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Some elements of Johnisdead's story builds off of Ben Drowned - an ARG created by Alex Hall in 2010. Many characters, concepts, and locations featured in Ben Drowned make appearances within Johnisdead. Because of this, the following section will contain a brief summary of Ben Drowned.

The Haunted Cartridge Arc

Alex encountering the Elegy Statue in Majora's Mask.

In 2010, a college student named Alex Hall obtained a tattered copy of The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
The Legend of Zelda is a video game series created by Nintendo. Majora's Mask is an entry in the series that was released in the year 2000 for the Nintendo 64. This game is notable for its strange, foreboding atmosphere and odd characters. from an Old Man
The Old Man was hosting a yard sale containing strange paintings like the one above. Not only did he give Alex the copy of Majora's Mask for free, he also said "Goodbye, Ben!" - a detail that would become important later on.. Upon playing the game, Alex was greeted by a malicious entity calling itself BEN. BEN would follow Alex around the game world by manifesting as the "Elegy Statue"
The "Elegy Statue" is an uncanny effigy of Link - Majora's Mask's main character. It is summoned by playing a song called the "Elegy of Emptiness" on Link's Ocarina, though it normally does not move on its own.. Unnerved, Alex began uploading these hauntings to his YouTube channel - Jadusable.

As the hauntings continued, Alex's mental state began to deteriorate. He began suffering from paranoia and horrible nightmares. Alex's friend Tyler took notice of this and became concerned. The two drove back to the Old Man's house in an attempt to find some answers. While the Old Man was nowhere to be found, Alex learned that the Majora's Mask cartridge once belonged to a young boy named Ben who tragically drowned on April 23rd, 2002.

When Alex returned to his dorm room, he discovered that BEN had entered into his computer via his recording equipment. Alex and BEN chatted with one another via CleverbotCleverbot is a website where users can chat with a simplistic AI program. This AI program learns from its users and responds accordingly. However, the responses Alex was receiving were far too personalized and informed to be randomly generated.. Here, Alex discovered that the malicious entity known as BEN was not the drowned child named Ben. Instead, BEN was simply using his name out of cruelty.

Days later, "TheTruth.rtf"TheTruth.rtf was said to have been uploaded by Alex's dormmate - possibly his friend Tyler. However, this is questionable as other sources imply that Alex lived alone. It's possible that BEN himself uploaded TheTruth.rtf. was uploaded to the internet - a compilation of notes that Alex had been taking throughout this whole ordeal. However, it soon became apparent that these notes had been tampered with by BEN. The players came to the horrifying realization that they had inadvertently helped spread BEN to every corner of the internet by downloading these notes, meaning BEN was now free to spread his malicious influence across the world.

The Moon Children Arc

Kelbris as he was portrayed on Youshouldnthavedonethat.net.

Not long after the upload of "TheTruth.rtf", players were led to a website - "Youshouldnthavedonethat.net". This was the home of the Moon Children - a cult that worshipped a moon goddess named Luna. The Moon Children were led by a figure simply known as The Father. As players explored the site, other strange entities made themselves known: A deceased Moon Child named Kelbris
Kelbris was a former Moon Child who claimed to have heard Luna speaking to him. He was later killed via electrocution. Some speculate that he was murdered., an authoritative figure known as Mr. DMr. D is an enigmatic figure as he was only mentioned a handful of times by the Moon Children. It's possible that he and The Father are one-in-the-same because they're both implied to hold some degree of power within the cult., and an entity wearing a gas mask calling itself Drowned
Given his name, it's implied that Drowned holds some connection to Ben - possibly being either his lingering spirit or BEN once again masquerading as him..

The front page of Youshouldnthavedonethat.net was a blog where various high ranking Moon Children posted announcements. These Moon Children moderators were as follows: Matt Hubris "Ifrit", Chris "Nekko", Spencer L. "Duskworld23", and Kevin F. "Insidiae". Chris was the youngest of the moderators. Several posts of his detailed his excitement for his upcoming Ascension - a ritual suicide practiced by the Moon Children. Ascension was believed to spiritually transcend the participants, granting them immense power. However, in reality, all ascension seemingly did was trap their souls inside electronic devices.

Alex submitting the "Song of Time" to rewind time.

The players began emailing Matt. He revealed that Ben was a former Moon Child who underwent a botched ascension - possibly explaining how his spirit became trapped within the Majora's Mask cartridge. Matt also revealed that a Moon Child named Alex had recently gone missing, implying that Alex Hall was somehow connected to the cult. Matt's emails became stranger and more concerning. He reported that an unknown assailant had begun relentlessly knocking on his door.

Further exploration of the site revealed a locked page titled "The Truth" and a countdown. As the countdown was about to reach zero, the missing Moon Child Alex emerged on the YouTube channel TheLinkMissing. Here, Alex uploaded gameplay of "The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time" showing Link playing the Song of Time on his Ocarina. Just like the song's effect in Majora's Mask, time reset to three days prior - the same announcements were posted to the front page of Youshouldnthavedonethat.net, the site underwent the same changes, and it seemed as though the players were saved from the impending countdown. However, Matt was now missing. Despite resetting the clock, the players were unable to save him. It was soon revealed that it was actually the deceased Moon Child Kelbris who was responsible for his disappearance.

Alex had given the players a powerful tool - they could now upload gameplay footage of Majora's Mask to effect the world just as he had. These video submissions would mainly effect the the main character - the player's "Link"Link is the main character of The Legend of Zelda series. As such, the main character affected by submitted videos throughout Ben Drowned and Johnisdead is also given the title of "Link". As the ARGs progressed, the title of "Link" would often change and be given to different characters.. The players' current Link was Alex. Unfortunately, some poorly timed submissions quickly got Alex killed. Another ally named Rosa
Rosa was seemingly based off of a character named Rosa from the game Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines who appeared in an older video on the Jadusable YouTube channel. It's implied that this character had psychic abilities and could predict the future., Matt's sister who briefly spoke to the players through his email, also went missing after some poor player choices.

