CD-SOE03 (Jul 10, 2022)
Puzzle
“The lowest and blackest tide.”
Knowledge | 4 Words
Clue
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Answer and Explanation
Answer: The Shore of Eden
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Summary of Receipt
With Eve's return, the balance of power has shifted. The Black Tide is no longer a deterrent to The Cold, but the Gates of Hell is still a good enough deterrent. There's not much time left to decide what to do.
Transcript
[BRANCH] THE LAST CAFE
[SERVER] V
[DATE] 7/10/22
[INDEX ID] SOE03
[SECURITY] AND & ARCHIVES
The debt has finally come due. At least, in one part. Eve has returned. Normally I would say "as was Fated," but I doubt this is Fate's work. It is, however, unfortunately fortuitous for Fate, given the nature in which Eve and Eden have returned to the Universe. With the Black Tide… "gone," it removes one of the more tangible barriers to Fate, Phantom, Wicked, and Secret's entry into the Universe. The Cold have always kept their precious distance for fear they would end up like Pale among countless other threats to Bird's ramshackle kingdom.
I will say—with Eden back, the Black Tide itself is not "lost" so much as it has finally been found. Which is to say, there is no point in pursuing a path to restore the Tide to its once fearsome role as a saber for Bird to rattle incessantly. It has failed, as all mistakes eventually are bound to do. I am not certain what path forward from here is the wisest one. We have a few options, though many would see the Universe thrown into a state all but unrecognizable to the one we already know.
The good news, if you can really consider it as such, is that we have time. Not a lot. Perhaps to the end of this year or less. It feels like the seals are shattering with every passing breath. But we do have time. Bird still has one deterrent against the Cold… Hell itself. Yes, the "Otherside" is often conflated with the concept of Hell, but it is no such thing. Hell is, well, it is a hell unto itself. It is the other prison, the other debt that lingers in the Universe. The other betrayal that brought about peace to the wayward chaos of creation. So long as the Gates to Hell remain intact, the Cold would never dare to make a move as they too could end up alongside poor, old, Abraxas.