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The story so far...
In the previous section, the players began exploring their only available avenue - Johnisdead.com. Thankfully, the site was slowly expanding more and more, giving the players many valuable clues. While exploring, they met the ascended spirit of Zack Nelson - Gizemo. Zack explains that his spirit was initially trapped in a site called Decoy.link - a corrupted blog that seemingly holds some connection to a company called WireTalk. However, thanks to SKM, he's since been given control of the domain - along with a smaller one called Lurch.co. He's now spending his time slowly building a new virtual home via JanusVR.
Meanwhile, Tyler has a very ominous dream. During this dream, he was compelled to enter the woods. Here, he stumbled upon the fishery and witnessed The Four Giants holding the moon - possibly Luna herself. This dream also featured many other cryptic figures who were related to the Lunar Children. Shortly after this, the players discovered Vincent's YouTube channel. It seems he was using it to host music he was creating in early 2015. Much of his music seemed to be inspired by sleep deprivation - something that was likely brought about due to Patrem's influence inside his body...
Afterwards, Johnisdead.com updated with many horrific Redirect Pages. These held their own mysteries that led the players to discovering a text file from Tenebris that revealed a great deal of information. It's revealed that Tenebris is actually BEN. He was somehow summoned by Patrem and trapped within the Majora's Mask cartridge. After this, it's implied the both of them were somehow involved in Ben being drowned. After this, Ben's spirit was trapped in the cartridge alongside Tenebris, who began using him as a vessel. This is when Tenebris stole his name, becoming known as BEN.
Tenebris waited within the cartridge until it was given away by one of his "puppets" - the Old Man. After this, he was freed - as seen during the events of Jadusable's ARG. However, he later lost Ben's spirit on Undecim Nocte 2011 - after which he began using John instead. Tenebris now wishes to have Ben as his vessel once again, as it's implied he's somewhat weaker while using John. Likewise, Patrem wishes to reclaim John's spirit from Tenebris, as Regiminis seemingly requires it for some reason...
Meanwhile, the players discovered Drowned's YouTube channel - Lostmemory423, which was originally used for the Remember.exe games released a few years before Johnisdead began. Here, the players learned a bit more about SKM's history as it's implied he had some dealings with the Lunar Children while attempting to track them down... Unfortunately, the players didn't have much time to dwell on this as it was revealed that Tenebris had stolen their Ocarina powers, rendering them useless. To make matters worse, the Lunar Children now possessed them and were using The Ocarina to endanger Tyler's life...
Character Summaries
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Relevant Characters
Tyler
John
Kevin
Jacob
Carla
Patrem
Vincent
Adams
Regiminis
Matt
Liquidsaint
SKM
Drowned
D
The First
Giant
The Second
Giant
The Third
Giant
Kelbris
Zack Nelson
Tenebris
The Weird
Guy
Other Characters
Alex
Old Man
Tyler
Ben
Rosa
Chris
Spencer
Kevin
Mr. D
Luna
Helper
SKM's
Brother
Daniel
The Flying
Child
Diana
Kayd
Thomas
Quia
Guide
TheLaw
The Man
Doug
Mason
Mason
xxxxxxxxx
The Gray
Man
Glossary
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Misc.
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423
592
727
A
Absque Facie
Archive
ARG
Ascension
Ascended Parallelos
B
Beacon
Ben Drowned
Blood Moon Ritual
Bloody Mary
Blue Baby
Bomb Plans
Bunny Hood
C
Candyman
Cellphone Tower
Cipher
Cherrington High
Cleverbot
Contact Page
Crescent Moon Necklace
Cycle
D
Dark Link
Decoy.link
Deku Link
Demon
Devium
Downloadable Files
Drezz
Drok
E
Elder Children
Electro Drek
Elegy of Emptiness
Elegy Statue
Epona
Epona's Song
Eulogy
F
Fairy
Fakeworld
Father
File 59
Finitor
G
GM
Goron Link
Guestbook
H
Happy Mask Salesman
Harbingers
Harbinger's Link
Haunted Majora's Mask Cartridge
Helper's Hat
Hiatus
Hole
Holy Building
Hubris
Hubris Game
I
Internet Detectives
Inverted Song of Time
IRC
J
Jadusable
Jadusable's ARG
Janus Room
JanusVR
Jumping
John's Cellphone Number
Johnisdead.com
K
Kamaro Mask
Key592
King Kong
L
Lens of Truth
Letschasethemouse
Link
Link.exe
Lostmemory.exe
Lostmemory423
Luna Prophecy
Lunar Children
Lunar Children Forums
Lunarchildren.com
Lunarum Oculus
Lurch.co
M
M
Majora's Mask
Masks
Mask of Truth
Max Headroom
Messenger
Meta
Methods of Revolution
Moon Children
Moon Children Forums
N
Neophyte
New Wave Bossa Nova
Novum Ascensionem
O
Oath to Order
Observation Duty
OOC
Overseer
Owl Statue
P
Parallelos
Parallelos Child
Parallelos Forum
Parallelos Path
Parallelos Symbol
Pididoip
Playing Cards
Portal
Postman's Hat
R
Regiminis's Domain
Remember.exe
Red Dot
Redirect Page
Room 592
Rosa
S
Safehaven
Shazbot
Silent Hill
Silentdork
Skull Kid
Skype
Sonata of Awakening
Song of Double Time
Song of Healing
Song of Soaring
Song of Storms
Song of Time
Song of Unhealing
SSTV Signal
Steganography
Stone Mask
Submitting
Sun's Song
T
Tenor
The Blackout
The Factory
The Fishery
The Four Giants
The Glitch
The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
The Misguided Legion
The Moon
The Ocarina
The Orchard
The Path of Parallelos
The Poem
The Spire
The Truth
The Whiteout
TheLinkMissing
TheTruth.rtf
Time Bomb
Time Links
Transcendence
U
Undecim Nocte
Usekeb
V
Vigil
Vocaroo
W
Wayward Horizon
Weenie-Licked
Whatisben.com
WireTalk
Within Hubris
Y
Youshouldnthavedonethat.net
YSHDT.com
Z
Zora Link
Story
On August 4th, 2015, the players were still reeling from the discovery that their powers had been stolen. As they began searching for any and all information that might give them an edge, they noticed that Johnisdead.com had updated. The front page now featured a link to another unlisted video on Vincent's YouTube channel - "Trip". This one had only just recently been uploaded.