Ryukaki and Within Hubris

The Within Hubris message boards.

A final message from Matt was discovered on Youshouldnthavedonethat.net warning the players about BEN's manipulative nature. This message also contained a warning to one player in particular - Kayd Hendricks. Players quickly tracked down Kayd Hendricks' online account - Ryukaki. They learned that he had managed to obtain the login information for "The Truth" page from Rosa before she disappeared and that he was now being targeted. Ryukaki began uploading footage of strange hauntings around his home. Through these videos the headquarters of the Moon Children was revealed - a location simply known as "The Orchard"". In Ryukaki's final upload, he gave the players the login information for "The Truth". Unfortunately, this login information was incomplete and players were still unable to access the page.

Shortly after this, a new website was revealed to the players - Within Hubris. Within Hubris was a message board for the players to use in the upcoming third arc of the ARG. These boards held some secrets. Canon accounts for many characters were discovered in the member list - even minor characters such as Alex's friend Tyler. A locked board was also discovered named "Wayward Horizon". This board was guarded by Kelbris and housed the ascended souls of Chris and Spencer. Unfortunately, before the third arc of Ben Drowned could truly begin, the ARG was placed on hiatus. Over time, activity on Within Hubris dwindled. The entire message board was later deleted in 2012.

In Ben Drowned, a college student named Alex came across a haunted Majora's Mask cartridge that contained a malicious spirit named BEN. This led the players down a rabbit hole where they discovered a cult called the Moon Children who worshipped a goddess named Luna. Despite their best efforts, the players were unable to save the Moon Children from malicious entities such as Kelbris and Mr. D. With Ben Drowned on hiatus, players are left to their own devices...

YSHDT.com

The cult's meeting grounds - an old fishery in Florida.

Shortly after the deletion of Within Hubris, players created their own board to replace it. This incarnation of Within Hubris, dubbed Newbris and it served the community for many years to come. While Ben Drowned's hiatus continued, a new ARG was about to begin.

In 2015, a user named TheLaw joined Newbris. Here, they directed the players to a strange website called "YSHDT.com"YSHDT is an acronym for "You shouldn't have done that". This implied that YSHDT.com held some connection to Youshouldnthavedonethat.net.. This website contained messages from a high school student named Doug. He had supposedly joined a cult and now regrets his decision. Further exploration led players to Doug's blog, Letschasethemouse, where they could directly communicate with him.

Players quickly realized that the Doug speaking on Letschasethemouse was actually a version of himself from 2009. This version of Doug had only just recently joined the cult meaning that players still had a chance to convince him to leave it before the events seen on YSHDT.com came to pass. Unfortunately, Doug wasn't willing to leave. Other players took a different approach. One player, Jacob, managed to convince Doug to let him join the cult as well. He was referred to Doug's friend, Mason, and began undergoing an initiation process.

Patrem's appearance on Newbris.

Players began learning more about Doug's cult. Much like the Moon Children, they, too, worshipped Luna. However, unlike the Moon Children, this cult's headquarters was an old fishery in Florida - not The Orchard. Meanwhile, back on Newbris, players met a new character - /Patrem\. Patrem is Latin for "Father". He also spoke in an authoritative manner and held great knowledge. This all implied that he was perhaps the leader of Doug's cult. It was soon revealed that Patrem was no longer human - he was now a timeless ascended being trapped within the body of a cultist named Vincent. However, Vincent was completely unaware of Patrem's presence as it was only when he fell asleep that Patrem took control.

As time went on, the players banded together on Skype and formed a group - the Internet Detectives. One night, Drowned suddenly returned and joined the Internet Detectives Skype group. Here, Drowned was seen hiding and cowering from Patrem. This implied that Drowned was indeed the deceased spirit of Ben - not "BEN", the malicious spirit that simply used his name. Meanwhile, the players met another friendly spirit - Helper
The players accidentally summoned Helper when they submitted a video of Majora's Mask featuring Link wearing a Postman's Hat. As such, Helper takes on the likeness of a friendly mailman from that game.. With Helper's assistance, players inadvertently stole Doug's mail
The players accidentally stole Doug's mail in an attempt to retrieve his notes. These notes were implied to be important on YSHDT.com. They will come back up later on.. This led to him complaining about an important religious package of his going missing in the mail recently.

Mason and The Gray Man

One day, Doug was kidnapped by the cult. During his disappearance, Mason took control of his blog and began working alongside the players, confused as to why the cult suddenly turned against his friend. Mason began heading towards the fishery to get some answers. Meanwhile, the players asked Helper to assist him.

The cell phone tower seen in videos on "M".

Mason began sneaking around the perimeter of the fishery. At the players' suggestion, he threw a rock in an attempt to distract the guards. Unfortunately, this rock struck Helper, killing him. The guards took notice of Mason and he began to flee - but not before retrieving Helper's Hat
Helper's Hat is a crucial item. Taking on the appearance of the "Postman's Hat" from Majora's Mask, this item grants whoever possesses it special abilities. It's traded hands several times throughout the ARG.. Helper's Hat is a magical item that grants one access to Helper's various accounts. These include a YouTube account named "M" and Helper's Newbris account. On his way home, Mason encountered a strange individual named The Gray Man who was interested in Helper's Hat. He offered to give Mason an Eight of Clubs playing card in exchange for it. Mason accepted, giving away Helper's Hat.

