In the village adjacent to the City of Shadows, Aurora grapples with daily vexations. The mischievous little demon next door is back for another free meal. Many years later— She gazes at the inferno-engulfed God City, where a figure reclines on a throne entwined in the flames of sin, and all the gods bow in submission, trembling in fear. As she turns to depart, the tyrannical deity enfolds her in his arms, his voice both low and affectionate, "I missed you."