>>123>Thoth then looks at Stephanie, a sympathetic look on his face as he nods slowly."I understand, Stephanie. However the option of refusal for the Crystal is not available. It chose you and no one else."
>Blinking for a moment, Thoth then states:"Well, no other Sorceress. It has already chosen its Sorcerer Supreme - your potential partner in your work. I've mentioned him before."
>Speaking a quick incantation, Thoth makes a gesture with his hands, causing the entirety of the living room to shift around - floor, ceiling and walls all shifting around - moving the two across the Axiom and towards a different area of the structural interior."The Axiom is an entire separate dimension, removed from the conventional laws of time and space. It is separate from the Universe as you know it and does not obey the standard rules of physics nor reality itself either."
>After a few moments, the movement and shifting of the floor, ceiling and walls ends abruptly - causing the two of them to stand before a large set of infinitely expanding bookcases and stories of floors."This is the Arcane Library - the metatextual repository of all known and unknown knowledge in the Universe."
>Thoth points as various tomes fly around the library autonomously, each embroidered with their own unique gems, symbols and glowing runes on their covers as well."It functions through a complex space-time event which replicates all written and unwritten knowledge capable of being produced by human thought. In fact, the psycho-historical implications are quite amusing to consider-"
>Thoth stops himself as he says:"Pardon me, I got carried away as usual. Well, it's time to go meet him. The Sorcerer Supreme in training."
>Thoth then guides Stephanie through a series of large and interweaving stories and floors in the Arcane Library - before finally rounding the corner up in a higher story and floor. "There he is. Isaac?"
>Thoth says with an inquisitive tone of voice, causing the man sitting at the nearby table to raise his head from the tome.
>The man is around the same age as Stephanie with somewhat long, wavy two tone hair. Half of his hair is blonde, and the other half of his hair is black. He has deep blood red eyes, a set of fangs and ornate glasses neatly resting on the bridge of his nose without tilting.
>Standing up, the man adjusts his glasses, slightly pushing them higher as his long button shirt and scarf move themselves slightly on their own - adjusting themselves to his new posture."Hey Thoth. I was just finishing up my review of trans-dimensional sound crafting. Remember that idea for a dimension that converted excess kinetic motion into slow decay mana? I did it and created a dimension to do just that."
>Finally noticing Stephanie, he says:"….Oh, hey there. I'm Isaac Meisner. Or you can just call me Isaac. I'm guessing you're the Sorceress Supreme that the Crystal's been waiting for all this time. It's nice to meet you, honestly."
>Isaac holds out his hand for Stephanie to shake it, a unique silver ring on his finger which hums and pulses with a faint white light.