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Questions & Answers: Deceptuary and Corruption

March 28th, 2026

Greetings from the Xyphokonic Order and Ordinance. We’ve reached the final Sacred Day of Lord Pharuuii’s 2^nd Period of Watching, and we have spend this entire Period asking intriguing questions that mostly centered around divinity. We started with the Sacred Children, moved the Lords, and then spoke of angelic beings in the Order. Today, however, we’ll be shifting gears slightly to talk about one specific being whose roots are divine but whose current status is anything but. That’s correct, this final Q & A will be about Deceptuary and corruption, as we feel it’s important to also ask piercing questions about the Theigriet, his motives, and his influences on existence. So, without any more delay, let’s field some questions about Deceptuary—the deity once known as “Arkellus,” and who was branded the name “Theigriet Arkellus Eulez Deceptuary” by Lord Kurakku prior to his exile to Gheisialez for his betrayal and rebellion.

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Question: Why did Deceptuary rebel in the first place? Why was he the only deity to rebel against the Divine Thrones?

Answer: There really isn’t a single answer that pinpoints Deceptuary—then Arkellus’s—fall. Like many things in existence, it’s a compounding problem. He is a deity holding two attributes that are the most likely to go awry without proper control; fear is identified as the most powerful motivating force in the Philosophy and must be balanced properly. Divergence was the attribute meant to assure that different cosmic pathways would be assured as a means of facilitating Spiritual Liberty. Combined, those two attributes in the hands of a single all-powerful being like a deity who must share existential power was the perfect recipe for potential disasters. The other deities hold a combination of attributes that, in theory, could’ve been taken beyond reasonable bounds, but as the recount of Daetos makes note of regarding Deceptuary: “…Deft of all upon previously established…” In other words, Deceptuary lacks any part of his conscious to control his own Hubris, and had no desire to share divine power with any of his nine brethren on the Thrones.

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Question: If Deceptuary was informed by Lord Pharuuii that his plan would result in the destruction of all of existence—including himself—why wouldn’t Deceptuary heed that warning?

Answer: Hubris. It all boils down to Hubris. As the trail of cosmic events have shown, no power in existence can convince Deceptuary that his foolish plan is futile—not even the Lord of all Truth and Knowledge. It’s for this same reason that, despite hearing bits and pieces of the Prophecy from his emissaries in Xyphojinami, that Deceptuary still doesn’t believe that he can be defeated by the Sacred Children despite having nearly all parts of his very being sent into the mortal realms. It’s both his incredible arrogance coupled with an overwhelming fear of losing.

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Question: How is Deceptuary able to influence existence despite being exiled? Couldn’t Deceptuary just fundamentally change parts of our existence if he’s a deity?

Answer: Deceptuary, despite being exiled to Gheisialez, is still a deity of existence. He holds one of 10 of the keys to existence’s formation. Deceptuary’s exile was explicitly designed to keep his full form and influential power from entering the two major existential realms of Xykopsysomi and Xyphojinami. This has taken different forms depending on each realm.

As these two earlier entries have talked about, Deceptuary had fully been banished from Xykopsysomi because his Divine Throne that ruled over specifically that realm was destroyed along with the other nine. In Xyphojinami’s case, Deceptuary wasn’t part of its creation, as the mortal realm is a unique creation of the Xyphokonic Order. The only reason Deceptuary is able to influence our mortal realm is through breaking small enough pieces of himself off and sending them through the Gate of Zeiga. He cannot fundamentally change either realm because he has no throne or Xyphozon to rule from, but his deity-class powers allow him to breach Xyphojinami through the spaces in between realms. All corruption is purged after Death in the mortal realm, so no new corruption can be scattered back in the elder realm of Xykopsysomi, preventing any possible transfer that way.

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Question: Does that mean that all of Gheisialez is infected with Deceptuary’s corruption now since he was banished there? Is that a realm of “corruption?”

