"-Which is why gardevoir are capable of creating artificial black holes. Just keep in mind that they are still wells of inescapable gravity, and as such the only time you should create one is never."
"Um. I just wanted to know if there was a book on gardevoir biology."
Carsen blinked. "Oh. Well, there's one in the training section. It should be on the third shelf on the left, second row from the bottom."
"Thank you."
As the trainer walked off, Carsen scratched the back of his head. That was the third time this week he had gone off on a tangent when answering a simple question. He really had to get that under control.
"Geez, this is… irritating," Carsen muttered to himself. "Can't even stay on topic for five minutes."
Shaking his head to himself, Carsen walked up to a random bookshelf and placed his hand on it. Immediately the Library responded, moving the bookcase aside so that he could walk into the chamber beyond. Artifacts from all over the world lined the trail as he walked through the hall. As he neared his personal study, Carsen paused and looked at a particular stand. It held an orb made by Uxie itself, its power to warn of incoming danger.
The orb was pulsating.
"Oh no." Carsen dashed into the study to find the whole thing in disarray. Papers were flying through the air at random. Books were flapping across the room to land on higher perches. As soon as the doors closed behind Carsen, they sealed themselves shut.
Immediately, Carsen dashed over to a crystal orb on one of the tables. After tapping the orb in a specific combination, it cleared and became an image of a humanoid form. The person – and Carsen was fairly sure it was human based off of the shape – was clad head to toe in a black outfit. The helmet that the person wore was mostly darkened glass, but there were various apparatus and symbols embedded into the hardened plastic.
"So? It's just a human with a weird outfit. You can keep that out, right?" Carsen asked.
Then the image shifted, and Carsen had to look away to keep himself from vomiting. It was gruesome. But more importantly, the change in image showed Carsen the psionic emanations that the humanoid gave off. The level of power was absolutely insane. No human or Pokémon known to science could reach that level of psychic power.
But, well, the Library wasn't Pokémon or human. It was stronger. But this creature was strong enough to cause some level of worry.
Then the image shifted again, showing a bulky outline in the shadows. It looked like a person with an oversized backpack, but when the luminous red eyes looked around, Carsen quickly retracted that thought.
"Engange lockdown." Carsen breathed, stepping back from the crystal ball. "Lock down everything. Get the people out, tell them the library's closed. Don't unlock the doors for anyone."
Carsen took a deep breath as the building rumbled. Things were moving, employees were leaving, and visitors were being ushered out. Stepping away from the crystal ball, Carsen flopped down into a seat to wait out the siege.
The Library was impenetrable when it didn't want to be entered.