Gisele managed to push Anna off of her, "Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey!" She yelled, "Why did you just hug, and what do you mean by your biggest fan?"

Anna released Gisele and explained herself while hyperventilating. "I am so sorry. Where are my manners? I haven't introduced myself. My name is Anna," She placed her hand on her chest, "Anna Cyrus, and I am a newly appointed Titan Scholar and Record Keeper of the Underworld Library. And it is such an honor to meet you finally, Gisele Thunder." She extended her hand to Gisele.

"Enough with the formalities and trickery. Do you think I would fall for the old handshake then get electrocuted trick?" She screamed, "First of no one woman worships me and my works! You are either a man or a foe who relies on underhanded tactics."

Anna was shocked, "I would never do such a thing. I genuinely see you as my idol. I did not become who I am today if it was not for the battles and books you have fought in and written. How you perfected the concept of magical combat and how you,"

"Ok, I get it!" Gisele interrupted.

"Um, excuse what is going on here?" One of the librarians with the black silky hair and cat ears. "And who is that?"

"What? What do you mean, who is that? This is none other than Gisele Thunder, the legendary orc monk that became one the disciples of the Red Wizard. How come you not know this?" She screamed.

"And who are you, dear?" Gisele asked the librarian.

"Oh, well, my name is Feng Tingxiao. I am one of the curators of the library."

"Well, Ms. Feng, Anna is correct. I am Gisele Thunder, a former disciple of the Red Wizard. But now I am but a ghost."

Anna turned to Gisele and raised her hand. Gisele pointed at her and said with a perplexed tone, "Do you have something to say? Why are you raising your hand?"

Anna opened her mouth, "Well, you see, I was just wondering how did you turn into a ghost? I've never studied ghosts because I am terrified of them. But if that ghost is my childhood hero, then my fear is essentially nonexistent. Because of this, I was wondering if you can help me understand things about ghosts."

Gisele rubbed between her eyes, "You want to learn about ghosts, fine. Do you know how mana works?"

"Of course," Anna said with pride, "Mana is a mysterious element originating from another plane of existence simply known as the Infinite Sea. The souls of the living have the innate ability to take mana from the Infinite Sea and store them inside their spirit or will, which acts like containers. The most common way to use these manas is to release and use it to strengthen one's body."

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"Exactly!" Gisele said with a smile, "The spirit the soul carries is like a pouch filled with water. This water comes from the Infinite Sea, and when the body drinks some, it can become stronger or can use the water to cast spells. And now, what happens when someone's body dies? Their soul travels to another plane of existence by rising upward. But if the bags the soul carries are too big and heavy, then how could the soul rise or fly to the next world."

"They can't," Anna answered.

"And because of this, they stay in the living as a ghost. That is why I seek to battle, so I can empty my bag. So I can move on."

"But maybe you can stay," Anna said.

"What? I am dead. My very existence is a cause for concern for the world and for death. I must die before I tip the balance of the world."

Anna gets on her knees and hugs Gisele's legs. "Please! I have always wanted to meet and talk to you. This is a dream come true. Just stay until I die, then we can both go to the afterlife!"

"No means no. I can not continue violating the laws of nature! I must go." Gisele tries to shaking off Anna by flying around the room. "Let go already!"

"Then what if I find that you staying here in living as a ghost is ok!"

"What?" She stops flying, "I doubt you can find a text or something that says otherwise."

Anna lets go of Gisele's legs and land on the floor. "Of course, I will. In fact, if I don't find anything that says you can't stay here in a week, then I will fight and kill you myself. Well, you're already dead, so I guess I can't really kill you."

"Be my guess," Gisele said as she looks at Anna with curiosity.

Anna ran up to the librarian crowd that was watching the fight unfold. "Fen, you're one of the curators, right?" She grabs Feng by the hand, "Come, I'm going to need your help."

"What?" Feng cried out as Anna pulls her out of the crowd. They ran upstairs and entered a glass room designated for research and study. Inside the room sits a large filing cabinet and a long table. Anna opened the filing cabinet and began to skim through the categories.

After an hour of searching, she took out three books and displayed them on the table. The first book was a collection of stories about the Dragon of the East. The second book was about the Sky People's medical and magical practices. Finally, the third book was about Karl Sagen's philosophy of death, rebirth, and intelligence. For Feng, three books seem to be randomly chosen by Anna.

But for Anna, they all share one important aspect. None of these books talk about death as a natural, consequential element of nature. Feng did not know this and asked Anna, "Why did you pick these books? I could have found more books about death and its role in our world."

"Exactly!" Anna said with a grin, "Those books talk about death as an essential part of existence. But these books don't." As she waves her hand over the collection of books, she took out.

"I'm sorry, what? I know Karl Sagen viewed death as an enemy, but what do the Sky People's medicine and stories about dragons have in comparison to Karl Sagen."

"The Sky People viewed death not as an enemy, but as a disease that must be culled from their blood. It's the reason why the elves could live over a hundred years. They experimented with live longevity on them during the occupation of our world. They were willing to cure some people of Tinia of death if it means unlocking the vaccine to cure themselves of it. Then there are the dragons. More specifically the Dragon of the East.