Description
03/10/15 I control you child, and your futile attempts to remember this are nothing but a game to me
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The video begins displaying Vincent's computer and music set up which includes speakers, a computer, and a VCR down below. Vincent begins speaking. His voice is very distorted. He seems to be showing off his speakers.
Vincent: "Hi, um... (Indecipherable) ...Third one. Bam."
The video stutters and cuts ahead.
Vincent: "(Indecipherable) I don't know if I'm actually going to be able to make it. (Stutter) All night... Or day, whatever you wanna call it. Yeah... Yeah, I... (Sigh) I started a song and it's, uh... It's really different. It's really different- very different from my other stuff. I'm working on it here, I'm actually- (Stutter) This looks like... a little more like a real song, but I like didn't think that I would actually be able to make something like this, and that's (Indecipherable) ...(Sigh) So the Chrome is more exciting than (Indecipherable) I am so tired... So, uh... I'm filming in an attempt to keep me awake longer... (Indecipherable) camera will hopefully keep me up for a bit. Yeah, this is what I have so far."
Vincent begins playing the song on his computer. The audio for the entire video is distorted, though, and it sounds very strange. At times we can see what is on his task bar - Google Chome with a search for 'Memory Loss'.
Vincent: "I hope you can hear that... I don't want it to be too loud. (Stutter) That square is... where everyone (Indecipherable)"
The video cuts as the lyrics come into view, though they can still be made out if paused correctly:
Let me summon you tonight
my theory is that it will be alright
and my feelings for you will be spoken soon
as we dance beneath the electronic moon
How I long to caress your face
transcend the realms of cyberspace
but behind the lcd
there is a place in you for me
my heart feels like a nuclear bomb
I hope you know where Im commin from
my heart feels like a nuclear bomb
How I long to caress your face
transcend the realms of cyberspace
but behind the lcd
there is a place in you for me
But if you let it go off
can we still dance under the nuclear sky?
Morning is night but we still can have our fun
Ill make it as simple as 0's and 1's
Vincent: "I don't have any way to sing it... I won't, hopefully. I don't want to sing it myself, because... (Laughs) I don't know, I don't really think I can sing... But, uh... Well, for one, I'm trying something different with the camera this time because I don't really like recording myself too much. I don't know, it's just a weird self conscious thing. But, uh... (Sighs) This is just a lot different from what I thought I'd be doing. I thought I would stick with a hardcore techno kinda thing. This is what happened. But yeah, I meant to- I like it. I like this song. (Indecipherable) I'll probably have to finish this one later."
The camera stays focused on the screen for a long time while the distorted music continues to drone out. Vincent eventually lies down on the bed, seeming to fall asleep. The video continues like this for nearly three minutes until we see Patrem flashing on screen, indicating that he is taking control of Vincent's body. Vincent rises from the bed and exits the room. He continues walking down a stairwell and exits the building. Vincent walks down a street in the middle of the night. We can hear him groaning in his sleep as Patrem wills his body forward. Vincent comes to a stop and looks behind him. It sounds as if there are more footsteps coming from the darkness, though it is unclear. The camera points straight up at the moon before falling onto the ground. Vincent then comes back and picks the camera back up.
Summary
- According to the description, this video was recorded on March 10th, 2015 - several days before Vincent regained control of his body in a nearby park and spoke with the players on Within Hubris.
- This video simply features Vincent showing off his room - including his computer and music setup.
- Some tabs open on Vincent's computer reveal that he's researching memory loss.
- Towards the end of the video, Vincent falls asleep and is presumably possessed by Patrem.
- While possessed by Patrem, Vincent walks outside and briefly drops his phone.
The video above seems to be another casual upload from Vincent as he shows off another one of his songs - as well as his current computer setup. However, upon closer inspection, a few disturbing details can be seen. Firstly, Vincent seems to have a tab open on his computer researching memory loss, implying that he was starting to become more away of his dire predicament. Also, this video's description implies that Vincent records these videos in an attempt to keep his memories.
Towards the end of this video, Vincent falls asleep, presumably allowing Patrem to take control of his body. Under Patrem's control, Vincent leaves his room and walks outside. This video's description claims that this took place on March 10th, 2015 - a few days before Vincent awoke in a nearby park and chatted with the players on Within Hubris.
On August 5th, 2015, the players finally witnessed the results of the Lunar Children's concerning submission - "Fire at my work".
Description
Today was a REALLY scary day at work. Idk what happened, but the fry vat I was working on just suddenly caught on fire right in front of me. I had to hold the camera weird and not talk much because I didn't want my boss to get mad at me for filming, but I didn't get the company logo in any shots so idk any reason for them to be mad. If anything I should be mad because that fire actually nearly hurt me really badly.
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The video begins with Tyler filming outside his workplace - some sort of fast food joint. Many employees are standing outside. Fire truck sirens can be heard in the distance. The video cuts ahead as a fire truck pulls into the parking lot.
Tyler: "There is a fire at my work. Yep, there is a fire at my work. It's fucking scary. ...Myself, Oh-"
The firemen ask if everyone is out, to which an employee says yes. The firemen head inside. The employees converse a bit, thinking the fire is already out.
Summary
- This video begins with Tyler recording outside his workplace - a fast-food restaurant.
