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

While Viscount Grant negotiated with Master Gossay,


the blonde noble on the side slightly frowned.


"This guy really knows how to cling to others, he's found another opportunity to suck up,"


he muttered to himself, squinting his eyes.


Ailes Grant, back in their Academy days, was just a student with mediocre grades like him.


However, unlike the socially inept Patrick at the time, Ailes was more independent and took the initiative, thus more popular among the teachers and classmates.


Indeed, their relationship wasn't good, but it wasn't terrible either; it was just a matter of two 'good-for-nothing' lads competing against each other with all their might.


The two young men compared everything: their backgrounds, alchemy, stargazing, biology, friends, popularity, the refinement of their talents, and their grades in sports and other physical classes...


They compared so many things that even trivial matters like who caught more fish became a contest at the time.


Chapter 158: Your Inscriptions are great, they are mine now (3/3)