Facing the collapsed door of the ballroom, turn around and take a few steps towards the well to retrieve the mirror abandoned on one of its edges (picture1).
Then come back in front of the collapsed door and click on the columns to free the entrance (picture2), make your way by pushing the last stones that are in your way, pick up the feather that fell on the ground (picture3) and finally go under the arch (picture4 ).
You will then arrive in the middle of 7 pillars which represent the 7 stages of the way of the dragon.
Arrived there, you have the possibility of advancing straight or of passing in front of each pillar starting either on the right or on the left.
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Each pillar has a gargoyle mouth and a tablet (picture5), there is a specific object to insert in each gargoyle and a specific symbol also for each tablet.
What is the logic? It is by meticulously going through the documents in your possession that you will succeed in ordering and faithfully illustrating the 7 stages of the way of the dragon.
Indeed, on the documents entitled “Turkish prison map”, use the magnifying glass on the red annotations (picture6) to identify the names of the seven pillars:
Fox, Punishment, Purifying Fire, Death, Dragon, Offering and Sacrifice.
By centering the magnifying glass a little more, you will discover 3 of the seven symbols: The swastika of punishment, the pentacle of the fox and the inverted cross of sacrifice.
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We already know enough to begin solving the riddle; head towards the pillar whose gargoyle contains a bird’s nest, the first on the left when entering the pillar area (picture7).
You have 2 documents entitled “the flight of the fox”, looking at them carefully you will notice that there is a difference between the 2 drawings (a bird appears on one and disappears on the other), hence the conclusion to make the nest coincide with the stage of the fox.
Continuing this logic, open your inventory to select the feather and place it in the nest (picture8). Then click on the tablet above to draw a pentacle in one line (picture9).
The figure recognized and highlighted, exit the interface and go to the pillar located to your left, following the order of the map of Turkish prisons, this one should correspond with the “punishment” step.
Vlad Tepes liked to kill his hosts by driving nails into their heads, wasn't Irina Boczow found with something buried in her skull?
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Yes, select the syringe and place it in the gargoyle’s head (picture10), then click on the tablet to draw a swastika on it (picture11 and remember that we are in 1920, so no Nazi connotation).
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Then go to the pillar to the right of that of the Fox and which therefore corresponds to the stage of the sacrifice. On the document called “ox sacrifice”, notice that the poor animal is wearing a chain around its neck, so select the gold chain in your inventory and place it in the gargoyle (picture12), then draw the inverted cross on the tablet (picture13 ).
On the document entitled “offering (sarc)”, use the magnifying glass at the top right to discover that the offering falls after the sacrifice, facing the inverted cross, so go to the pillar on the right.
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Surprise! This contains your vial of blood #814! Do not touch it, this object goes very well with the stage attributed to this pillar, ie the offering.
By carefully observing the documents “mountains and mountains microfilm”, you will discover the 4 Symbols that we still have to draw (pictures 14, 15 and 16).
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Following the logical order of the photos, the drawing to be produced for the offering pillar where we are is a kind of bow tie or “8 horizontal”, yes, it is also called infinity... (picture17). You'll have a better chance of the game recognizing your work if you manage to execute it in one stroke.
Now go back to the left of the swastika to complete the pillar which, according to the map of Turkey, corresponds to the purifying fire. Select the lighter in the inventory, do not put it down but just light the torch above the tablet (picture18).
Then click on the tablet to draw a ladder with 4 rungs (picture19).
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Let’s continue on the left pillar, this one corresponds to death, so choose the ancient coin in the inventory and place it between the fangs of the gargoyle (picture20). This is of course a reference to the ancient custom of placing a gold coin in the mouth of the dead to pay the soul ferryman (visible on the document “Patroclus' funeral”).
Then click on the tablet to draw the “Pi” symbol on it (3,14 and picture21).
Last pillar, by elimination, that of the dragon, take the mirror and give it to the gargoyle (picture22) in reference to the document entitled “Dragon’s Blood”.
Then all you have to do is click on the tablet to draw the fork-shaped symbol (picture23) seen in the mountain photos.
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Let's recap! Starting from the pillar containing a bird's nest and going counter-clockwise we have:
Pillar of the fox: Feather + pentacle design.
Pillar of punishment: Syringe + swastika design.
Pillar of fire: Ladder + light the torch with the lighter.
Pillar of Death: Ancient Coin + Drawing of “Pi”
Dragon Pillar: Mirror + Trident Design.
Pillar of the offering: Blood from vial 814 + drawing “l>
Pillar of sacrifice: Gold chain + design of an inverted cross.
The drawings can be a problem for owners of capricious mice, find the rest of the adventure just after this test and download the file Save1, the procedure for using “save” files is described in the foreword.
The combination drawings/objects properly entered, a huge circular trapdoor will open in the ground (picture24), listen only to your courage and rush there!!
In the disturbing basement, approach the tomb at the end of the room and click twice on the skull carved there (picture2) to open the tomb.
Then fill the coffin by selecting and placing the following items from your inventory on the inert body:
The stake and the hammer, the crucifix, the host, the holy water, the rosehip branch, canned garlic and rowan berries.
If, in progress, you hear Professor Von Kruger, strangely present and yelling from the surface, don't pay attention to it, continue the operation.
All the objects together, the coffin should disappear, the doors open and Maria will come to meet you.
The sad truth finally appears, Maria and Martha are one and the same person, Maria = vampirized Martha!!!
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Exhaust all topics of conversation to finally meet THE master!!! Finally ! What puzzles and what a long way to come face to face with the vampire, shed a tear and embark on the final interrogation!
This one will ask you a series of questions, it's up to you to tell him what he wants to hear.
At the question :
“To come here you poisoned a spring, violated a tomb and burned a chapel. How should I judge your actions?
Answer: In addition to what you say, I burned the cross and the Bible, I do not blush for my actions.
At the question :
Twice your enemy Janos came within your reach, and you spared him. Why ?
Answer: Yes, I spared Janos and I am now ahead of you.
At the question :
Let's talk about our little Marie... She's beautiful! You want her, don't you?
Answer: Yes I want it.
At the question :
Can you tell me who initiated me? Who gave me immortality?
Answer: Lilith the rebellious.
At the question :
I hear your heart beating and your arteries pumping. It's been a long time since I drank the blood of a priest... Are you afraid of me?
Answer: I'm not afraid of you since I've come this far!
At the question :
Tell me priest, didn't you come with the absurd idea of fighting me?
Answer: Like Siegrfried, I was determined to do everything to achieve my goal...
And voila, final scene!!
A beautiful sacrifice on the part of Father Arno which will slow down the research of Janos and Von Kruger for a few years. Nothing more ? No, Dracula is still alive and will make the two zigotos his servants during the Second World War, according to the final cinematic!
With that, I take my leave, if you could just be so kind as to close my coffin and blow out the candles before you go, thank you!
Written by Lox on 16/05/2008Chapter 9: Simulation of claustrophobia
