Metamorphosis — The Treasure Hunt

[ Back to the Trunk ]

Stage 6 of Twelve — Lock 6 · The Mirror Disc Lock

The Mirror Room

This door is mirrorcuffs.com, one of the twelve doors of the test hunt. The trunk itself waits at test.tenwordcipher.com.

Test build. No account is needed at the doors. This page holds exactly one clue; solving it reveals the key word for Lock 6. Carry the word back to the trunk and type it at Lock 6 to turn the lock.

[ The Bill ]

The Mirror Room keeps its messages the way stage doors always have: written on the glass, backwards, for the one person who knows to look. The writing on this glass is a riddle. Its answer is the key.

[ The Clue ]

The writing on the glass below is backwards. Read it as it stands, or press [Turn the Glass] to flip it around. The writing is a riddle — type its answer below.

The prize of kings, the ring of brides, the light the lantern loves best.

Written on the dressing-room glass, the way the Mirror Room leaves its messages.

[ Hint ]

It is a colour, a metal, and a medal, all in one word.