Rise of the Nadir: Fall Harvest Arc

The island of Fall Harvest serves as the official staging point for Mihli's rise to power and maturation as an adult, a woman, and a ruler. Though seemingly ordinary on the surface, Fall Harvest hides a deeper, darker secret than anyone can imagine. The mystery lies in the Ideal Genetic Project begun over a thousand years ago by Yukina Lilty.

Characters

 * Barumei - A servant of Lord Barfrost, she works as a small time baker.
 * Amaya - Proprietor of the local orphanage prior to Lord Barfrost's reign, she was a mother figure to Barumei but ended up selling herself to the Noble for the safety of her "children."
 * Lord Barfrost - A corrupt nobleman that was assigned to administer Fall Harvest seventeen years prior.
 * Kinderick - A former student of Atlas and the primary researcher for the Ideal Genetic Project. He seeks to create artificial Dead Immortals.
 * Arsher - An Mage Enforcer sent by Atlas to track down Kinderick, he has been hunting for over a hundred years. He and Kinderick were childhood friends and it was through Arsher's father that Kindrick learned how to use magic. Kinderick used his first experiment on Arsher's father and in turn Arsher was forced to kill his own father.
 * Nemu - A member of the Black Tie Gang tracking Twee.
 * Twee

Timeline

 * Barumei is arrested for going against the lord, inside the prison she is tortured and her eye is burned out with a heated rod.
 * Barumei pledges her life to Mihli.

Terminology and Locations

 * Ideal Genetic Project - An ancient precursor to the Seven Imperial Princesses project, records of its existence are in the highest levels of security and have been hidden away for generations.
 * Ideals - A term used to describe people created from ideal genetics.
 * Naturals - A term used to describe people naturally born without any genetic enhancements or tampering.