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A book of unknown title accompanied the mystical shadow casters, narrating the origin story of the First Slayer, Sineya. These items were part of the "emergency kit" that Robin Wood inherited from his mother, Nikki, and later passed on to Buffy Summers.[1]
Content[]
The manual's text was originally written in Sumerian, which Dawn Summers translated. As the Scoobies assembled the shadow casters, the text on one page transformed from Greek letters into English. The instructions warned that anyone who put the casters together could not merely watch — they had to see for themselves. This meant experiencing the story firsthand, but only if they were willing to make a sacrifice in exchange.[1]
The book changing languages.
The translated text was as follows:[1]
- First, there was the EARTH.
- Then there came the DEMONS.
- After demons came MEN.
- The men found a GIRL to slay DEMONS.
- They chained her to the earth.
- Filled her with DARK.
- You cannot be shown, cannot just watch.
- You must see for yourself, but only if you are willing to make the EXCHANGE.
- This is the only way. There is no...
The Scooby Gang discovered that reading the manual's text while setting the shadow casters revealed the origin of the First Slayer and created a portal through which a person could encounter the Shadowmen. However, when the individual was transported to their domain, a demon was released in their place.[1]
Behind the scenes[]
- The book The Making of a Slayer includes among its replicas the page Dawn reads from the manual.
Appearances[]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Get It Done"