Greed: All for what?

The Fallen Expanse exists in absolute darkness. It orbits nothing—there is no sun, no stars, no moon. The world itself is vast, sun-sized, drifting through empty black. Life exists only where spirit water flows. It radiates heat and sustains life. Cities, kingdoms, and species form around it. Where it dries, life ends. Power is the true currency. Individual strength is relentlessly pursued, because the weak are erased. But power brings madness—the higher one rises, the more the mind fractures. Magic corrodes identity. Knowledge unravels sanity. Gods are not divine ideals. They are the final survivors—the ultimate expressions of madness that endured long enough to become divine. Survival is assumed. Power is everything. Sanity is temporary.