Gloomy Sky Hidden God

The first star that passed away extinguished two thousand years ago.
Four hundred years later, the mysterious Calamity of Heavenly Fall destroyed the civilization of the previous era, returning thriving cultures to ignorance.
Since then, stars gradually vanished, the Firmament grew dark and dim, and a new civilization rose from the starless wilderness, flourishing once more.
Yet, what accompanied this were war, death, destruction, and hatred.
The flames once aimed at the Firmament were used to slaughter the people of enemy nations, and the raining clouds once engineered to alter deserts were turned into floods that engulfed the land.
Humans once again began to kill each other for wealth and power... but no one looked up at the sky.
They lost the Guidance of the stars Above the Sky, forgetting the awe of gazing upon the Milky Way.
They were all prisoners.
One thousand six hundred years after the Calamity of Heavenly Fall, a young child awakened memories of his past life.
He wanted to break the Cage, to throw off the shackles.
He wanted to become a star.
To return to Above the Sky.
"I don't care about how the people of this world live, whether they're well-fed or not, whether they can dress warmly or live comfortably, whether they have dreams or hopes. I don't care about their loves and hates."
"I just want to go Above the Sky."
——Ian.

Above The Sky

At such close range, the wood dart soaked in a dark green, poisonous venom arrived in an instant.


If it were a surprise attack, even an elite knight would find it difficult to block this dart that had already reached his face, let alone a child.


The tremulous child, as if he had been watching the hunter all along, raised his left hand just as the poison dart flew toward him, a pale blue glow flashed faintly, and the dart aimed at his eyeball was blocked by an invisible force, then caught between two fair fingers.


"Won't even spare kids at the side of the road?"


Not fully understanding the ways of the natives, Ian was filled with confusion; that strike had also startled him, as he hadn't expected someone to get the jump on him, even though he had been prepared to launch a surprise attack.


He stood up. Even though he had blocked the enemy's attack, what followed was head-on combat.


Chapter 69: Stormy Weather