Chapter 8

Summary

• Axit Orentooroo's Chapter 8 titled 'Evar' follows the character Evar who suddenly discovers a natural ability to read an unknown language in a book.
• When he touches it, Evar feels a powerful force radiate within him, suggesting a connection to the book.
• Evar and Clovis navigate through towering structures of books in a place called the Narrow Forest.
• The chapter reveals their respect and curiosity for the book towers, crafted by their ancestors who, ironically, did not record history but were trapped within a vast library compared to a prison.
• The siblings reminisce about their past spent in the "library prison", and the struggles for survival with only meager resources and food supply, hinting at an ancient or apocalyptic setting.
• When they meet Kerrol, another sibling, Clovis reveals that she killed an entity referred to as the "Escape", suggesting that there are threats within the library.
• Evar refuses to share the discovery of the book, indicating a fear of his brother's manipulation.
• The siblings appear to be watched over by two mysterious figures - the Soldier and the Assistant - hinted to be non-human entities created from the "Mechanism".
• The Soldier is revealed to fight off the "Escapes" from the Mechanism allowing the children to survive. Evar decides to accompany him on his patrol.