Strange videos began appearing on the "M" YouTube channel - presumably from The Gray Man's perspective. These mainly included footage of someone approaching a cellphone tower. Meanwhile, Helper returned - this time in the Internet Detectives Skype group. Because he is a supernatural entity, he was able to persist after death. However, without his hat, his powers were greatly reduced. Because of this, he tasked the players to retrieve his at from The Gray Man.

Eventually, Mason decided to confront the cult and demand to see Doug. On his way to the fishery he encountered Rosa who warned the players about events that were to come. Later that night, Mason posted a panicked message on Letschasethemouse. The cult had let him see Doug, but Doug was "different" now. Shortly afterwards, Doug regained control of his blog, acting as though nothing was wrong. The players were now given a choice - Doug or Mason.

Doug vs. Mason

An image found on YSHDT.com revealing that the players' locations were being targeted.

The players were given a choice on who would be their new Link - Doug or Mason. They ultimately chose Doug, believing it would give them more opportunities to hinder him should he reveal himself to be malicious. However, before they could formulate any sort of plan, Mason became trapped in a storm drain. With their Ocarina powers tethered to Doug, the players' only option was to explore YSHDT.com for clues. The website now contained images of Mason's storm drain. Strangely, a blinking device could be seen sitting next to it.

One day, Mason suddenly joined the Internet Detectives Skype group. Something was off, however. Strangely, Mason spoke as though he were using an old DOS computer. He also claimed that he was speaking to the years from the present year - 2015. This Mason claims that he did not time travel but instead "survived". Before the players could learn more, they accidentally severed contact with him by entering the DOS command ".root". Back on YSHDT.com, players discovered what appeared to be some blueprints for a bomb device. One player showed these plans to Doug on Letschasethemouse. This resulted in him becoming enraged, repeatedly asking the players were they found the blueprints. After this, he ceased communication with them.

Having lost communication with both Doug and Mason, the players were at a loss. Ultimately, the GM of the YSHDT Arc, The Man, announced that the arc was now over. He also revealed himself to be the player Dawn of a New Day. While his arc was coming to a close, a new arc ran by another group of GM's was just about to begin.

In the previous arc, players were introduced to Doug and Mason - two high school students who had recently joined a mysterious cult led by an entity named Patrem. Patrem was a timeless, ascended being trapped within the body of a cultist named Vincent. Doug was kidnapped by the cult, resulting in Mason defecting and siding with the players. Unfortunately, the players were unable to save either Doug or Mason, and the arc came to a close. Meanwhile, the mystery behind the cult, Patrem, and Drowned continues...

John is Dead

The front page of Johnisdead.com.

Back in the Internet Detectives Skype Group, Drowned began speaking with the players. He informed them that three of their fellow players were gone. He proceeded to link them to a website - Johnisdead.com. This took players by surprised. John was the name of one of their fellow players during the previous arc. Patrem suddenly joined the Skype group in pursuit of Drowned. Drowned managed to escape as Patrem left the players with a cryptic warning - a powerful cultist named Regiminis was coming. Back on Within Hubris, a new user joined - SKM, a rogue hacker who had been working against the cult for many years. He revealed that the cult Doug and Mason joined wasn't the Moon Children but instead a rival group called the Lunar Children. Originally, the two cults had been one-in-the-same. However, at some point, a schism divided them into two separate groups.

SKM informed the players that the three missing individuals were John, Jacob
Jacob was the player from the YSHDT Arc that was contacted by Mason and underwent an initiation to join the cult., and Tyler
Tyler shares the same name with Alex's friend from Ben Drowned. At this point, it's unknown if this holds any significance. Regardless, at this point in the story, he seems completely unware of Alex and the events of Ben Drowned.. John was dead and he had been since November 11th, 2011 - an important date that the Lunar Children refer to as Undecim Nocte. Jacob was missing and had been since before 2011. Tyler was currently fine but SKM warned that the Lunar Children were beginning to target him. Also, due to Patrem's manipulation, Tyler's memory of the players and the ARG had been erased. SKM also explained that Johnisdead.com and YSHDT.com were both experiments by the Lunar Children. They were akin to Wayward Horizon - digital locations where the cultists housed ascended spirits.

During this conversation, SKM formally introduced the players to Drowned. While SKM didn't fully understand him or his origins, Drowned was his faithful ally - an ascended spirit who would help him more files and alter websites. However, before he could explain more, the two were suddenly confronted by Regiminis who seemed to be in pursuit of Drowned. Before they fled, SKM and Drowned led the players to Tyler's YouTube channel where they would later be able to contact him - Silentdork.

Silentdork

Clockwise starting from the top left: Tyler, John, Kevin, and Jacob.

Tyler began uploading videos to Silentdork. These were all old recordings of his friends - John, Jacob, and KevinThe Moon Child known as Insidiae from Ben Drowned was also named Kevin. This implied that the two were perhaps one-in-the-same.. By using the YouTube comment section, players managed to contact Tyler and invite him to the Internet Detectives Skype group. Just as SKM said, Tyler had no recollection of the players or the previous events of the ARG.

The conversations with Tyler were fairly casual. He revealed that he had a girlfriend from Australia named Carla who gifted him a Crescent Moon Necklace. He also confirmed that he lived in Florida - the same state as the Lunar Children. As for his friends, Tyler revealed that John's death was the result of a house fire. Meanwhile, Kevin's been missing since John's death. Tyler described him as somewhat suspicious. Kevin was cagey about his personal life, a member of an "obscure religion", and took a particular interest in Tyler's Crescent Moon Necklace. Tyler believes that Kevin stole his Crescent Moon Necklace at some point prior to his disappearance as it went missing around that time. As for Jacob, the last time Tyler spoke to him was in 2009.

