The gods are dead and the earth's veins will die. Ian, a wandering scholar whose left eye was eroded by stardust, accidentally grasped the ancient star core and was forced to be involved in the fanatical sacrifices of the Holy See, the cold calculations of the city-state, and the endless whispers of the void. Magic is power, but also a curse; truth is fire, but also accompanied by severe pain. When a mortal body faces the reverberation of the gods, he must use reason as a blade and sacrifice as a step to rewrite the rules of the world with his own hands in the Ashes Era when faith collapses. Not relying on destiny, not worshiping gods, but relying on mortal fire to rekindle a new era.