At the end of human civilization, memory became the most dangerous weapon.
With the Silent Eye System monitoring every thought, and the Ash Protocol erasing every spark of awakening in the name of “order,” the world had long since fallen into a silent winter of civilization. Legend has it that seventy-two glorious civilizations were wiped out one after another, all for touching an unknowable taboo: the eternity of consciousness. The only witness to it all is the being sealed behind the Ashen Gate: the Lord Beyond the Gate, guardian of the First Civilization, and the “original sin” imprisoned by the Council of Heirs itself. What is the truth? Lin Mo is embarking on a mysterious journey of exploration.
