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[Godman]

Okay so let's get right to it then, I'll announce the winners at the end. First clue:

http://dzdxblog.blogspot.com/

Look at the first entry in the blog. See the big space between the end of the entry and "dzdx"? Highlight it. It says:

I leave this message as a clue; to start you on your task
A new member has registered recently, and he’s the one to ask

A Hero was his Destiny he was unable to fulfill

A Killer says his title, but he is one that can never Kill[/b]

Deciphering that right, it will take you here:

http://forums.yugiohetc.com/index.php?showtopic=128149

Look at his profile:

http://forums.yugiohetc.com/index.php?showuser=26413

The YIM entry says:

pmmeifuwantthenextclue[/b]

So do that, and this is what you get:

So the first task you have succeeded, and it has lead you to me.
But your journey is still very new, but in time you will surely see

I point you in the next direction, which will aid you in your quest

A post in 117160 should assist you with the rest[/b]

That will take you here:

http://forums.yugiohetc.com/index.php?showtopic=117160

Go to the second page. You'll see a post by Shinoobi and it will say this:

Ok, I do not want to be too offensive but its time I speak up.

Narcosynthesis is an inactive lazy GFX mod. He doesn't deserve his position any longer. I feel that when I left the GFX mod team, some rules you put made no sense. I mean all you post is spam.

Had to get that one out, I have been holding it for a while now.[/b]

Click the link. If you look at the blank spot above the text on that page, it will say:

look up. "index.php?showuser=#####"[/b]

So match the 10340.htm number with #####, and you get Kakashi's profile. In his profile under interests it says:

Ninjutsu, Genjutsu, Pmfornxtclueitsu, Taijustsu, and Karate =)[/b]

So PM him, and he responds with this:

Ambition was my motive, for Green I had wished to become
But instead of advancement, revenge had begun.
And yet, you foolish members actually think you're close
Like that Shadow, posted his list and got the most of what was coming to him.
I leave you a list of clues, some easy, some very tough
If you are truly skilled this mystery will not be rough.
Enough with these stupid rhymes.
Your next order of business is a simple math problem.

Find the square root of 6,579,225 + 80,178 - 2.
Find that, and the 3rd area is your next clue.[/b]

Doing the math problem takes you to this topic:

http://forums.yugiohetc.com/index.php?showtopic=82741 (the topic number being the answer to the math problem)

Go to the 3rd "area", or page, and you'll see this post by CrazyKilla:

Think you've found me? Hah, you haven't found a thing dear. I might not even be the killer. I might be just the next piece of the puzzle to solving this bad boy. You think you're sooooo close to solving this riddle? Maybe, but you're missing a few things. Was it Shinoobi? He's got the motif, and ability, but he's not a mod, and as Kakashi stated previously, the motif is jealousy. Maybe there's two killers. There's two murder victims, so we could be looking at some kind of murderous partnership. Maybe there's so many key details I'm leaving for later? Alas, I grow bored of these mind games.

So far, this is what you've discovered. You know the motif: Jealousy. You know it's not godman123, or any administrator. You know the killer has at least 4,000 posts and has been registered over a year, and that it's probably a mod, but could be Shinoobi. What you have to do is narrow down the suspects. So far it's none of the following:

SnaKKer
Spartan
Narcosynthesis
Apollo
Freed
Hoe
Shadow
godman123
Hao
Bonzai_Nekona
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That leaves us with:

YamiKikyou
Rejuvenescence
BlackLusterSoldier0189
daisyduu
Ghost.
ModernRomeo
Kakashi
Mazino
DjJoe
guruofunk
Shinoobi
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Now we're going to go with Shadow's suggestion, considering I killed him because he got too close. Eliminating as many as possible, we have:

Ghost.
ModernRomeo
Kakashi
Mazino
DjJoe
guruofunk
Shinoobi

As the final suspects. What's the next clue you ask? Well, the next clue is your final clue, which will lead you to the conclusion. Remember how you found me? You used arithmetic, which was pretty easy I'll admit. Before that, you used topic numbers, profile numbers, the works. However, this next clue is not so easy. It involves tricks of our language, and your mind. Good luck.

