Although gods who ascended through faith had once been criticized in the history of gods as taking a "shortcut,"
the power of faith was indeed an extremely terrifying force.
If gods of this kind threw caution to the wind and chose mutual destruction, they could threaten even higher-ranking gods.
That was also one reason why Bolobos's Twelve Heavenly Gods had stepped in to lay claim to faith. Nipping threats in the bud was something gods who awakened first would inevitably do.
The more faith they gathered for themselves, the less would remain for other gods.
If so little remained that even absorbing all of it could not threaten them, then whatever was left no longer mattered.
From His descent to His departure, [Saint] remained for only fifteen minutes. During that time, He merely left a sigh at the very end before returning to the [Holy Domain].
For gods who followed the divine path of faith, maintaining distance from their believers was likewise a highly necessary strategy.
Answering believers' prayers did not require direct contact with them.
Keeping one's distance and preserving one's mystery were greatly beneficial to maintaining faith.
Nor should a god's manifestations before mortals occur too frequently.
Divine envoys should convey divine revelations, and manifestations should occur only when necessary. Every manifestation should be a salvation.
Believers had to feel that the god they worshipped was everywhere, yet forever beyond their reach.
For a god of faith had to be perfect.
Close contact, however, would expose a god's imperfections. After all, no god was truly perfect.
For that reason, gods who followed the divine path of faith were usually relatively trustworthy. They needed to play the perfect image described in their own doctrines. No matter what they were like beneath the surface, they had to keep up