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In Victorian London, an inexplicable cosmic event in 1896 grants anomalous abilities, known as "turns," predominantly to women. These Touched individuals possess extraordinary powers ranging from prophetic visions to devastating destructive forces, instantly turning them into societal pariahs. Amidst mounting public terror and oppressive government scrutiny, wealthy widow Amalia True and brilliant inventor Penance Adair champion this marginalized community. Operating from St. Romaulda’s Orphanage, they strive to provide a safe haven, driven by Amalia’s fierce determination to protect her "girls" from predatory industrialists, religious zealots, and a hostile police force determined to lock them away.Amalia carries a crushing secret: she is actually a time-traveling consciousness from a desolate, post-apocalyptic future, sent back to prevent the cataclysmic awakening of a sentient, subterranean alien machine. Her cynical exterior and lethal martial arts skills mask a desperate mission to locate others like her, including the enigmatic Maladie, a deranged, murderous Touched woman whose chaotic public massacres terrorize the city. Maladie’s obsession with Amalia runs deep, rooted in a shared past before the alien entity altered their timelines.Concurrently, the aristocratic Hugo Swann operates a high-end, exclusive club catering to society's elite, secretly exploiting the Touched to line his own pockets while harboring ambitions of power. Meanwhile, the ruthless Dr. Horatio Cousens uses his medical turn to heal the Touched, while Inspector Frank Mundi tracks the violent wake of Maladie’s crusade, slowly forming a complex, reluctant alliance with Amalia. The social fabric of London frays further as sinister government agent Lord Massen orchestrates a covert campaign to eradicate the Touched, viewing their existence as an existential threat to the British Empire and human supremacy.The tension violently peaks when Maladie orchestrates a public execution at St. Paul’s Cathedral, intending to martyr herself and expose the hypocrisy of the ruling class. Amalia intervenes, leading to a bloody confrontation that captures Maladie and seemingly ends her reign of terror. However, the revelation of Maladie's true identity—Sarah, the original soul inhabiting Amalia's current body—shatters Amalia's reality. As the overarching conspiracy deepens, involving the true nature of the alien sphere that triggered the phenomenon, Amalia and Penance must rally the remaining Touched. They prepare for an inevitable, apocalyptic war against the forces of institutional oppression and the impending alien awakening, fighting not just for their own survival, but for the very future of humanity.