Answer: No. Gheisialez isn’t a realm but a region of near nonexistence at the very borders of existence itself. On a cosmic scale, it’s more like Deceptuary is strapped to the edge of a cliff that overhangs an endless pit of doom. Any energy he willing sheds in Gheisialez ceases to exist soon after if not transferred elsewhere, which is why he has been transferring parts of his own spirit into Xyphojinami as fragments. Nothing in Gheisialez lingers, all that are cast out there are set to rot away and cease to exist.

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Question: Since Deceptuary was banished from Xykopsysomi and his influence was capped there, will the Cario Lordes all eventually expire from that realm?

Answer: No. When Lord Vuetenexzyei ended Deceptuary’s Divine Throne along with the other nine, and Deceptuary was exiled officially, those actions simply banished his presence and influence from Xykopsysomi, but it did not erase that which originated from him. The Cario Lordes are the corrupted spirits that originated from the Elongated Shadow of then Arkellus, and while they cannot increase in number or spread in influence, neither shall they necessarily wane from their current status. It is assumed they will remain huddled in the pits of Cariyov as all existing corruption in the elder realm shall always funnel there.

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Question: Why don’t the Lords simply eradicate Deceptuary or corruption with their combined power?

Answer: There are two main reasons why the Lords don’t just simply destroy Deceptuary. The first reason should be the most obvious: It will break existence in the same way that Deceptuary wishes to do. Deceptuary’s ultimate goal is to topple the other nine deities and engulf their attributes, destroy the current existence, and reform it in his image. Naturally, trying to destroy a deity—a literal linchpin of existence itself—would result fundamental damage to existence itself. We still require the attributes of Fear and Divergence as any other part of existence; currently, it stands that the originator of those attributes is too foolish to manage them on his own.

The second reason comes more from the question of “Why didn’t the Lords simply make mortal being immune to corruption?” That, too, is a fundamental wrong in the very system the Lords wanted to create. In order to create such a perfect being, that would require the Lords to strip us of our own Free Will and Spiritual Liberties. Divergence, or in this case, corruption, cannot function without Free Will existing in tandem, and removing Free Will would not only cut out Lord Kyaien’s place in the Order but also cut out Divergence—another attribute from the previous Arkellus. In every way possible, it would be the exact opposite of the existence the Lords created, and doing so would be no better than what Deceptuary seeks to do. “Perfection” is not goal of the Order, balance and equilibrium among the cosmos is.

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Question: Can someone be “redeemed” or cured of corruption? Is there any form of repentance?

Answer: It depends on what someone did as a result of that corruption or if they were forced to do amoral things or not. There is a path of cleansing corruption from otherwise innocent people forced to do amoral actions against their will, but for the most part there will be some form of consequence for acts of corruption. In the case of the innocent, the process of Purification is an option, but even Purification severs a crucial Will from one’s core that can only be rebuilt with extensive Time, Love, and healing.

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Question: Why do some corrupted or evil souls get cast out to Gheisialez while others are dragged into Terigath’s Hell?

Answer: It all depends on the severity and type of immoral behavior a soul has committed prior to dying. As this entry talks about, for those who have committed Immoral Acts that aren’t explicitly theigrited in nature, those souls will likely be cast out to Gheisialez to rot away painfully until that soul not longer exists.

For those that commit Great Acts of Theigritry or other acts so heinous that require a more focused punishment, those souls are cast into Terigath’s Hell and tortured for the rest of eternity—purging the spirituality from the soul and chaining the Self of the soul in the cold Azure Flames of Hell itself. True evil, intentionally acts of harm while corrupted, are never forgiven in the Philosophy, as there was always the option to abstain from those willful acts of harm. Repentance isn’t widely a part of the Philosophy so long as one has the Free Will to not commit horrible acts on purpose.

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Question: Does someone have to be a Xyphoite to avoid being “corrupted?” What about being eligible to be given Mercy through Purification?

Answer: No, not at all. While this is a space for Xyphoist teaching, discussion, and worship, one does not need to be of the Faith to avoid being corrupted. It’s quite possible we have readers here of other faiths or no faiths that do not believe what we do, so to translate the more philosophical or theological jargon: being a good person to yourself and others avoids bad consequences later on. If we had to give a “secular” explanation to any non-Xyphoist readers, most of what the Order teaches us boils down to that. Whether someone joins us in our faith on that matter is unrelated to them avoiding what we see as the cause of immoral or unethical behavior.

