_Transcendent

A recurring dream from a fateful night haunts Varian. 

With a past he couldn't forgive himself for and a future he abandoned, his life in the present is in tatters.

But when you're alive, there's hope. 

The hope comes one day in an unexpected form. 

The painful past, the meaningless dream and the unexpected way forward force him to make a choice.

Stay broken and remain in the sorrow of the past he couldn't change. 

Or. 

Pick himself back together and try for one last time, to find the truth about his own dream and its connection to his unforgivable past, all in the hopes of forgiveness of himself, by himself. 

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Divine Path System

As Varian's trio and the turtles reached the gate, the palace flashed brightly once before its intensity fell to normal levels.

Right after Varian's words, an invisible ripple emerged from the palace and passed through them.

The Palace would only enter a low energy state if it determines all the trial takers had taken the trial.

And after scanning the world, the Palace dimmed down, signaling it indeed entered a lower energy level.

The Palace should've identified Varian and the girls as participants but thanks to the partial authority he had, he was able to fool the Palace. But that'd only work for a few trials. Sooner or later, the Trial authority would realize the truth and return to its trial mode.

"Hurry up," Varian shot up the stairs and pushed the giant door between the pillars.

A bright light burst out from the palace and took them in.

Speedrunning The Trial [1]