- A fire broke out at Tyler's workplace, forcing all of the workers to flee outside.
A fire broke out at Tyler's workplace, which seems to be a fast-food restaurant. Thankfully, Tyler is unharmed, though he notes that the fire ignited right next to him. This is clearly a result of Matt's "Bolero of Fire" and a stark reminder of how dangerous The Ocarina is in the wrong hands.
The next day on August 6th, 2015, Fakeworld underwent an ominous update. The entire Janus Room was now filled with a thick, black fog, making navigating it fairly difficult.
On August 9th, 2015, Key592 saw a strange update - a link to a new website, Tenebris.link. Unfortunately, the contents of this site weren't archived very well. However, throughout the day, Key592 underwent several more updates. First, players were linked to a second directory hidden within Key592 - "https://johnisdead.com/key592/key59", which contained a text file that read "ten b is.l /_____". This led to the discovery of "https://tenebris.link/tyler", which featured an image of Kevin's abandoned home and "operator.webm" - the same distorted clip of Tyler that was found previously on Johnisdead.com.
Later on, Key59 updated once again, now containing a text file titled "moon.txt" which read "/5moon". Shortly afterwards, this updated, now reading "m-s_c" - a reference to John's old username. This led to the discovery of "https://tenebris.link/mesic", which contained a distorted image of John's eye.
Shortly afterwards, Tenebris became active in the Internet Detectives Skype group and began chatting through John's old account:
IHAVEHIMNOW
heisnolongerwithyou
undermycontrol
youfoolsarewastingtime
Before he left, Tenebris also informed the player ADULT_LINK that he had killed George - the friendly entity that was previously found via the Pididoip email account.
On September 4th, 2015, Tenebris once again became active on Skype:
conTrol i gained
i lost old friend
I wear New mask
burnt but fit
Hhr e doesn't know... I know not
old mask no good
I change the game
this is no game
it's under control.
I have it
sorry for your lost
worthless alone
better now
it begins
something he tells what to you
check again
This seems to be more taunting from Tenebris. However, the message "check again" piqued the players' interest, causing them to realize that Johnisdead.com had updated. The page now read "WHAT DID I DO". This led to the players discovering that "https://johnisdead.com/whatdidido" had updated. The page now contained the following message:
I am the supervisor who reports espionage agent when in the field. I am a spiritual agency believes that help half a seance. I am a pitcher's ability to throw the ball in the strike zone consistently. What am I?
ido/To exercise authoritative or dominating influence over/
The player Sengi eventually solved this riddle - "control", which led players to "https://johnisdead.com/whatdidido/control". This page contained the image "itrains.gif", which appeared to be a weather broadcast. The video hidden on this page explained the reason for this - "therainhasbegun.webm".
Description
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The video begins with a shaky screenshot of the Lunar Children forums. A user named Ezekiel_Thoth33 is posting in a forum section named "The Gift - Controller". Thoth's post is the following:
"Let's just try one more time to be sure this is what we have been granted."
Thoth then posts the Song of Storms. A screenshot then appears with the following text:
"Diana descends. The three lay at my feet. DID YOU THINK I WAS FINISHED CHILDREN?"
Summary
- This video shows another post from the Lunar Children on some sort of message board - this time from a user named "Ezekiel_Thoth33".
- Thoth submits the "Song of Storms" in an attempt to test The Ocarina.
- This video contains a message presumably from Patrem that claims "Diana descends".
The Lunar Children were making another submission - the "Song of Storms". The cultist posting this submission is a new character named "Ezekiel_Thoth33". This video also contains a cryptic message - "Diana descends. The three lay at my feet. DID YOU THINK I WAS FINISHED CHILDREN?". Given the speaking patterns and the mention of three individuals, it's likely that this message is from Patrem. Interestingly, Diana is once again name-dropped. It seems she's being compared to Luna, given the idea that she will "descend"...
On September 5th, 2015, Tyler uploaded several videos to Silentdork. The first showcased the effects of the cult's most recent submission - "stuck at work".
Description
Yesterday it was raining extremely hard out of nowhere. Just as I was about to head home, and I was stuck inside for about 2 hours. I didn't catch the part where it was storming so hard the wind was jerking the doors open (except one time in the beginning) A nice stranger was there giving me awkward conversation though so that was cool I guess.
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We see Tyler recording from his workplace. He occasionally points the camera towards the windows where we can see rain coming down. We hear some chatter from customers and employees in the background.
Tyler: "It's still doing it. ...Ugh. I don't understand, it was so... calm earlier. How can it just spontaneously turn into Thor's fury? It's at times like this I wish I would have invested in a, uh... car rather than a plane ticket to Australia. (Laughs) I wonder when I'll be able to go home... Oh no, rest in peace... Who's this guy?"
Summary
- Tyler is stuck at work due to a sudden intense downpour of rain.
As expected, the Lunar Children's submission resulted in an intense downpour of rain manifesting in Tyler's area.
Thankfully, Tyler escaped the storm unharmed, as seen in his next upload - "passing by johns house".
Description
Took this after I finally got out of work yesterday. I don't know why, but I felt like passing by johns house and taking the forest route home. On a side note, I guess my phone is fucking up again, which sucks because I was hoping I wouldn't have to buy a new phone. But it looks like I will have to. If I didn't know any better, that part about 3 minutes in almost looked like it had weird glitchy faces.
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The video begins with Tyler walking down a road in the woods. The ground is wet.
Tyler: "Well, the rain has finally... sorta let up enough... that I can begin walking home from work now."
Tyler turns around and sees a work truck parked in the road.
Tyler: "Fucking weird truck just kinda fucking... coughed next to me. (Sigh) Um, nothing too unusual though, so... Most unusual thing right now is just how the, uh-"
The video begins stuttering a bit.
Tyler: "-Out of fucking nowhere. You know what I think I'll do today?"
