"So that was how it was."
Anything with life had a beginning and an end. Only gods were exceptions...
No wonder He did not care. He had always been recorded in mythology. As long as someone still knew the myths of the Far East, even if He died... He would merely be slumbering within the myths. Once someone awakened His divine name, He would revive once more.
To kill Him completely, one would have to kill everyone who knew of His existence. Yet even then... if someone happened to learn of His existence again one day, He would still return from mythology...
So the only way was to erase His existence from mythology.
That was probably one of the reasons He had been sealed here! He could not be killed, so sealing Him was the best method—at least for gods of this world.
"Then... mighty Godslayer, now that you know this... do you still intend to kill me? Perhaps we can make a deal..." Sealed here for who knew how many years, He had always been waiting for an opportunity. During those years, He had arranged certain measures, but those were merely diversions to keep Himself from becoming too bored during a god's long lifespan.
They were far from enough to achieve His goal!
But this Godslayer before Him gave Him an idea. Perhaps He could escape His current predicament.
In truth, the seal here was not what the Serpent god feared most. Even though it was the work of the gods of Heaven, if he made up his mind to leave, it was not impossible.
But if He did that, He would have to face all the gods of Heaven again.
"A deal? Not interested! Besides... I've never liked going back on my word. Maybe what happened to Kikyo