Over time, more and more strange things began happening to Tyler. He began witnessing odd things around town such as shadowy figures warping around and flyers detailing various moon goddesses. This culminated in a Lunar Child named Daniel stalking Tyler outside of his home and leaving a strange "Beacon" device in his yard. Fearing for Tyler's safety, the players attempted to warn him about the Lunar Children and told him everything that had happened so far. Unfortunately, due to Patrem's manipulation, none of the players' images and files they were using as proof could be seen by Tyler. Believing that the players were simply pulling a cruel prank on him, Tyler severed contact with them and left the Internet Detectives Skype group.

Lunar Children

MattR brandishing a knife.

Though the players had been cut off from Tyler, they had another avenue they could explore - Lunarchildren.com. This website was structured like a blog and saw occasional announcements posted by high ranking Lunar Children. These included a rich newcomer named Ezekiel Thoth, a man in a skull mask named Mat
Mat shares the same name with the Moon Child Matt from Ben Drowned - also known as Ifrit. It's assumed that they are one-in-the-same., and a tech-savvy member from Europe named LiquidSaint. LiquidSaint was actually SKM in disguise - he had apparently managed to infiltrate the Lunar Children and climb their ranks. It's believed that Mat is the same Matt from Ben Drowned, somehow having survived his ordeal from 2010 and leaving the Moon Children for the Lunar Children.

Lunarchildren.com revealed a great deal about the cult's structure and beliefs. Much like the Moon Children, the Lunar Children worship Luna and are led by The FatherThough they share the same title, The Father of the Moon Children and The Father of the Lunar Children are two different characters. Patrem is NOT "The Father" mentioned during Ben Drowned. - Patrem. However, the Lunar Children refer to him as Father Vincent since he is currently trapped within Vincent's body. The Lunar Children also practice AscensionReminder: Ascension is a ritualistic suicide ceremony that promises an individual great spiritual power. However, in reality it seems as though it generally just results in an individual's soul becoming trapped within electronic devices or websites., though they have many different levels and classifications of it compared to the Moon Children.

The lowest level of Ascension are Deviums
Deviums generally manifest as distorted images and sounds. Many of the pages encountered on YSHDT.com and Johnisdead.com were actually Deviums attempting to communicate. - spirits with little to no control or cognizance. Eulogies are ascended individuals with a higher degree of control - they can even physically manifest on occasion. The next level is Finitor - powerful ascended beings who possess control over time itself. These entities are incredibly rare and the Lunar Children are only aware of two in existence - one of which being Patrem himself. The final and most powerful level of ascension are the Transcended - also known as The Four Giants. The Transcended are said to be specifically chosen by Luna herself. They also retain their physical bodies upon ascension and exist to carry out Luna's will.

It's believed that when someone ascends, their spirit enters into the Parallelos - a spiritual realm beyond our physical world. There are many different types of Parallelos. These include an empty shadow realm called the NullspaceThe Lunar Children actually referred to the Nullspace by the name "Sub-Parallelos". However, for the sake of brevity, we will simply refer to it by another name that was revealed for it later on - the Nullspace., a dimension where non-ascended deceased spirits are imprisoned called the Parallelos of the Dead, a realm where ascended spirits reside called the Parallelos of the Ascended, and finally the location where Luna dwells simply known as Luna's Realm. The Lunar Children also believe that Luna possesses her own tribe of enigmatic servants known as the Absque Fascie that live with her in her realm.

Tenebris using John's spirit as a vessel.

The website revealed several other important details. Firstly, Regiminis's ascension took place on Undecim Nocte 2011 - the same day John died. There's also an entity called Tenebris mentioned on the website - a malicious trickster that uses other spirits as vessels. Another figure listed is the Deuro - an ascended spirit that the cult is forbidden from speaking about. "Duero" is Latin for "Burned", implying that this might actually be John. Not much is revealed about these two figures other than that Tenebris was using a Eulogy as a vessel up until Undecim Nocte 2011, at which point he lost control of it and then took the Deuro as his vessel instead - meaning that Tenebris is likely using John as a vessel.

Later on, SKM managed to contact the players via a secret chatroom on Johnisdead.com called Safehaven. Here, he revealed that he once had a younger brother named Max who used Within Hubris back in 2011. However, one day Max was lured out to a local park and kidnapped - presumably by Patrem. SKM has been attempting to take down the cult since that day. On Undecim Nocte 2011, SKM was investigating some Lunar Children-related websites when his monitor suddenly exploded. When he came to, he discovered that Drowned was now on his computer, thanking him for helping him "escape". This combined with Drowned's username and mannerisms imply that he is indeed the ascended spirit of Ben. On Undecim Nocte, Ben was able to escape his captor - BENReminder: BEN and Ben are not the same. Ben is the child who drowned. BEN is the malicious spirit who used his name while tormenting Alex. It seems as though before stealing Ben's name, BEN went by "Tenebris".. This implies that Tenebris and BEN are one-in-the-same.

To summarize: On Undecim Nocte 2011, Regiminis's ascension took place. During this ascension, Ben broke free from Tenebris's control and hid inside SKM's computer. Needing a new vessel for himself, Tenebris sought out John, who had just recently died in a housefire on that same night.

Discoveries

One of the many disturbing Deviums discovered on Johnisdead.com.

During this time, Johnisdead.com underwent some interesting changes. Players were linked to a program called JanusVR that allowed them to explore webpages as 3d environments. The main location for players to explore was a barren, distorted landscape called Fakeworld. The website also updated with a variety of redirect pages - pages that players would be randomly taken to when attempting to access a non-existent page. Players also discovered their first "hole" - a large directory of pages that players would have to work through one page at a time. This hole in particular contained images and videos related to The Four Giants. Here, it was revealed that Kelbris was actually the Fourth Giant.

