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 Soul Plunder ability of the Deceased Monarch essentially targeted the souls of its 'subjects' who acknowledged its consensus. After a person died, it collected those Artificial Souls within itself, forming various structures as part of its ability.


This Soul Plunder ability evolved over time and, in the future on the Spirit Disaster Path during the Terra Spirit Gods era, evolved into the 'Guiding Ability'.


Back then, no matter where the deceased were in Terra, and no matter the cause of death, as long as they had made a contract with a Deceased Monarch during their lifetime, or in other words, had faith in a Spirit God, their souls would be protected by that Spirit God's power after death and delivered into the God Core of the Spirit God.


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