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

Moreover, there certainly are people like Celine who hoard goods to create scarcity.


Sublimators perhaps wouldn't bother with such trivial matters, for in their eyes, the Domain Residents are already their property; there's simply no need for them to resort to such methods to squeeze out wealth—but ordinary people do exploit other ordinary people.


It's not to say that, with Sublimators, the wealthy stop exploiting the common folk, or vice versa.


But compared to Sublimators, whose existence feels a bit distant from the lives of most ordinary people, exploitation among peers might weigh even heavier.


However, Terra has its advantages, which Ian found quite comforting.


—Can't deal with other Sublimators? Can't deal with you?


In Terra, lynching someone on a lamppost is all too easy.


Chapter 11: The Weight of Exoskeleton Armor and Inheritance (7800)_5