• Sabre363@sh.itjust.works
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    10 months ago

    What if water is also the oldest nickname and its been so long that we forgot what the real name was

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      10 months ago

      Anyone who discovers water’s actual name would have total power over it and command all the seas. Turns out water was actually an eldritch demon whose only purpose was to create a legion of legions of living creatures entirely dependent on it for their survival. One day the being that is water will be ready and their grander plans will see us all conquering the stars.

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      10 months ago

      That’s actually speculated to be the case with the word “bear.” There was a superstition that saying its true name might summon it.