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The Boundary of Nothingness (Being and Nothing)

Playing with ideas. Not meant to be actually used. The Boundary of Nothingness Style is a hypothetical Sidereal Martial Arts, which questions the practitioner the nature of being and non-being. The structure of the style is linear and they must be internalized in order. The first Charm is more conventional and requires Essence 5. The pinnacle Charm has requires nothing but Willpower and the knowledge of the Form Charm. The style allows no weapon or armor until Sophomoric Paradigm. The associated color of the style is nothing until the Form Charm, at which the style becomes associated with all possible colors, including none at all.

Sidenote: This is a convoluted in-joke. Cybernetic brownies for those who recognize what this style is themed after. :p

• Vista of the Bodiless

The Student's Sutra of Being: Once, there was a maiden.

Preparatory Charm. Expands the practitioner's senses. He feels (sees, hears, smells, tastes, etc.) everything within (Compassion x 5) yards of himself, given that they are something he can perceive normally (unless the practitioner possesses natural Essence sight, he won't be able to perceive flow of Essence and such). Furthermore, the practitioner may block off unwanted sensory input at will. Must succeed a Conviction roll to benefit the Charm's effects.

• Beginning the Contemplation (Cry of the Newborn)

The Elder Sutra of Being: Once, there was a maiden.

• Painful Reminiscence

Her dreams were of all things in the world.

Learning the Charm makes botches impossible. Also, unless the target's Essence is equal to or more than the practitioner's Integrity, none of the practitioner's conscious actions may be interrupted. However, until the practitioner internalizes Unremembered Memories, every decision made by the practitioner is challenged by all past and future memories of failures and powerlessness.

• Hollow Breath

Her voice was louder than her dreams...

• Sophomoric Paradigm

...yet she did not speak unless she desired.

• Unremembered Memories

Thus she was silent.

The practitioner becomes aware of everything that is not made consciously secret. She may remember the future or the past, the spoken words of the Primordials before Creation was made or after Creation is destroyed. She may feel the memories of all spirits or the desires of all Fair Folks. As long as it exists, the practitioner knows. This Charm's power does not affect things which have been made deliberately secret by a conscious, decision-making entity. Also, the practitioner fails to recognize her own memories and sensations.

• Ceasing the Contemplation (Ceasing to Be)

And did not do anything but dream.

By losing his Motivation, the practitioner attains the ability to be material, immaterial, both or neither at will. Those who discover the Boundary of Nothingness Style lose their selfhood (at which their Shard depart) upon internalizing this Charm, but they all know that there are two more questions to answer until they internalize the essence of being and non-being due to the effects of Unremembered Memories.

• The Boundary of Nothingness (The Boundary of Nothingness Form)

Once, there was a maiden who was.

Existence becomes irrelevant as the practitioner stands between reality and non-reality. Under the influence of this Charm, the practitioner becomes omnipresent. All realities fail to limit her being and the binds of time, space and fate lose grasp.

• Nothing (Being)

The Unanswerable Sutra of Being: What is your name?

The practitioner ceases to be and becomes everything.