In the aftermath of a chaotic series of events colloquially known as “The Collapse” and the millennium following, a lone city has been sealed off from the world. Ciel, the last known bastion of the once-great republic known as the United States, is surrounded on all sides by enemies known as the “Shepard’s Children”. This loosely organized militia of religious fanatics swept across much of the country, seizing control of everything in their path.
But, an idealist stood between the Shepard’s Children and the city of Ciel. Using the philosophy of escalation, the idealist climbed quickly to the top of the ladder and kicked it over; by creating a technology so powerful, it is said to give its bearers the power of the gods.
Now the gods have an impenetrable kingdom and all of the power in the world. In so doing, though, the city of Ciel has fallen into stagnation, and humanity’s drive for progress has ground to a halt. With the complacency so abundant in the city, something must change, and break the trance of safety which humanity has fallen into before something worse shatters the same.
Sometimes, that something is little more than a little girl.