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WAG: why Nicodemus wanted the knife

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nadia.skylark:
So, I was reading an old thread about what would happen if you sacrificed a denarian on the stone table, and it sparked an idea.

What if the reason Nicodemus wanted the knife from Skin Game was because it can destroy denarian coins, which by WoJ would free the Fallen inside to act?

groinkick:
It's possible but the mythology of the Knife is that the wielder cannot be defeated.  I think that is the reason.  A battle is brewing and Nicodemus wants every advantage he can get. Michael was able to fight Outsiders with his Sword while wizard magic wasn't effective.  If a Holy Sword works, I'd imagine the Knife would as well.

peregrine:
That assumes that the knife is actually the blade of the Spear of Destiny.  Which is a decent assumption, but not necessarily guaranteed.

Bad Alias:
I'd call it a safe assumption. Anything else would be pretty hard for me to believe or a major twist in the entire cosmology of the DF.

nadia.skylark:

--- Quote ---the mythology of the Knife is that the wielder cannot be defeated.
--- End quote ---

True, but I have a hard time believing that this is true in the Dresdenverse. For one thing, it destroys all tension--Harry has the Knife, ergo he will always win. For another thing, it undermines free will somewhat if the wielder will win no matter what anyone does. The Knife is clearly connected to the the White God, and he doesn't do that. What I think the knife might do is allow its wielder to carry out their choices unimpeded, ex. if Harry chooses to look for a way out of the Winter Knight mantle, Mab can't just put a geas on him to stop him, but Harry has to make that choice (and then all the choices that would lead to him finding a way and then choosing to go through with it--although he might be helped by contrived coincidence). If Harry, on the other hand, chose to get into a sword fight with Nicodemus without protective armor, the Knife might tilt things in Harry's favor but I have a hard time believing that it would stop him from getting stabbed.

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