[OP: ]
Caves of trials.
There are various stories in which individuals enter a cave and face a certain trial given by a higher power in that cave, or trials of the ancient past.
The individuals challenging these trials risk their lives for certain rewards that would help them on their own journey later on, and this ultimately results in a significant turning point in their lives as well.
[{ *Stories about unique rewards that would help the challengers of these caves in various points of their journey were an age-old tale.* }]
This time as well, it was going to be quite similar to those old heroic tales.
However, the only difference between the challengers of this cave, the cave governed by the ruler of these nine mountains, was the reward that the challengers of this cave would receive.
[{ "Can you hear me?" }]
[{ "Yes… seems like even divine interference doesn't affect this origin connection, hun?" }]
[{ Not quite.