Players also discovered two new YouTube channels. The first channel was Vincent Adams. As the name suggests, this channel belonged to Patrem's current host, Vincent. Here it was revealed that Vincent was partaking in some sort of sleep deprivation experiment - possibly as a subconscious attempt to combat Patrem's nightly possessions. The other channel discovered was Lostmemory423 - a YouTube channel belonging to Drowned. This channel featured videos showcasing SKM's journey to the fishery after meeting Drowned in 2011 - presumably so that he could later infiltrate their ranks as LiquidSaint.

Several days later, Patrem began speaking with Tenebris on Within Hubris. Here, it was revealed that Tenebris was willing to give John's spirit to Regiminis if he can capture Ben for him. This explains why Regiminis and Patrem had been so eager to capture Drowned in the past - they were attempting to trade him for John's soul. Shortly after this, Tenebris revealed that he had stolen the players' Ocarina powersReminder: The players' Ocarina powers (sometimes simply called "The Ocarina") refers to their ability to submit songs, videos, and images from The Legend of Zelda series to affect the world of the ARG. and given them to the Lunar Children. This was showcased in a video where Mat was seen submitting the song "Bolero of Fire" on some unknown message board. The next day, Tyler uploaded a video showing a fire that had broken out at his workplace. This happened again a few days later when the Lunar Children submitted the song "Song of Storms", resulting in a sudden torrential downpour of rain around Tyler's location. The Lunar Children were now on the attack and they have the players' most powerful weapon at their disposal.

Doug's appearance as one of The Four Giants.

On his way home from work, Tyler decided to take a shortcut home through the woods. Here, he stumbled upon the dilapidated ruins of the fishery. A few days later, the players were contacted by Rosa. She reveals that her disappearance in 2010 was the result of Kelbris confronting her - much like her brother Mat. However, instead of killing her, Kelbris warped her into the Parallelos where she encountered Luna. She warns that the Lunar Children are intending to sacrifice Tyler on Undecim Nocte 2015 to summon Luna. She also explains that the players' Ocarina powers are an extension of Luna and are managed by Tenebris, explaining how he was so easily able to transfer them to the Lunar Children.

Rosa claims that Tnebris was "imprinted upon" by the Majora's Mask cartridge when he was trapped inside it with Ben - confirming that Tenebris and BEN are the same entity and also explaining the various Majora's Mask symbolism found throughout the cults. Rosa also revealed the identity of one of the four giants - Doug. This implies that when Doug was captured and "changed" during the previous arc, he had actually been transcended into one of the Four Giants.

The next day, Tyler returned to the fishery. Here, he was confronted by Doug, who now took on a green, distorted appearance. The following week, Tyler was tormented by constant knocking sounds on his home and strange calls from John's old phone number. He was eventually urged to visit Kevin's old home by a page discovered on Johnisdead.com. Angered and fed up with the cult's recent provocations, Tyler decided to go to Kevin's house to confront them. However, upon stepping outside, Tyler was captured and taken to the Lunar Children's new headquarters - a large building in Ohio known as The Spire
The Spire is a large building in Ohio that the Lunar Children began using as their main headquarters after the fishery in Florida fell into ruin..

The beginning of November rolled around. Tyler was in the Lunar Children's possession and the players had no Ocarina powers to save him with. Thankfully, Drowned came to the players' aid and helped them gain access to the Lunar Children Forums - the location where their Ocarina powers were being held. During this process, Drowned revealed his true identity - he wasn't simply the deceased spirit of Ben but instead a fusion of both Ben and Max, meaning that SKM had been unknowingly working alongside his brother the entire time.

In the previous arc, players were introduced to their new LinkReminder: Link is the main character of The Legend of Zelda series. As such, "Link" is often used as a title for the current main character of Ben Drowned or Johnisdead. They're generally the individual that the Ocarina powers affect most directly. - Tyler, a young man living in rural Florida. Tyler is being targeted by the same cult that Doug and Mason were a part of, the Lunar Children - an off-shoot of the Moon Children. Through investigation of the cult's websites, Johnisdead.com and Lunarchildren.com, players discovered that Tyler was to be sacrificed in a ritual taking place on Undecim Nocte - November 11th.

Players discovered that the malicious spirit calling itself BEN was actually an entity named Tenebris. Tenebris had been using Ben's spirit as a puppet up until Undecim Nocte 2011 - the date of the ascension of a Lunar Child named Regiminis. On this date, Ben broke free from Tenebris's control and fused with the spirit of another child named Max. The result of this amalgamation took on the name "Drowned" and hid away in the computer of Max's brother - a hacker named SKM. On that same night, a friend of Tyler's named John died in a housefire. Needing a new spirit to use as a vessel, Tenebris began puppeting John much like how he did with Ben.

The players are now pitted against Patrem, Regminis, and The Four Giants - four powerful ascended beings, two of which have been revealed to be Doug and Kelbris. The players are not alone - their allies include Rosa, Drowned, and SKM, who has successfully infiltrated the Lunar Children. However, Tyler has been captured by the cult and the players' Ocarina powers have been taken from them. As Undecim Nocte 2015 approaches, the players search the Lunar Children forums for answers.

Undecim Nocte 2015

Tyler's Crescent Moon Necklace.

The Lunar Children Forums housed a variety of new and interesting characters. The players were introduced to the Elder Children - high ranking Lunar Children who manage the cult. In addition to Ezekiel Thoth, Mat, and LiquidSaintThese were the three Lunar Children seen posting announcements on Lunarchildren.com. Ezekiel Thoth is a rich newcomer to the cult, Mat is assumed to be the same Matt from Ben Drowned, and LiquidSaint is secretly SKM in disguise., this group also included two new characters named Jinn and Kuu - two Elder Children who oversaw the cult's library in The Spire. Players also discovered two unused accounts for the Moon Children Spencer and Alex.

