In a sleepy farming stead, a young man, Alant Cor, is found to be one of the few Humans who can manipulate the Essence. Clytus Rillion, the commander of a mercenary troop, embarks on a quest to cure his dying son, Sindian. The beast, known only as Klain, born a slave and now used to entertain the masses in a bloodthirsty sport known as the Games, finds out his true value to those who own him lies with his death. Follow these seemingly unrelated lives as their paths are set on a course that none can hope to survive.