An impoverished pair of brothers is called upon by their king to complete a series of tasks, tossing them into an adventure fraught with danger that has them questioning their own morality and the purity of the king's intentions. Zanba and Hamman are thrown into an epic journey full of legendary heroes, a forgotten past, new and old friends, Divine intervention, monsters of mythical proportions, and the true evil of men. They must fight to save themselves, the ones they love, and Gaia from otherworldly forces striving to plunge their realm into a darkness that was foretold long ago.