Cocooned in the indulgences of the Yamato Court, Empress Himiko is suddenly thrown into the war environment, where she has to mature fast to lead an army into battle to honour the name of her deceased husband, her country and her unborn child. The prophecy of the sword she has inherited from her mother foretells a gruesome event to its guardian; but after the storm, a life of achievements and glory. But how can she surmount her predicament when she goes into labour in the middle of a battlefield?