Sunbearer Trials

The **Sunbearer Trials** is the most major event in Reino del Sol.

## The Sunbearer Trials

### Description

The Sunbearer Trials are held every ten years to determine who would be the Sunbearer and who would be the sacrifice to Sol. There are five trials held, each one taking place in a selection of five cities throughout Reino del Sol. First, ten demigods between the ages of 13 to 18 are selected by Sol to compete. Next, to get to the cities, the contestants have to reach through a boat conducted by Marea. Every ten years there is a different assortment of cities chosen with host gods and activities for the competitors to take part in. At the end of each trial, the rankings are determined and changed depending on the competitors' performances. After the end of the fifth and final trial, the competitor who is in the first rank is declared the Sunbearer while the one who is in the tenth and last rank is the sacrifice. The sacrificed competitor's body after getting its heart extracted gets turned to an elixir to fuel the Sun Stones and the Sol Stone. The Sunbearer then has the duty to refuel the Sun Stones in each city throughout Reino del Sol within a fortnight.

### Pre-Series

After the sun diose, Sol, sacrificed themself to banish the Obsidians and save mankind, Dios Tierra took his love's body and turned it into separate Sun Stones while keeping Sol's skull as the Sol Stone. Sometime afterwards, the dioses formed the competition in order to keep the stones fueled and keep the traitor gods and monsters away. Thus, the trials took place once every ten years with Diosa Luna overseeing them on behalf of Sol. Most of the competitors throughout the Trials' history were semidioses of the Golds, but a few Jade semidioses took their places in the competition, with the last one competing around 130 years prior to the main story.

### Main Series

#### Beginning-First Trial (La Cumbre)

In the current Sunbearer Trials, ten competitors are selected to compete with not one but two Jade competitors included: Aurelio, Auristela, Marino, Dezi, Atzi, Xochi, Ocelo, Niya, Teo, and Xio. After being settled in and given clothes and food, Luna announces that the first trial is at La Cumbre. There, the contestants are to reach the top of the mountain within ten minutes before time runs out.

##### Finished:

* Aurelio
* Auristela
* Xochi
* Atzi
* Dezi
* Ocelo
* Niya

##### Did Not Finish:

* Teo (did not reach in time)
* Xio (did not reach in time)
* Marino (did not reach in time)

#### Second Trial (El Valle)

At the El Valle trial, the contestants have to retrieve a baby alebrije by trying to avoid the mother before the time runs out.

##### Finished

* Auristela
* Aurelio
* Xochi
* Niya
* Marino
* Dezi
* Teo
* Xio (but lost the alebrije)

##### Did Not Finish:

* Ocelo (did not reach before time ended)
* Atzi (did not reach before time ended and did not have an alebrije)

#### Third Trial (Opal Oasis)

At the Opal Oasis trial, the ten competitors are paired up according to Sol, and the members must freeze-tag their opponents without causing physical injuries. The last team/person standing is declared the winner of the trial.

##### Tagged/Did Not Complete

* Ocelo and Xio (tagged by Niya, tagged by either Dezi or Marino)
* Xochi and Atzi (tagged by Niya, tagged by Teo)
* Niya and Auristela (zapped by Atzi, tagged by Atzi)
* Dezi and Marino (tagged by Teo, tagged by Aurelio)

#### Fourth Trial (Laberinto)

At the Laberinto trial, contestants have to enter a labyrinth to collect stones from inside for points. Obsidian stones are 10 points each, Jade stones are 25 points each, Gold stones are 100 points each, and the Sol Stone replica is 500 points. Contestants have one hour to complete the trial.

##### Finished

* Marino
* Dezi
* Atzi
* Xochi
* Niya
* Auristela
* Aurelio
* Teo

##### Did Not Finish

* Xio (tripped at the finish line before the cornet sounded)

#### Fifth Trial (Los Restos)

At the final trial in Los Restos, the contestants wear netted clothing that illuminates light. They are put to the test to see how they can handle the power of the Obsidians. There are no rules and there is no time limit; they must simply reach the end of the path. The contestants are allowed to use any means necessary to protect themselves from the powers.

##### Finished

* Aurelio
* Marino
* Xio
* Niya
* Ocelo

##### Did Not Finish

* Teo
* Xochi
* Atzi
* Dezi
* Auristela

#### Ending

* Sunbearer - Teo
* Sol's Sacrifice - Auristela

## Trivia

* It is revealed too late by Teo that if the sacrifice is not performed, the Obsidians and the Celestials would be freed.
	+ In addition, Luna dies when the light in the Sol Stone is extinguished, as Venganza reveals that the moon cannot live without the sun.
* According to The Academy's history lessons, 130 years before the present, there was a Jade competitor who was the last one to compete before Teo and Xio. That competitor was Quetzal's daughter and Teo's half-sister, Paloma.