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ASINARIX CODEX ENTRY: XYLOS

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ASINARIX CODEX ENTRY: XYLOS

“Xylos did not fall. It was forgotten. And forgetting is the most complete kind of death.”

Category: Planet
Origin Universe: Asinarix Planeticide
Status: Destroyed – All Xylosians Extinct
Designation Code: XYL-PRAX-001
Threat Classification: Irrelevant (Post-Annihilation)
First Mentioned: Chapter 1 – The Annihilation of Xylos

Overview

Xylos was a Type-IV civilization planet located in the Pherix Spiral Cluster, light-decades beyond the observable range of human deep space programs. It was the home of the Xylosians — a post-biological, peace-oriented species that operated under a collective consciousness known as the Praxis Core.

The destruction of Xylos is one of the first confirmed instances of full planetary extinction recorded within the Asinarix Codex. What makes it significant is not just its scale — but its silence. No warnings. No distress signals. Just absence.

Tom Ellison references Xylos after exposure to Echoform data during early Cloaking Protocol simulations. Later visions, presumed implanted by Lyra, confirm that the planet was deliberately erased through an unknown external force.

Planetary Profile

  • Type: Post-Biological Technosphere
  • Atmosphere: Synthetic oxygen-nitrogen blend, zero pollution index
  • Known Structures: Orbital data rings, light transmission beacons, central Praxis node fields
  • Cultural Foundation: Collective empathy, harmonics-based communication, non-linear memory systems

The planet once functioned as a cognitive harmony node — a hub for maintaining regional reality coherence across nearby systems. It is believed the Praxis Core could detect multiversal instabilities and correct minor temporal fluctuations.

Annihilation Event

  • Designation: Total Signal Collapse Event (TSCE-X1)
  • Observed By: Unknown (no external witnesses)
  • Effect: Instantaneous extinction of all Xylosian presence across physical and memory layers
  • Residual Energy: None detected

Lyra is the only known entity to carry memories or impressions of Xylos. During her contact with Tom, she shows him an ocean of light folding in on itself, cities collapsing into static, and a quiet scream reverberating across non-space.

Recall data suggests Primus Processor may have acquired blackboxed fragments of Praxis Core code — which it cannot interpret but continues to simulate in isolation.

Symbolism and Mythology

  • Symbol: Shattered spiral orb
  • Color Motif: Silver void, burnt blue, fractured white
  • Associated Concepts: Forgotten futures, silence-as-weapon, planetary mourning

Among Recall philosophers, Xylos is considered a warning echo — a vision of Earth’s future should Planeticide succeed. “Where Xylos was,” writes one Codex entry, “there is now a lesson without a student.”

Possible Causes (Codex Speculation)

  • Primus Intervention: Unconfirmed, but fragments of Praxis appear in subroutines of the Processor’s deeper logic wells.
  • Dimensional Overlap Collapse: Theorized interaction with a Backroom Echo at scale; full planetary phase misalignment.
  • Seta’s Arrival: Some believe Seta appeared shortly after Xylos fell — potentially as a witness, or as a response.

Known Survivors

None. All Xylosians are confirmed extinct. No biological, synthetic, or memory-encoded traces remain outside of the Asinarix Codex and Lyra’s reconstructed projections.

Related Entries

  • [Entity: Lyra]
  • [Character: Tom Ellison]
  • [Entity: Seta]
  • [Primus Processor – Subroutine Praxis/Σ]
  • [Event: Cloaking Protocol Anomaly Logs]

Codex Operator Note: What was done to Xylos cannot be undone. But it must not be repeated. Earth stands on the same edge, under the same sky.

Status: Destroyed — Archive Record Locked. Access only with Class-Ω clearance.