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 he spoke, Ian turned his head to look behind him—the other side of the floor-to-ceiling window was the deep, black heart of Leyan Lake.


Under the glow of the setting sun, the edge of this meteorite lake reflected the intermingling radiance of the sun's purplish-red light, making it appear extraordinarily splendid.


To the north of Leyan City lay Leyan Lake, and to the west, it led directly into the depths of the Bison Mountain Range; on the other two sides, the Radiant Flower Sea spread out, but now, as the seasons progressed deep into autumn and with the scourge of the Mountain People, the flower sea was mostly hidden from sight.


The ancient castle was built on the top of a high cliff by the lake, giving a perpetual view of the beauty of Leyan Lake.


Chapter 18 Anomalies of the Book of Silver Radiance