The vastness of a single Universe can provoke a sense of dread and insignificance. Now imagine countless universes, each with its own variations. That feeling deepens into fear—yet, faced with the incomprehensible, the mind may become fearless, even enamored with the unknown. This is the Sublime.

For some, this fascination becomes an obsession: an endless pursuit to understand the indescribable. In that pursuit, an ineffable blemish is discovered—something the Institute takes interest in. From dead gods, impossible monsters emerge, beings that inspire a fear so profound it becomes bliss. And in that state, one becomes a lover—a lover of the Sublime.