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Im really confused about that too
I think it is a special case. Not all awakened have gods but special ones do. The start of the story is a "mass" awakening of players. Prior to this awakeners like the Fate Protection Agency already existed or Seo Gangrim's shaman master but they were more of a secret society and few in numbers. I reckon the God after Seo Gagngrim are like the gods who were watching over the Trials and looking for awakeners to sponsor. His is just a little more powerful.
Do all awakened ones have a God they took in except Seo Gangrim. Or does taking in a God not related to awakening considering Gangrim was a child when he got the offer? I know there's a novel for this story with +100 chapters but I haven't read it.