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

Steady, gentle footsteps descended the stairs, a young man draped in a moon-white alchemy robe, followed by an Iron Citizen Officer as his guard, slowly appeared before the waiting crowd.


He was slender, clearly the type who spent his days in the Alchemy Laboratory, seldom stepping out more than twice a year, and his appearance caught everyone present off-guard, making them momentarily unsure of why they had come to this gloomy and dilapidated Leyan Castle—were they here to listen to the speech of the man claiming to be the Lord of Leyan or to attend some high society noble gathering?


This was a presence that could instantly alter the atmosphere of the scene.


Chapter 9: Peace in Leyan Territory with Ian's Arrival! (5200, second update)