This chapter's epigraph comes from a poem by the same name, written in the same style as the epigraph in this chapter. In the poem, the god of destruction tells his son that his father's power has been sealed away and that the god's core has been taken over by the gods of destruction. The son tells his father that he will protect him at all costs. He also tells the king that he has to save his father and mother from destruction. He says that the four gods of sin were not a good match for him. They were too easy on him, he says, and that is why they ran away. He adds that he is the strongest of the seven gods, so he could not have run away. The king says that he promised him a celebratory feast, but now it is gone. He tells the son that they must stop the rescue of the prisoners. He will get to see the guy again when he is guarding the prisoners