"The one who makes it sells it.
The one who buys it doesn't use it.
The one who's using it doesn't know he's using it.
What is it?"[/b]

The answer to the riddle is Coffin. Find the member coffin, his profile is here:

http://forums.yugiohetc.com/index.php?showuser=26438

This is what his sig states:

"Think you found me? Ha, you could probably say that you did, considering this is the last stop. Everyone, including you, and shadow, has been after me. Killing someone is not easy to cover up. I did it though, and quite well. Like everyone else, you're looking for my identity. Luckily, you can find out if you're smart enough. Enigmas are most fun when finally solved. Really, what you have to do, is look for patterns in my speech. It's things like patterns that can get me caught. Silly me, you're thinking. My my, how clever of me? Actually, I'm suprised you haven't figured it out by now. Zinc is an element, just like this clue. I bet that last sentence gave it away. No? Only fools could get confused by this clue."

To solve this case, all you need to do is what I said. Look for a pattern above. There's something in every single sentence that gives it a little bit more away than before. I hope you enjoyed this mystery as much as I did. Good luck. Remember to include all of the clues you found in your PM to godman123, or it won't count.[/b]

The pattern was every capital letter in the quoted paragraph. The capitals spell out:

THE KILLER IS MAZINO

And there you have it. Now, to the winners.

3rd Place - JiB
2nd Place - Ace
1st Place - Makkura_no_Zennousha

Here's some sweet sigs:







Thanks to the following people for making this happen:

Shinoobi
Dzdx
Kakashi
SnaKKer
Mazino
Shadow

See you next time! Remember....watch your back....you could be next.

[Mike]

So that's what I had to cover up for? Oh well.

I'm not the killer, so that's a downer.

[Bass]

Yup, I know some people were alarmed when I made that post in feedback before the mystery started. It was of course fake, just for the mystery, so yeah, you can disregard it.

[Mike]

My post was maddddddddddd real, and I got suspended for it.

That's crazy stuff, boss.

[Dzdx]

Dude, the last clue is practically the same as the last from the 2nd, so it's easy to figure out ;-;!!

[神]

Dude, the last clue is practically the same as the last from the 2nd, so it's easy to figure out ;-;!![/b]

I think the main issue was people getting to that last clue. God knows I had a big issue with the Math problem clue. Not so much due to the number crunching, but me continually slamming it into the wrong URL lol.

[JiB]

rawr.. 3rd

wheres will!?

[Godman]

Oh, and that reminds me.

Don't help each other again. I said I'd catch you, and I did. He PMed his after yours.

[Shadow]

I got axed.

Chyeah.

[神]

Rawr. I avenged j00.

[JiB]

Oh, and that reminds me.

Don't help each other again. I said I'd catch you, and I did. He PMed his after yours.[/b]

alright.

i actually got lost on the shadow part... but i smacked myself when i took all that time looking for parody on tragedy.. but it really was page 3 not member 3

[Will]

=o ME AND JIB ARE REBELS WE SHALL TAKE ON THE FORUM!

But really, we basically figured out everything ourselves and just shared where we were.

[Mr. Chaos]

Ohoho.

I remember when I was a murderer. Those were the days.

[Bonzai]

Mazino, you dirty killer, you.

[ModernRomeo]

I want to be a murderer. ;-;

*Sharpens blades*

[guruofunk]

Please don't ever make me the victim when MR is the killer. I'd actually like to die in one piece. [img]http://forums.yugiohetc.com/style_emoticons/default/tongue.gif[/img]

Oh, the real killer was Bon btw. She had Maz under her thumb using one of them mind control tricks.

<3 Makk, you saucy bugger.

[Bonzai]

Don't pull that bs SW card on me, I've never even watched SW. --;

[Fryza]

I saw Kakashi's profile before I read the mystery thing, and was like, 'What the heck is that weird one...', and then he also mentioned something about how he wanted to be a Global Moderator over MSN to me. RAWR.

Though, I couldn't figure out how to access topic 117160, which was where Igot lost (H).

[Knift-e]

I lol'd when i found out the answer was Mazino, cause that was my first guess. i just needed all the clues, darn. V.V

[Slim Shady]

then he also mentioned something about how he wanted to be a Global Moderator over MSN to me.[/b]

I had that interest because I thought Dz was promoted forever. Which he should have been, as he REALLY deserves it.