On the outskirts of Oxford, England, there is a large manor run by an old man and his daughter. This place is known as Aetherius Manerij. Here, few people are saved and taken in for rehabilitation. These people can vary from orphaned teens to former asylum inmates. What they all have in common; they've all been through hell.

One day, Lydia Rein is shipped out of prison and to Aetherius Manerij. The people seem nice, the manor looks grand, and the meals and clothes offered are both well, to say the least. However, minor oddities have always plagued the place. These seem to worsen when Lydia arrives, or so the other patients say. Lydia does not realize that her arrival has triggered something to awaken. It doesn't take long before the darkness begins to grow, as a mysterious force drives these mentally-challenged inhabitants to their knees...