Book Three: Chapter 12

“What is happen?” Tink asked, standing on her tip-toes to see better.

“Um...” Mike looked at the bookshelf. “Nothing.” He took the book back out, studying the symbols on the shelf. The symbols went up the top of the wooden shelves, and Mike realized what had happened. Sliding the book in place on the shelf underneath the symbol, he was relieved to see the symbols light up with arcane energy, swirling blue light that radiated outward. It washed over Mike’s body, making his chest tingle and causing the hairs on his body to stand up.

The bookshelf, however, remained unchanged.

“Damn, I thought that something had...” Mike turned around to face Tink only to see that his home was no longer behind him. He and Tink stood in a small alcove of towering stacks of books, easily four stories high. Beams of light flowed in through towering skylights, illuminating the stacks. In front of them was a large desk in front of a giant globe that rotated slowly in place.

“Whoa.” T