A poor maiden named Elyah and her family are scorned by the locals of their community, and they struggle to survive as a result, Elyah takes matters into her own hands to fend for herself and her family by working long, hard hours. While difficult, life is nothing short of ordinary for Elyah until one fateful day when she comes across a mystical red river; strange, inexplicable things begin happening, and secrets long buried start to come to the surface.