I take a breath when I enter the library, it took real effort to convince Valiena that I am going to library to do some actual work.

Skye took Ash home and he will be back in three hours for me.

" Good colors Miss. Raven" I greet the librarian and she just nods. No surprise here, she is possessive of the books and despises students who use it, apparently.

I maneuver between bookshelves, I don't really know what I am looking for because I don't know where to begin my search.

Skipping through shelves I scan the History& Colors section. It has old leather bound books and newly printed books as well.

The Revolution of Darcy. How we came into being. What is evolution. The Literary Colors. The Theory of Colors.

The Theory of Colors. I pull out the leather bound book, it is a large book, larger than the encyclopedias. I quickly place the book and my bag on a nearby table.

After searching the whole library for twenty minutes I have a stack of the books with possible information on Ash's condition.

I have been going to this library since I joined the school so I know every corner here like the back of my hand and finding books is never difficult for me.

I place the books near the previous one and pull out a chair to sit. The books range from Colors to human anatomy.

I quickly open the index and scan for anything related.

I skimmed through several pages but none had any mention of being colourless. Nothing on that.

I push the rejected books aside with a sigh.

I have been here for over an hour and I haven't found a word on it.

Maybe I should try the tablets here.

The tablets are fitted at every table on a rotating stand so I pull the one nearest to me, its joints unfold beneath it as I adjust it to face me.

The Academy tablets have special data stored on them, articles surveys and sometimes incomplete and complete research documents too.

I tap the search bar and quickly enter the key words- WITHOUT COLOR.

The search results loaded and I skipped through them, scrolling down, vaguely reading the titles.

It is all useless, there is nothing here.

I tap my foot in frustration, and maneuver to the 7th page.

It loads something and a title catches my eyes.

PEOPLE WITHOUT COLOR. MYTH OR REALITY?

I enter the website and wow it looks shabby.

But still I read the whole article thoroughly.

Nothing.

Absolute bullshit.

It had all the rubbish from immortality to super -humans.

I fold my hands on the table and place my head on it, I bend the tablet down and continued to browse as tears prick my eyes.

Today has just been a disaster, first I lost my place in the team and now I can't even find anything to help Ash.

The peaceful silence of the library compelled a few tears from my eyes, they slide down my cheek and I wiped them with the back of my hand.

I just want to hear a sad song and cry in my room.

Through blurry eyes I continued to scroll through a comment section, but then something caught my eyes.

It was any angry remark- 'stop putting up fake news and mocking people' nothing special but the username was.

'Strong Without Color'

I sat up straight and pulled the tablet to me, I clicked on his username and a page popped up with all his recent comments and posts.

He has made some angry comments everywhere, I note the articles he has commented on, all have something to do with colors and their use.

He has even posted a few articles and looks like his old ones had gotten banned or removed.

I frown at that, I am not sure if this is a scam or anything legit, but still I click on one article.

'Lack of Color is a truth' , even the title seems fake.

I scan the article, reading it thoroughly. It has nothing important but some sentences are just too cryptic to ignore.

Urydale shelters the innocent....

What is in Urydale?

Urydale,the name rings a bell, that is where Nanna said she was moving to about two months ago.

The article is concluded with a highlighted statement- Transparent Unscripted

This article keeps getting confusing. I read the comments and strangely enough all are the same- Transparent Unscripted.

Is this a cult? The other users have written different articles but the tagline is the same in all.

I hand sneaks up on my shoulder and I jump in my seat a small sequel escaping my lips, I whirl around and find Skye standing behind me.

I take a breath of relief ,I was so into the article that I didn't even realize that someone was walking up to me.

" Hey did you find anything"

I tug at his hand, signaling him to take a seat.

He pulls a chair and I move the screen to him.

" See this article, it says something about Urydale and I have seen this tagline in every single comment. Not to mention the articles are too cryptic"

Skye reads a few lines that I point and he frowns in confusion.

I don't get it, this article talks about hockey as a sport but there are a few sentences here and there that are from nowhere related to the topic.

′ Colourless are we ,who are trapped'

′ Like the clear glass it shines, the peculiar town of Urydale.′

"Hu what is that supposed to mean.Where did this poetry come from in the middle of this article"

Skye nodes, he pulled another tablet to him and switches it on.

Urydale- He quickly types in the search bar and skips through the result. Nothing of importance shows us, nothing to rise a suspicion.

Urydale is a small town near the coast of Perse, one hour if we use the speed train.

" Search Peculiar Urydale" I suggest Skye and results popup, they are the usual so he skips some pages.

Some articles and blogs start showing up and-

" The time is up" I again jump in my seat in surprise.

The librarian stands in front our table, her eyes scanning the books scattered on the table.

I scramble up to close the books from her prying eyes ,but she doesn't asks anything and just scowls at me.

Skye pays her no attention and continues on the tablet, that draws her attention. Skye stands, pushing back his chair.

" Too bad I was just about to finish my work" Skye says with a dramatic sigh.

I smirk at that, I won't admit it but my brother is a charmer with women and I can already see the scowl on her face melting into a flirty smile.

"you can come again tomorrow but I need to close the library "

" You think you can spare me a few moments" Skye asks and she all but agrees and leaves us alone.

" Ariel scan whatever books are important and I will mail these articles." I quickly pulled the scanner from my bag, a rectangle device that can scan any document. I pointed it at a page and it emitted a red light frame, capturing the text.

We get down to work and as I scan Skye puts back the books in place, shutting off the tablets after deleting the history.

" Are you done" Miss. Raven calls but we are already packing and exiting the library.

There is something in Urydale. Something peculiar.