Z-ADS02 (Apr 13, 2023)
Puzzle
“The Detective’s Cult.”
Kikimora Trivia | 3 Words, 1 is Hyphenated
Clue
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Clue 1: What cult appears in the ADS receipts?
Clue 2: Is that similar to any sort of sci-fi novel? Does it have any link to detectives?
Clue 3: Capitalisation - and punctuation - exactly the same as on the Wikipedia page.
Answer and Explanation
Answer: The Long Good-Bye
Explanation: The ‘cult’ is a reference to the Hyperion Cult. Hyperion is also a sci-fi novel, which has a chapter called ‘The Detective's Tale: "The Long Good-Bye"’.
Summary of Receipt
The Hyperion Cult broke out one of the Sebitti - seven (relatively) weak Elders who were likely followers of the Pale. Issue is, the Sebitti get stronger when they're brought together. If all seven Sebitti are assembled in one place, they could destroy the sun, or even open the Black Eden - likely what the Black Tide became after it swapped places with Eden in Debt Come Due.
Transcript
Receipt: CADA201 [sic]
Author: Kikimora
Status: Secret
Subject: Hyperion Cult
My condolences, Capgras & Twain. The Hyperion Cult broke one of the Sebitti out. Woof. Looking on the bright side, we only ever had one of the seven in the Freezer. I guess on the not-so-bright side we have no idea how many other Sebitti the Hyperions have. If this one was the last one they needed? Well, you might as well hang up your masks now. Though I doubt, it’s that serious yet. Zver would’ve stepped in if that was the case. To be honest? The fact that Zver hasn’t said anything yet is probably a good sign. I mean, he’s probably testing you, but this is a great chance to show him you guys aren’t exactly as competent as the prior Shaka, and then you’ll get a lot less of this kind of work to deal with.
So, who/what are the Sebitti? Well, they’re a group of seven Elders who used to bring war, death, and illness to the world. Fun, I know. I’m almost certain they’re the offspring, or at the very least, were followers of the Pale. Individually they are pretty weak as far as Elders go. That’s why we were keeping our Sebitti in the lower-security part of the Freezer in the first place. Even a 100th could put him back in his place. However, together they grow exponentially stronger. If all seven get together? They could easily wipe out the sun or moon. Or worse. I imagine they would have the power to tap into the Black Eden and free any number of nasty Elders and Protodemons.
Though considering the cult we’re dealing with is called the “Hyperion” cult, they’re probably going with the blot-out-the-sun route. Why? I don’t know. Doomsday prophecies or whatever. I’m not supposed to be the cult experts; you two are. I’ve got a handful of Novembers together to help me in tracking down and containing the Sebitti, so if you two could just look into the Hyperion Cult, that’d be great. Thanks.