I don't know what "ascendant time" is, but I'm guessing it's some virtual good whose scarcity is purely artificial, so that the makers of Obsidian Portal don't

I don't know what "ascendant time" is, but I'm guessing it's some virtual good whose scarcity is purely artificial, so that the makers of Obsidian Portal don't incur additional costs when it is used. If I'm right, then these guys are very cleverly making the world a better place.