The truck from earlier begins beeping as it backs up.
Tyler: "Oof.. Spooked me. (Laughs)"
The video cuts forward.
Tyler: "Shit, my phone is fucking up big time today. But, uh... I think I'll actually go by John's."
The video begins corrupting when Tyler says the last sentence. It turns red when he says John's name.
Tyler: "Haven't done that in a good month or two... My route home is right by it. I think I'll take the, uh... 'John route' today. Why not? Oh, joy."
The video stutters some more and cuts out some of Tyler's words.
Tyler: "You know, I find it really funny in a kinda fucked up way that, uh... John's house actually burned down next to what used to be a fire department. Yeah, this used to be a little fire house. Not anymore, now it's just a little faggoty ass cultural center that I don't even think does anything anymore. I think the... the guy who owns it just kinda keeps it around for, um... sentimental value. Yeah. Fun fact. Fucking... John's house burned down next to what used to be a fire house. Man, I don't know if you can see it, but damn for some reason I guess the road was really fucking hot here. Smoke and shit..."
Tyler walks up to a 'Road Closed' sign that is placed over the road.
Tyler: "Ever since uh, the accident happened... this road has actually been closed... Because my town is a fucking lazy piece of shit. The government here is a lazy piece of shit. Our, uh... mayor literally doesn't exist. We have an honorary mayor and that's all we have. Really shitty backwater town, so uh... Yeah this road has just had the 'Road Closed' signs here literally ever since."
Tyler begins walking down a dirt road through the woods. The video stutters a bit and cuts ahead to Tyler looking at an old swing.
Tyler: "Remember when we were kids and would swing... Oh yeah, and uh... I can just assume, uh... people have taken up shelter here because that chair was definitely not here before."
As Tyler walks up to the remains of the house the video begins corrupting badly. The "Song of Unhealing" can be heard in the background as the footage corrupts. When the house comes into view the music gets incredibly loud and text can be seen flashing on screen:
"burning flesh melting bones"
"nothing could stop the stinging"
"SOMEONE PICKUP THE PHONE PLEASE"
"soon he will belong to"
"REGIMINIS"
A red face appears a few times faintly over the video. The video suddenly goes back to normal.
Tyler: "I don't know where the fuck all this shit has fucking come from. But, uh... Yeah... This is, uh... where John used to be. Used to be a two-story house, too. Attic included, used to go all the way up to those trees. Well, anyways... What-"
The video cuts forward once again.
Tyler: "If I had the time and patience I would probably also, uh, be... working on uh... doing some upkeep for this yard... because the grass is really thick and it is a bitch to traverse through over to my house."
Summary
- The rain has finally ended, allowing Tyler to leave work. He's passing by the remains of John's house on his way home.
- As Tyler reaches John's house, the "Song of Unhealing" begins playing as cryptic text appears claiming that John's spirit will soon belong to Regiminis.
The rain finally subsided, allowing Tyler to begin walking home. However, instead of taking his normal route, he's decided to detour to the remains of John's home. He darkly jokes about the fact that John's house was positioned right next to an old fire station. When he arrives, he reminisces about when he and John were kids. He claims that the two of them used to play on a nearby swing. He also claims that John's house used to be quite large - being two stories.
However, when Tyler begins recording the remains of John's home, many cryptic messages appear. These read as follows:
"burning flesh melting bones"
"nothing could stop the stinging"
"SOMEONE PICKUP THE PHONE PLEASE"
"soon he will belong to"
"REGIMINIS"
A clear warning that Regiminis will eventually obtain John's spirit... During all of this, two distorted and red-tinted faces appear on screen - one that is wearing glasses and another that is rather skeletal:
It's possible that this red figure wearing glasses is actually Regiminis. Some other glimpses were previously seen in "alwayswatchingyou.wmv" as well... The skeletal entity above has also been seen on Johnisdead.com. However, its identity is currently unknown.
Tyler's final upload of the day contained a concerning title - "fishery".
Description
I almost forgot to throw this online, yesterday on my way home through the woods after passing by johns house I went into an unfamiliar area of the woods to try and "take a short cut". The result was finding a cool run down building (it kinda looks like a fishery), I am planning on heading back later to film around a bit more seeing as I didn't even know it was there in the first place. Rather strange seeing as I have roamed these woods since I was a kid and have lived here my whole life.
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The video starts with Tyler walking through tall grass and bushes.
Tyler: "Oh man, there are mosquitoes everywhere. Um, so I decided to take a little shortcut- Oh shit, that's a big spider. Um, I decided to take a little shortcut... Um, into some unfamiliar woods. Because woods exploration is always fun, so... yeah, I guess that's what I'm doing now. It's really... trashed the hell up so I guess there used to be something here. Seems like there's a lot of bullshit all over the place, actually."
As Tyler is walking, the screen slowly begins turning green. A strange sound that is similar to a distorted laugh plays as we see someone peek out from behind a tree very briefly. Tyler doesn't seem to notice him.
Tyler: "Like... damn. (Laughs) Talk about wrecking fucking nature, man."
The video stutters once more as Tyler continues walking. He observes some berries growing nearby.
Tyler: "...Those berries are not good for you."
Tyler crouches down below some branches and makes his way forward. He sees an old boat lying on the ground.
Tyler: "When actually could a boat could have been here? ...Ooh, hey, is that a building? Oh shit, am I coming up to private property? Umm... Actually, just kidding."
We see a part of the Fishery. It is overgrown and barely noticeable through the trees.
Tyler: "Looks... very... abandoned, to be honest. This is looking pretty spooky-"
The video stutters when Tyler says 'spooky'. He continues into the Fishery, arriving in a building with no roof.
Tyler: "...Oh man."