Lower-ranking Lunar Children were found casually chatting on the forums as well. These included an artist named SheepDog, a singer named Harry, a cultist living at The Spire named Igaluk123, a new recruit named Tsukuyomi, and an assassin for the cult named Eddie. However, the two most interesting users was an old man named Jeremy and his son Hunter. Jeremy was originally a Moon Child who later joined the Lunar Children. He also claims to be the brother of the Old ManReminder: The Old Man is the individual who gave Alex the Majora's Mask cartridge that contained Ben and Tenebris during Ben Drowned.. Jeremy says that the Moon Children lied about the date of Kelbris's death - he didn't die in 1998 but was instead killed a few years later in 2002 by Mat as a part of his initiation to join the Moon Children. This accidentally resulted in Kelbris's ascension.

Players also discovered that Hunter was being offered a rank among the Elder Children - he just had to carry out one final task for them. However, before the players could learn more, most of the the Lunar Children Forums were deleted. All that was left was a single board where The OcarinaReminder: "The Ocarina" refers to the Ocarina powers possessed by the players - the ability to submit songs, images, and videos from The Legend of Zelda series to affect the world of the ARG. This board was where the Lunar Children were using these powers after they were stolen away from the players by Tenebris. was being housed. Here, the players were able to briefly speak with Jeremy. Despite being a member of the Lunar Children, Jeremy was quite friendly. Something was off, however. Jeremy mentioned that the clocks in his house seemed to have stopped and that his home was much darker than normal. It was soon revealed that Jeremy was actually killed and ascended by his son Hunter in order to become an Elder Child. Before he faded away, Jeremy warned the players about Tyler's fate. With Undecim Nocte drawing near, the players used their powers and successfully rescued Tyler from the Spire.

Shortly after this, Tyler escaped to Australia to take refuge with Carla. Meanwhile, the Lunar Children were in a state of panic. In a rant written by Thoth, it was revealed that Hunter was meant to play some key role in Undecim Nocte 2015 involving Tyler's Crescent Moon Necklace, yet Tyler had somehow regained possession of it. While the players weren't exactly sure how Tyler's necklace was relevant, they believed that it was dangerous for him to retain possession of it. To ensure his safety, the players summoned Helper and asked him to steal Tyler's necklace. They also had him deliver Tyler a camera so that he may recover any footage taken while at the Spire and upload it to Silentdork.

Regiminis

Regiminis as seen on Silentdork.

In December of 2015, Tyler contacted the players via Skype. He revealed that Carla was actually a paranoid former Lunar Child who was keeping Tyler locked in her home. Before he could say anything else, Regiminis hijacked Tyler's account and claimed that he was now heading to Australia himself. After this, Tyler went radio silent for many months. When he finally returned, he was once again back in Florida and still trying to process what happened in Australia. It also now seemed as though he was being haunted by Tenebris.

Meanwhile, Drowned contacted the players once again. He revealed that SKM's task to join the Lunar Children back in 2011 was to travel to The OrchardReminder: "The Orchard" was the headquarters of the Moon Children briefly mentioned by Kayd during Ben Drowned. and record some footage there. While there, SKM also discovered a stolen copy of the Lunar Children's holy book - the Libro Lunarus. Drowned explained that SKM later returned this book to the Lunar Children, further gaining their trust.

Drowned informed the players that both he and SKM were currently in Regiminis's possession. He reiterated that Regiminis was going to hand the both of them over to Tenebris in exchange for John's soul. The reason why Regiminis required John's soul is because John had inadvertently become Regiminis's Conduit. A "Conduit" is someone who was killed as a result of someone else's ascension. The Lunar Children believe that if an ascended spirit uses a conduit as a vessel then they will gain greater powers. This implies that John's house burning down during Undecim Nocte 2011 was somehow a result of Regiminis's ascension.

Hank and Ben - Father and Son.

Drowned revealed what was inside the briefcase
The briefcase in question was gifted to SKM after he carried out his initial tasks for the Lunar Children in 2011 to gain their trust. It was seen at the end of a previous video on Lostmemory423. given to SKM - a gas mask
It's implied that these gas masks are given to new Lunar Children recruits. It would soon become a staple of SKM's appearance, however.. Strangely, Drowned seems to have some conflicting memories of this event. There appears to be an alternate recollection of events where SKM was gifted not only a gas mask but a copy of the Libro Lunarus as well. Drowned claims that this never happened and that someone has messed with the timeline. Drowned also finally revealed Regiminis's true identity - KevinKevin was one of Tyler's friends seen in his old uploads from 2010. He supposedly went missing in 2011 around the time of John's death. He was said to be a part of an "obscure religion" and was accused of stealing Tyler's necklace - all hints that he was a member of the Lunar Children..

Using their Ocarina powers, players managed to rescue SKM from Regiminis. Sadly, Drowned wasn't so fortunate. Regiminis traded him away to Tenebris in exchange for John, completing the deal. A few days later, a new video was uploaded to Silentdork - Regiminis. This video contained a taunting message from Regiminis directed at Tyler and the players. He also revealed the identities of The Four Giants - Doug, AlexWithin Johnisdead, it's generally assumed that the Alex known as "Jadusable" and the Alex mentioned by the Moon Children are the same person. Apparently, some point after his experiences with the haunted Majora's Mask Cartridge, he was ascended into one of The Four Giants., SpencerSpencer was one of the Moon Children moderators found on Youshouldnthavedonethat.net during Ben Drowned. Apparently, he was later ascended into one of The Four Giants., and Kelbris, whose real name was revealed to be Hank. Another video was uploaded after this - 5646. This video contained a message from John warning Tyler about Kevin and Tenebris. Near the end of this video, Tyler comes across a briefcase containing a camera - presumably the one the players asked Helper to deliver to him.

