Dark forces have gathered, corrupting anyone with malice in their heart. This darkness turned one of the guardians of the Sword of Hope, which rests in the Sanctuary of Hope high in the sky. The sanctuary is left in burning ruin as a new evil throws one hopeful survivor from above, destined to guide a powerful duo to oppose the forces of darkness in the world. As each city, each town, each person falls to dark influence, heroes will rise to confront it, but will they succeed? Not if Sephiran, new leader to all that is evil and wrong, has anything to say about it. As he gathers forces, recruiting town to town, he prepares for a battle that will determine whether light or darkness shall survive.