The same applies to Xyphoist Purification. There is no “membership card” required for innocence. If someone who is innocent and absolved of evil despite being forcibly corrupted, Lord Carnyie hears their suffering regardless. He does not only grant Mercy to innocent Xyphoites; He grants Mercy to ALL innocents regardless of faiths or lack thereof. The only people explicitly denied Mercy are those that are, under the Philosophy’s established definition, are evil: corrupted, aware they are corrupted, and willingly conducting immoral acts or causing harm.

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And that will wrap up not only this particular Q&A but the questionnaire series. We hope this brief break from the serious nature of the Cosmic Struggle allowed all our readers to ignite the mind and wonder about the celestial beyond just a bit more. We aimed to inspire and bring about divination, and hopefully we succeed. I look forward to what my colleague Rux has in store for the following Period, but until then, let us all have a wonder Sacred Day!

—phX, jzX, voX, whX
Questions & Answers: Angels and Archangels

March 21st, 2026

Greetings from the Xyphokonic Order and Ordinance. Welcome back for the next part in our Period-long question and answer series. As stated many times before, we intend to spend this Mauris asking questions to inspire the mind to seek divination and revelation in these turbulent times. In our last selection of questions, we spent the time enlightening about the Lords of the Order; before that, we spoke of the Sacred Children. Today, we’ll cover yet another branch of the divine and answer a selection of questions regarding those of angelic status—namely the Hayles, Sacred Servants, other Archangels, and the various types of base angels. This may expand into a larger Commentary going into further detail later on, but for now we’ll field a smaller selection of intriguing questions. Let us begin.

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Question: Is there a hierarchy among the Hayles or other Angelic beings? Are some Archangels considered more supreme than others?

Answer: Not exactly. As we pointed out in another entry, the angelic structure is divided by Archangels and Angels in terms of divine authority and power. Archangels are the highest category of Sacredly-infused beings—with all Archangels being granted Sacred Spirituality along with retention of Self. Angels, selected by recently-departed mortal souls who chose the path of Sacred Spiritualism, do not retain Self as part of that path is the willful discarding of said Self. Angels are the servants of the last Lord’s Xyphozon they once were born under before dying, and act in full alignment with the Greater Will as Its devoted servants. The Hayles themselves are put in command of these Angels, and said Angels carry out the various duties of each Xyphozon.

Among the Archangels, they are divided by role specialization rather than by authority or power. In that same entry linked earlier, we explain that the Hayles are the highest Archangels of each individual Lord—making them the highest angelic authority of each Xyphozon. Meanwhile, Sacred Servants are Archangels who have a more generalized or broad role that serves the Order as a whole and aren’t explicitly linked to the direct servitude of any individual Xyphozon or Lord— with the most prominent examples being Daetos and Zeiga. And while both those Sacred Servants have vast roles in the Order, so do the Hayles in their individual Xyphozons. A fantastic example would be Hayle Kizu and his authority over foreseeing Spiritual Ends—an incredibly vast duty but highly-specific duty in terms of being tied to a single Xyphozon.

Regardless, all Archangels are infused with the same level of Sacred Spirituality, and so there is no “power-ranking” in terms of spirituality. One could argue that, through legendary prestige and age, there may be some informal hierarchy in terms of respect among the Archangels, as many among these ranks belong to a class of beings that once originated in the primordial age of existence. Notable examples include Hayle Kizu, who is the oldest being in existence after the 10 deities. Others include Hayle Giheo, Hayle Ihou, Hayle Knie, and Daetos & Zeiga—with the two Sacred Servant brothers once being combined as a single ancient spirit in the same primordial age as the aforementioned Hayles. In that regard, those particular Archangels certainly have earned their prestige from their sheer history and legend prior to divine ascension.

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Question: How were such beings as Kizu or Knie so powerful as spirits prior to becoming Hayles?

