Nine gods ruled the world, until the ultimate betrayal resulted in their destruction. Now, the world is dying and only by restoring the Lost Gods can it be saved.
Prince Nankyokukai has always stood apart from his family, as he was never really meant to be a part of it. Instead, he was born to be sacrificed so that he and his family's descendants can retain the power they took nine hundred years ago from the gods who betrayed them.
But Nankyokukai is determined that he will be the last one to ever be sacrificed for power. He will still die, but it will be on his terms, and hopefully he will set right what went so wrong nine hundred years ago.
To achieve his goal, he departs not on the royal ship his family expects, but instead by secretly hiring a merchant vessel to take him where he wants to go no questions asked—accompanied by Raiden, the flamboyant merchant himself; Takara, Nankyokukai's stubborn assistant and only friend, and of course Kindan, captain of the ship and the man Nankyokukai has secretly loved all his life...