Greetings from the Xyphokonic Order and Ordinance. Welcome back. As written on the schedule, we will be continuing with our look at the Xyphokron. Last week, we gave a brief overview of the second chapter of Xykozheiz entitled “Creation.” In that last Commentary, we went over some of the basics of how existence came to be, what is considered existence, the types of existences, etc. We also touched lightly on the basics of Sanghjei and its various disciplines.
Today, however, we move away from setting up the stage to beginning the first section of Xykozheiz pertaining to the Cosmic conflict that started this entire ordeal we exist in now. Moving away briefly from the setup, we will dive into the start of Deceptuary’s corrupted desires and the actions that he took after—all of which led to the destabilized world we currently live in now. This section, as recounted by Daetos, will include the tense dialogue that the 10 deities held at the start of Deceptuary’s rebellion. Without further wait, let’s begin.
“The Realm and eras of stability would not be one of lasting, as with the increased divergence in spiritual Nature, came rise to unscrupulous corruption and action of dubious Nature. Atop the palace of divinity above the new divergent realms, quarrels would take place among the deities as to the vandal. “
“Attribute of Truth, would come from deity Pharuuii, would suggest openly that this degrading state would be one of broken structure or disruption of Natural Force, and inquired of which the two divines of these attributes would seek to find the reason.”
As time moved on from the initial creation of the Spiritual Spectrum, the boundaries and stability of the fragile system began to crack before the deities. Wars and disruptions in reality caused an imbalance among spirits. The deities saw immediately that this was not an act of natural divergence—which would work to balance itself out—and concluded one of the 10 deities was responsible for intentionally sabotaging the newly formed Spectrum.
Pharuuii, for which all Realmly Knowledge belonged to, would openly suggest that another deity had tampered with the Spectrum—leading to these fractures. He would ask first of the deities Nakndes and Caspierre, the two responsible for reality’s structure and natural development, if they had any part in this.
“Impunity and nonsense directed towards the structure and Manifestation, of which Caspierre would not take. Those are the walls and boundaries, the materials placed in order, and fault was not initial and thus cannot be sourced to those attributes.”
Caspierre pushed back on the suggestion that the structure her attributes spawned were the cause of these fractures. The fractures weren’t initial or built-in and were clearly tampered with or broken; that would automatically mean it couldn’t be her doing.
“The Natural Force is one of untempered Reality working as a flow, but not one of intentional misaction. Nakndes would turn down the outcome that Nature was the poisoned of any such way if the walls were eroded by choice.”
Nakndes would also reject the suggestion that natural force was the cause. Nature is the creating force, and one that works to balance the rules of existence. It cannot be destroyed nor will it destroy itself. Doing so would be antithetical to the purpose of Nature itself.
The rest of the deities would then take turns speaking and rejecting any possible suggestion that they’d destroy the Spectrum they all contributed to making.
“Tools of spiritual Element were used but not the root cause, nor could the misaction of those spellcast, be they the curse or the cast, be inherently one of the cast itself. Caishor would opine and flatly reject.”
Caishor would state the Elements are tools and not agents of chaos on their own. One would have to use such properties with ill intentions first.
“A lack of serine hope in the divine, or a rejection altogether of the deities from which stand at this point, no faith nor call for Mercy, has been noticeable, but not one of intentional creation. That Worship and in pure standing would be desired, not one of rejection. Carnyie would breathe out in softness.”
Carnyie states that the existence of worship for the divine thrones and the lack thereof and even opposition are both present in reality, but those exist in a free-flowing state regardless. He goes on to say that it would be asinine for a deity to intentionally break a system that allows that free-flow of worship or lack thereof as deities should idealistically be beyond the need for such petulant actions if truly seen as linchpins of reality.
“With the threat to beginnings and endings devolving into endless static, there would be no desire to cause a collapse into the oblivion created out of chaos. Vuetenexzyei concluded.”
Vuetenexzyei curtly states that destroying the Spectrum would create a static situation where no Spiritual Ends or Beginnings would ever exist in and concludes it would be meaningless to create such a state unless one feared the possibility of ends.
“Corrupted divergence would stagnate those new beginnings in entirety, so would be the agreement of Kyaien.”
Kyaien reiterates the point made by Vuetenexzyei that Spiritual Beginnings would be meaningless and nonexistent in a world without either beginnings or ends.
“The workings of the Heart are not meant to be tested by its Time nor by the core Attachment of Love. These are irrational and unpredictable, but are agents of building and adherence. The corruption before these thrones is one of breaking, not of strengthening. Saifaosé would neatly refuse.”
Saifaosé would state while the concept of Love is an irrational action, it isn’t a destructive one. The root of the Initial Will is that of building connections and can’t be used to destroy them.
“The intention of purpose has kept busy with the divergence. Strict code to uphold the laws of Reality established in this Existence are the intention of this throne, and the divergence of that causes nothing but bother rather than cheer. The patience of this is naught, and the Punishment is swift. The vandal would see to it that cold flames capture them forever. Kurakku strictly imprisoned the corrupted attempts and rebounded the accusation.”
