"Power is found at the Precipice of Eternity, shattering the Boundary between Self and World in order to realise one's own Infinity.
As Assimilation nears completion, Codex sublimates into Authority, burying Identity and Self in Concept.
In order to overcome Erasure, embody Contradiction and Usurp one's own place, thus entering into Blindspot."
- The Precepts Trichotomy by The First Ascendant
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"The Precipice of Eternity" is a place that exists within all living beings. A liminal state between mortality and what comes after, the threshold between Codex and User. It is within this microcosm that all things end and all things begin.
"Shattering the Boundary between Self and World in order to realise one's own Infinity". You come from the dust of stars, the very breath of the cosmos. The Self is merely a lived illusion. Shatter this fantasy and you shall arrive at Truth. You are the Universe.
"As Assimilation nears completion". This is the inevitable final fate of Ascension. An interface is no longer required as one is subsumed by the other.
"Codex sublimates into Authority". And so what occurs is not a process but merely a retroactive action of what has always been. There is no Codex because there is no distinction. All that remains is Authority.
"Burying Identity and Self in Concept". Without distinction, individuality is lost. Or perhaps changed so thoroughly so as to be completely unrecognisable. The vivid painting of Identity and Self is leeched of colour, leaving behind the pure white of Concept. A blank white. Only the rigid script of Authority remains, irreversibly burned into the Canvas of Self and Identity.
"In order to overcome Erasure, embody Contradiction and Usurp one's own place". Erasure refers to dissolution of Self into the Infinite, inflating its meaning to Nothing. To overcome Erasure, Self must be substituted by Contradiction. Two incompatible Truths must co-exist in containment to allow for stability within Paradox. In this way, one's own Identity can be Usurped before it collapses into Nothing.
"Thus entering into Blindspot". Blindspot is an imaginary fragment. A dream of a dream where Paradox and Contradiction exist beyond Concept. Where neither Astral nor Physical can perceive you. Where Authorities can exist without consuming the Self and Identity that birthed them. Where those who defy the Law of Assimilation hide, neither Erased nor Conceptualised.