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Sep. 19th, 2015 03:33 pm[The following message is private to the investigative types/teams that are working right now. Signers, Noriko & her Security Force, SpecInv, SAI, etc. It is also being forwarded to Alex and Yuma. They can't contribute to the conversation as it's happening, but they can at least see the discussions. Desdemona also obviously has access to this conversation, despite being hospitalized.]
Alright, it's time for me to show the web I've been working on, now that I have a clear lead. More heads on this, the better.
Ettosyleit - This is what connects everything. It's a place, specifically, it's apparently the place these 'Demons' come from, since one of them mentioned it to Yuma-kun. What it is exactly and where it's located is a bit harder to exactly place - we don't have good leads. The other lead I've got on it is the 'The brighter the light, the greater the shadow cast from it'. Which, on its own, sounds like either some form of corruption, or a 'dark reflection'. Your own shadow brought to arms against you. This is important, because...
Dark Mist - Presumed dead, possibly may not be, I've got some theories on this one. But one thing I think is coming to light - Dark Mist may be from Ettosyleit, as well. It's a strong possibility, especially since Yuma-kun confirmed that the demons can do what we thought was limited to Dark Mist - Chaos Draw. Now... I have a theory that Dark Mist isn't dead. I don't have much to back this up, other than, apparently, all of Dark Mist's 'shards', fragments of itself it leaves in its victims, must be destroyed. However, there is at least one fragment that still exists out there, but does not have Dark Mist's mind attached to it. Thus, I feel like another shard we don't know of is out there, trying to coordinate the others to some end. You're free to argue against that.
The Numeral Hunters - Connected to Ettosyleit through Dark Mist, since Dark Mist is both something from Ettosyleit and Number 96. There equipment may also have some relation to it, but that's spitball theorycrafting, as I was given a hint that Ettosyleit might be why the 'old group' of Number Hunter are no longer existent.
Rank-Up-Magic - Tenuous, but even so, it's there. Dark Mist was able to use Rank-Up-Magic Inner Demon's Force to provoke people even further. Rank-Up-Magic Barian's Force, which has been seen in a few cases, seems to have similar abilities - to 'Evolve' a Number and cause the Number and the person possessing them, regardless of whether or not they were operating well in tandem or not, to get aggressive and possibly even malicious. Is Rank-Up-Magic connected directly to Ettosyleit? I'm not sure. It doesn't quite fit, but I'm not sure what the other options are.
The Message - Who sent it? We haven't been able to trace the message back to an original signal, to my knowledge, and whoever sent it already knows about Ettosyleit and the Demons. They don't want to be known, which makes me suspect they have their own motives. They could be connected to the Rank-Up-Magic Barian's Force we've been seeing, they could be connected to something else entirely. We just don't have enough info on that.
The "Draws" - Yuma can 'Shining Draw', the Demons and Dark Mist can 'Chaos Draw', and presumably there are other ways to pull off this technique - a perfect escape, a perfect trump. Call it what you will, it's a very strange ability that seems to be connected to everything here. Figuring out why might be a first step.
Judgeman - The man behind at least one of the Numeral Hunters, working to find Dark Mist and the other Numbers and reclaim them by any means necessary. I think it's well enough agreed upon that Judgeman is hiding something to give him an excuse to run roughshod over us, and that personally pisses me off, but on a investigation level, he might know exactly why the Numeral Hunters have a connection to Ettosyleit.
...That's the majority of what I have right now. I'm still working on the exact leads. But everything going on connects to everything else. Feel free to discuss and debate on these points. They aren't perfect, but I figure that's a good enough launching point.
Alright, it's time for me to show the web I've been working on, now that I have a clear lead. More heads on this, the better.
Ettosyleit - This is what connects everything. It's a place, specifically, it's apparently the place these 'Demons' come from, since one of them mentioned it to Yuma-kun. What it is exactly and where it's located is a bit harder to exactly place - we don't have good leads. The other lead I've got on it is the 'The brighter the light, the greater the shadow cast from it'. Which, on its own, sounds like either some form of corruption, or a 'dark reflection'. Your own shadow brought to arms against you. This is important, because...
Dark Mist - Presumed dead, possibly may not be, I've got some theories on this one. But one thing I think is coming to light - Dark Mist may be from Ettosyleit, as well. It's a strong possibility, especially since Yuma-kun confirmed that the demons can do what we thought was limited to Dark Mist - Chaos Draw. Now... I have a theory that Dark Mist isn't dead. I don't have much to back this up, other than, apparently, all of Dark Mist's 'shards', fragments of itself it leaves in its victims, must be destroyed. However, there is at least one fragment that still exists out there, but does not have Dark Mist's mind attached to it. Thus, I feel like another shard we don't know of is out there, trying to coordinate the others to some end. You're free to argue against that.
The Numeral Hunters - Connected to Ettosyleit through Dark Mist, since Dark Mist is both something from Ettosyleit and Number 96. There equipment may also have some relation to it, but that's spitball theorycrafting, as I was given a hint that Ettosyleit might be why the 'old group' of Number Hunter are no longer existent.
Rank-Up-Magic - Tenuous, but even so, it's there. Dark Mist was able to use Rank-Up-Magic Inner Demon's Force to provoke people even further. Rank-Up-Magic Barian's Force, which has been seen in a few cases, seems to have similar abilities - to 'Evolve' a Number and cause the Number and the person possessing them, regardless of whether or not they were operating well in tandem or not, to get aggressive and possibly even malicious. Is Rank-Up-Magic connected directly to Ettosyleit? I'm not sure. It doesn't quite fit, but I'm not sure what the other options are.
The Message - Who sent it? We haven't been able to trace the message back to an original signal, to my knowledge, and whoever sent it already knows about Ettosyleit and the Demons. They don't want to be known, which makes me suspect they have their own motives. They could be connected to the Rank-Up-Magic Barian's Force we've been seeing, they could be connected to something else entirely. We just don't have enough info on that.
The "Draws" - Yuma can 'Shining Draw', the Demons and Dark Mist can 'Chaos Draw', and presumably there are other ways to pull off this technique - a perfect escape, a perfect trump. Call it what you will, it's a very strange ability that seems to be connected to everything here. Figuring out why might be a first step.
Judgeman - The man behind at least one of the Numeral Hunters, working to find Dark Mist and the other Numbers and reclaim them by any means necessary. I think it's well enough agreed upon that Judgeman is hiding something to give him an excuse to run roughshod over us, and that personally pisses me off, but on a investigation level, he might know exactly why the Numeral Hunters have a connection to Ettosyleit.
...That's the majority of what I have right now. I'm still working on the exact leads. But everything going on connects to everything else. Feel free to discuss and debate on these points. They aren't perfect, but I figure that's a good enough launching point.
