"Are you saying... the Lord of Demons and Gods?" Kamiyagawa's tone of surprise carried a hint of understanding.
The Lord of Demons and Gods is the ultimate sacrifice to strengthen the seal of the "Ruins". Is this the truth that Abe no Seimei's Divine Sense could never fully articulate?
A coldness crept up Kamiyagawa's spine: "So Abe no Seimei didn't die directly in the divine war, his downfall came because he sat on the divine throne?"
"Indeed." Xu Fu's voice suddenly turned exceptionally calm, like the eerie silence before a storm, "To sit on the divine throne, sacrifice oneself, and extend Izumo for another millennium—this is the destiny that Izanagi had written for the Lord of Demons and Gods. And Abe no Seimei... fulfilled his mission."
