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<blockquote data-quote="Anxe" data-source="post: 6223542" data-attributes="member: 6750918"><p><strong><span style="color: #000000">One brings many, flame’s design.</span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="color: #000000">One does also, all malign.</span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="color: #000000">One trip started, one trip done.</span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="color: #000000">One loves all, and one hates one.</span></strong></p><p></p><p>This verse seems to define the villains and the party. The villains are "all malign" and the Company are "flame's design." The villains are done with their trip and the Company have started. The issue I have with this interpretation is the final line. Neither the Company or the trio seem to fit that as a whole. Ernie might work for both halves of the final line, but it seems out of place to reference just one out of the ten previous people.</p><p></p><p><strong><span style="color: #000000">Three are bringing, now in place.</span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="color: #000000">Three have won the downward race.</span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="color: #000000">Seven haste, and roll the dice,</span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="color: #000000">Spun by fortune’s sacrifice.</span></strong></p><p></p><p>Pretty obvious here referring to the trio and the Company. The info we get is that the trio are already where they wanted to be. That probably means they are now waiting for the Company. Maybe because they need the Company for something more as the Black Circle needed Grey Wolf in the past? Maybe they need Kibi to be the Opener and open up the prison that the Adversary is in.</p><p>Fortune's sacrifice is another important part of this. Probably referring to Corilyana's (spelling?) "death." Can't say how that's going to come up though.</p><p></p><p><strong><span style="color: #000000">Four are needed, ‘fore the end.</span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="color: #000000">One to take the shell and rend.</span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="color: #000000">One for what is in his head.</span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="color: #000000">One to channel what makes dead.</span></strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p>The shell might mean the Silver Shell or it might mean, rending the protection around the Adversary's prison. Hell, those might be literally the same thing. Maybe the Company need to kill the Adversary to really deal with the problem the trio has set up.</p><p>One for what is in his head is Dranko. We already know that one.</p><p>One to channel certainly sounds like Grey Wolf to me. The "what makes dead" part confuses me. Perhaps Grey Wolf is the one who needs to wear the Ward of Drosh?</p><p></p><p><strong><span style="color: #000000">One at last, but not yet known.</span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="color: #000000">One forever dead as stone.</span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="color: #000000">One to drive the spike clean through.</span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="color: #000000">One to die, and hope renew.</span></strong></p><p></p><p>The whole verse references that one of the Company will have to make a sacrifice. Already know from the earlier book prophecy. We see Kibi holding the Watcher's Kiss, then we see a Company member holding the Watcher's Kiss, dead. Kibi is also needed to remove the wound/spike in the Earth, that giant black hole in the east. Sounds like Kibi needs to open up the way for the Adversary to come to the world. Then they can kill the Adversary with the Watcher's Kiss, but Kibi dies in the process.</p><p></p><p><strong><span style="color: #000000">One last journey then to make.</span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="color: #000000">One last prison bar to break.</span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="color: #000000">One last thread of fate</span><span style="color: #000000"> to pull.</span></strong></p><p><strong></strong><span style="color: #000000"><strong>One last circle to come full.</strong></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><strong></strong></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><strong></strong>This verse also supports the idea that the Adversary will be getting out of his prison. The part about the circle might be a double meaning as well. Either way, this is just a "end is coming soon" verse that could mean any number of things, but is probably just rounding out the prophecy.</span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000">Also, awesome to hear that Rosetta is coming back! </span><img src="http://www.enworld.org/forum/images/smilies/laugh.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":lol:" title="Laughing :lol:" data-shortname=":lol:" /></p><p></p><p>EDIT: Thought, maybe "one hates one" is Tapheon as someone else already said?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Anxe, post: 6223542, member: 6750918"] [B][COLOR=#000000]One brings many, flame’s design.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]One does also, all malign.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]One trip started, one trip done.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]One loves all, and one hates one.[/COLOR][/B] This verse seems to define the villains and the party. The villains are "all malign" and the Company are "flame's design." The villains are done with their trip and the Company have started. The issue I have with this interpretation is the final line. Neither the Company or the trio seem to fit that as a whole. Ernie might work for both halves of the final line, but it seems out of place to reference just one out of the ten previous people. [B][COLOR=#000000]Three are bringing, now in place.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]Three have won the downward race.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]Seven haste, and roll the dice,[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]Spun by fortune’s sacrifice.[/COLOR][/B] Pretty obvious here referring to the trio and the Company. The info we get is that the trio are already where they wanted to be. That probably means they are now waiting for the Company. Maybe because they need the Company for something more as the Black Circle needed Grey Wolf in the past? Maybe they need Kibi to be the Opener and open up the prison that the Adversary is in. Fortune's sacrifice is another important part of this. Probably referring to Corilyana's (spelling?) "death." Can't say how that's going to come up though. [B][COLOR=#000000]Four are needed, ‘fore the end.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]One to take the shell and rend.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]One for what is in his head.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]One to channel what makes dead.[/COLOR] [/B] The shell might mean the Silver Shell or it might mean, rending the protection around the Adversary's prison. Hell, those might be literally the same thing. Maybe the Company need to kill the Adversary to really deal with the problem the trio has set up. One for what is in his head is Dranko. We already know that one. One to channel certainly sounds like Grey Wolf to me. The "what makes dead" part confuses me. Perhaps Grey Wolf is the one who needs to wear the Ward of Drosh? [B][COLOR=#000000]One at last, but not yet known.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]One forever dead as stone.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]One to drive the spike clean through.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]One to die, and hope renew.[/COLOR][/B] The whole verse references that one of the Company will have to make a sacrifice. Already know from the earlier book prophecy. We see Kibi holding the Watcher's Kiss, then we see a Company member holding the Watcher's Kiss, dead. Kibi is also needed to remove the wound/spike in the Earth, that giant black hole in the east. Sounds like Kibi needs to open up the way for the Adversary to come to the world. Then they can kill the Adversary with the Watcher's Kiss, but Kibi dies in the process. [B][COLOR=#000000]One last journey then to make.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]One last prison bar to break.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]One last thread of fate[/COLOR][COLOR=#000000] to pull.[/COLOR] [/B][COLOR=#000000][B]One last circle to come full. [/B]This verse also supports the idea that the Adversary will be getting out of his prison. The part about the circle might be a double meaning as well. Either way, this is just a "end is coming soon" verse that could mean any number of things, but is probably just rounding out the prophecy. Also, awesome to hear that Rosetta is coming back! [/COLOR]:lol: EDIT: Thought, maybe "one hates one" is Tapheon as someone else already said? [/QUOTE]
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