Chapter 587: 1st Trial Door (1/2)

The group continued their hike up the mountain. Their speed was fast yet constant, thanks to Raven's aid, having the huge Warmth rune around, they no longer felt the effects of the Blizzard, travelling on the snow didn't inconvenience them in anyway at all.

The road before them was only wide enough for them to safely travel by foot. Raven could more or less understand why flying tools aren't just forbidden but also unwise to use, it was because of this narrow road. Flying tools won't work properly here, there's even a good chance that it will be blown away causing them to fall.

As they travelled, Raven couldn't help but look a bit distracted. There's definitely something strange on this mountain and he felt it before, however the feeling disappeared way too fast, not allowing him to have a clear grasp on what it truly was.

Strangely though, that feeling bore some familiarity within him. Which is something that shouldn't happen since this is the first time he came here. At first he thought that this is due to him being the Heir of Chronos but if that's truly the case, then Lucas should've said something to him. Specially since Raven informed him about his plans of accompanying them on the hike.

Unfortunately, Raven could only silently speculate and hope that he'll catch wind of that feeling once more.

The group continued on their way. Thanks to their speed, they were able to reach the 1st Trial before the sun was down.

The 1st Trial Doors manifested before them when they arrived at a specific distance. According to the records, the Trial Doors will show-up when the challenger/s reached a specific distance near it.

The five man group reached the trial doors and the War Gods didn't waste any time at all.

”Raven, you wait here. We'll handle this by ourselves. Make sure to be careful and don't wander around too much and end up getting lost.” Henry reminded just before they entered.

”Sure.” Raven nodded. He then watched as the four War Gods opened the trial doors and disappear inside.

Raven sat cross legged near the vicinity of the Trial Doors. He inspected it in the mean time as he waited for the War Gods the clear the trials inside.

”The Trials inside were randomized from what I can remember.” Raven murmured as he stared at the door. ”I wonder what kinds of trials they are currently facing inside.”

”Ah right, time inside the trial doors also flows differently from what I can remember. I wonder how much though?” He wondered as well.

Raven's role here is a support, meaning that he didn't really need to take the trials with the War Gods. He's only here to make sure that they'll be able to make it from one trial to another and eventually reach the Checkpoints.

Still, even though he's not participating with the Trials, if they managed to surmount the peak of Mount Olympus, he'll be included on the list of people who cleared the challenge.

”I wonder what's at the top of this mountain?” Raven wondered to himself. ”Why are there Trials and Checkpoints? Ugh, why am I asking?”

Raven chuckled to himself and stopped overthinking. For now, this has nothing to do with him so it's very unlikely for him to get answers.

He returned to his meditation but he discovered that the War Gods were taking time. Hours passed and eventually, it had a been a whole day since they entered. Raven was starting to get suspicious. He started thinking that maybe they were transported to the other side without him since he didn't enter the trial doors with him.

But there were no records about this kind of event happening so he didn't believe that it's the case this time. Instead, he thought that maybe they had a bad luck and the trials they experienced were more difficult than they originally expected.

Thinking about this way made more sense to him. Therefore just to be ready, he started laying down the formation he created a few days ago. He made some adjustments to it by drawing more runes on it's surface, he made the interior of the formation more comfortable for everyone.

He erected the tents and the sleeping bags inside. He even started cooking meals which are designed to replenish their energies and allow them rest peacefully.

Right as soon as he finished with cooking. The Trial Doors opened up and spat out four sorry figures. Had it not been for Raven being familiar with these people, he wouldn't have guessed that these four were part of the honorable and ferocious War Gods.