Entry 152
The Holder of Repose
Classification
Internet Folklore / Ritual Horror
Archive Status
Preserved
Original Signal
theholders.org
Wayback Timestamp
20100315112315
In any city, in any country, go to any nightclub or large party you can sneak into. You must make sure no one outside knows that you are attempting this Holder, or that you have entered the building, or else you will surely fail in your quest.
Go up to the DJ and angrily ask him to play the song by "The Holder of Repose." Should a look of pure hatred cross his face, than you are in the right place. He will rifle through his records and CDs to find the one he's looking for: a disc with no markings, no indication of who it is by, or what music it contains, but you must not drop your facade of ire, else you be deemed an enemy by the DJ.
Once he puts the track on, everyone that has joined the party thus far will stop, turn to the DJ, and resume their business, but with angry undertones. At this point, it is vital of you to find the only person there that is calm, despite the music. While keeping your visage, search the increasingly volatile crowd, and find him before they realize that you were the person that caused so much hatred.
Once you find the person, ask him one question: "When were they calm?"
This person will smile sweetly, then smash a beer bottle using the side of your head as a hard surface. You will slip into unconscious, and wake up in a large meadow, wondering why your head hurts. Get up, but make no movements in any direction, until you find what you are looking for: The calm man from the party.
Proceed toward the person, and stop just before colliding with the person. After all, no one like it when someone shoves into them, why would the Holder be any different?
Proceed to ask him the question again, "When were they calm?" In the next moment, you will find yourself in a raging battlefield. Again, locate the person. It should be a little harder than the last one, due to the people, the explosions and the bullets flying from everywhere. Be warned that if you get hit by the shrapnel or a bullet, you will feel nothing but the searing pain of the scorching metal, corroding body and soul, for all eternity without anything to save you but your own madness after a while.
Once you find the person again, ask him once more "When were they calm?" In this moment, you will find yourself in a barren wasteland. Do not search for the Holder this time: you will never find him, even if you spend an eternity looking through the entire planet. Instead, scream at the top of your lungs "When did they unleash their fury?!"
You will find yourself outside of the first place you ever received an Object, a note in your hand, with only the words:
"Then. Now. Soon. Never."
This note is Object 152 of 538. What each word references to, you will never know. But the important thing is that they know. Be prepared for when they inform you.