"So this trial is basically what made your family known for swordsmanship?" Riven asked.
"Yes, it's not something many people are allowed to know, but it's also not a very well-hidden secret.
It can't be stolen or replicated, so my family had full control over it," she said.
"I see, and what's it like exactly?" he asked.
"No mana, that is the first and most terrifying aspect of the trial. It strips away every bit of mana in your body, forcing you to use physical strength and internal energy.
My family has trained in internal energy for hundreds of years, but for someone who is reliant on mana, the trial is hell.
All that matters is your ability to use the sword, as every slash and slice is what stands between you and death, real death.
If you die within there, you are dead, and nothing can save you. Every year, at least three people die inside the trial," she said.
"And you started since you were five?" he asked in shock.
