Bible Books Periodic Table Novels & Stories

“Six glossaries, actually. One’s hidden under the table. It’s the secret weapon.” I peered beneath the table. “That’s a spellbook.” “Details,” he said quickly, face flushing. “It’s adjacent to glyph theory.” I gave him a look. “That’s like saying poison is adjacent to soup.” He grinned again. “Depending on the soup, maybe it is.”

Cut outs from home decorating magazines, information about new appliances, upholstery samples, and furniture. The more photos I look at, the older the contents of the binder look. Old scraps of paper that show names and abilities associated with each. Diagrams on how to connect spells. Notes about elements that don’t exist on the periodic table. The last couple show pieces of scrolls written in ancient languages with unusual symbols and charts. This must be the binder I threw in the fireplace before they could scan everything in.

Beneath it was various other books, none that I recognized except a translation of the Dead Sea Scrolls. “I know it can be intimidating and unnerving to think the answers to what you’ve seen these past few days...and to more than you know are mostly contained in this. But trust me. When I finish educating you, it will all make sense.” And there was his hand on my arm again. I knew now this wasn’t his way of flirting, but his way of consoling. I looked at the mound of books. He cracked open the bible to Genesis, chapter 6.

“Any questions?” Dorin raised a hand. “Yes?” “May I ask why I need to study ‘Basic Elements 101’?” he asked with a frown on his face. “It is a basic subject for alchemy.” Professor Dupont answered him. “It deals will the basics of the table of elements in chemistry and other sciences.” “But I already know my elements!” Dorin insisted. “Why do I need to study such basic information?” “Then may I ask you to give me the atomic number and atomic weight of Tungsten?” Dupont asked with a smile.