by AwakeBlueness
Gardens: Massive, floating cities scatted throughout the infinite sky, serving as the last bastions of humanity in a mysterious world governed by untouchable forces. The sky, vertically stratified by altitude, is far from a just place. Those in The Sky Empire (upper layers), live in contempt and luxury, breathing in clean air— free from the threat of waste accumulation and death. Those in The Federation (the lower layers) suckle off The Sky Empire's waste, vying for any opportunity to bite at the bliss of luxury. In this conflicted world, a boy - Ansel - is born. Looking out at the sky, he dreams of touching the stars. He reaches out with his hand, but the stars always stay out of grasp. He dreams of what lies beyond the never-ending expanse of sky; he dreams beasts hidden within the clouds. The chords that tie him down will one day unwind, and the countless paradoxes of his reality will shatter to reveal the truth.
