A boy born of both human and divine blood has spent thirteen years fleeing from place to place with his mother, but at last he cannot escape the gods' messengers. Divine punishment rains down, slaughtering humanity, and he watches his mother and clanspeople stain the scorched earth with their blood. His home lies in ruins, his loved ones are gone forever, and a bone-deep hatred grows wild within him. Standing alone amid the wreckage, the boy swears a blood oath to the heavens: he will have his revenge, and the divine throne will fall! Thus begins a path of god-slaying soaked in tears and rage.
