The image showed the peak of the mountain clear from the clouding of the world around it.
An uninhabited peak, a peak that still needed to be claimed for the first time. Such a peak was not only shown to Gio but to Shiro and every monster around them as well.
The image rushed down the side of the mountain, showing the Sacred Pine as if it was outlining a racetrack. However, there was no specific pattern to its movements.
When it reached the pine, it settled into its trunk, viewing the world from its perspective.
And then, everything shifted. The mountain flipped on its head. The Sacred Pine stood alone on top of its base which was now pointed at the sky.
The Sacred Pine was the beginning. Only those who could reach the Sacred Pine and accept its energy could see this image and gain the qualifications to participate in the ceremony.
They started at the base of the mountain and made it there. With their qualifications accepted…
