The twelve officials claim to allocate protection to those who need it the most. They assign the strong-willed and resilient to sacrifice their lives for those who are considered innocent, the protectees. Rita Tamesis was displaced from her family when she was 11 years old and placed on the path to become a protector. Her transition into this new world would have been less complicated if her father had not joined her new world in the form of the Moplis, creatures of the night and the enemy. Rita spends six years training for a lifetime of protecting under the watchful eye of her superiors, who seek to control her life and actions. A questionable ally of Rita's past has returned to the college following the conclusion of an assigned task, carrying an apparent remorse for the years spent torturing her. As fate would allow, Rita is to be placed side by side with this friend/foe, before embarking on a mission that could alter the course of the lives around her, including her own.