He is the Matchmaker of the Upper Realm, the god who ties people's fates together in the human world. He descended to the mortal realm to undergo a tribulation, where he met her.
She is a spirit of the Lower Realm, a se made by Fuxi. She met him while he was undergoing his tribulation in the mortal world.
She followed him to the divine realm and became a lowly Red Thread Goddess, tying together marriages in the human world. But why did every red thread she tied snap? Why did everyone she touched lose love and die alone?
The Matchmaker Temple slowly gathered dust...
She was reviled by all and betrayed by her friends. Only he remained...
She retreated into the forest and left him, so she wouldn't hurt him...
His magic grew stronger year after year, but he could never find her...
Ten years later, a matchmaker appeared in the human world. She separated people whose hearts were no longer in their relationships and brought together those who loved each other. In accordance with the laws of Heaven, she was named the God of Severed Bonds, tasked with undoing ill-matched unions.
He descended to deliver the decree and met her again. She was still graceful and lovely, just across the water...
