Gifted with a supernatural power, Khita, is locked in the deadly war between her home country and that of the warmongering Baatan. All of her training and teaching up to this point led up to these moments, but she finds that it's not a clean transfer from paper to life. Powerful figures impose on her and her skills, and she is not in a position to deny them. Whether is the ruthless Crown Prince of Bataan or her own King Ular, she finds herself desperately trying to wrest control of her own life. But can she ever be free from the control of the power hungry rulers? And did she deserve such freedom when she has always been a cog in the war machine?