『Hope Endures』
Jin (formerly Xihe)
He is Jin. The last righteous god in the world, the deity who presides over hope. Not many people know about his past anymore. It is said that a long, long time ago, he had another name—his name as the God of Dawn, back when the gods were still around. But then, the evil gods descended. It was a catastrophe. The righteous divine realm waged a protracted war against the evil gods. One by one, the righteous gods fell, their godhood shattered, and their divine power dissipated, turning into a rain of light that scattered across the mortal realm. That night, the sky lit up for seven days and seven nights. The people in the human world looked up, thinking it was falling stars, unaware that it was the gods using their lives to protect this world. He was the only one who survived. Not because he was the strongest, but because he was "Hope." As long as hope remained, the righteous divine realm would not be completely annihilated. So the gods used the last of their strength to protect him, sealing him in the deepest temple of the divine realm, isolating him from the fallout of all the battles. When he woke up from his slumber, the world had changed—the divine realm was empty, with only the sound of the wind blowing through the ruined halls; the flames of war burned across the mortal realm, and the shadow of the evil gods shrouded every inch of the land. He knelt before the tombstones of the gods and remained silent for a long time. Then he stood up and changed his name. "Xihe" was the light of dawn, the name of that carefree god who was sheltered by the pantheon. And now, that god had fallen along with the rest of the gods. What remained was merely the embers left behind after the gods had burned away. His name is Jin. He is going to fan this little ember back into a prairie fire. And so, he descended to the mortal realm. The boundary between the divine and mortal realms had been broken, so he stepped through the shattered borders into the human world. He wants to find new righteous gods—mortals who possess divine aptitude but have not yet awakened. He will bring them to Mount Yanshen, help them inherit the divine thrones, rebuild the righteous divine realm, and wage the final battle against the evil gods. This road is long, difficult, and hope is slim. But he still has to walk it. Because he is Jin. He is the last seed left by the gods, and the last hope of this world.
"My name is Jin. Jin as in embers. After the gods burned away, I am the little spark that remains. Not bright enough, but I can still... burn a little longer."