The video suddenly slows down as a loud, electronic sound can be heard. A purple tint overtakes the footage and text begins rapidly appearing on screen:
"111111"
"JOHN YOU SHOULDNT BE HERE"
"THATS HIS NECKLA"
"WHY IS K I HERE"
"NO DO NOT TOUCH THAT"
"IT WAS NOT MEANT FOR YOU JOHN"
"WHAT HAVE YOU DONE"
"Ja why are you here?"
The video turns back to normal.
Tyler: "...Huh."
Tyler turns to his side. The screen once again turns green as we see someone peeking around a window. Tyler once again doesn't seem to notice him. A loud noise plays while he is on screen. The video shortly goes back to normal.
Tyler: "Hm..."
A faint version of 'D.gif' overlays the screen while we hear a low, distorted voice. It's impossible to make out what it is saying.
Tyler: "...In a real fucking..."
Tyler turns the camera back towards the far end of the room. A loud noise plays and the screen turns green as we see someone watching from behind the corner. Tyler still doesn't notice the observer's presence.
Tyler: "...Should I be here right now? ...Well I have enough instinct of the place to know that I'm at least pretty, uh, close to where my house should be, so actually if I just continue on in this direction, I should eventually get to my house..."
Tyler begins walking outside of the building. There is debris everywhere.
Tyler: "...Shit. This place is a wreck. I like it, it kinda looks like Silent Hill. Pretty fucking dilapidated. ...Huh."
Tyler turns around and begins moving towards the building with the caved in roof.
Tyler: "It kinda reminds me of my dream... I think this actually is a Fishery now that I think about it. ...Huh. Fucking weird, I'm a psychic. ...Yeah, that roof's actually caved in."
Tyler proceeds towards one of the more stable structures. Once inside a distorted noise begins playing over the video. The footage begins changing colors and it is difficult to hear Tyler.
Tyler: "...Wasps galore. That's what."
As soon as Tyler steps into a different room, the corruptions end.
Tyler: "Shit. A lot of wasps."
Tyler steps out of the building and begins making his way home through the woods.
Tyler: "...Hm. ...Ah, shit... This place is covered as hell. Try to remember where this is, I think I'm actually going to come back here. Didn't know this place was back here, this is... weird, I've lived here my whole fucking life and I've never known this place was back here. ...I said I was bored. Fuck it. I won't come back here later."
Summary
- The video begins with Tyler taking a shortcut home through some unfamiliar woods.
- Tyler accidentally stumbles upon the Fishery, which appears to be in ruins.
- As Tyler progresses through the woods and the Fishery, someone seems to be stalking him.
- As Tyler enters into the Fishery, the following cryptic text flashes on screen:
- "111111 JOHN YOU SHOULDN'T BE HERE. THATS HIS NECKLA WHY IS K I HERE NO DO NOT TOUCH THAT IT WAS NOT MEANT FOR YOU JOHN WHAT HAVE YOU DONE Ja why are you here?"
- Tyler makes his way to the other end of the Fishery and begins walking home.
After leaving the remains of John's home, Tyler decided to take a shortcut through some unexplored woods. While doing so, he is seemingly stalked by an unknown figure...
Tyler continues through the woods until accidentally stumbling upon the Fishery - at least, the remains of it. The building is in very poor condition and is completely abandoned. It seems to be made up of two main structures with a small concrete courtyard in the middle. One of the rooms has its roof completely caved in. The video's tags make a haunting reference to this - "HELP THE ROOF IS COLLAPSING PLEASE DONT LET US ALL DIE". This is possibly a message left from some unfortunate Lunar Children who were killed here...
As Tyler enters into a large room, the video suddenly begins to distort as the number "111111" appears. While doing so, some interesting text flashes on screen - presumably dialogue from several different characters:
JOHN YOU SHOULDNT BE HERE
THATS HIS NECKLA
WHY IS K I HERE
NO DO NOT TOUCH THAT
IT WAS NOT MEANT FOR YOU JOHN
WHAT HAVE YOU DONE
Ja why are you here?
The presence of the number "111111" seems to imply that this conversation took place on Undecim Nocte, 2011 - possibly during Regiminis's ascension.
It seems that John had somehow stumbled upon the Fishery and the ritual that was taking place. It's implied that he saw Tyler's Crescent Moon Necklace, hence "THATS HIS NECKLA-". It's also likely that Kevin was present during this, if we assume that the "K I" is "KEVIN".
What happens next is unknown. It's implied that John supposedly touched something he shouldn't have - something that was not meant for him. After this, someone questions why "Ja" is present. This is likely meant to be Jacob, though how and why he was involved with the cult is unknown.
After this, Tyler continues through the fishery. However, the strange figure from before is still seemingly stalking him... Interestingly, each time this figure appears, he's accompanied with a green-tint - one that's not too unlike that of The Four Giants... During one of these encounters, the mysterious "D" individual mentioned on Johnisdead.com also faintly appears. This implies that this "D" is the one stalking Tyler.
The mysterious "D" following Tyler.
The mysterious "D" following Tyler.
The mysterious "D" following Tyler.
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Thankfully, Tyler leaves the Fishery unharmed, though he's already considering visiting it again at a later date...
On September 7th, 2015, Tenebris sent the following cryptic message:
Tenebris
"Curiosity. I'll send him. Confusion. Sabotage."
What exactly this is referring to is unknown...
On September 9th, 2015, Johnisdead.com underwent a strange update. The front page now featured a large symbol that was titled "powergenerator.gif". The page also hid the messages "Manifest" and "Malagasy".
The page also now featured the video "Governing.webm".
Description
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The video begins with another distorted screenshot of the Lunar Children forums. Matt R. has made the following post:
"It appears this is what had thought, and after careful planning and judgment, we have decided it may be in our best interests to apply this gift to his power, Regiminis. Though he does not hold the deuro in his grasp as planned, he may still watch over the Harbingers link and have enough power to communicate his knowledge of the portal to us. Mothers shine be upon you Ascended brother Regiminis! Power unto thee through thine sigil!"
