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On earth, humans are facing extinction under massive industrial waste. In their dire circumstances, they no longer procreate. Which means that in Heaven, the Zodiac Animal Gods struggle with their own crisis: their drug habits are fed by a by-product of human reproduction. This operation is headed by the supreme Rat, who long ago hired a sweet-voiced Lark as his court entertainer. The Lark, having catered to the Rat's questionable musical tastes for thousands of years, dreams of a promotion to divinity. Sadly, her idealistic musical ambition is seen simply as daily entertainment by the Rat and his minions. In a desperate attempt to secure her promotion, she descends to Earth, hoping to reverse human extinction, thereby winning the Rat's favor.
Once there, the Lark encounters a dying peasant, who sings music full of longing. The peasant passes her musical gifts to the Lark. Little did the Lark know, the combination of her heavenly voice and soulful human music is key to reverse earthly devastation. Whenever the Lark sings the peasant's song, healing occurs.
This discovery should be the game changer for Heaven. But the Rat finds human music distasteful and trivial. The Lark is enraged. She quits her divine post and loses immortality. She can now sing freely and revive the human world. But her death is also near.
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