In the far future, a new world has arisen from the ashes of the old. It is a savage, primitive world where men live and die by the sword. Asgoleth of Calthia, a young mercenary warrior, finds himself opposing the imperial ambitions of King Demos of Akon, a ruthless and cruel warrior magician. If he fails to stop Demos, he will lose own his life, the woman he loves will fall slave to his enemy, and the world itself will be plunged into a dark age of nightmare, slavery and horror.This is the story of his almighty quest: one man's mission to prove that heroes are not just a thing of the "past"…