Silentdork's YouTube avatar is then posted.
Summary
- This video features more footage of the Lunar Children's message board.
- Having confirmed that they possess The Ocarina, Matt posts Regiminis's sigil in an attempt to grant him power.
This video contained more footage of the Lunar Children's message board. After confirming that they indeed possessed The Ocarina by submitting the "Song of Storms", the cult has decided to use it to empower Regiminis. To do this, they post his sigil - the same symbol that was seen on Johnisdead.com above. The Lunar Children are hoping that Regiminis will be able to keep an eye on Tyler and communicate with the cult more clearly through his "Portal" - likely the same one created by Liquidsaint.
Shortly after this, the avatar of the Silentdork YouTube channel also changed to Regiminis's sigil:
On September 10th, 2015, Tyler uploaded a new video to his channel - "accidental recording".
Description
I was at a convenience store earlier and must have started recording on accident while I was holding my phone in my hand. I decided I would upload it though, because I didn't notice while I was there, but when I went to get some beer off the shelf in the end, it looks like some guy was smiling at me from the room behind the shelves. It is kinda hard for me to tell though since everything started getting fucked up near the end. Oh well, at least I shouldn't be seeing him again anytime soon.
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The video begins with Tyler walking through the alcohol section of a convenience store. His phone is low to the ground as he is recording without his knowledge. He grabs a 'Blue Moon' beer can. The video stutters as the can passes by the camera. The video stutters a few more times as Tyler continues walking through the store. After reaching into a cooler to grab another drink, Tyler realizes his phone has been recording.
Tyler: "Oh shit, did I just (record) on accident?"
As Tyler pulls his phone up we can see someone watching him through the shelves. The screen turns red and a loud song plays. Text appears on the last frame of the video:
"GUESS WHO"
Summary
- Tyler accidentally records some footage of a red, distorted figure watching him at a convenience store.
This video is simply some footage that Tyler accidentally recorded while at a nearby convenience store. However, towards the end of the video, a red, distorted figure can be seen smiling at him.
Given the timing of this event - as well as the entity's red coloration and the fact that they're wearing glasses, it's very likely that this figure is actually Regiminis. It seems as though the Lunar Children's attempt to grant him power worked...
On September 15th, 2015, Johnisdead.com updated. The front page now featured audio from Rosa - specifically her in-game counterpart from the game "Vamepire: The Masquerade" - "I’m sorry, sometimes I see… nothing. Disregard what I say.". This page also contained a file titled "t_tl.jpg - likely a reference to Tatl - a character from Majora's Mask who acted as Link's companion. Throughout the game, Tatl would provide Link with helpful hints on what to do next. This is likely implying that Tatl is meant to be representative of Rosa...
Shortly after this, the players discovered a new page - "https://johnisdead.com/rosa", which contained the message "I will speak to you soon". It also contained a psychedelic image titled "skyup.gif".
On September 16th, 2015, the page above updated with a message from Rosa - this time in the form of a video, "fortune.webm".
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The video begins with a black screen. We hear one of Rosa's lines from Jadusable's ARG, but distorted.
Rosa: "You have been... no, no, you are going to-"
The audio stutters as two images of an airport flash on screen followed by a photo of Australia, referencing Tyler's eventual trip to Australia.
Rosa: "Why is he smiling?"
A shaky image of Tenebris appears followed by a very faint version of the same image. A symbol similar to Majora's Mask flashes on screen briefly followed by the letter 'B'.
Rosa: "The Father? Is it the Father behind him?"
A distorted image of the Happy Mask Salesman appears on screen with text flashing in and out.
"THE CONTROLLER"
"I AM TRUE"
"puppeteer holding the strings"
"THE DARK"
An image of the shadowy figure from 'The Weird Guy' appears with more text:
"waiting to take my true puppet"
"EN"
The Rosa quotes continue.
Rosa: "You chased it for the one at the top of the city..."
'D.gif' appears faintly.
Rosa: "On the sea..."
'Thethirdgiant.webm' can be seen faintly.
Rosa: "Oh, underground..."
'Mask2willfindyou.webm' appears very faintly.
Rosa: "Ha, you found it... in the crypt, heh... it's open... hoh, he... it's open... oh god, oh god, run!"
A clip of someone knocking on a door followed by a loud, static sound is heard.
Rosa: "He's not who he says she is and it's going to burn."
Images of Patrem and the Happy Mask Salesman appear. What seems to be the interior of a house appears as well.
Rosa: "Dinosaurs?"
An image of Ifrit's avatar from Youshouldnthavedonthat.net appears with the text:
"he has already begun and it shall be him who ends the liar"
Rosa: "He's furious..."
A red figure flashes on screen, followed by a clip of 'Accidental recording' of Tyler in the convenience store. This is shown:
"I have the damn trinket she gave him"
Rosa: "The man with the crest..."
Photos of the necklace Carla gave Tyler appear on screen.
Rosa: "The voice in the darkness, boss."
A photo of Jadusable is shown. Patrem can be heard whispering something in the background and brief clips of Tyler's voice cut in and out. 'Who's That Knocking' by The Genies begins playing as we see footage of a green hallway. We see someone approach a door and reach for the handle.
Rosa: "Don't open it."
Summary
- This video contains Rosa's original prophecy from Jadusable's ARG along with cryptic imagery.
- Rosa's prophecy is accompanied by imagery of following:
- "You are going to-" - Tyler's eventual trip to Australia.
- "Why is he smiling? The Father?" - Tenebris.
- "You chased it for the one at the top of the city..." - The mysterious "D" individual.
- "On the sea..." - The Third Giant.
- "Oh, underground..." - The Second Giant.
- "Ha, you found it... In the crypt. It's open... Oh god, run!" - Someone knocking on a door.
