Angel had wanted to look for more information about the Blackening Spell or Death Faction alchemists, but after searching all night, he found nothing of the sort.
Instead, among a thick stack of alchemy books, he came across an untitled volume.
At first, Angel thought it might be another of Kulori's alchemical catalogs, since it looked so similar. But when he opened it and saw the small line of text at the upper left of the first page, he froze.
"Year 7027 of the New Calendar, Emberflow Month."
Angel recognized the handwriting. Kulori had written it himself.
What was more, the distinctive format and familiar way of recording the date were almost identical to Kulori's Records!
Perhaps this was Kulori's Chronicle XIV, a volume they had never found before! With no title on the cover, Rhein had missed it and assumed there were only thirteen volumes of Kulori's Records.
Angel was surprised to discover a new chronicle, of course. But when he thought it over, something felt wrong.
"It's year 7378 of the New Calendar now. Year 7027... that was three hundred years ago?" Angel frowned. According to Tree Spirit and Rhein, the ruins had been sealed after Tizhalo left seven hundred years ago, and had not reopened until Angel arrived.
In other words, Kulori had returned to the ruins after they were sealed to write this Kulori's Chronicle XIV!
Angel hurried to read on.
"After more than a thousand years, I've returned to this familiar place."
"I've always known that my little laboratory, hidden in the void, was caught in a spatial storm and drifted near the Southern Wizarding World. But I've spent these years in seclusion, pondering how to craft Thexumir's Mirror, so I never came to take a look."
"Last month, Belos accepted an assignment from the