That was when White Tiger, with his long silver hair and beard that stemmed from only his chin, saw the seven-year-old child and pulled him from his tomb. As the boy’s red clay covered body was unearthed, so was a sword which the young one held firmly in his hand.

It is 216 BC. The Emperor Qin Shi Huangdi unifies China after centuries of civil war. Hundreds of thousands of innocent lives are massacred as a result, save for one boy from a small village who is taken in by a band of soldiers that deserted the war long ago. Under their care, he is given the name Sword and is trained in the fighting arts to aid mending his scarred mind. As he grows, in both years and martial ability, the emperor threatens his life again, which forces Sword to confront his demons in order to save his masters.