"My grandfather was the Avatar, and I came to the Spirit World with the new Avatar to find the spirit portals. I would think that you'd wanna help me."
Wan Shi Tong was surprised by this revelation. The young Air Nomad girl, upon closer examination, truly did resemble the treacherous Avatar who previously visited his library, 71 years ago. "You came with the Avatar, hm? Well, why didn't you say so! Fine, you may look around. But don't break anything- I'll know." As he flew away and heard Jinora telling her spirit companion to hurry, the old owl contemplated his next move. I have the perfect opportunity to get my revenge. The Avatar will pay for lying to me and misusing my knowledge for the sake of more meaningless and eternal petty conflicts carried out by the humans. But now I have a chance to punish him for his folly. But what can I do to his granddaughter? Perhaps I can hand her over to Unalaq; a true friend of the Spirits like him would more than likely put her to good use. No….I need to make sure Avatar Aang's legacy suffers enormously first. But how? As Wan Shi Tong considered how he could get revenge, an idea came to him. Of course. She even suggested it herself. Well, if she wants to stay in my library forever, then I'll let her wish come true. Wan Shi Tong silently swooped back into his library and went to a secret part, filled with a collection of rare and dangerous books. Books that were meant to be entrances to other worlds.
Avatar Aang said that he only came to appreciate my vast collection of knowledge. Though his lie was obvious I still let him in. His granddaughter is probably here to discover new information to aid her allies in whatever petty human conflict is going on now. I'll be sure to let her appreciate the knowledge I've collected to its full extent. As he finished the thought, Wan Shi Tong found the book he was looking for. It was arguably out of place within his vast collection as its design alone was in a completely alien style and the title was written in a script incomprehensible to anyone besides himself. At least that's what I believe. I still know what the title is and the type of world it leads to. Will she be able to survive? It'll be interesting if she does. After admiring the book's design and skimming through a few pages, Wan Shi Tong flew up and searched for Jinora. She wasn't difficult to find, and the owl noted how she had already gathered a large collection of books to peruse at her leisure. Probably planning to take them with her. A thief. Just like her great uncle Sokka. But she's clearly more intelligent. Still, I won't fall for any tricks she attempts. And she'll probably do better than offering low-quality knots as displays of knowledge. As he approached the girl, her spirit friend mewed in fear and attempted to hide behind her. Jinora turned to face him.
"Wan Shi Tong, is there something wrong? I haven't broken anything and I'm only gathering these books because they look like they'll contain the information I need."
"There's no need to worry. I just thought I could perhaps help you find what you're looking for. I'd also like to know about the situation of the physical world nowadays. Perhaps your knowledge would be more reliable than that of my Knowledge Seekers, who clearly don't know how to operate modern technology that even a little girl can explain. But clearly, you're smarter than the average human. Tell me more." Wan Shi Tong decided to put in some flattery to make her lower her guard. Just as he expected, Jinora smiled and started talking.
"Well, I came here with the current Avatar to help her close the Spirit Portal. She opened it at the South Pole but it was actually a mistake. And she can't go back to close it since the Water Tribes are now at war with each other. I'm looking for a book that would help me find the portals and also Korra, if possible."
Meddling with the affairs of us Spirits and realizing it's a mistake. Typical Avatar. Still, if she closes the portal, it may interfere with Unalaq's plan to create a new spiritual age…there's no doubt on what I must now do. "I think I have just the book for you." "You do?" "Yes. It's a book about a different world, which could possibly help you in your quest to close the portals. As you'll need vast spiritual knowledge in order to do so. Reading this book may allow you to train yourself." "That would be wonderful. Please show me." Wan Shi Tong turned and gestured for Jinora to follow. The librarian led the girl deeper into the library and on occasion she had to be flown across certain sections by Furryfoot. Eventually, they reached an ebony bookshelf with a collection of books Jinora had never seen before.
"These are amazing. I've never seen books like these before." As she picked some out she continued her observations. "They're all in scripts I've never seen before and their designs….beautiful and unlike anything I've ever encountered." She noticed labels at the bottom of each book's spine and read them out loud. "Journal #3, Tragedy of a Lithuanian Immigrant in Chicago, Trodain's Finest Son, The Gloomsville Records, The Theory and Practice of Oligarchical Collectivism, The Terror of Majora, An Anthology From An Algerian Harem, Heroes of Time and Darkness and the Eternal Sky, Rise of the Irken Empire…. These are so intriguing. I won't be able to read these but I have a feeling I'd learn a lot from them."
Wan Shi Tong decided that now was the time to make his move. "I'm glad you've taken a fancy to my collection. These are all books about different worlds. The one I wanted to show you is this one." As he brought out the book he wanted to show her, Jinora stared at its cover in awe. "It's called The Tome of the Unknown." Wan Shi Tong then turned the cover and showed her a small song written inside. "Read this out loud." "But I've never seen this script before." "Focus, and try your best, and you will. This part of the library has been blessed by my Knowledge Seekers with a special energy that will allow you to read any script so long as you focus." As Jinora did as she was advised to, the words suddenly became clear to her. She read the song out loud.
"Led through the mist by the milk-light of moon
All that was lost is revealed
Our long bygone burdens, mere echoes of the spring
But where have we come, and where shall we end?
If dreams can't come true, then why not pretend?"
As she read the last word, the book started to glow and it started to suck her in. As she looked up, she saw that Wan Shi Tong had a victorious smirk on his face. "Consider this punishment for what your grandfather did!" As Jinora turned to run, she felt herself being pulled back and eventually found herself being lifted into the air and towards the book. "Ahhh! Furryfoot! Help me!" The dragonfly-rabbit spirit approached, but this only led to it being sucked in as well. Eventually the book swallowed the both of them and Wan Shi Tong closed it. As he walked away he talked to himself. "You've misused my vast collection and stole several works for your own insipid wars. In other words you misused and stole what I love. Well, I've done the same to someone you love. Consider us even now, Avatar Aang. It'll be interesting to see if she survives."