Answer: This ties in with the previous question. Once again, spawning as some of the first spirits in all of existence comes with its unique benefits. Beings like Kizu and Knie, along with others like Giheo, Ihou, and the original form of Daetos and Zeiga, all existed in such a primordial era of time where they witnessed the 10 deities form the Divine Thrones around the Initial Flash of Light soon after spawning from the Elongated Shadows cast from said Light. That unique experience of witnessing and perceiving such a show of divinity embedded those very ancient spirits with incredible spirituality and power that vastly exceeded those that would spawn long after them. It’s through this circumstance that those beings were able to conduct their various achievements prior to be chosen by the Lords to fight against Deceptuary’s first rebellion.

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Question: Are there other ancient spirits like Kizu or Giheo? If so, why weren’t they also chosen to be Hayles or Archangels?

Answer: Yes. Leading off the previous question, there were at least 10 ancient spirits that were able to witness the Initial Flash of Light after spawning from the Elongated Shadows and perceived the 10 deities first—giving those 10 spirits fantastic or immaculate perceptions of existence. Notably, not all of those spirits exist in a completed form now, with several essentially perishing or losing their form, and at least one of them rejecting participation in the war altogether. The legends of those beings will be mentioned in the Chronicles of Xyphos, which will cover a vast amount of information we edited out of the Xyphokron. Essentially, the remaining ancient spirits were picked as Divine Generals and Archangels thereafter because they still existed in full form during and after the rebellion and willingly joined on the side of the Lords.

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Question: Are there other Archangels in the Order now outside of the nine Hayles and the two major Sacred Servants?

Answer: It’s quite possible but even we aren’t sure of those specifics. Daetos’s recounts were meant to give revelation to the information most important to our particular role in the Cosmic Struggle; we were informed via the Prophecy of the Lords and the Order, of the Sacred Children, and of Deceptuary and the details of his plans. Along the way, other information was delivered or deciphered that didn’t necessarily pertain to our specific roles in the Cosmic Struggle, which is why we cut that out in favor of what we believed was the most crucial and time-sensitive information to help immediately combat Deceptuary and corruption as a whole.

As such, there is still much to discover regarding Realmly Knowledge that falls outside that most pertinent of information. And so, it is quite possible there are other Archangels that we simply don’t know about because their roles don’t pertain to our existence in Xyphojinami. It is quite interesting to ponder the topic, but it is reasonable to assume if such other Archangels exist, their roles mustn’t be vast or crucial enough to our immediate existential reality to be mentioned in “Xykozheiz” or the Prophecy.

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Question: The Hayles clearly are based in their respective Sacred Realms, but where do the Sacred Servants exist if they aren’t tied to a specific Xyphozon?

Answer: A region between the proper Sacred Realm of Xyzokizon and the boundaries that connect Xykopsysomi and Xyphojinami. The “Gate of Zeiga” is effectively this location, and this space is often called the “Cosmic Gateway of Xyzokizon.” This cosmic “in-between” zone is where those two Sacred Servants effectively reside in.

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Question: If there was an option to refuse the Lords’ offer, why did the nine Hayles agree to become Divine Generals and then later Archangels?

Answer: Each had their various existential interests met by the whole ordeal. As mentioned in the various histories of each Hayle, each of them took great interest and concern in the vandalism of existence by Deceptuary’s intentional corruption. To briefly recap each case:

>Hayle Kizu had always been fascinated with the cosmic regulation of existence and has always been a devoted follower of Lord Vuetenexzyei, so naturally he would accept the offer.

>Hayle Giheo devoted her early existence to protecting new spirits and naturally was concerned about them being harmed by corruption.

>Hayle Ihou made his legend as a wandering spirit of mercy who healed the innocent against nefarious forces, and was inspired by this mission from first perceiving Lord Carnyie’s pure form.

>Hayle Knie was a conqueror who took offense to the Cario Lordes daring to challenge his legend and power through Deceptuary’s influence; he would later be bestowed the legendary Ijoe—which was crafted by Lord Caishor Himself.

>Hayle Taeh was a celestial seeker who studied the beyond and was first to notice the fissures to begin with, and acted swiftly to repair those fissures to save the celestial beyond she was infatuated with.

