In a world of insectoids plagued by a mysterious disease, those trapped in their cocoon stage are confined to isolation until they can fly. The protagonist, burdened by deformed wings, lives a life of quiet desperation until he witnesses a tragic accident: a neighbour attempts flight with an artificial apparatus, only to crash and be whisked away by quarantine workers. Driven by a desperate need for freedom, the protagonist scavenges the crash site, salvaging the remnants of the mechanical wing frame. He painstakingly crafts his own wings by repurposing old cocoon shells and the neighbour's sturdy mechanical parts. Despite several painful failures and crashes, his resilience eventually pays off. He masters the makeshift wings, finally breaking free from his pod to join his kind in the sky. His journey serves as a powerful testament to ingenuity and the refusal to be defined by physical limitations.