Made in Abyss: The Capital of the Unreturned

Three small travelers stand on a mossy ledge with their backs to us. In front of them is a pale plain in bright haze. Ruined towers lean, lie flat and hang point down from above. At the right, a trunk of twisted cords holds up a cap so wide that it leaves the picture. Small lamps hang in its shade.

This is the sixth layer of the Abyss, from Made in Abyss, a manga by Akihito Tsukushi. Its name is the Capital of the Unreturned. A person who goes up from this layer dies or stops being human.

Riko, Reg and Nanachi look at the ruins of the golden city. Its towers lean, lie on their sides and hang point down. At the right is the village of the hollows, a living thing as big as a hill. The painting has 13,989 brush strokes.