Kai and the Divine Medallion
Chapter 38: Search for the Book
Kai and Erika spun around and around through the vortex of the portal. After a while, they reached a bright light. When the light faded, Kai found himself in the Temple of Time.
"Are we really back?" Kai asked.
Erika stood up and walked to Kai's side.
"I hope so," Erika said. "Let's walk out."
Kai and Erika then walked out of the room. They were inside the main part of the temple. It was no longer a pile of ruins.
"We made it!" Erika exclaimed. "We're back!"
"We can't rest yet," Kai said. "We still have to find the guys, find your partner, and find that book."
"Right," Erika said. "Let's go!"
Kai and Erika ran out of the temple. It was the middle of the night.
"I guess we should find a place to stay for the night," Erika said.
"Right," Kai said.
Kai and Erika then headed towards Castle Town, which was the nearest city to the Temple of Time. They reached the inn and walked inside.
"Now let's just get a couple of rooms and go to sleep," Erika said. "We need the rest."
"After that adventure, I guess I am a little tired," Kai said.
The two of them then spent the night in the inn. At sunrise, Kai woke up and walked outside. Sitting outside was Erika.
"So you're awake," Erika said. "I just got up in order to see the sunrise. Did you know that the first time I saw it, I felt happy. To see light for the first time was amazing."
"Light is pretty neat after being in the dark for so long," Kai said. "Alright, let's get moving."
"Yes," Erika said. "We have to make sure that this light never fades."
Kai and Erika then got up and began to move. They walked through the market to get supplies for their journey.
"We should probably rent a ship," Erika said. "We'll need one if we're going to find everyone."
"Right," Kai said. "Let's get moving to the port."
After a while, the two of them reached the port. What they saw there created a smile on Kai's face. His ship was docked at the port.
"The guys are here!" Kai exclaimed.
Kai and Erika immediately ran towards the ship. As they ran towards the ship, Toad walked outside and took in a deep breath of fresh air.
"Well, it's about time we get to searching," Toad said. "Kai isn't going to find himse…"
Toad's eyes widened as he saw Kai and Erika running towards them.
"TOAD!!" Kai shouted happily.
A huge smile grew on Toad's face. He then ran inside.
"HAZEL! ZERO! SERENA!" Toad's voice could be heard from inside the ship. "KAI'S BACK!!"
Immediately after he shouted that, Hazel, Serena, Zero, and Toad rushed out. When they got out, they saw that Kai was next to the ship.
"He's back!" Serena exclaimed.
"I can't believe it!" Zero exclaimed.
"Hazel, don't you want to say anything?" Toad asked Hazel.
Hazel ran off of the ship. She rushed straight for Kai. Tears were streaming down her face. She hugged Kai as soon as she reached him.
"Kai!" Hazel cried. "It is you! It's really you!"
"I'm back," Kai said. "So you can stop crying."
Hazel then stopped hugging Kai and wiped her eyes. She looked the happiest of them all. Zero, Toad, and Serena ran down to them.
"Where were you?!" Toad asked as the three of them surrounded Kai.
"Have I got a story for you," Kai said. "I'll explain it on the ship."
Once they were on the ship, Kai explained exactly what happened. The story shocked all of his friends.
"So you're from the future?!" Toad exclaimed.
"Yeah," Erika said.
"That would explain some things," Zero said.
"So that Junpei guy is also from the future," Serena said. "And…we lost?"
"That's it," Kai said.
"Then what do we do?" Hazel asked.
"There's a book somewhere that tells about a technique called the Gigagash," Kai said. "If I can learn that move, we can beat Sephiroth and the King of Evil."
"One thing still hasn't been answered," Zero said. "What happens to Sephiroth."
"I don't know," Erika said. "History says that he disappeared during the battle with the King of Evil."
"That is strange," Serena said. "But it definitely makes sense."
"Alright," Hazel said. "We have to contact all of our friends and allies about this."
"Wait a minute," Kai said. "What happened to Riolu?"
"He's with Pikachu," Serena answered. "The two of them joined forces."
"Alright," Kai said. "Then it should be easy to call everyone. We have to get the word out and find that book!"
So the six of them sent out messages to everyone that they trusted. For one week, everyone searched everywhere for the book, but it was never found. One night, Kai's group was in a library on a nearby island.
"It's been a whole week!" Toad exclaimed. "Where is it?!"
"We've searched in every known library," Hazel said. "None of our friends have found it either."
"There has to be something we can do," Kai said.
Kai then noticed something strange about a nearby window. The light hit it in a way to where the window's shadow began to extend. The shadow soon hit a nearby wall and grew to the size of a door.
"No way!" Kai exclaimed.
The six of them walked over to the shadow. Kai then pressed into it, opening the door. They walked inside and walked through the familiar realm. They walked across platform and platform until they reached the center, where a familiar face was waiting for them.
"Never once has anyone entered the Moonshadow Land twice in a lifetime," Ishmahri said. "I wonder. What wish has brought you to my realm this moonlit night?"
"Erika, don't say anything," Kai said. "He's about to do a cool trick."
Ishmahri then played a note on his harp. Suddenly, all of their shoes began to glow. Erika, who was the only one who hadn't been in the Moonshadow Land yet, was the only one surprised by what was happening.
"So you seek a book that wields the legendary sword technique," Ishmahri said.
"How did you…" Erika began.
"Something about shoes telling him stories and stuff," Kai said. "It's a really long speech."
"Ishmahri, can you help us?" Hazel asked.
"I might," Ishmahri said. "That sword of yours can tell the tale."
Kai looked at his sword. Ishmahri played a note on his harp, and Kai's blade began to glow. Suddenly, the illusion of a strange library appeared before them. It showed an unknown swordsman that wielded Kai's sword writing in a book. He then put away the book.
"Is this…what I think it is?" Hazel asked.
"What is it?" Zero asked.
"It's the legendary Merlin's Library!" Hazel exclaimed.
"Who's Merlin?" Kai asked.
"Only the greatest sage of all time!" Hazel exclaimed. "He is said to have known everything! He created that library and filled it with every bit of information of the world! But nobody knows where it is."
"Is there a point to a library that nobody knows about?" Toad asked.
"Just how do we find it?" Kai asked.
"Excalibur knows where it is," Ishmahri said.
He played a note on his harp.
"Now step onto your ship," Ishmahri said. "May your journey go safely."
Kai and his friends walked out of the Moonshadow Land. They immediately stepped onto their ship. They stood on deck, but nothing happened.
"What do we do?" Hazel asked.
Kai held his sword out towards the sea. Just then, a golden beam of light shot out from his sword.
"This is cool!" Kai exclaimed.
"Alright," Toad said. "Let's set sail! Next stop, Merlin's Library!"
Toad then spun the wheel of the ship. The ship set out to sea in order to find the legendary library. Meanwhile, Sephiroth and the last remaining man of his were watching the group.
"It seems that they are heading towards Merlin's Library," the unknown guy said.
"Good," Sephiroth said. "They won't escape from there alive."
"Why is that?" the unknown guy asked.
"There's a very good reason that the location of the library was kept secret," Sephiroth said.
"Shouldn't I go there to make sure they don't get out?" the unknown guy asked.
"Do as you wish," Sephiroth said. "Just remember not to underestimate Kai. That's what happened to the other two."
Sephiroth then disappeared into the shadows once more.