Atrius told her father about Leona's actions, and his father believed that Leona was a heretic and disobedient to the tribe's beliefs. Leona did not deny this, and Lacor's statute imposed only one penalty for such a violation - by force. Leona will duel with Atreus in the midday sun, and the light of the sun will make a just decision. Leona and Atrius are on par in strength, and her fighting skills should not be underestimated, while Atrius has always been preoccupied with the pursuit of the ultimate in martial arts. Leona raised her sword and shield, and Atrius wielded her spear, and no one in the audience could predict the outcome of the battle.

Leona and Atrius fought in the harsh sun, both scarred and bleeding, but neither was able to deliver the fatal blow. As the sun set below the horizon, an elder of the Sun Cult arrived at the Lakol camp with three warriors in golden armor and put an end to the duel. The Sun Cult is a martial belief with sun worship as the core, and the iron-faced and selfless believers are in charge of life and death up and down the Giant God Peak. The elder was guided by dreams and ancient prophecies to find this place. The prophecy of the Sun Sect said that there would be a warrior who would shine brighter than the Sun and bring unity to the Heavenly Court of the Astral Realm as the daughter of the Giant God Peak. The elder believed that Leona was the daughter of the prophecy, and when he heard about the law she had broken, he became even more convinced of it.

The tribal prophets warned that the duel should not be interrupted, but the Sun Cult elder was unwavering, insisting that Leona must follow him, become a member of the Sun Order, and be further guided by the faith. The Rakor have always been resolutely independent and self-governing, but even so they are subject to the divine will of the Sun Cult. The Sun Cult warrior lifts the injured Leona out of the arena and takes her on a journey to a new life.

The temple of the Sun Cult is a tall and majestic fortress on the eastern slope of the Giant God Peak, with a glittering spire of golden-veined marble and polished granite. Here, Leona learns how this holy order behaves – how they worship the sun, how they believe it is the source of all life, and how they consider all other forms of light to be hypocritical. The laws of the church are extremely strict and impersonal, but Leona believes in the prophecies of the elders and is full of energy, so she excels in this environment of pure rules and precepts, and is eager to learn her new faith. Leona trains daily with the Sun Cult's samurai clan, known to the Lakore people as Rahorlac, meaning "Followers of the Horizon", and Leona's already terrifying martial arts have risen to a higher level. As time passed, Leona progressed to become the commander of Rahorlac, and the entire area around Titan's Peak was known for her justice, piety, and slightly fanatical devotion to the sun.

The course of Leona's life changed forever that day, when she received orders to escort a young Sun cultist to the center of the temple. The girl's hair was snow-white, and a rune flashed on her forehead. Her name was Diana, and the Temple elders often complained about her, and she was notoriously troublesome. Diana, who had been missing for several months, suddenly appeared, wearing a suit of white armor that shone with a strange silver glow. Diana claimed to have brought back great news, an oracle that could shake the foundations of the Sun Cult, but she would only confide in the Temple Elders.

Leona used her armed force to escort Diana because her warrior instinct sensed something unusual in the girl's strange behavior. After Diana met with the elders, she talked about an ancient forbidden belief in moon worship, the Cult of the Bright Moon, and enumerated the incompleteness of what the Cult of the Sun believed to be true. She describes another realm that exists above the peak, where new truths will give them a new perspective on the world. Diana's words, every word of which made Leona angry, and when the elders denied her and identified her as a blasphemous, Leona knew that she must end the life of this heretic with her sword.

Leona saw that Diana dared to burst into flames under the veto of the elders, but before she could react, the white-haired girl rushed forward. Diana stretched out her hands and burst into a blinding light. White flames raged in a hurricane of cold light, and Leona was blasted out of the room. By the time she regained consciousness, Diana was gone, and the Sun Cult had lost all its leaders. The remnants of the cult struggled for a long time to come to terms with the fact that their holy site had been attacked, and Leona knew that she had only one way to go. She wants to hunt down the heretic Diana and make her accept the punishment for the elders' deaths.

Diana's trail is easy to follow. Her footprints glittered like mercury in Leona's eyes, and the footprints continued upwards along the Titan Peak. Leona didn't hesitate, and followed the footprints as she crawled through a strange and unfamiliar area, as if the path had never been seen before. The sun and moon vaguely passed over her head, as if every breath she took was accompanied by several days and nights. She didn't stop to eat and replenish her strength, relying on her anger to support this move that was far beyond human reach.

In the end, Leona made it to the top, breathing hard, exhausted, hungry and cold, leaving only the thought of punishing Diana. At this time, she saw a golden-skinned boy sitting on a rock at the top of the peak, which was the same little boy she had once spared. Behind him, the sky burned with blazing light, and an incredible storm of colors illuminated the silhouette of a magnificent city, shimmering with gold and silver in the blurred image. The graceful tower, the glittering bell tower, and the grandeur of the complex reminded Leona of the resonance of the Temple of the Sun and its exterior, and she fell to her knees in ecstasy.

The golden-skinned boy spoke to her in the Gurakol language, saying that he had been here since that day waiting for her to follow, and that he hoped it was not too late. He held out a hand and invited her to witness the miracle and accept the thoughts of the gods.

Leona has never flinched under any circumstances in her life. She grabbed the boy's hand, and he smiled and led her into the light. A scorching pillar of light from the heavens enveloped Leona. She felt a majestic spirit instill into her limbs, and she also gained lost memories of the beginning of chaos.

(End of chapter)