In the previous part you have seen three different versions of Ahnonay that were supposed to be the past, present and future of Ahnonay. There were too many inconsistencies though, so the time travel scenario didn't add up. There's also the missing cloths as only three cloths have been found so far and there are seven of them total. As you have searched the main island already, the other cloths will have to be found elsewhere.
The shellcloth will now link you inside the tower. Before you do that, you may want to make sure that you are back at the water version of Ahnonay. As you are now in the Cathedral, head over to the pedestal at the end of the hallway and use the linking book. You arrive at the water version of Ahnonay. That's good, as it means you can link inside the tower now. First, link back to Relto and use the cloth page in your Ahnonay book to link yourself into the tower.
You arrive in a small room with three ladders leading up, a wheel and next to the closed door a lever. Let's pull the lever next to the door first, so the door will open and you can get some fresh air... Now, what would the wheel be used for? Without markings or writing nearby there's no way to tell, so just turn it and see what happens. Did you hear that? It sounds like the water got a bit more quiet than before. Go outside to see what happened. It looks like the currents are not so strong anymore...
Now that the water is a lot calmer, you can actually swim around and explore the rest of this Age. Before you jump into the water, have a look at the distant islands first. One of them has a rope attached between two of the higher rock structures. There's something else above the rock structures. Is that a crack? Like a crack in a wall? Let's swim towards that island first. So, jump into the water and head for the distant island you have just observed.
As you approach the distant island, it's as if a border or frame starts to appear around the island. When you get closer you see that the entire island is a painting on a tranparent canvas. Wow, the illusion of this being a real world is rapidly falling apart now... When you swim to the backside of the painting and try to swim even further you'll notice that you seem to have reached the outer edge of this world. The crack we saw earlier is indeed a crack in the wall, it starts just above a hole in the wall that was hidden behind the painting of the island.
Swim towards the hole in the wall and explore what's behind it. You end up in a room that seems to be the source of the strong currents before you turned the wheel inside the tower. On your right you will see a walkway that you can use to climb out of the water. On the wall you will notice a drawing that looks similar to the decorations in the Cathedral hallway. In it's center is the D'ni number one. Notice that the same symbol is also on the opposite side of this room on the wall.
Head through the doorway into a corridor leading to another room with a large metal door. The switch next to the door seems to do nothing at this time, so continue walking through another corridor leading to the other side of the room with the sphere-symbols on the wall. Next to the sphere-symbol you will find the fourth cloth, so touch it.
You have done all you can do here, but now that you have a cloth link into this control center, you can take the next step. If this is control center number 1, then it's possible that the other versions of Ahnonay have a similar control center like this one.
Link back to Relto and select the Ahnonay book from your bookshelf. Use the linking panel to link to the main island of Ahnonay. Run around the island and use the linking book on the pedestal to link away to the Cathedral. If you heard the mechanical sound again, you can assume that the next version of Ahnonay, the misty one, will be here when you link back. As there is nothing elso to do on the main island other than running around to the pedestal, you can skip checking if it really is the misty version (if you heard the sound, then it is). Link to Relto and this time use the cloth page to link directly to the control center of misty Ahnonay.
When you arrive, look at the sphere-symbol on the wall. This symbol has the D'ni number 2 in it. So, you are indeed in control center number 2. Also take a closer look at the other side of the room. The door on the other side is closed and against the door stands something that looks like a Relto page. Let's head over there and see if you can get it. Walk through the corridor leading to the room with another large metal door. The switch here doesn't do anything either, so continue walking through the corridor until you reach a closed door on your right. The door doesn't seem to open, but there is another cloth on the wall here, so touch it. That's the fifth cloth, so there are two more left for you to find.
Link back to Relto and use the Ahnonay book to link to the main island using the linking panel. After you arrive, run to the other side of the island and use the linking book on the pedestal. If you heard the sound again you can rest assured that the Age has now changed to the space version. You are in the Cathedral now, so link to Relto and use the cloth page in your Ahnonay book to link directly to the third control center. You end up standing next to the door that was closed in the previous version but is open in this version. Walk through the doorway and look at the sphere-symbol on the wall. In the center of the symbol is the D'ni number 3, so everything is going well.
To the right of the symbol is the next cloth, so touch it. That's number six, only one left. Return to the corridor and walk to the room with the large metal door. Nothing will happen if you use the switch but there is a Relto page lying on the ground here. This one adds a D'ni clock to your Relto. You now have a way of getting behind the door on the misty version of this Age. As you are in the space version now, you will need to change the Age twice using the linking book on the main island. That means you'll have to run around the island twice. Well, if that's what it takes to get it done, let's do it.
Link back to Relto and use the Ahnonay book to link to the main island using the linking panel. Run around the island and use the linking book on the pedestal to link to the Cathedral. When you arrive, walk through the hallway to the linking book on the pedestal and link back to Ahnonay. Run around the island again and use the linking book to return to the Cathedral. Now, Ahnonay should be the misty version. Link to Relto and use the cloth page in your Ahnonay book to link directly into the second control center behind the closed door. You appear in the control center of misty Ahnonay. Walk towards the door and pick up the Relto page you find here. This Relto page adds thunder to your Relto. So let's link back to Relto and see what it looks like
Although you have been to all three versions of this Age, including it's control centers, you still haven't found the last cloth. That means you're still missing something. But what? I'll cover that in the last part of my Ahnonay journals.
* End of Part 3 * Next: Ahnonay Part 4: The Real Ahnonay