Back on Lunarchildren.com, a new page was discovered that contained a photo of Ben and Hank. Here, it was revealed that Hank was actually Patrem. This meant that Hank, Patrem, and Kelbris were all the same personHank was originally a Moon Child. In 2002, he was killed by Matt. This must have resulted in a unique ascension that resulted in both the creation of the timeless ascended spirit Patrem and one of the Four Giants simply called Kelbris.

To put it simply: Hank was ascended, resulting in the creation of two separate entities - Patrem and Kelbris.. This page also implied that Hank was Ben's father. Ben's mother and Hank's wife, Diana, was dead. This photo was taken on Ben's birthday in 2002 and it's implied that Hank had just gifted him the Majora's Mask cartridge his soul would later become trapped in. About a month later, Lunarchildren.com updated with several new posts dating back to April, 2016. These posts revealed that the Lunar Children attempted to capture Tyler a second time sometime around April 23rd, 2016. They were unsuccessful, however, resulting in a horrific cataclysm that wiped out most of the Lunar Children at the Spire.

The Moon Children

The front page of YSHDT.net.

Shortly after the destruction of the Lunar Children, players discovered that the Moon Children's website had returned - Youshouldnthavedonethat.netReminder: Youshouldnthavedonethat.net is the website used during Ben Drowned. It took on the appearance of a blog and featured announcements from various Moon Children. Using their Ocarina powers, players had the ability to reset the website to how it appeared three days prior.. For the sake of brevity, we'll simply refer to Youshouldnthavedonethat.net as YSHDT.netYoushouldnthavedonethat.net / YSHDT.net isn't to be confused with YSHDT.com - a website used by the Lunar Children seen during the YSHDT arc. here. It seemed as though the players were interacting with the past. YSHDT.net was operating similarly to how it was back in 2010 during Ben Drowned. It was once again running on a three-day cycleDuring Ben Drowned, players were forced to "reset" YSHDT.net every three days. This resulted in the website reverting back to how it appeared three days prior. Each "cycle" contained small differences from one another. and it featured many of the same announcements seen in 2010. There were some differences, however. For example, during this current cycle, it seems as though ChrisReminder: Chris was the youngest of the Moon Children's moderators. He was also ascended during the events of Ben Drowned. had lost the Moon Children's testimonials. He also mentioned that Mat was going to host a party on Sunday - the final day of the three-day cycle.

As players investigated YSHDT.net, they came across various chatlogs between its users. One chatlog between the Moon Children David and Rem revealed that MatReminder: Mat was one of the Moon Children's moderators seen posting during Ben Drowned. He was Rosa's brother and also went by the name Ifrit. At some point, he left the Moon Children and joined the Lunar Children. was actually Ben's adoptive brother. This meant that Hank was Mat's step-father. Players were also briefly able to communicate with Spencer who spoke in strange, cryptic messagesIt's assumed that the players in this moment were speaking with Spencer's present ascended self - not his self from 2010.. Spencer explains that on the day of Mat's party, Mat was confronted by Kelbris who "changed" him somehow. After this, Mat proceeded to kill the other Moon Children, transcending Spencer and Alex into two of the Four Giants in the process. Spencer also implies that Mr. DMr. D was an entity briefly mentioned during Ben Drowned. Not much was known about him other than that the Moon Children consider him an authoritative figure within their cult. and "The Father" are the same person and that their true identity is Tenebris. This would mean that the leader of the Moon Children was actually Tenebris all along.

As the cycles progressed, players slowly uncovered more information. They learned that even though Tenebris currently possessed Drowned as his spiritual vessel, he was also still searching for a physical vesselIt's implied that Tenebris originally planned on using SKM as their physical vessel before the players managed to rescue him.. They also uncovered the Moon Children's lost testimonials. One of these was written by Hank in the year 1990 - the same year Ben was born. It's revealed here that he, JeremyAs discussed earlier, Jeremy was originally a member of the Moon Children. This testimonial was written at a time before he left to join the Lunar Children instead., and Jeremy's brotherAs discussed earlier, Jeremy's brother is the Old Man who gave Alex the Haunted Majora's Mask cartridge in Ben Drowned. were all good friends and members of the Moon Children at some point.

YSHDT.net began experiencing strange corruptions. Various different cycles and timelines began mixing into one another. The front page displayed two messages from Tyler - one where he's about to head off to college and share a dorm room with Alex and another where he's too busy to go to college with Alex. This seems to be acknowledging the conflicting details surrounding whether or not Alex actually had a dormmate during the events of Ben Drowned and whether or not this supposed dormmate was his friend TylerTyler was briefly mentioned as Alex's friend during the events of Ben Drowned. It's unknown if he's the same Tyler from Johnisdead, though it's possible that this is the case..

Eventually, the players manage to contact Jeremy and chat with him. Jeremy reveals that he's speaking to the players from the present - 2016. He was currently in the ParallelosReminder: The Parallelos is a strange realm that exists beyond our physical world. The Lunar Children believe that this is where most ascended souls go upon their ascension. after being killed and ascended by his son Hunter. He also reveals more information regarding Hank's past. Hank's wife Diana passed away while giving birth to Ben in 1990. Eight years later in 1998, HankDuring this period, Hank was going by the name Kelbris. "Kelbris" seems to be an alias that Hank was using at the time - a common practice amongst the Moon Children. began hearing whispers from what he believed to be Luna. This is how he learned about Ascension. However, when he told the other Moon Children about this, it was considered blasphemous. After this, Hank left to form the Lunar Children. Mat, who had been neglected by Hank since Ben was born, resented his step-father and killed him in 2002. As discussed earlier, this inadvertently resulted in his ascension, creating both Patrem, who still ran the Lunar Children, and Kelbris, the fourth giant. Since this proved what Hank was claiming about ascension, the Moon Children covered up his death and instead claimed he died four years prior in 1998.

