Dezil heard Ciaran's explenation, and considering he had worked for him longer than most, he had an idea what he meant by that, but didn't dare say it. Instead he said, "Impressive. I wouldn't have expected something this elaborate. So, where are the books, or other information? Every second counts, and I don't know how much they have hidden down here."

The emperor smirked and nodded toward Dezil. A far more obvious switch was pressed inward, and the loud whir of ancient magitek could once again be heard as torches all along a short hallway lit up, revealing a few doors along it... and at the back, a massive library, even larger than the one on the floor above. This one, however, had more than just books in it. There were crates of artifacts the king wanted hidden, reports from exploration teams, and a few magitek baubles that the king had hidden instead of having destroyed after deciding they were unneccessary, as well as volumes upon volumes of magical tomes.

"The library is right there. I wouldn't enter any of the doors... the king used them as... personal torture chambers, for those whom betrayed him. The things behind some of them make even my stomach churn. Oh... and I'm afraid the king never was very good at organization, and as I said, I haven't had much time to come down here." Ciaran walked towards the room calmly stopping to mention an afterthought, "And... unless you wish to go mad, or have your eyes melted, I don't suggest touching the magical tomes. Most of them are cursed."

(OOC: I have an urge to make one of the Tomes possessed by a demon. You know... it's like a RPG requirement...)

OOC: It would give me something to do... Since I of course would get to control said demon.

OOC: Actually, he seems to suggest more in the way of "Demonic writing that drives you insane/kills you", instead of, "Summons a demon if you touch/read it"

Dezil looked in shock and awe at row after row of books, papers, bits and pieces of Magitek (Hey, didn't I design that?), and other things. He took a few steps in, hearing Ciaran's warning, and getting to work. He immediatly started looking for any boxes labeled as reports or about exploration data, took the first box to a table littered with old scrolls and garbage, pushed it all in the floor, and dropped the boxes on the table. He opened the first box, and quickly checked the papers for any close to #223, and to his horror found them a jumble, with no order or numbering system. <This is going to be a long day...> He thought, and began to get to work of speed analyzing the documents for any information about Exploration #223.

(OOC: Well, yah... actually... a possessed book being down here might be good for later... if we need to figure out how to banish Deamon and close the gate. Like, a book on demon rituals, protected by one of Deamon's minions.)

Ciaran walked in behind Dezil and lifted a box full of scrolls to empty it out on the table as well. As he looked through the scrolls, however, he began setting them aside, or placing them in the box, depending on the contents.

"As you look through these, would you mind terribly sorting them to some degree? We'll just keep all the exploration reports in a few boxes... and the magic scrolls in some others, etc. etc. Anything to make it better than it is now."

OOC: No no no... If Deamon knew of a book, and could get a minion there, he would have the minion destroy/take the book. He wouldn't be stupid and have him 'guard' it... (Which is a reason why I am not really doing anything, despite my army... Ecurt wants to stall them a certain way, which I rather not do...)

OOC: They're a demon horde who, while being mostly resistant to light, probably still don't like it, so we can just assume that they're going slow because of that.

"Wha? Alright, not a problem." Dezil said. As he went through the papers, he pulled them out and began to make stacks on the table, setting up a simple ordering system since he was in a rush.

Cassie accepted the potion and downed it. She felt re-energized immediately. "Wow, that's some strong stuff. I'm sorry but with all the unconsciousness I forgot to introduce myself. My name is Cassie and I'm a Time Mage. I was heading out to find the rebels when the Death Field hit. Thank you for saving me. I'd like to help you find your friends if that's ok, especially since we are heading in the same direction."

Kairi gestured to the chocobo she had been riding, "Well then we should get going if we want to find them quickly. I know you just got re-energised from the potion, but you might want to ride the chocobo. I'm no white mage so you're still pretty beat up from before."

Arc walked up from behind them and said, "Kairi? Kairi!"

He ran over. "I never thought I'd be happy to see you!"