A/N- Hi everyone!

I know it's been a while since I've posted but… Okay I have no excuse. The only reason was because I had absolute total writers block. Seriously, I was complaining about it all the time. But I FINALLY got over it and now I bring you this!

So… Hope you like it! XD

And another thing, I'm writing a story with my friend and neighbour Libby (SSAOneDirectionReidNiallHoran). You should check it out!

I do totally own Skulduggery Pleasant! Lol jokes, I'm not that awesome! The real owner is Derek Landy ;)

We arrived at the location of China's new library. It wasn't hard to find the library as the council of elders had been keeping tabs on her. What was challenging was getting the address of the library out of the council of elders. They knew all about what China did and what Skulduggery would do to her and they didn't want to lose their prime source of information. But once Skulduggery convinced them that he wouldn't murder China, then it was all easy goings from there.

"Quite a small place, isn't it," said Skulduggery, looking up at the small row of shabby apartment buildings that housed China's new library.

"So was her last one," I said, "we live in a magical world, Skulduggery. Looks can be deceiving."

"Right," said Skulduggery, making his way in.

The inside of the apartment buildings were just like any other, only grimier. They had bold, black letters on the grubby doors, signifying what room it was. Most of these letters had fallen off or was hanging lopsided.

We made it up several flights of stairs before we got to the door that held China's library behind it. The door was marked with the letter '113'.

Skulduggery lightly knocked on the door, and after a few seconds, it opened.

Revealing China Sorrows herself.

Her eyes widened before settling back to their bored state, but she was always good at hiding her emotions. I glanced at Skulduggery's face to find it was also blank.

"Come in," said China, stepping away from the door.

Skulduggery strode in without hesitation, followed by me and Fletcher.

We settled on a sofa and China settled on the sofa opposite us.

I looked around at her new library. There was still an impressive amount of books, she obviously had some in storage and had been working hard over the past few weeks, but it was a meagre amount compared to the amount of books she had before.

China cleared her throat.

"So, have you changed your mind and decided to finish me off?" she asked.

"No," I said after a slight pause.

"I wasn't talking to you, Valkyrie. I was talking to him," she said, inclining her head towards Skulduggery.

"No, China. I am not here to kill you," he said in a calm voice.

"Then why are you here all of a sudden? It probably isn't for information; I know you've been getting it from different sources these past few months."

That's China. Knowing everything.

"We recently went to a sensitive to see if there were any updates on the whole Darquesse situation."

We decided not to tell China about me having the vision. She still doesn't know about me being Darquesse and she's still not to be trusted.

"Yes…" Said China.

"Well this is going to be bigger than we thought."

China scoffed. "Bigger than the end of the world?" she asked.

"Yes," Skulduggery said, "because the necromancers are going to side with her."

That shut China up.

"The necromancers are going to take Darquesse on as their death bringer. This is the almighty being from their legends that will save their world. They will do anything for her."

"Where do I come in in all of this?" China asked.

"The sensitive had a vision of all of this. The necromancers, the end of the world. But what they also saw was that you were fighting for us. We've come to see if you still fight for our side."

China leaned back in her seat and closed her eyes.

"I knew this wasn't just a happy visit between two old friends." She said, a slight smirk on her face.

"China, this isn't time for your games. This is the fate of the world," Skulduggery growled, "Will you fight for us or not?"

China opened her eyes and leaned forward in her seat, Skulduggery doing the same.

"I've always claimed I was neutral. But you always pull me back into the thick of things. Yes, Skulduggery Pleasant, skeleton detective. I will fight for you."