First landing on Hera 6, the only problem the humans thought they’d have to work through was how ugly and unpleasant the planet was. That problem was fixed, though, with an unexpected gift – projection. And while the majority of the refugees could only create visions for themselves, a small group of women developed the ability to force their visions onto other people. Some viewed this as dangerous. When talk began to rise about getting rid of the women, the ones who held them in reverence escaped into the caves with them.

Now, thousands of years later, the non-believers have lost their powers of projection and instead have been gifted with extended life and strength.

So while one side fights for a chance at beauty, and the others for longer lives, both fight out of anger and hate.

Lee encounters one of the enemy tending to a rash on his child’s arm. Sickness is foreign to him, so he agrees to let Lee help find a cure. In return, she can examine the child for information on how to gain his people’s power. Forced into continual contact with the enemy, both begin to realize that what they’ve been taught to fight for might be an illusion.