Trials were the creation of the Jester using scenes throughout history belonging to Hearth—the world where it all took place.
Not only was it a way to test a mage's ability and potential, but also a mean for them to ascend up the ladder of Tiers, but it also acted as a form of entertainment for the gods watching.
However, to both create the Gates leading into the Trial and the Trial itself, the Jester must get something out of it.
In exchange for entertainment, the gods offer a percentage of their mana to the Jester. However, since all the rankings of Gates were different from one another, a measurement was created.
God's Value.
As long as the total number of participants managed to attract enough Divine Attention, they would be eligible to enter the Trial.
And if you weren't able to satisfy the Jester's requirements, it would forcefully send you to the Below Under—a realm filled with nothing but horrors...
It was also a place that Lillian would want to avoid at all costs.
