No wonder the first page of the notebook stated that all the Gods had died.
Suddenly having forty-nine Witches does indeed nearly add up.
While the quantity of deities in Sky Dome Continent is substantial, it's not as exaggerated as in the Journey to the West, where tossing a brick might kill a bunch of Gods; forty-nine is definitely not a small number.
What exactly happened a thousand years ago that led to such a massive downfall of deities? Could it have been a divine war that erupted, a civil war among the Gods?
Unfortunately, despite the extensive content recorded in Violet's diary, she was, after all, just a mortal, a Holy Daughter, with limited understanding of the affairs of Gods.
Violet inherited the Authority of the Lord of Storm.
But, in addition to this Authority, there was also an oracle from the Lord of Storm right before his consciousness completely dissipated.
[His Authority has been usurped, shadows will envelop this world.