He is the revered God of War of the Heavenly Realm, a lofty blossom standing in the nine-tiered celestial palace, untouched by even a speck of dust.
She is the daughter of Hell, born in chaos and raised in darkness, an existence unwelcome throughout the six realms and nine lands.
They were destined to be eternal enemies, one above and one below. No one would ever have thought to place their names together, let alone imagine that they would share a deeply haunting past of entanglement, love, and hatred.
A thousand years ago, when the war between gods and demons ended, the Demon King died, leaving only his infant daughter, an orphan adrift in the world. The moment he saw the baby’s clear, bewildered eyes, he felt the only pang of compassion he would ever know.
Ignoring the soldiers’ protests, he let her go...
The Heavenly Emperor was enraged. He stripped him of his title as God of War and all his divine power, then cast him into the cycle of reincarnation. He was sentenced to endure a hundred lifetimes of hardship, suffer every misery of the mortal world, and never find a happy ending in any life.
A thousand years passed. They met again in the mortal world, he a prince and she a guard. They relied on each other through countless trials and tribulations. Just as they thought that lovers would finally be together, his soul returned to its divine form on their wedding day, and he reclaimed his place as God of War in the nine-tiered celestial palace.
By then, her identity had also been revealed to all, and both of them were utterly worn out.
He said, “Let’s end this here. Never meet again for all eternity.”
Tears glistening in the corners of her eyes, she said, “May you, Divine Lord, find peace and all go well.”
