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

As for things like scattering yolks, bisecting earthworms, and slapping children who pass by..., they naturally wouldn't do such things, but essentially, these became the standard fare of folktales.


"Why is there no news of Mountain People's rebellion from the Imperial Capital? I haven't even heard anything about it around the Golden Prairie."


Ian asked this on his way to the Governor's Mansion, not really expecting an answer. After all, for a guard like Piman, not knowing meant not knowing; they simply followed instructions from above.


To his surprise, the knight actually had an answer, "Of course, it's because of the grand meeting. Officer, you're still young and a genius at that, so I guess you might not understand these nuances, right?"


"How could they possibly report such news externally or to the upper hierarchy during the meetings in the Imperial Capital, especially since it hasn't affected the Agate Stone Plains. It's not that significant of an issue."


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