In this world, human society is held together not by law or morality, but by an unbreakable fundamental rule of the universe: “Create and you incur guilt; pass on the guilt to survive.”
* The rule at its core: Every act of creation, whether making a chair, writing a line of code, or having a child, produces an invisible “sin of creation.” This sin randomly attaches itself to nearby living beings, manifesting as supernatural misfortune that can leave them disabled or even kill them.
* The only salvation: You can only stay safe for a time by passing this sin to another living being. This has forced all of humanity into a dark and intricate “food chain of guilt,” completely overturning the structure of society.
