The scene beyond the Great Library differed somewhat from what Bologue had anticipated—a scene of madness from the climactic battle. Ideally, upon opening the door, there should be a raving Devil emitting bursts of twisted laughter, yearning for the souls of mortals... or maybe two.
The unfortunate Ewen would be shivering under their oppression, just as many people Bologue had seen before, their will gradually collapsing under pressure, until the madness completely took over.
Body, mind, spirit, everything, all of it, would uncontrollably slide into a pitch-black Abyss, buried and corrupted by the viscous tar.
But when Bologue broke through the siege and reached the Great Library, the expected scene of madness did not emerge. Instead, there appeared an immensely tranquil scene.
In the deathly silence, only the mechanical clatter of Ewen typing on a typewriter remained. He seemed to notice the arrival of Bologue and others, and soon the tapping sounds disappeared.
