Son of the village leader and prophesied to wield the goddess' sword, Rucus feels nothing but pressure. Nightmares haunt him from witnessing the murder of his father, expectations weigh on him, and he still knows nothing of the sword's mysterious power. But what is even worse is the secrecy. Something is happening in his village and no one will tell him what. Is it a series of coincidences or is it all connected? How does his mother's past play into his future? And when the time comes, will Rucus be ready to face his destiny?