*and it's all sunshine and rainbows from here...well, sunshine anyway*
The other gods didn't stand idle -- whether they actually felt compassion for the people of the world or just realized that without a source of energy and worship, they'd die too, is an open question. Whatever the reason, they sent their priests out to call as many people as could make the journey together, and build a great shelter to be blessed by King himself. They were told that this was a temporary measure, until the solstice, when the Old Woman's anger would cool.
The shelter was barely completed and blessed in time, but it wasn't quite enough on its own. In order to survive, it was sunk deep beneath the world. And to this day, nobody has ever returned to the surface.