The Battle of the Swan by nomad5000
In the beginning, two demons did mighty battle. For twenty-three thousand years they fought, but neither could defeat the other, for Kay, the demon of justice was evil and La, the demon of compassion was good. Battle-weary, they did merge into Kayla, the Great Demon Itself. Their descendants became the earth, the sea, the sun and the moon. Later did emerge the sky, the stars, the hills, the animals, and the people.
Amongst people, there were those who believed Kay was the greater demon, and those who believed La was. Twenty-three thousand years later, yet another war broke between the Order of the Dragon and the Order of the Eagle.
But there was a third sect, the Order of the Swan, who realised that only as a whole was Kayla great.
As Loya sat fishing on a rickety bridge, chatting to her best friend one lazy morning, she was barely aware of the war which had torn the rest of the planet apart. Yet within a few hours, she would discover that the war was fought over her, for she would discover that she was the descendant of the Swan. Both sides sought to manipulate her into unleashing the beast. Both sides sought her to wreak total annihilation unto the world.
Could Loya end the war?
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See the comments for general advice on how to play this game.
Amongst people, there were those who believed Kay was the greater demon, and those who believed La was. Twenty-three thousand years later, yet another war broke between the Order of the Dragon and the Order of the Eagle.
But there was a third sect, the Order of the Swan, who realised that only as a whole was Kayla great.
As Loya sat fishing on a rickety bridge, chatting to her best friend one lazy morning, she was barely aware of the war which had torn the rest of the planet apart. Yet within a few hours, she would discover that the war was fought over her, for she would discover that she was the descendant of the Swan. Both sides sought to manipulate her into unleashing the beast. Both sides sought her to wreak total annihilation unto the world.
Could Loya end the war?
***
See the comments for general advice on how to play this game.
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nomad5000
19 May 2015
The opening blurb suggests you have two choices. However, one is entirely a red herring, and the other can be left until later.
My advice:
1) Find a hiding place. (This is in a wooded region close to where the game begins).
2) Find the Book of Mischief. Many clues are given in this book.
3) Use natural verbs.
4) Search everything. Hidden objects can be discovered with SEARCH..., LOOK UNDER..., and LOOK BEHIND....
Please contact me if you're sure you solved a problem but can't find the verb. If you are correct, I will supply the verb.
One verb is seriously weird, so I'll tell you anyway. If you have a baited fishing rod, to go fishing, the command is THROW HOOK AT WATER.
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My advice:
1) Find a hiding place. (This is in a wooded region close to where the game begins).
2) Find the Book of Mischief. Many clues are given in this book.
3) Use natural verbs.
4) Search everything. Hidden objects can be discovered with SEARCH..., LOOK UNDER..., and LOOK BEHIND....
Please contact me if you're sure you solved a problem but can't find the verb. If you are correct, I will supply the verb.
One verb is seriously weird, so I'll tell you anyway. If you have a baited fishing rod, to go fishing, the command is THROW HOOK AT WATER.
N
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nomad5000
19 May 2015
Credits:
Thank you to Marion Robson and Lynn Bruce for your translations into Scots, and to Isobel Whitton for arranging the translations.
Also huge thanks to (in no order) Dad, Mum, Hakim, Isobel, Helen, Russell and Sophie. You constantly telling me that it really wasn’t a bad idea to take three months off work to do this was exactly what I needed.
Many other people have helped me complete this project by always supporting me, no matter what I wanted to do. Whether or not you directly contributed to this project, you contributed. Your help has been massive. Please accept equally massive thanks.
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Thank you to Marion Robson and Lynn Bruce for your translations into Scots, and to Isobel Whitton for arranging the translations.
Also huge thanks to (in no order) Dad, Mum, Hakim, Isobel, Helen, Russell and Sophie. You constantly telling me that it really wasn’t a bad idea to take three months off work to do this was exactly what I needed.
Many other people have helped me complete this project by always supporting me, no matter what I wanted to do. Whether or not you directly contributed to this project, you contributed. Your help has been massive. Please accept equally massive thanks.
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Published 19 May 2015
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