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Author—caleb Larkmagnet
Editor—Hanna Brassheart
Theorizing—joint effort
Please enjoy this special article theorizing the meaning behind the mysterious Breakers.
Breakers: Aethasia’s Prophets?
According to the grand story of Aethasia, Breakers were people loyal to the Great Engineer that would go around and break every invention that wasn’t marked with a Scarlet Nail. Before the Usurping, the Great Engineer would give a final nail that was a little redder in its color to inventions built by the people for the good of Aethasia. The Scarlet Nail stood for the sweat and blood that the engineers poured into the making of that invention. It signified that the invention was… good. If there was any machine that wasn’t marked with that final nail, the Breakers would destroy it. I think that the Scarlet Nail was also a sign of God's Will or being in God’s Will. Or… The Great Engineer’s Will.
This is where prophets come in.
In the Old Testament, prophets would deliver messages to people from God, usually to kings and people in power. If they were doing right in the sight of the LORD, the message might’ve been a blessing or something like that. But, if they were doing evil in the sight of the LORD, the prophet usually didn’t have anything good to say. Doesn’t that sound a lot like Breakers? If your invention wasn’t approved by The Great Engineer, it got smashed. Kinda like if you were trying to do something that God didn’t want you to, something outside of his will, he’d close that door you were trying to go through. Are you understanding the parallels? ;-)
This is where prophets come in.
In the Old Testament, prophets would deliver messages to people from God, usually to kings and people in power. If they were doing right in the sight of the LORD, the message might’ve been a blessing or something like that. But, if they were doing evil in the sight of the LORD, the prophet usually didn’t have anything good to say. Doesn’t that sound a lot like Breakers? If your invention wasn’t approved by The Great Engineer, it got smashed. Kinda like if you were trying to do something that God didn’t want you to, something outside of his will, he’d close that door you were trying to go through. Are you understanding the parallels? ;-)
In the Aetherlight Bible it tells us about Emily, the Aethasian parallel to Deborah the Prophetess/Judge. Emily… is a Breaker. Deborah… is a prophet. From that and other deep observations that I have made comparing Breakers and Prophets, I’m going to just say it. Breakers = Prophets.
But not only that…
There’s more than just one kind of Breaker…
Just like there’s more than one kind of prophet.
Just like there’s more than one kind of prophet.
In The Timekeeper’s Apprentice, there are hints at another group of Breakers. These Breakers aren’t loyal to the Great Engineer, but instead they are under Emperor Lucky. They’re basically the same as the Great Engineer’s Breakers, except evil. They break the good things that are not of the fog. According to The Timekeeper’s Apprentice, they also chase down and break rogue Automatons.
Since we have Breakers which are the Aethasian parallel to Prophets of God, and evil Breakers under the Usurper, I think it only makes sense that these evil Breakers are the false prophets of Aethasia. False prophets said they were honest and stuff, but it was all fake. They promoted sin and broke down the good and truthful things by talking trash about ‘em. Just like Lucky’s Breakers.
Think about this.
You’ll never find a Breaker without a hammer. Seems pretty meaningless, right?
What if I said that a prophet’s weapon is his tongue?
Can you put that together?
Do you see the parallel?
It’s pretty cool stuff.
That’s all I’ll say about Breakers. Peace out. ✌
