Ch 55

"We're here," said Trunks as he landed the ship at the Library Of Universal Knowledge.

"Wow! It's amazing," said Goten as he stepped off the ship with Trunks and Baba.

It was a grand castle made up of ancient stones from all over the universe, making the castle unique in its on right.

Walking up to the entrance, they saw the tall guards standing beside the door. Baba moved ahead of the boys to talk to the guards and came back to stand beside them.

"Who dares enter the castle?" asked one of the guards.

"Trunks Briefs."

"Goten Son."

"What is your business?" asked the other guard.

"We traveled all this way to repair our relationship," said Trunks.

"Hurt and pain is what our relationship has become. We seek knowledge that can change our saiyan heritage into something positive," said Goten.

The two guards came towards the demi-saiyans and one placed their hand on Trunks' head while the other placed their hand on Goten's head.

"We will look into your lives. Will you allow us to do so?" asked one of the guards.

"Yes," they both agreed.

"Close your eyes," said the other guard, "open your mind and hearts to us and all will be revealed."

With their hands raised and brought back to their sides, the guards had made their decision. "Trunks Briefs, Goten Son, you may enter the Library Of Universal Knowledge."

The two demi-siyans smiled and bowed with respect. "Thank you."

The doors opened for them and the couple walked towards them. When they noticed Baba wasn't coming with them, they turned around.

"This is something you two have to do alone. If you have any questions, the guards inside will be there to help you. Good luck!"

Goten smiled. "We can't thank you enough Baba."

"Yeah, you really came through for us," said Trunks.

Walking into the castle, their jaws dropped seeing the amount of books upon the shelves that seemed to go on forever. They were broken out of their amazement when the doors closed behind them. Looking at the guards in the room, the couple walked up to them.

"You have been deemed worthy of the library's knowledge," said one of the guards.

"Close your eyes and search your heart. The book or books you require will come to you," said the second guard as the demi-saiyans did as they were told. Open your eyes."

Two books floated before Trunks and Goten, and they reached out and each took one. Sitting down at one of the large wooden tables, their eyes skimmed the books.

"Severing the Bond," read Trunks. "Death is not the only option."

"Well, that sounds promising," said Goten.

"If each being in the relationship is unhappy, they can severe their bond to each other. This happens when each being decides to pursue someone else and bond with them, breaking the bond they once had together."

"Oh, I guess I spoke to soon."

"It just sounds like the easy way out to me," said Trunks. "Anyway, have you found anything yet?"

"Death is one option to break the bond. If you're looking for an untraditional option, time travel is an option. Travel back before the bond was created and prevent it from happening. Well that's not helpful at all," said Goten as he continued looking.

"Here's something else," said Trunks. "If your bond becomes violent in any way, the bond must be severed. Eventual death is possible. Keeping your distance won't help the situation, it will only exacerbate the situation. You can live with it, or you can fix it. Couples therapy will help the couple better understand why they feel the need to commit violence on one another," he sighed. "Well I guess that option isn't completely out of the question."

"True," Goten agreed as he came upon something. "Breaking a bond is not easy, but it doesn't have to be a life sentence. Bloodletting is an old but effective practice to severing the bond. Blood gives the bond life. When the blood is withdrawn from the body, doctors should be ready with the appropriate blood time to inject into the patient. This new blood is believed to flush out the intermingled blood of the mates, so the patient is left with their own blood."

"Well that sounds dangerous but I'm not sure we should rule it out. We're saiyans after all. I'm sure our bodies can endure the procedure. Plus there's nothing more in my book."

"Yeah, there's nothing else in here. It looks like we have to options."

"If the therapy doesn't work, then I guess we should consider the second option. Is there anything more specific about the procedure?" Trunks asked as Goten said yes and handed the book for Trunks to look over.