The weak-willed and indecisive have no place to hide, only swift action and unwavering belief can secure human survival. No sacrifice is too great, no betrayal too small.
———The Heretical Trials Code Book, Chapter 28 "Extinction order"
Sitting in his chair, Duanmu Huai toyed with a small obsidian box in his hand. It looked plain, engraved with the insignia of the Tribunal and a motto. It seemed like a small, commonplace seal.
However, often, the issue is not the thing itself, but what it represents.
Like many games, things NPCs use cautiously, are generally disposable commodities for players.
The same is true for the Extinction Order.
In the game, players using the Extinction Order has basically become a habit, like executing a special after a combo in a fighting game. This is not because players have fallen to heresy, but simply because —— the historical context is different.