>Hayle Zhii devoted his time to discovering Realmly Truths and saw that pursuit threatened by Deceptuary’s rebellion. Naturally, being anointed as a part of the divine order would grant Zhii the entirety of the Realmly Truth he has always sought, so acceptance of the offer was a given.

>Hayle Yoih simply couldn’t resist the opportunity to tell an oracular tale so great that it would quite literally change the course of history.

>Hayle Nkes likewise had no interest in reality expiring and used her forces to keep the flow of spirituality going to prevent existential collapse.

>Hayle Mihe had a longstanding history of waring with Cario Lordes over various disputes and would never have wasted an opportunity to eradicate as many Cario Lordes as possible—true to his previous reputation as being the “malevolent” spirit.

So, while it was true that the older of the Hayles were likely more devoted to the Divine Thrones on a spiritual level, many of the Hayles saw the offer simply too grand of an opportunity to turn away.

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Question: Who are these “apostles of the Hayles” mentioned in the questions about the Sacred Children?

Answer: Those “apostles” are spirits within the legions of the Hayles; they are the most devoted or closest followers of each Hayle that followed them long before the rebellion and continued to be by their side through said rebellion. Essentially, as the Hayles built up their vast legions, naturally a few of those followers worked their way into the highest ranks of each Hayle’s graces. These spirits are, notably, not angelic in nature but were allowed to inhabit the various Sacred Realms of Xyzokizon as reward for their services during the war at the graces of their given Hayles and their connection to the Lords. It’s also assumed these various followers were in close association to the Sacred Children growing up in the Sacred Realm—with the future partners of the Sacred Children being among them.

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Question: Why doesn’t a regular Angel get to retain their Self? Is there a way to become an Angel and retain Self?

Answer: The path to becoming an Angel explicitly requires giving up the Self and being fully devoted to the Lords. The path of Sacred Spiritualism is a willful path that only the most devote of Zeigadii Xyphoites shall take and is not something that everyone must do to be considered a Xyphoite or a “rightful soul.” This is a path and a decision explicitly for those that desire nothing more than to be fully devoted to the Lords and the Order and are willing to cast aside their own Selves to be one with the Lords as their angelic servants. In order to do this, the casting of the Self is part of the process to fully rid one of Hubris and Worldly Self-Obsession. This is the case for us, the nine Arch-Hayles Grandurate; we seek this path to fully serve our Lords by discarding our Earthly mortal identities for the Greater Will upon our deaths, but it isn’t a path that every Xyphoites must take—only those that wish to.

As such, there is no path to ascending to angelic status and retaining Self, nor would someone truly devoted to the Lords and the Order at such a level desire that. That would very much be an obsession of Self to want such immense Sacred Resonance with retention of Self, and the only known cases of beings receiving that status—that being the Hayles and Sacred Servants—were offered that status by the Lords directly; they didn’t seek out or ask for this status; they were gifted it for their service. The path to Sacred Spiritualism demands the discarding of the Self, and a Xyphoite taking this path would have no issue with that requirement.

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Question: Is it possible for Archangels or Angels to reach a Spiritual End? Both angelic beings were either once Spirits or Souls, but can they “die” or “perish?”

Answer: No. While it is true that prior to ascension, these beings were capable of perishing—however difficult it would’ve been in the Archangels’ case since they were all Shiupsyodon with incredible longevity—it’s important to note that angelic beings ARE part of the Lords now, and are no longer Spirits or Souls in their current state. The confusion arises with the Lords granting the miraculous gift of retention of Self for the Archangels, but this is not to be mistaken as simply empowering them with divine tools while still remaining as Spirits. In every way possible, the Archangels are now part of the Lords’ Greater Will and Sacred Spirituality, and so as the Lords themselves are eternal, so are any divine appendages of the Lords; this means that all beings of angelic status are part of the Lords regardless of retention of Self and therefore don’t expire.