Kurakku reminds the other deities that his entire role is Divine Punishment for those who break the structures before them, and that he has grown tired with the sudden and sharp rise in vandals. In doing so, Kurakku has constructed an azure-flamed chamber for all those who continue to break the Spectrum where all suffering and Wrathful Punishment will be eternal.
However, as nine of the deities stated their rejection to the suggestion they intentionally broke the Spectrum, the remaining deity Arkellus, as he was named then, would defend the influx of dubious divergence.
“Arkellus would retort indignantly that the Existence of the deities was collapsing in a world left to its own intention. A Reality of such unchallenged and unwatched development would be one of which the deity would be an afterthought, and soon, one of no thought. Strict fear of nonexistence believed to be of lack of thought towards or Worship for, rather than one of simple lack to discovery or erasure.”
Arkellus defended the rapid decline in stability by insinuating that such a state left to its own Free Will would render the deities useless. He believed that the deities should impose a direct rule upon their creation, and be an ever-present force and face for all to submit to and serve; this would keep the relevance of the deities unquestioned and never to fade into obscurity.
“Irregular, the Truth of Reality and Existence are not hinged on the Self gripping to eternity, not to the uplifting of breaking the structure. For what defense could be possibly borne from this chain of thought other than unkempt fear? Nothing untouched by eyes that has seen it all would suggest such a case. Pharuuii would have none of it.”
Pharuuii flatly reminded Arkellus that deities have no need to grip to an eternal presence as they are already the originators of existence itself; he would go on to say only a being succumbing to the fear of lacking an existence would be so petty as to demand they be center-of-attention in every and all cases indefinitely.
The two deities would go back and forth on this point for some time, with Arkellus arguing that gods must be forceful and act as kings and Pharuuii reaffirming that deities are beyond the need for praise and need for unquestioned allegiance; such wants are left to beings who cannot face fear itself. Pharuuii would indirectly suggest that Arkellus was fearful of not existing and not being revered as the ultimate power to all and therefore willing to destroy everything as a petulant reaction to this reality.
“The divided organs are of no use for those who desire to exist in full authority, and standing here are those entities who would sacrifice their own Existence to maintain the imperfect and uncontrolled existences of spirits. So see it, those divergences will come back in the full force of corruption, lead into the palace, and toppled those thrones. These attributes left to sit would be picked up and engulfed into one, and a God of All Worlds will be brought into a new light. Carried lofted fools of sorted balance be no more, and a true king would sit upon a single throne. See it so, you must as you know the Truth. Anger consumed the deft one.”
Arkellus would take great offense and embarrassment to this. His ire to the suggestion he was weakened by fear pushed him to declare that the Divine Thrones were a graveyard and a prison and vowed to garnish a legion of Cario Lordes and others to topple the other nine deities. Arkellus decided that he would go to war with the other deities, destroy them, and devour their attributes and create a new being in himself, a “God of all Worlds” who would rule over existence as its ever-present, unquestioned, and all-powerful king.
“Scoffed, and with total ridicule, would such a task result in the ending of all. A collapsed Reality that is exclusively blinded by fear and innate fault being the remainder. In any stance, the attempt is sure to be noble for the inflated Self, but not one of Truth, Reality or success. A quiet Knowledge was brewed long before the outburst, one beyond fear, but you are to be pleased to beget a go either way. The rule of Existence is sought as a game by the fearful, and will be played as a war of Truth to the understanding. Even beside the Originator of Punishment, whom the fear is heavily stoked by and has been obviously so from the initial flash, would see to it the chambering of this corruption be held up upon a new era of equilibrium once the eruption of fear has been quelled by Reality. The conclusion had been decided upon the wiser Pharuuii.”
Pharuuii scoffed at the mere suggestion of a God of all Worlds and reminded Arkellus of old Realmly Truths of how existence works—that the key to existence is balance, and that his ill-thought desire to engulf all would immediately implode everything he hoped to conquer as a result. If existence had meant to be held in a single hand, it would’ve spawned that way from the Initial Flash, which it most certainly did not. Pharuuii flatly said Arkellus would eventually destroy himself from his own arrogance, Fear, and Hubris attempting this plan. However, Pharuuii would go on to say Arkellus was free to attempt his foolish goal despite the warning given, and that he would most likely have to learn this Realmly Truth the hard way. He reminded Arkellus that Kurakku had already created a chamber for any and all that seek this intentional vandalism, and that the other deities have long-since been aware of how Arkellus feared the attributes of Kurakku and Kurakku’s wrathful and vengeful demeanor for having to handle such petulant actions.
Arkellus rejected all the warnings, criticisms, and the possibility of his undoing and would leave the Divine Thrones and begin his rebellion by gathering forces of sympathetic or advantageous spirits and Cario Lordes.
That will conclude the chapter “Divergence” which sets up the start of the Cosmic Conflict that is the entire reason this Order and Ordinance exists. But we still have a one more chapter to cover before we get into that portion. Next week, we’ll go into the first rebellion itself and start of Arkellus’s exile and renaming of Deceptuary. Until then, we hope to see you next week for our next Commentary. Thank you and have a Sacred Day.
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