DD-ADWD04 (Sep 29, 2017)
Puzzle
“Em’el’et.”
Knowledge | 3 Word
Clue
Hover over the clues if you require!
Clue 1: You're not looking for the 'translation' of it. Since this is pretty tough, the first word is 'The'.
Clue 2: What does the Mantle of 8 give? This is assuming you've read at least up to Debt Come Due, or you have a decent knowledge of the Mantle of 8 overall.
Clue 3: The third word is 'Truths'.
Clue 4: Now for the last word. 'The _ Truths'. What...scope, per se, does the Mantle encompass?
Clue 5: Just to say it outright, they encompass the Universe.
Answer and Explanation
Answer: The Universal Truths
Explanation: The Em'el'et - also known as the Mantle of 8 - grants knowledge and wisdom when it comes to Universal matters. It is, in that sense, the Universal Truths.
Summary of Receipt
Summary
Transcript
NUMBER: ADWD04
PRIORITY: AND
DATE: 29-9-17
CUSTOMER & ORDER: THE DEVIL, OFF THE RECORD
SERVER: BIG GUY
Jericho was not lying. He really found a way to speak to the Devil himself. Of course, it would seem he’s pushed himself to the limits and it would be unlikely we will be able to speak with him again—not until we find his book. Though, I think we can decide what to do with it once we find it. It may be best for everyone if that thing went up in flames.
That’s all.
S.O.T.
Devil: Well, well, well, if it ain’t the dynamic trio. Skald, Eden, and Arcadia. My greatest works.
Manager: We’re here to talk business, Devil.
H.R.: We’ve been… uhm… we’ve been thinking about your proposal. Unifying the Universe. Bringing it back to its primordial state. Starting over. It’s… it’s a fairly radical idea.
Big Guy: Risky too. You would be pitting us against God. The Angels. The entire Topside. And those outside of the Topside as well. The Cold.
Devil: True. All true.
Big Guy: But… it might be the only way forward.
Devil: You think so?
Manager: We’ve been running in circles, fighting battles that never seem to end. Nothing’s new. Nothing ever changes. Not really. Not if we’re—
Devil: Trapped.
Big Guy: Mm.
H.R.: So… what would we need to do. To become one?
Devil: Exactly what you’re doing now. I need that book. El'choniamnohsir. With that, and with you three, that’d be just about enough, wouldn’t it? Of course, if you could also get your hands on Reztiypaliam'el—that’d help immensely too.
Big Guy: That’s it? You only need the First Bible and us?
Devil: Oh—I’d also need to be free from this infernal prison. You three could probably figure out how to unify things on your own… but, it’d help to have an Archon’s touch.
H.R.: What… what would happen, if we freed you from Hell? Wouldn’t that cause the Universe to spiral into utter chaos?
Devil: Oh, my dear Eden, chaos is a given. But it’s the kind of chaos that’d breed growth and change. Not the usual stagnation the Big Man upstairs is so found of. Instead of starting over we could finally start anew.
Big Guy: This doesn’t feel like much of a plan. This isn’t something we can just wing.
Devil: Oh, Arcadia. Ever His favorite. Look—I’ve got a plan. I’ve had aeons to think one up. Just—just keep doing what you’ve been doing. Searching for that book and getting it before someone else does.
Manager: You wouldn’t happen to know where the First Bible is, would you?
Devil: Not anymore. Been too long. And considering I’m the one who wrote it, the Big Man probably stashed it somewhere as far away as he did me.
H.R.: Hang on, you wrote the First Bible?
Devil: Who else could’ve? Reztiypaliam'el was His toy. You three were the prized creation of… of… another. And I, wrote everything down. Meticulous note keeping—it tends to be a virtue, ya’ know. Look—the thing about all of this is, don’t sweat it. Don’t over think it. Just… live it. Do what you do, and do it well. If and when you find my El'choniamnohsir then we can start talking seriously about you three becoming one. I’ll send you some help soon… assuming I can rouse that little lush. It’s great seeing you three together… how it should’ve been. How it should still be. But—I’ve been pushing it as is with this little stunt. Course, it confirms one of my suspicions… hell, I could probably push things further… but seeing as I’m already this close, I need to play things safe. On the bright side, eventually all debts come due, don’t they?
[The Devil left the CaDCom Transcription Range.]
H.R.: Wow… that was… that was really him wasn’t it? The Devil?
Manager: Yep. What do you make of it, Jules?
Big Guy: Not sure.
Manager: Well, you did a good job of telling him what he wanted to hear, at least.
Big Guy: Mm. So, looks like we’ve got three people to keep the First Bible from. The Dark, the Cold, and now the Devil.
Manager: Must be some book, choice?
E.O.T.