The Truth

Kelbris expressing his regrets.

Jeremy informed the players that they needed to enter the locked page on YSHDT.net - The TruthThe Truth was a page on the original YSHDT.net back in 2010. It was locked behind a password and never opened. However, part of the login information was given to Kayd by Rosa before they disappeared.. It was said what whatever lied inside of The Truth was incredibly powerful and would give the players an opportunity "kill" Tenebris. Later on, players discovered a chatlog between Rem, Kevin, and Seth. During this conversation, Rem is referred to as KaydKayd, also known as Ryukaki, was the player from Ben Drowned who was given the login information to The Truth by Rosa. Unfortunately, shortly after this, he was hunted down and presumably killed., implying that the two are the same and that Kayd had been a member of the Moon Children all along.

Another conversation later on revealed that the Kevin seen in the Moon Children who went by the name "Insidiae" is indeed the same Kevin who was friends with Tyler and would later go on to become Regiminis. It's implied that Kevin and Seth were both undercover Lunar Children spying on the Moon Children in 2010. Other chatlogs fully confirmed that the Alex who was a member of the Moon Children was the same Alex that was given the Haunted Majora's Mask Cartridge - which has since gone missing. At some point, Alex was told that he was to infiltrate the fishery as some sort of "test". While doing so, he stole a copy of the Libro LunarusThis is the same copy of the Libro Lunarus that SKM retrieved from The Orchard one year later in 2011..

Over time, YSHDT.net became more unstable. Jeremy contacted the players using a ritual known as the Circle of ThreeThe Circle of Three is a mysterious ritual. In this situation, it seemingly allowed Jeremy to speak with the players more clearly and securely. It simply involved Jeremy selecting three different players to contact.. The players selected for this were Spanosa, Velvet, and GrethGreth is a prominent player from 2010 who posted several important submissions. They will become more relevant later on.. Here, Jeremy informed the players that the more they use their Ocarina powers, the more powerful Tenebris becomesThis is likely due to the fact that The Ocarina powers originate from Luna and Tenebris as discussed earlier.. He also explains that the Kevin seen on YSHDT.net isn't speaking from 2010 like most of the others. Instead, he's Regiminis from the present day attempting to control the website and break into "The Truth", hoping to steal its power for himself. Jeremy tells the players that soon the final cycle of YSHDT.net will begin and they will finally have an opportunity to enter "The Truth".

As the final cycle began it was revealed that the spirits Regiminis was attempting to rule over had rebelled against him. The players used this opportunity to speak to Kayd's spirit who finally gave them the full login information for "The Truth" after all these years. When the players entered "The Truth", they were met with images of the Four Giants and a poll giving them the option to "Kill" Tenebris. The players voted yes, resulting in the Four Giants disappearing from the page one by one, leaving only Kelbris. Before he departed, Kelbris expressed regret for what he did to Ben and how he treated Mat.

In the previous arc, players successfully rescued Tyler from the Lunar Children. Sadly, Drowned wasn't so fortunate. He was captured by Regiminis and traded off to Tenebris in exchange for John. With Regiminis in possession of John's spirit and Tenebris once again in control of Ben via Drowned, the two were now more powerful than ever. Regiminis, who was discovered to actually be Tyler's missing friend Kevin, revealed identities of The Four Giants - Doug, Alex, Spencer, and Hank.

Hank was Kelbris's original name. He and his wife Diana were Moon Children who later adopted Mat. In 1990, Diana gave birth to Ben, sadly passing away during the process. In 1998, Hank began hearing whispers from Luna telling him about ascension. The Moon Children saw this as blasphemy. Dejected, Hank left the cult to form the Lunar Children. On April 23rd, 2002, Hank ascended Ben. This resulted in him becoming a puppet for Tenebris as the two were trapped within the Majora's Mask cartridge. Shortly after this, Mat, who had long been neglected, killed Hank as a part of his initiation into the Moon Children. This resulted in Hank's own ascension, creating both Patrem and the giant Kelbris in the process. Kelbris later approached Mat in 2010, "changing" him somehow. Mat then proceeded to kill the rest of the Moon Children, transcending Alex and Spencer into giants as well.

Most of this was explained by Jeremy - a former cultist and brother of the Old Man who handled the Majora's Mask cartridge. Unfortunately, Jeremy was ascended by his son Hunter in an attempt to join the higher ranking Lunar Children. Thankfully, the Lunar Children ceased being a thread on April 23rd, 2016. After supposedly failing to capture Tyler a second time, The Spire was destroyed in a mysterious cataclysm, wiping out most of the cult.

Not long after this, Youshouldnthavedonethat.net returned - the Moon Children's old website. It appeared and behaved how it did back in 2010, once again going through various different three-day-cycles. Here, it was revealed that Tyler, Kevin, Alex, and Kayd all had prior connections to the cults. However, it was difficult to garner much from this, as many characters seemed to be speaking from alternate timelines. This was due to Regiminis forcing the website through countless cycles in an attempt to break into the locked page known as "The Truth" and take whatever power laid inside it for himself. However, the spirits of the website eventually rebelled against Regiminis, allowing the players to enter "The Truth" instead. Here, they were able to "kill" Tenebris.

After all was said and done, the Four Giants slowly left Youshouldnthavedonethat.net one by one. Before he disappeared, Kelbris expressed regret for what he had done to his children. Now, with the Lunar Children gone and the Moon Children put to rest, our characters are left to pick up the pieces and face new threats.

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