Diato woke up and found himself in his room. Was it a dream again!? He thought. He hauled himself to a sitting position as he glanced at his forearms. Nothing. It was all normal. Except the book. Dragons of the DragonSpines. It was still there under the pillow. Diato remembered taking the book. This mustn't be a dream. It was the truth. He gazed up and found Maz and John sitting there - staring at him.

"So... What happened?" Max asked softly, clearly not wanting to stress out Diato, "John found you unconscious... Beside the dead body of a Dragon... An S-Ranked one... "

"... And you were naked" John added.

"That's not important" Max suggested, "How did you survive? Do you remember anything? Anything?" Max urged.

"The - The Dragon caught me in his wings... " Diato started finally, trying to remember as much as he could. "He - he - threw me on the ground - I felt the poison... That's all - all I remember" He said with his teeth.

"What poison? Did he feed you anything?" Max asked, his tone clearly said that he was worried and confused for Diato.

"I don't remember... " He Lied. He remembered the seed. He didn't want to put stress on him and preferred to die in peace if that was what was written in his destiny.

"Give him some time to rest... I mean... He'll slowly recall what happened" John suggested.

"You're right" Max stood up with John. "Go and rest Diato. We've gotta meet that A-Ranked member this evening. Around six O' Clock. Get ready if you feel well. And if you remember anything else let us know immediately"

Diato opened his mouth to say something but then closed it again with a nod. He saw Max and John leave the room. He found himself surprisingly alive. What was that seed? Why didn't it kill me? It was literally burning me from the insides! What happened? Why don't I remember killing that dragon? Was it someone else? He thought as he continued to stare at the chair Max was sitting on.

He stood up from the bed and walked to the door. He pulled the knob and slammed the door shut. He did not forget to lock it this time. He didn't want any disturbance now. He pulled out the book under his pillow. He gazed at the cover for some time and then it struck him. There must be a book for that seed! He thought. He opened the door again and dashed to the library. While on the way - he tried to remember the appearance of it. He tried to remember what happened after he accidentally swallowed the seed.

His body turned almost orange. Hus nails and teeth grew like a vampire. No! Vampires don't exist! He convinced himself. It must be a poison. Which was killing him from the insides. Finally reached the library. He slid his foot in to check if the door was closed. It wasn't. He stepped inside. He was met with a similar voice.

"Go take anything you want!" It was Lailah the Librarian, "I'm not risking any other lives for a stupid person." She said with her teeth clenched.

"What do you mean?"

"You remember this morning you took - I mean stole a book from here by telling me that you came to distract me?"

"I do. What about it?"

"I checked the drawers and it cause me to mix all the mission envelopes! I accidentally sent a D-Ranked drayer on an S-Ranked Mission! All because you told me you stole something from that drawer!"

Diato realised it. It was his own mistake which led to him almost getting killed. He was the one who caused the librarian to missrank the missions. Thankfully the librarian didn't know that he was the one who was sent on the S-Ranked Mission. He thought it was the librarian's mistake but it was his own.

He went to the restricted section again, with guilt coursing in his veins. He knew he was guilty. The librarian didn't. She didn't know that Diato was him. Diato reached the map section again and started moving his eyes in both direction again. He saw the empty slot of the DragonSpines book. The slot revealed the cover of the book behind it. The cover caught his eye. Inferno Flower. He saw the title. He knew he was in sime herbs section or something. Because he was looking for book that had plants. Because seeds come from plants. And plants come from seeds. Interesting. He thought. He saw the cover was naroon with the golden text on it that said: Inferno Flower. The writer was David Davis. He also noticed the small letters: Rank: A+.

He pulled out the book and read the introduction. Thankfully, it had the introduction.

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INTRODUCTION

The Inferno Flower is farmed especially for its seed. The Inferno Seed. That seed possess immense power. If consumed - it can even kill the person. Its mainly used by S-Ranked dragons. This book discusses about where to find the flower - how to grow it - effects of the Inferno Seed - Side Effects of the Inferno Seed.

Note: This book is for knowledge purposes only! Do not grow the Inferno Flower as it is highly radio active and poisonous.

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It was all fine and stuff until the word Poisonous caught Diato's eye. He decided to take it to his room secretlty as the librarian would be suspicious if Diato took the book as she would know who Diato is and what happened if she would pay attention. Diato didn't want that to happen. He dug the book on bis chest with both hands covering the back cover. He left the library without making eye contact with her.

He did notice that she was acting different. She was chewing on the frame of her glasses while talking to someone on the telephone. Diato imagined her to be like an old grumpy lady but she wasn't and now this. Something was going on about the librarian which Diato didn't know and everyone was olay with it. We aren't allowed to communicate with our family. But she is? That's not fair! He thought, as he saw her smiling and giggling lightly while talking. Who'd giggle while talking to someone who's not one of their family? She is definitely talking to a family member. This made Diato kinda jealous as he grew up as an orphan. And no one wanted to be his friend because he read too many books. They called him a book worm at the orphanage.

He finally reached his room. He wasn't expecting guests. He saw the door open. His heart beats started racing. Did someone find out about the book I was hiding under the pillow? He thought. He finally peeled through the door which was wide open. It was John. He was sitting at a chair beside the bed. It looked like he was waiting for Diato. Diato couldn't show john the book. Or he'd know about the seed. And he wouldn't let Diato die in peace. He slammed the book upside down on the table beside the door, abd shut the door behind him. He went near John and sat beside him.

"So... Did you remember anything?" John asked politely.

His voice was so soothing Diato wanted to spit out the truth like vomit but held it all back.

"No" Diato shook his head. "I told you all I could remember."

"Okay" John replied with ease, "no problem. You really need some rest. And I brought you some fries."

"That's so nice of you" Diato said and he jumped on the bed, grabbing the dries from John hands.

"And I have called out doctor. He'll be here soon"

"What? Why do I need a Doctor? I'm perfectly fine!"

"You said you felt like there was poison inside you, didn't you?"

"Yes, because I felt the nausea. I guessed it might be poison. I'm not sure!"

"You didn't mention that! I gotta tell the doctor now" John said in a hurry while he stood up and made his way outside.

Diato locked the door behind John as he grabbed the book he had brought. Inferno Flower. He went towards the bed, and pulled the courtains shut. The room seemed too dark so he turned on lights. I don't know why but it feels illegal to turn on the light in the noon. Diato remembered he hadn't eaten his lunch, as he devoured the fries in a matter of minutes. He threw the box out of the window and jumped back on his bed. He didn't care where the box landed. All he cared about was to keep his toom tidy. Even if it meant making the world untidy.

He read the book with intrest. Not because he was actually intrested in it. But because his life depended on it. If the seed was an actual poison... He was in big trouble. He read the book carefully. Around two hours later - he slammed the book shut and threw it on the side table. He hauled himself in a sitting position and rested his elbows on his knees as he rubbed his eyes and forehead with his palms.