The greatest beauty that was born of blood and death. 

That was often used to describe me, Daiyu, the forsaken and the cursed.

My parents have been serving the gods all their life. They are guardians, humans who are almost god-like, nearly immortal and can live for tens and hundreds of years. It is decided, that after I was born, I will be sent to the Heavens and learn how to be a goddess. I was supposed to be worshipped and praised. It was also predicted that I am going to be the greatest beauty the Heavens and mankind have even seen.

Unfortunately, this is not what happened. You see, before the day that I was born, it was revealed that one of my assigned godmother, the goddess Fate, and my father has been having an affair behind my mother's back. My father has been tempted by the promises of wealth and greatness that the goddess has promised him. The other gods knew the existence of this affair but turned a blind eye on it.

The minor goddesses took pity on my mother and told her everything. My father and her friend's betrayal has broken her heart. She was immediately consumed by anger and jealousy. In a fit of rage, my fully pregnant mother went to the holy altar to get the guardian spear, a gift given by the gods and the only weapon that can be used to kill one of them. She sneaked on them and pierced their heart in one swoop, killing them instantly.

At that moment, she has also lost her humanity. To be able to effectively kill a god, one has to make a pact with the guardian spear and sacrifice her soul. Having no soul in her human body, this turned my mother into a disfigured human shell - thirsty for blood. She used the guardian spear to slowly cut the goddess' and father's chest open, taking out their hearts. She took one heart on each hand and started devouring them, quenching the undying thirst that she has since activated when she killed them.

This is the scene that the great gods and goddesses of Heaven witnessed. My mother, mouth dripping with blood, biting and chewing the hearts of a goddess and a guardian. They are so appalled and disgusted with what they have seen that they cursed my mother to die of childbirth and never be born again. The child, me, who they have been expecting to join them in Heavens has been cursed as well.

Every man that I will love will die. 

I was banished to live on the farthest north, where it is cold and freezing all year round and sunshine only comes once a year. This is no place for a human but the best place where I will not put anyone in danger. They have assigned guardian women to serve me. Gold and other resources are provided on a weekly basis, giving me no reason to ever go out on my own. I was forced to live inside a fortress, to lock me and my curse, away from humanity forever.

The fall has taken a toll on the destiny of the gods of Heaven. According to the map of a thousand strings, an infant guardian should be bestowed by the gift of immortality and healing - the gift that the infant Diayu was destined to receive if she and her mother were not cursed.

The gods are hell-bent on finding another replacement, an infant born within two guardians during spring. Fortunately, on the western continent, another guardian family - not as prestigious as the ones from the eastern continent - has given birth to a beautiful baby boy. His hair was like strings of gold, shining like the sun's rays. His eyes are sparkling deep ocean blue. Every smile formed from his lips brings happiness to everyone who sees him.

The gods immediately took a liking to the western golden boy and arranged for him to be Diayu's replacement. The infant named Haru has been taken away 3 days after he was born and was transported to the Heavens. The gods and goddesses of the Heavens created an edict banning the mere mention of Diayu's name or the incident of her parent's death.

Records have been burnt and not a single soul dared to speak of Diayu's name again. The gods and goddesses have deleted every single memory of Diayu and her family to humans as if they never existed. The only remaining record of Diayu's existence is in the map of a thousand strings, the book which the Supreme One left millions of years ago. The map has been locked closed since, making sure that Haru will stay oblivious to everything that has transpired.

Haru has started his mentorship on how to be a proper god early on. He has been trained to the art of combat using different weapons that mankind has created by the god of war, Amoz. He was tutored by the goddess of knowledge, Chizue about everything that he needs to learn about gods and humans. The sky goddess Sora also bestowed him a pair of beautiful white wings that glistens under the sun which he can use to descend from the Heavens to go the mortal world.

The golden boy was also adored and loved by both gods and humans. Hundreds of altars are built in his name. Humans flock whenever he visits the mortal realm, as getting a glimpse of him is enough to make one feel good for days. His healing prowess reached all continents - except the farther north, where all signs of love and happiness cease to exist.

Haru has formed a tight bond with two other young gods, similar to his age. He grew close to one of Chizue's sons, Tu who is also the god of modern technology. The young god is very talkative and mischievous, the mastermind of all adventures. The other one is a descendant and the right-hand man of Amoz, Chul-Moo, the mysterious and aloof young god of weaponry. The three of them are inseparable and treats each other as a brother of their own blood. Chul-Moo, especially, is very protective of the two since he is the eldest and the most adept in combat. He made sure that none of them will get in trouble and will always be safe during their adventures.