boggling aura right outside the library, something, that even Nik felt. But he didn't wish to leave before getting the method of gravity bending.