In a village torn apart by infighting due to the lack of water, all Mini knew since her childhood was conflict. She saw people fight for a drop of water each summer or die. As for running away from this accursed village? That was never the option; people can only be brought there for the opium farming, they can't escape.
As for stealing the water meant for the opium? That was instant death in the eyes of the nobles ruling the area.
And that's how Mini's parents died off, they were hanged for their crimes, and their bodies were used as manure for the farms where nothing else could be grown anymore.
It was hell on earth, run by humans who were far more cruel than demons. Their mind were muddled due to devouring their own products and easily manipulated by their own subordinates who tried to gain more influence and power over the weak ones.