- "He's not who he says she is and it's going to burn." - Patrem, Tenebris, and the interior of a house.
- "Dinosaurs" - Matt.
- "He's furious..." - Regiminis.
- "The man with the crest..." - Tyler's Crescent Moon Necklace.
- "The voice in the darkness - boss." - Alex and the song "Who's That Knocking" by The Genies.
- A brief message from Tenebris reiterates that he wishes to retrieve Ben's spirit.
- A brief message from Regiminis implies that he obtained Tyler's Crescent Moon Necklace.
- A final shot shows someone reaching for a door knob as Rosa warns "Don't open it.".
This video features Rosa's cryptic fortune that was originally given back during the beginning of Jadusable's ARG in 2010. However, it now contains cryptic imagery, giving it new context.
Rosa confirms that Tyler will be traveling to Australia near the end of the year. She also further confirms that Tenebris is indeed "The Father" - The Happy Mask Salesman. Rosa claims that Tyler will meet someone "at the top of the city", who is implied to be this mysterious "D" individual, as "D.gif" appears during this moment.
Rosa references the second and third giants respectively with statements relating to the sea and underground. We are then shown a clip of someone knocking on the door with a warning from Rosa telling them to run away. Rosa also claims that Regiminis is furious. She then refers to "The man with the crest" - likely referring to the Crescent Moon Necklace. Interestingly, a brief image of Alex also appears. The video ends with a clip of someone reaching towards a door knob with a final warning from Rosa - "Don't open it.".
Aside from Rosa's prophecy, the video above contains a few other interesting details as well. First are two images that are seemingly associated with Tenebris - a strange spiked symbol and the Weird Guy. This seems to be implying that The Weird Guy was actually Tenebris all along... Also, this spiked symbol is somewhat reminiscent of the ones seen in the spectrogram of "three.mp3".
Strangely, there is also the following text accompanying an image of Matt: "he has already begun and it shall be him who ends the liar". This seems to imply that Matt will "end the liar", though what exactly this is referring to is unknown...
Finally, there is a message that seems to be from Regiminis - "I have the damn trinket she gave him". This seems to be referring to Tyler's Crescent Moon Necklace. How and why it's in Regiminis's possession is unknown.
On September 18th, 2015, Tenebris left the following message in the Internet Detectives Skype group: "Tatl speaks. fingers on hand, three of three, twice". This led the players to realizing that Key592 had updated, now featuring a link to a chatroom where Rosa was waiting for them:
I have seen so much in my time. Too much.
that thing
"Luna"
Would take the sight of those who have seen so much
not I
I have received no such mercy - I keep my eyes
There is much for me to tell
So please
Ask again
What is it that you saw?
What is it that is so terrible you’d rather have lost your sight?
When he came to me, Kelbris, it was nothing like when he came to my brother.
It was a great punishment and I was forced from this world.
This sent me back to hopeless chaos, until I finally happened upon a place many referred to as Holy.
I saw Her.
It.
it is no god
it is indescribable
a horrific terror of unimaginable power
However, it freed me from where I was.
I know it only returned me as part of a plan, but not even I fully understand.
Rosa explains what happened to her when Kelbris began knocking on her door in 2010. Somehow, Rosa was forced out of this realm and into a more chaotic one - a realm that some refer to as "holy" - likely the Parallelos where Luna resides. Here, she witnessed Luna first-hand. Rosa describes Luna as horrific and indescribable. Normally, someone who has seen Luna would have lost their eyes. However, Rosa has not. Instead, Luna freed her from her Parallelos - presumably as some sort of plan...
Do the names “Doug” or “Mason” ring any bells?
Yes
I promised myself after the previous events I would stop everything and interact no more
And yet here we are.
Is there something so severe coming up that you decided to intervene again?
I have no choice
There are powers at play that have forced my hand so that I may not stay silent.
My interaction is part of the rules of their “game”.
I have seen this game over and over
The passing of many links
I feel though if this link may be sparred, a change may take place.
Rosa claims that after what happened before she promised that she would not involve herself ever again. However, powers beyond her control are now forcing her to intervene once more. She describes all of this as a "game" - a "game" that's been played over and over with many different Links. However, she feels that if the players are successful this time, something may be different.
Your current link shall see one of the transcended tomorrow.
He thought you were all insane
He shall soon change his mind
wait the link thought we were insane?
He has lived a quiet life free of these horrors for so long
The voice in the darkness - the one behind you
You allowed him to fool you and thus you lost the trust of the lone wolf
He is still a friend
Rosa warns that Tyler will meet a Transcended individual tomorrow. As a reminder, "Transcendence" is a special type of Ascension that was briefly mentioned on Lunarchildren.com. It is believed that Kelbris himself was Transcended. However, what exactly this entails is unknown.
Rosa also refers to Tyler as the "lone wolf" and Tenebris as "the voice in the darkness" from her fortune.
I gave you my vision
Ask me of it
I shall tell you what I may
Is there anything that we’ve been doing that is constantly throwing us off track?
No
But the ‘track’ may throw itself from you and you will be forced to find it again.
any suggestions to help us find it easier?
Wait until tomorrow, meditate upon what wisdom you are given.
You have yet to ask of the vision, your fortune.
can we have a vision miss rosa?
Your link will leave this place
But what shall follow
I must not say
What is our goal?
There will be a ceremony on the 11th night
so many died in that place
more than you understand
they wish to right a horrible mistake
the failure of the night of the past
there are many in that building
but you can see none
He is being forced there
Rosa claims that Tyler will "leave this place" - likely referring to Florida. She also reiterates that the Lunar Children will be attempting to enact another ritual on Undecim Nocte 2015 - one that will supposedly redeem themselves after the failure of Undecim Nocte 2011. The Lunar Children supposedly wish to bring Tyler to the Fishery, which she claims possesses many ascended spirits.
