Re: The Grand Battle [Round Six: Library of Lies!]
03-05-2010, 11:47 PM
Originally posted on MSPA by Aryogaton.
Aeon took his moment of solitude to think. The mirror flipped everything horizontally, so that the image that appeared on it was real. The plate of glass that he found revealed extra information on text. The mirror turned all manifestations of the Library into parchment. Arnold was fumbling through the biographies, clearly intent on finding some sort of valuable information. When he was finished, he took the mirror from Aeon, but not the glass plate. Now, what does all that mean?
Aeon paused, and began to piece the clues. The mirror reflected things such that whatever text on the reflection is readable without difficulty. Thus, the writing on the hidden parchment is meant to be read by one who possessed the mirror—or the mirror was made to allow the parchment to be readable. The glass plate gave hidden information, perhaps revealing something vital. Arnold was intent on removing the mirror from Aeon's possession, which means it is important. He did not take the glass plate, which either meant that the glass plate was insignificant or that he wanted to separate the two artifacts. If used in combination, the mirror and the plate might just have revealed enough information to allow the contestants to escape. But it can't be that simple.
Aeon looked at the shelf of biographies, its contents now littered all over the floor. Looking at the random dispersion of books, some open, Aeon began to ponder their significance. He shook his body, and the glass plate fell from his pocket, landing deftly on his foot. Lacking use of his arms, he carefully nudged the plate over the nearest open book with hit foot and allowed it to change, altering the visible text. He began to read, and saw a message: “The Life of the Director, Book Four of Four. Book One may be read by Death. Book Two may be read by Order. Book Three may be read by Life. Book Four has been read by Chaos. When all are assembled and done, the location of truth is revealed in a sanctuary of lies.â€
A book on the Director? This might be exactly what we've been looking for. But, it seems that I'll need the other books to get anywhere. And I bet the riddle doesn't stop with these four, considering this ‘sanctuary of lies'. But what does that part mean? The books in this library obviously have both lies and truth, but they can be rearranged. A particular location doesn't mean anything. And not only that, some books have been shown to be truthful, and this riddle says that everything except the single truth is a lie. Unless, it doesn't mean books, but something else entirely.
Aeon sighed in frustration. He needed Amethyst for this, and without her it would probably be impossible to solve this. However, this new revelation sparked hope. He knew that he was incredibly close to the answer to escape, and only needed a bit more time—and freedom from these icy chains—to figure all this out. He sat down, trying to ignore the numbness of his hands, and waited for Amethyst or Eximo to come and help him. The spell would take hours to wear off on its own.
Aeon took his moment of solitude to think. The mirror flipped everything horizontally, so that the image that appeared on it was real. The plate of glass that he found revealed extra information on text. The mirror turned all manifestations of the Library into parchment. Arnold was fumbling through the biographies, clearly intent on finding some sort of valuable information. When he was finished, he took the mirror from Aeon, but not the glass plate. Now, what does all that mean?
Aeon paused, and began to piece the clues. The mirror reflected things such that whatever text on the reflection is readable without difficulty. Thus, the writing on the hidden parchment is meant to be read by one who possessed the mirror—or the mirror was made to allow the parchment to be readable. The glass plate gave hidden information, perhaps revealing something vital. Arnold was intent on removing the mirror from Aeon's possession, which means it is important. He did not take the glass plate, which either meant that the glass plate was insignificant or that he wanted to separate the two artifacts. If used in combination, the mirror and the plate might just have revealed enough information to allow the contestants to escape. But it can't be that simple.
Aeon looked at the shelf of biographies, its contents now littered all over the floor. Looking at the random dispersion of books, some open, Aeon began to ponder their significance. He shook his body, and the glass plate fell from his pocket, landing deftly on his foot. Lacking use of his arms, he carefully nudged the plate over the nearest open book with hit foot and allowed it to change, altering the visible text. He began to read, and saw a message: “The Life of the Director, Book Four of Four. Book One may be read by Death. Book Two may be read by Order. Book Three may be read by Life. Book Four has been read by Chaos. When all are assembled and done, the location of truth is revealed in a sanctuary of lies.â€
A book on the Director? This might be exactly what we've been looking for. But, it seems that I'll need the other books to get anywhere. And I bet the riddle doesn't stop with these four, considering this ‘sanctuary of lies'. But what does that part mean? The books in this library obviously have both lies and truth, but they can be rearranged. A particular location doesn't mean anything. And not only that, some books have been shown to be truthful, and this riddle says that everything except the single truth is a lie. Unless, it doesn't mean books, but something else entirely.
Aeon sighed in frustration. He needed Amethyst for this, and without her it would probably be impossible to solve this. However, this new revelation sparked hope. He knew that he was incredibly close to the answer to escape, and only needed a bit more time—and freedom from these icy chains—to figure all this out. He sat down, trying to ignore the numbness of his hands, and waited for Amethyst or Eximo to come and help him. The spell would take hours to wear off on its own.
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