This chapter's epigraph comes from a line in the play's opening sequence. It's a line from the play called "A Tale of Two Cities," in which the narrator says that he's seen the "Celestial Esteemed of Foundation Building" and that he doesn't believe he can turn back time. He's still alive, he says, and he thinks that he has seen "the celestial venerable" of foundation building. The narrator thinks that this is the same guy who killed all the other monsters in the previous chapter. He thinks that the "celestial venerable" is going to kill him, too, but the narrator is convinced that he can't. He tells the master of the house that he thinks he has "seen the celestial venerable." The master tells him that it's his turn to shine, and that's when the "blood-hating" god comes out of nowhere and kills all the monsters. The master is all, "Gee, that sounds like a good idea." The narrator tells him to bring the last sacrifice of blood to the god of blood, and then he'll be a "loyal believer" of the god. He promises to "light you an incense" every day. He wants to know if he can borrow the blood-scythe, which is the holy weapon of the cult. He asks the master if he should tell his