The Kingdom of Sapphira is being engulfed by the darkness and Empress Kay-Li must stop it. 
 
When a vision suggests that the supernatural all-powerful KIng desires Empress Kay-Li to take her six year old daughter, Ojo, to Mount Sabor to sacrifice in order to remove the darkness, the young empress is torn between love and duty. But, there is treachery and deceit hiding in the kingdom. Is the vision true? Or is it a trap? As Kay-Li and Ojo depart for the river Konso, only time will reveal the truth. 
 
The Soul Ripper also prowls the land with his flaming claws, purifying the hearts of the evil doers. His orgin is clouded in mystery, but one event, buried deep in his past forever ties him to the Empress Kay-Li. Learning of her plight he rides to Sapphira to save her.