Floating Luminous Staircase to Sky

A vertical staircase of luminous fragments rises through a deep, ink-black sky, the intent to convey upward motion and quiet wonder as if reaching a distant threshold. The floating fragments are crystalline and varied in size, each shard emitting a soft cobalt-blue core and a pale cyan rim that echoes the #1A4B8A and #7FD6FF tones in the palette. Surfaces remain clean of lettering and micro-markings reduce to abstract lines that catch the glow and suggest subtle ancient etchings. The air feels thin and clear with streaks of blue-white cosmic winds that pull faint wisps of lavender and warm amber through the void. Materials read as glassy crystal, matte stone dust, and a faint nebular mist along edges. Focus resolves crisply on the nearest three steps, with moderate depth keeping mid and distant fragments softer to emphasize scale. Light sculpts the forms with gentle separation and a cool overall bias warmed by small amber highlights for contrast. Frame tightly within a 9:16 vertical crop, eye-level viewpoint with a slightly low tilt to enhance ascent, and a narrow vertical negative space above the topmost step to imply continuation. Include a single small lantern-like fragment and a drifting ribbon of stardust as props to anchor human scale and narrative. Rendered in a painterly digital style with soft yet defined brushwork, subtle grain, and controlled glow for an ethereal, cinematic finish.