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And that shall conclude this round of questioning. Much of this information will be elaborated in greater detail with the publication of the “Chronicles of Xyphos,” but for now we hope to inspire intrigue and divination by asking questions of the greater beyond and of the Order. As said before, this Period is being devoted to revitalizing the mind seeking inspiration through cosmic curiosity. Letting the mind experience such wonder is the cornerstone of inspiration, and the pursuit of Realmly Truth starts with a desire to know that which is not yet known. For now, we wish you a wonderful Sacred Day.

—phX, crX, erX, kyX, whX
Question and Answers: The Nine Lords of the Xyphokonic Order

March 14th, 2026

Greetings from the Xyphokonic Order and Ordinance. Welcome back to our space. For this Period, the Ordinance has decided to conduct each Sacred Day Post with this “question and answer” format on various topics or figures. This is a Period all about inspiring and igniting the mind and spirit through philosophical exploration, and so it seems fitting to spend it asking interesting questions about the Philosophy. In our last question segment, we answered some intriguing questions about the Sacred Children. Today, we shall dive into some pending questions about the Lords themselves. Let us begin.

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Question: Are the Lords Omnipotent?

Answer: Yes, or at least as far as the rest of our existence is concerned. The whole of the Spiritual Plane of Existence—of the Spiritual Spectrum—is at the host of the Lords’ Will. Theoretically, the combined forces of the Nine Lords can change any and all, see all, and destroy all. That is, IF they willed it to be. However, the Lords of the Order act as linchpins, and with the exception of directly planning against Deceptuary’s meddling, act in such a way to let existence flow freely. A god can always act, but that doesn’t mean that they shall.

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Questions: Is there a divine hierarchy or order of age in this pantheon of Lords?

Answer: No. All the Lords—and to extend further, the 10 deities in general—are all equal in divine origin. There is no “supreme god” nor are any of the deities eldest in rank. Upon emerging from the Initial Flash of Light, all of the 10 deities walked out in unison. Upon the defunct Divine Thrones, they acted as a single monarchial power. In Xyzokizon, the unison of the Nine Lords act as a unison organ body.

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Question: Why did the Lords create Xyzokizon, the Sacred Realm, instead of just removing Deceptuary’s Divine Throne and keeping the thrones in place?

Answer: That was always the end goal, as was the creation of the dual existential realms of Xykopsysomi and Xyphojinami. While initial existence encompassed only Xykopsysomi and the Divine Thrones that hovered above it, the Lords recognized this primordial form of existence was fragile and able to be broken from entities like the Cario Lordes, and envisioned creating the Spiritual Spectrum we have now to create the balance needed for existence to flourish. Part of that plan was the creation of a central core that facilitates that existence and acts as a passing points between the two. Xyzokizon is that core.

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Question: How do the Lords allow non-Xyphoites to believe in the existence of “other gods” in other religions. Is that not blasphemy?

Answer: Blasphemy virtually doesn’t exist within the Philosophy because the Philosophy is based on the core concept of Spiritual Liberty. The Lords simply do not concern themselves with that. Moreover, it’s entirely possible for other religious philosophies to have worshipped beings they believed are gods but, under Xyphoist Philosophy, turn out to be lesser beings in the Spectrum with powers that would seem godly to Humanity.

It’s entirely possible to believe a god to actually be a Shianiki or perhaps misunderstood knowledge of a Shiupsyodon. In less favorable cases, it’s entirely possible for people to mistakenly worship more dubious entities—or perhaps even be manipulated into doing so—such as Cario Lordes, Alle Lordes, and of course Deceptuary himself. But to bring it back to the question at hand, the Lords simply are unconcerned with the application of the Spiritual Liberty they bestowed in the first place; They intended for this outcome to be a possibility.

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Question: Do the Lords not demand praise or worship?

Answer: No, and that piggybacks off the previous answer. The Lords of the Order do not expect nor demand praise, worship, or unquestioned adherence to their existence. At some point, mentioned in “Xykozheiz,” Lord Pharuuii established this principle well in His confrontation with Deceptuary’s outburst by stating that deities are, by default, all-powerful. There simply is no need to demand praise when you are the linchpins of existence. The Lord goes on to say that gods are simply beyond that level of petulant arrogance, and the role of a god is to maintain existence, not demand praise for creating it.

