In a magical time where monsters, warlocks, and wicked kings rule the lands, a quiet night in a small village life is shattered.
A king's army, riding in on horseback, snatch up all the male children, shackling them to a raggedy cart.
They disappear back into the darkness where they came from, leaving most villagers dead and their houses burning.
A small group of surviving villagers set out in search of Asim, a warrior known to help the oppressed.
After he agrees to help, they all embar.