All the people who had died in the aftermath came back to life and continued living in the Divine Country.
It used to be bustling here, often hearing songs from the different clans in the forest, drinking different wines, and dancing different dances every day."
The calico cat jumped onto a branch, lifting its head with sky-blue eyes reflecting the color of the sky.
"But then everything was destroyed, a god descended upon the Divine Country, killed the deity, and also killed the deity's friend, Zi Yu."
The calico cat's voice grew somber; it was the spirit of the Divine Country.
The god died, and all of his followers died as well, leaving only it still alive in the shattered Divine Country.
Yet it would rather die itself than to live on alone like this.
But it couldn't do so, for the deity's last will before his death hadn't been fully carried out, and previously, the Divine Country could not descend upon the mortal world.