Pei Xuanshi was elegant and refined, hailed as the world's greatest puppeteer and the brightest rising star in the halls of art.
Then a world-ending calamity from myth descended from the skies.
Humanity received a mysterious message: this planet had been abandoned by the gods.
To survive, humanity established a new order that revered martial strength and supernatural abilities.
Pei Xuanshi was branded "useless deadweight," and the art of puppetry was cast into the dust.
With elegance, Pei Xuanshi pushed up his glasses. "I have a bold idea."
Before long, brand-new gods rose across the continent and quelled the calamity.
The whole world was thunderstruck, and people bowed to them in rapturous devotion.
They had bodies made of wood, eyes crafted from gemstones, and robes of silk satin, as well as...
Life, bestowed upon them by Pei Xuanshi.
Everyone: So artists really do have... something up their sleeves!
#Every god respected and adored him, calling him their faith and salvation#
#Later, atop the monument to history, there was only one name#
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Pei Xuanshi married young, and his husband died before him.
Rumor had it that the attic held the puppet he had crafted with the greatest care, a puppet whose face was identical to that of his late husband.
The gods went to great lengths to help Pei Xuanshi overcome the grief of losing his husband.
God A accompanied him to his husband's grave. "Rest assured, I'll take good care of your beloved."
Someone in the attic: ?
God B put on the suit his late husband had loved best. "If Xuanshi likes it, I can keep playing this role forever."
Someone in the attic: ??
God C moved into the room next door. "Xuanshi has worked so hard for all living beings. Let me be the perfect spouse who takes care of him."
Someone in the attic: ???
#Shocking! The Supreme God has finally appeared, and the rifts in space and time can be saved#
#Wait, why is the Supreme God heading that way?#
#Wrong, that's wrong! Stop hitting me, stop!#
*An elegant, unhinged widower puppeteer bottom x a puppet ex-husband top working hard to come back to life
*Mythic disasters / leveling up / power fantasy with a golden finger
*An indulgent passion project, also known as The Widower Saves the World and The Story of How the Late Husband, Afraid His Husband Would Remarry Because He Was Just Too Amazing and Beloved by Everyone, Worked Hard to Come Back to Life as the Supreme God
#Blurb written on 2022/10/21, revised on 2023/02/27, screenshots saved as proof
Theme: Faith and hope are created by ourselves