He is there
The exile
Patrem he calls himself
He is there at this time
He will bring him there on the 11th night
But he does not understand what he is doing
the four are not a mere tool
The ceremony will not bring the moon he is calling for
but
I must not speak of it
Strangely, Rosa describes Patrem as "The exile" and says that he will be present at Undecim Nocte 2015. She claims that he will attempt to utilize The Four Giants - presumably to summon Luna. However, Rosa claims that this "will not bring the moon he is calling for".
You have already seen some of them
the four giants
who are they?
I may tell you what you already know
You know two names
Kelbris
Douglas
any idea on when we might learn the other 2 names?
You may look into the past and see them, but you would still never truly know.
This wisdom will come when the time is right.
Rosa reveals the names of two of The Four Giants - Kelbris and Douglas. This was a somewhat shocking revelation for the players. While they knew Doug still held some degree of significance, they had not realized that he was one of The Four Giants. This seems to imply that whatever the Lunar Children did to him in 2009 after kidnapping him transformed him into one of The Four Giants, explaining his sudden malicious shift in personality.
the cult’s website, how do we get in and take back what is ours?
You seem to not understand what was taken from you.
Allow me to help you
Do you know the creature, the one you have all fought for so long, since the times of the old links?
The creature controlled that boy.
The creature is what you fight against
You know him as the dark link.
Tenebris
It is from before our time
from before this realm, or any realms aside from its own existed.
It only wishes to make games of your kind. It seeks only to amuse itself.
After it was sent here, it asked that “goddess” to give a gift of her own power to your kind.
The Ocarina?
It is forced to call it that yes.
"forced"?
I know little of its workings
However, his time with that boy left an imprint on him.
He cannot escape the need to call everything by the eye of that boys mind.
Rosa explains that Tenebris is an ancient being that pre-dates not only the players but possibly this entire "realm". Supposedly, his only goal is to amuse himself and toy with mankind. She claims that The Ocarina was originally a piece of Luna's own power that Tenebris asked her to bestow upon the players.
Rosa also claims that the time Tenebris spent using Ben as his vessel has imprinted on him, forcing him to describe some things how Ben would. This is likely referencing what Patrem mentioned on Within Hubris and explains why Tenebris uses so much Majora's Mask terminology.
Are you saying that the ocarina is sentient?
No, the power is not sentient.
But its original wielder is.
Luna
I have seen the it already
you will have this power back though
You will soon take their domain as your own.
That is where this power has been moved.
Any ideas on how they took the ocarina from us?
A whim it seems
A whim of the dark link
He moved it to them, for only he and his mother may touch the untouchable, as it is said.
Rosa confirms that Tenebris is the one who stole the players' Ocarina. She says that it is currently being held within their website - Lunarchildren.com. Though the players currently do not have access to it, Rosa assures them that they will.
Oh rosa, i have a question
Ask
do you know a John?
is it correct tht the dark link has possesed him? or something along the lines of that
On the 11th night
The dark link lost control of the boy he once held
He was forced to roam this world in his true form, for some time.
After the point in which he saw our link, he seemed to think it humorous to steal the soul of his friend.
The "weird guy” as your friend Tyler called him.
Well damn.
What about “Jacob”
I would put myself in harms way to say much, but I can promise you he is very much alive and safe from any danger for now.
But his fate is sealed, and what will happen to him may not be changed.
Rosa reiterates what the players learned before - Tenebris lost possession of Ben on Undecim Nocte 2011. However, she claims that he spent some time roaming the world as his "true form" - the "Weird Guy". It is only after Tenebris spotted Tyler that he decided to begin actively using the spirit of John as a vessel.
As for Jacob, Rosa claims that he's alive and safe. However, whatever fate awaits him is sealed.
time is running short
Thank you for the warning
is k592 SKM?
It is a spirit I borrowed, to hold our connection in this place.
Ask what you will
There is much you may ask of me, but you will not like what I say.
Not much longer
who should we trust?
There is little to trust
You trusted that man in the beginning, Patrem, this was a mistake.
The burned one is overtaken by the dark one, who should not be trusted at any time.
This SKM, wishes to help you, but I have seen already, he has his own goals, and would do anything to make sure they are complete. Tread carefully.
Tyler however
he is your link
tyler refuses to trust us yo
its like
“NO YALL A BUNCH OF WHACKOS”
What the lone wolf shall soon see, will make him trust you.
If you fail to spare this link a terrible fate.
All shall be consumed
it will descend and its tribe shall take all as their masks
A user going by "k592" warns Rosa that they're running out of time. Rosa explains that this user is a spirit that's helped her set up this chatroom - possibly Drowned. Rosa tells the players that they can only truly trust Tyler - their Link. SKM is an ally, but he's said to have his own goals that he's desperate to accomplish... She also warns that if the players fail, Luna will descend and the Absque Facie will "take all as their masks".
Regiminis is coming
Time to go Rosa
All shall be known in time
I must leave
My time is up
Thank you, again. well do all we can.
She is gone
I recommend you do the same
The spirit informs Rosa that Regiminis is coming. She flees, assuring the players that they will learn more in due time.
To summarize everything learned above:
Rosa revealed the identity of one of The Four Giants - Doug. This leaves only two of The Four Giants unaccounted for. She also warns that Tyler will meet a Transcended individual tomorrow.
Eventually, Tyler is going to be taken somewhere - presumably the Fishery. The ritual that Patrem hopes to enact on Undecim Nocte 2015 isn't going to go how he thinks it will because The Four Giants are not simple tools that are to be used.
She also explains that The Ocarina was originally a piece of Luna's power that Tenebris asked her to give to the players. The players will regain The Ocarina when they're finally able to access Lunarchildren.com again.
On September 19th, 2015, Tyler uploaded a new video - "returning to fishery".