A thousand years after the advent of biological immortality, civilization has crumbled and humanity is trapped in a technological dark age. In the ruins of what was once a global empire, the surviving immortal houses rule as monarchs over ordinary people, but the winds of change are coming. ‘Division Rate’ follows the story of an esteemed and influential immortal who wakes up groggy in a ruined laboratory, captive to a mysterious woman who says she is going to cure him of his immortality

After what he thought would be a night well spent with a stranger, Ryger finds himself taken captive by Solara, a self-proclaimed scientist. As the booze and pharmaceuticals wear off, Ryger realizes the restraints he’s in are not purely for play. Solara is on a mission, one that can only be accomplished with the help of Ryger’s immortality.

Solara, the nostalgic scientist, becomes overwhelmed by her drunken and sulking prisoner. Reluctantly, she gets to know her immortal foe and begins to find him only moderately repugnant.

Ryger and Solara pass the time exchanging stories of the past, some more gruesome and graphic than others.

The past appears to be repeating itself as rebellion grows in the city of Cassia. Meanwhile, Solara discovers a change in her immortal specimen.

Ryger’s melodrama is exacerbated by Solara’s life-changing inoculum. Without the monarchy’s medical records, Solara is not able to reverse what she has done to her specimen. Ryger decides to let her in on a little royal secret.

With help from a professional criminal, Solara breaks into the royal medical archives. After a traumatic evening, Solara finds solace from an unusual source, Ryger.

A rebellion is rising against the monarchy, fueled by a devout religious entity known as The Round. Ryger reluctantly confides in Solara about King Drysis’s condition while questioning her motives.