Searching the Archives for an Answer (Solo)

Kaoseu burst through the doors of the Archives and immediately went to the index located on the wall. The massive expanse of paper covered literally every topic in existence from A to Z. Kaoseu narrowed his search to Crystal and found the section he was supposed to be at. It was closest to the farthest wall on his left, although Kaoseu couldn't see the wall from where he was at. He looked at the shelf marker and saw a large letter E on the side of the closest one. After that, there was naught but darkness that he could see. He shook his head in dismay and grabbed a candle off the wall next to him that helped illuminate the large piece of paper. From there, he delved into the inky darkness.

24 hours later found Kaoseu sitting between a row of shelves, hundreds of books scattered around him, some of them open, others with marked pages. He had dark circles around and under his eyes, which were beginning to redden from lack of sleep. In his left hand he was taking notes while in his right hand he held a book open. He finished scrawling and shut the book, tossing it aside and flopping backwards on the ground. His head throbbed and his body ached from lack of moving. He lifted the piece of paper he'd been taking notes on to his face and read what he had written, having not aimed to remember while he was writing.

"Since the beginning of death, Soul Society has existed. The entirety of Rukongai, Seireitei, the King's realm, Hell, and all of Hueco Mundo have all been there since death has. Since each of these places came into existence, there have been relics and items of equal and opposing power. These relics are of unknown and seemingly untraceable origin. They are referred to as Soul Crystals. Each crystal's size is determined by the amount of Spiritual Power an individual possesses, meaning that Shinigami have a generally large sized crystal. Every crystal has the ability to be shrunken to carrying size, but only if the owner wills it. Each soul in existence has a Soul Crystal, and within each Soul Crystal resides this beings direct counterpart. Soul Crystals exist in only 3 plains of existence: Soul Society, Hueco Mundo, and Hell. When a spirit in any one of these three plains finds their soul crystal and is direct contact with it for an extended period of time, the spirit and their counterpart become in sync with one and other. This entails such a thing as say a Shinigami becoming a Vizard, due to their Hollowfied selves becoming one with them."

For a few moments after he'd read the end, Kaoseu stared up at the ceiling, unblinking. What he'd stumbled upon was an accident, not meant to happen. But by whatever sick twist of fate, it did. He sighed heavily and sat up, putting all the books, except the one he had just found, back. He wanted to study it more, as the location he had found it in was a bit puzzling. While searching for a suitable looking reference, and after several dozen tries, he had taken one of his blades and slammed it into the ground angrily. However, when he had done so, he felt his blade meet almost no resistance past the top layer. Hesitantly he had lifted his blade and as he did so, several boards- a doorway, he noted- came up with it. In this small space were several hundred books that apparently weren't for general public use. After searching around, he'd found the small, leather bound book he now held in his hand. He had fixed the hole in the floor and was surprised to see that the opening was seamless when closed. He made a small scratch on the floor, to mark its location, tucked his notes into the book, and then tucked the book into his robes, leaving the Archives quietly. From there, he went straight to his barracks, where he fell asleep as soon as he hit his bed. He had gone in search of answers and had found more than he could have bargained for.