Greetings all, and welcome back to the Xyphokonic Order and Ordinance. We have entered into the First Period of Watching for Lord Carnyie in this calendar year, and as is known by followers or observers, both of the Lord’s Periods are back to back. This would mean, essentially, we have two whole conjoined Periods of Purity and Worship to conduct discussion under Lord Carnyie’s watch. As such, I have reviewed the approximate number of Sacred Days in these two Periods and have discovered we have perfect amount of days to hold a series of Commentary going over the Nine Sacred Lessons given to the Sacred Children—one lesson per Sacred Day.

With help from my peers on each Child’s lesson respective to their own Xyphozon of descendance, we shall conduct these overviews in the birth order of the Sacred Children—going from eldest to youngest. We may invoke incantations, hymns, or give analysis of supplementary information as we go, so please join us in this lengthy series. Let us start.

Mors ecce, fatum aeternum.

In fide recepta, veritas realitatis.

Proles natu maximus, infans mysterii.

Sic finem mortalitatis videbit.

We begin with Sacred Child Xyzukizusia, Child of Death, and the Sacred Lesson known as “Faces of Death.” Above, we open with a short incantation and hymn regarding the Eternal Reality of Death in mortals, which invokes Xyzukizusia and the Truth of this mortality. The hymn translates to: “Death behold, eternal destiny. Held in faith, truth of reality. Eldest Child, babe of mystery. So shall see the end of mortality.” We can invoke this both to acknowledge the birth of the incarnate of Death and to acknowledge Death’s presence in the mortal realm itself.

Born first, Xyzukizusia’s birth marks the start of all mortality—being the first of the nine Sacred Children to be sent from Xyzokizon to Xyphojinami. The significance of this is to be noted: the Child of Death, first of all mortals, signifies from the start of mortality that Death is eternal as Death’s incarnate is the first mortal presence among the mortal realms.

Prior to this birth, Xyzukizusia spent his spiritual youth in Desitun under the mentorship and care of Hayle Kizu. In this time, while many lessons were administered, the core lesson revolves around how Death would be perceived among mortal beings. In the recount of Hayle Kizu within the writings of “Xykozheiz,” he says the following regarding Spiritual Ends and how Lord Vuetenexzyei viewed this eternal power:

Spiritual Ends are a necessity, a crucial Element to the flow of Spirituality throughout the Spectrum. End is absolute, End is eternal, and it is of our origin and duty to manage the flow and guarantee that Spiritual Ends are a constant force within existence.

He was clear of this upon choosing me, and I very much agreed even before this designation. The Child, a bit on the mischievous side, was still attentive even if on the scheming end of thoughts—nothing out of the regular order as these talks were more frequently ending like this.

In this excerpt, Kizu explains that in conversation with Lord Vuetenexzyei, the Lord describes Spiritual Ends frankly—they are a necessity, absolute, eternal. Lord Vuetenexzyei is noted by Kizu to be a cold and solemn being and presents all conversation frankly and with a dignified but absolute and curt cadence. Kizu would then make observations from the Child in comparison to the Lord—noting that Xyzukizusia was outwardly different from Lord Vuetenexzyei both in appearance but especially in personality. The Child is described as an enigma, being charming, charismatic, a schemer, and a bit of a mischievous one; Kizu would note that his lessons to Xyzukizusia would frequently end with Xyzukizusia coming to new conclusions that Kizu never expected would come so early.

This is where the core of the lesson comes forth; whilst discussing the nature of Death in Xyphojinami, Kizu would sit in awe as the Child, through simply thinking of the idea, came to a profound conclusion well beyond what Kizu thought would be drawn that early in the lessons. Here, we see how Kizu describes the Child’s profound conclusion from simply pondering it:

The Child, still scheming, would suggest that the Nature of Death could be in many forms, sparring with Him on the old view of Spiritual Ends being stoic and aloof. The Child, a stark difference outwardly from the Lord, would suggest if the mortals accepted the Truth of Death, they would be treated as companions, wouldn’t they? Others might attempt to defy, but they would be playing an unwinnable game, and that Death would play and toy with them before sweeping them away—often in face of charm and charisma, clever and clandestine, yet no Mercy to be had. Those that chose to abuse the rules of Death and bring upon ruthless and needless Death to others would meet the cold and swift brutality of Death met back at them. He floated the perception that Death’s presence to the mortal world would be enigmatic because mortals would act with a sense of Free Will borne out of fear of the end as a motive.

Here, Xyzukizusia postulates that Death, among mortal beings, will present itself in a form most understandable or fitting for how a mortal shall live their lives and interact with Death’s reality throughout it. Death will confront these mortals in the most fitting of ways; the brutal shall be brutalized, the fearful shall be toyed with before being taken away, and finally those that treat Death with dignity will be greeted by Death as an old companion. In his conclusion, Xyzukizusia says that Death shall be enigmatic—something mortals will always have questions about and won’t truly understand what lies beyond it but will forever be subject to it.

Lord Vuetenexzyei wasn’t stunned by Xyzukizusia’s conclusion, as it is implied that the Child was known for his revolutionary or vastly forward-thinking perspectives when compared to the primordial essence of the Lord. Instead, Lord Vuetenexzyei briefly notes and commends Xyzukizusia’s intuitive nature and ability to grasp concepts much earlier than Kizu had expected he would. We can see this noted here in this passage:

The Lord, while certainly not stunned, would take the Child’s perspective to heart, and conclude the Child was one with a proud intuitive Nature, grasping Realmly possibilities of Knowledge that the Lord assumed would come from my training of the Child Xyzukizusia first. Instead, the Child, lost in their usual schemes, had already anticipated this Knowledge or had grasped it of his own accord. A brilliant observation, one that would certainly be carried.

We can draw our own Truths from this Lesson. The core lesson of the “Faces of Death” revolves around how Death shall be perceived or understood by mortal beings. In our frame of reference as humans, we do see Death in similar ways that Xyzukizusia concluded we would. Death can be a frightening and tough topic to speak on, and actually facing Death in reality—whether it be from ourselves or someone else—can be confusing, frustrating, and devastating depending on how Death presents itself to the newly-deceased.

We, as humans, both expect Death to come but often shiver at its arrival. Watching someone pass away can be a tough moment, especially if it is sudden and unexpected. Many people tend to be avoidant about thinking of their own Deaths, and often scare away from the idea until it becomes such a profound inevitability that they must confront the eternal reality. Here, we see both sides of Death as presented by Lord Vuetenexzyei and by Sacred Child Xyzukizusia: Death is eternal but how we approach or see it shall vary wildly depending by person; finally, how it eventually greets us shall often be informed by how we see Death itself.

And here, we shall conclude this Commentary. When next we meet, we shall cover the next in the birth order, very fitting that it shall be Lord Carnyie’s beloved Child, Hubrakiuosia. Until then, have a Sacred Day.

—kyX, crX