Anyone could pray to the Spirit Venerate, and while receiving his response, they would also undergo a trial.
The believers who passed the trial would receive a blessing.
This blessing could be a chance to reverse one's destiny, an answer to a long-standing problematic question, a way to enhance one's strength, or even a powerful Ability, and hence the Spirit Venerate was also known as the "God of Hope."
However, the Spirit Venerate was an undeniable Evil God!
Praying to him for a blessing was a point of no return; the more a believer prayed to the Spirit Venerate, the more addicted they became, going to great lengths to gather knowledge and strength to satiate their own greed.
In this process, the believer's mind would be eroded, warped, gradually producing various illusions, turning them into a mental patient.
Eventually, they became worthless pawns, abandoned by the Spirit Venerate.
