The Okaji continue their campaign to consolidate power. But the High Temple will not stand by and allow the heretic clan to achieve their goal. Ren, warrior-monk of the Serene Fist sect, is dispatched to a remote settlement to retrieve a hidden artifact of immense power capable of vast power.

Meanwhile, Soljen Itaku is at a low. After cutting a bloody path to a fateful confrontation with his father's murderer, the Okaji leader Gjinma, Soljen was captured and left in chains after failing to escape Zih'lo City. Add to that, the status of the final mission that would have earned him and his triune full membership in Takase clan, blood rival to the Okaji, is unknown.

Soljen must discover a way to free himself, reconnect with his triune, and get strong enough to finish his quest for vengeance.