Erika was born into the established Harrington family, with wealth and privilege and good fortune. And, of course, magic. From birth her parents could sense the power within their younger daughter and knew that to keep her safe from the Crusader Corps Central, they had to make her shy and quiet and subservient to authority, lest tragedy befall the girl. She was raised specifically for this purpose, even if she burned with envy as Eamon was allowed to play with friends after school, or Estelle attended violin competition after violin competition. She was allowed to practice her flute at home though. She mingled little with the other two families, the Langleys or Remingtons.

Erika always was a principled girl. This was helped by the efforts of Edmund and Rosemary, who were more progressive than either the Langleys or the Remingtons. They taught their children the virtues of charity, of caring for others, of being a good person. While Erika never quite became obsessed with justice the way Estelle was, she took to the lessons nicely. Eamon took a little more work but despite his rough edges, her twin brother was good at the core. He only bullied his younger sister to a minimum, and knew to defer to Estelle's authority when he needed to. All in all, Edmund and Rosemary were proud of their children.

Eventually, Erika entered middle school, at Miss Everett's Girl's Academy. It was there she found she was classmates with a childhood friend from noble family meetings, a certain Seraphina Remington. The two girls were like fire and ice - Erika was calm and polite while Seraphina was out-going and fiery. Despite this, the two always got along and eventually friendship became curiosity became love. The prodigy was always a perceptive child and she knew something was troubling her friend but the policy among the three Nobles was not to pry in each other's business, so she never asked of the bruises or the bandages. Seraphina never confided, either. While her parents found it a little strange that two girls could love, Eamon was always there to defend her, saying he'd rather Seraphina than any uncouth guy out there. Interestingly enough, Eamon always had two girls at both arms and nothing Edmund or Rosemary could do would change his lady-killing ways.

One day, Estelle brought home a man. He was from the other side of the wall, but was an expert violinist as well. He was a poor sort, as everyone on that side was. At first, Edmund and Rosemary were accepting of their eldest daughter's decision. This acceptance quickly turned into distrust as they realized Hans the Violinist had connections to members of the Revolution. Currently, the Revolution was just a group of poor people with too many ideas and not the means to make them real. While the Harringtons were kind to the poor, they still believed that power should remain with the wealthy. Moreover, they were not fans of violence and they made sure to rebuke Estelle of her choice, driving Hans out of the Harrington Estate.

Later, at a music variety show Estelle invited Erika and Eamon out to, something terrible happened. These shows were exclusively for the rich, as they were the only ones who could afford a luxury like music, and this drew the ire of the commoners. The Revolution struck, lightning the entire building on fire. It was their first coordinated attack, and quite a few of the wealthy met their ends. "I have to stop them." Estelle decided, casting a spell to try to strike down the revolutionaries. She disappeared into the inferno as Eamon pulled Erika to safety, never letting go of his twin sister's hand. "We have to trust she'll come home, Berry." His voice was ragged, his knees were shaking, but he had to be brave for his younger sister. "She's strong, she can handle it." But Estelle didn't come home. There was no sign whatsoever she had even died or lived. No body, no traces, there was nothing left. The entire Harrington family mourned and this led to the beginning of a harsher crackdown by the wealthy upon the poor.

Erika was different. As many, even Eamon, began to show disdain for the poor, Erika knew they acted out of desperation, not hatred. They didn't have enough food and were expecting to work long hard hours for little money. She decided then, to be an advocate to those who are unable to defend themselves, becoming the Blue Lotus and donning a special outfit. She had great magical potential? Well, it was time to tap into that power, wasn't it? At first it began by stopping petty crimes like theft or mugging, but when Eamon took her to attend an auction hosted by the Remington Family, Erika locked eyes with a certain white haired cat who might very well be mistreated.

It was time to be a hero.