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

The Rebellious Mountain People had long shown signs of unrest.


Unlike the Redwood Natives, who considered The Empire to be nothing more than a larger tribe and the struggles between them a mere tribal conflict, the Mountain People had a past unified under the faith of the Dragon God and always harbored calls for 'independent nation-building' due to their greater numbers.


These Mountain People believed that the proud descendants of the Dragon God should never be vassals of The Empire; even if they could not gain independence, they should still strive to create a large Mountain People's Autonomous Region akin to the Icebound Fortress Cluster, led by the powerful among their ranks.


They refused to pay taxes to The Empire, living scattered across the forests of the Bison Mountain Range, adhering to ancient traditions and leading lives separate from the rest of the world.


Chapter 2: Ironwing Dragon Group