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DansFriend (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Unofficial name}} {{nihongo|'''Mercury's Door'''|メルクリウスの扉|Merukuriusu no tobira|lit. Door of Mercurius}} was a door in the Cathedral City said to house a great power. In truth, it housed the Black Mud, a manifestation of the Flower bent on destroying the world. Baltas was tasked with guarding the door, but he did not remember who by or why. ==History== ===Origin=== Mercury's Door appeared in 856 during the Cataclysm along with the re...") |
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==History== | ==History== | ||
===Origin=== | ===Origin=== | ||
Mercury's Door appeared in 856 during the [[Cataclysm]] along with the rest of the Cathedral City, which it was a part of.{{Bookref|WorldInside|Page 244: Chronology}} [[Zero]], who was possessed by a Flower, believed that someone had sensed the threat the Flowers posed and had thus sealed one deep in the city.{{Bookref|DOD3SS}}{{Bookref|DOD3SS|Chapter 3}} They had also likely employed Baltas to guard the door, but their identity is unknown. | Mercury's Door appeared in 856 during the [[Cataclysm]] along with the rest of the Cathedral City, which it was a part of.{{Bookref|WorldInside}}{{Bookref|WorldInside|Page 244: Chronology}} [[Zero]], who was possessed by a Flower, believed that someone had sensed the threat the Flowers posed and had thus sealed one deep in the city.{{Bookref|DOD3SS}}{{Bookref|DOD3SS|Chapter 3}} They had also likely employed Baltas to guard the door, but their identity is unknown. | ||
===Attempts to open the door=== | ===Attempts to open the door=== | ||
It was widely believed that a great power resided behind the door.{{Bookref|U5}}{{Bookref|U5|Volume 2, Chapter 6}} [[Caerula]], Leader of the Lords and Lady of the [[Land of Seas]] was very interested in opening it. Three layers of wall protected the contents behind the door. When Caerula found it, the first wall had already eroded, and she was able to destroy the second wall using her magic.{{Bookref|U5|Volume 2, Chapter 6}} However, she could not destroy the third wall, the one with the actual door itself.{{Bookref|U5|Volume 2, Chapter 6}} She did however find a man behind the second wall, Baltas.{{Bookref|U5|Volume 2, Chapter 6}} | It was widely believed that a great power resided behind the door.{{Bookref|U5}}{{Bookref|U5|Volume 2, Chapter 6}} [[Caerula]], Leader of the Lords and Lady of the [[Land of Seas]] was very interested in opening it. Three layers of wall protected the contents behind the door. When Caerula found it, the first wall had already eroded, and she was able to destroy the second wall using her magic.{{Bookref|U5|Volume 2, Chapter 6}} However, she could not destroy the third wall, the one with the actual door itself.{{Bookref|U5|Volume 2, Chapter 6}} She did however find a man behind the second wall, Baltas.{{Bookref|U5|Volume 2, Chapter 6}} | ||
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On June 6, 998, Caerula and the other lords resumed their attempts to open the door. Caerula instructed Baltas to interact with a touchpad by the door and gave him some [[Old World language|Old World writing]] to read. Suddenly, a hologram of [[Accord]] appeared and informed Baltas that the voice data was incorrect, teleporting him elsewhere.{{Bookref|U5|Volume 2, Chapter 7}} | On June 6, 998, Caerula and the other lords resumed their attempts to open the door. Caerula instructed Baltas to interact with a touchpad by the door and gave him some [[Old World language|Old World writing]] to read. Suddenly, a hologram of [[Accord]] appeared and informed Baltas that the voice data was incorrect, teleporting him elsewhere.{{Bookref|U5|Volume 2, Chapter 7}} | ||
When the magical girls known as [[Intoners]] came to open the door, the lords ambushed them.{{Bookref|U5|Volume 2, Chapter 8}} The door resonated with the girls' [[Power of Song]], and the Intoner [[One]] eventually managed to shatter the door, releasing the | When the magical girls known as [[Intoners]] came to open the door due to false memories implanted by the Flower, the lords ambushed them.{{Bookref|U5|Volume 2, Chapter 8}} The door resonated with the girls' [[Power of Song]], and the Intoner [[One]] eventually managed to shatter the door by singing, releasing the Black Mud that was housed within.{{Bookref|U5|Volume 2, Chapter 6}} | ||
==Behind the scenes== | ==Behind the scenes== | ||
===Etymology=== | ===Etymology=== | ||
{{nihongo|Mercurius|メルクリウスの扉|Merukuriusu}} is the Latin name of the Roman god [[wikipedia:Mercury (mythology)|Mercury]]. In Japan, it is used instead of the English {{nihongo|Mercury|マーキュリー|Mākyurī}}. | ====Roman god==== | ||
{{nihongo|Mercurius|メルクリウスの扉|Merukuriusu}} is the Latin name of the Roman god [[wikipedia:Mercury (mythology)|Mercury]]. In Japan, it is used instead of the English {{nihongo|Mercury|マーキュリー|Mākyurī}}. Mercury is the god of financial gain, commerce, eloquence, messages, communication (including divination), travelers, boundaries, luck, trickery, and thieves; he also serves as the guide of souls to the underworld and the "messenger of the gods". | |||
====The Spirit in the Bottle==== | |||
Alternatively, Mercurius could be referring to the demon from [[wikipedia:The Spirit in the Bottle|The Spirit in the Bottle]], a German fairy tale collected by the Brothers Grimm. Mercurius is a giant demon trapped in a small bottle. Parallels can be drawn between the demon Mercurius and the Black Mud behind the door in the manga. | Alternatively, Mercurius could be referring to the demon from [[wikipedia:The Spirit in the Bottle|The Spirit in the Bottle]], a German fairy tale collected by the Brothers Grimm. Mercurius is a giant demon trapped in a small bottle. Parallels can be drawn between the demon Mercurius and the Black Mud behind the door in the manga. | ||
===Fan translations=== | ===Fan translations=== | ||