The History of Kira
Kira is born with SD-32, a genetic condition that accelerates aging and causes her skin to darken during stress. Abandoned by her mother, she is sent to the isolated, militarized BH Orphanage, a government-run logging facility. There, children are trained in a harsh, competitive system where grades are shared, and they must repay the orphanage for their upbringing. Kira’s condition and resulting weakness make her a target for bullying and ostracization. A brief friendship with a boy named Dima offers a glimmer of hope, but he is eventually taken away.
Upon leaving the orphanage at 23, Kira’s biological age is already 55. She moves to Paris and becomes a successful fashion designer, building a renowned fashion empire. However, she remains emotionally closed off, haunted by her past and driven by rivalry. At 30, she suffers a heart attack and has a death experience...