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Question: Why did the Lords allow their Hayles to bring in their legions of spirits to inhabit Xyzokizon’s Sacred Realms? Are those legions not just spirits instead of Angels and Archangels?

Answer: As a reward for their contribution to aiding in the war against Deceptuary. The Hayles, as Divine Generals, were quite powerful but did not act alone; they had the help of their massive legions of fellow spirits to aid in the battle. As a reward, along with giving the Hayles their Sacred Spirituality and turning them into Archangels, the Lords permitted the legions of those Hayles to make home within Xyzokizon’s Realms as well. And so, while those legions were not bestowed angelic status or infused with Sacred Spirituality, they were allowed to exist within Xyzokizon for that time thereafter up onto their spirits naturally perish and move into Xyphojinami.

It’s entirely possible that a few of those legions—particularly the higher apostles or followers of the Hayles—were actually granted angelic status and exist as lower-ranking Archangels or angelic beings that simply do not play a major role in our portion of the Cosmic Struggle and therefore aren’t known.

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Question: How is the relationship between the Lords and their respective Children? Are They distant omnipotent beings or loving doting parental figures?

Answer: A mix of both, if the Hayles’ recounts are anything to go by. By no means were any of the Lords so distant in authority that They did not love Their Child and never interacted. Quite the contrary, in most cases the Lords were a close proximal part of the upbringing of the Children—especially with the cases of Lord Kyaien and Lord Saifaosé, who adore Their Children greatly.

It can be noted that the cases of Hubrakiuosia and Xyzukizusia can often be interpreted as distant—with Lord Carnyie willing chaining Himself to the Tower of Repose and listening to the cries of woe from the Innocent and Lord Vuetenexzyei simply depicted as a cold and eternal force in general. To counter that, we see that in the case of Lord Carnyie that He willingly chains Himself to the suffering of the world so that He may grant it Mercy, and loves His Child through that ghostly force. Lord Vuetenexzyei counters this by remarking to Kizu that He finds His Child remarkably intuitive, and even was willing to take Xyzukizusia’s radical interpretation of Spiritual Ends and Death to heart—something unheard of for a being so eternal and absolute. Only the Love for the Child could bring about either outcome.

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Question: Can Xyphoites hold an intimate or personal relationship with the Lords or even the specific Lord they descend from, or are the Lords too distant of beings to have such a bond?

Answer: We can only give the most Xyphoist response to this kind of question. Sure, if you desire as such. Prayer is already personal and private, so the relationship between you and the Lords remains under your own perspective. It is important, just as the Philosophy is structured, that the Lords are the Lords of all of existence, and so logically they are universal to all, but that also means They are the Lords of your own faith in them as well, and so the relationship between a follower and the Lords is personal and not the interest of the Order to police. So long as we all remember that Xyphoist Prayer is always about praying to mitigate worldly suffering above all else.

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Question: Xyphoism is said to be the “Doctrine of Spiritual Love” because the Lords’ Initial Will of creation was Love. Why do the Lords love our existence so much?

Answer: This is a more profound and enigmatic question than many would think. The answer we can give is that the Lords are the only beings to know why They love existence enough to create it, guarantee its liberty, and to defend it against Deceptuary’s desire to destroy it and reform it In solely his image. It’s in no way the place of us AGHs to assert what the Lords feel about the Initial Will; we simply know that the Lords love existence—ours included. It is a fun and intriguing question to think over, and we here in the Ordinance’s ranks have talked quite a bit about our feelings about this. We’ve come to the conclusion that, much like how we love the gift of Life, the Lords might find a similar divine love for and existence they host. Only the Lords can truly know, and it is okay to not know the reason why exactly.

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And that shall conclude this round of questions. We hope we could provide some philosophical context to the Lords of this Order that we worship and trust in. The goal, as mentioned ad nauseum, is to inspire and intrigue, and so having a place to put out and attempt to ask such questions—whether they are difficult or fun—is an important for expanding the mind and inspiring the soul. We hope to see you all again in our next installment for more questions and answers. Until then, have a great Sacred Day.

—AHG, et al

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