Everything about him is shrouded in mystery: the mask he can't remove, a past he can't unravel and the very survival of the people who have chosen them as their leader. But what Hakuoro doesn't know is this: he was gravely injured in the forest and left for dead. Welcomed into a barren land where strange creatures roam, an angry god seeks vengeance and an oppressive government slaughters the innocent while a bloody war looms on the horizon.

Along with his newfound allies, Hakuoro clashes with evil tyrants who challenge his very existence. As these despots attempt to destroy all that he holds dear, the masked one realizes this anarchy cannot - must not - continue. He digs deep into his steely resolve to return his people to peace. Nevertheless, as one army of fiends is dispatched, another is spawned from the depths in its place.

On a strange and foreboding journey where evil attacks at every turn, Emperor Hakuoro finds that freedom comes at the expense of moral convictions. As war continues to rage across the land, Hakuoro must summon his inner demon and confront the atrocity head-on.

In a warring land, blood runs deep and trust wears thin. Just when Hakuoro thinks he has gained a trustworthy ally, he finds that he must defend his people against a power-hungry onslaught from an invincible mechanized force, the likes of which have never been seen in this primitive world. When Hakuoro is backed into a corner, his inner beast is unleashed - and pieces of the mystery begin to unfold. Is he a bloodthirsty killer, or a mystical protector of life?

The question of Hakuoro's past has never loomed more ominously. Now, the reluctant leader is forced to piece together his true identity, even as more questions arise. How is it possible to have a twin from an alternate world? Why is Eluluu named Mikoto in this futuristic world? And will the traitorous Genjimaru plunge his people into certain destruction as the new head of the Tuskuru army?

Everything about him is shrouded in mystery. The mask he can't remove. The past he can't unravel. And the very survival of the people who have chosen him as their leader. But what Hakuoro does know is this: he was gravely injured and left for dead in a forest. A kind, young girl named Eluluu found him and nursed him back to health. Can he unlock the memories that elude him? Or will he remain a stranger even to himself?