The great King of Dacia, Decebal (Decebalus), is disposed to make the ultimate sacrifice in order to keep the integrity of his people. His own son, Cotyso, is given to the god Zamolxis to the dismay of the King and his daughter Meda. Septimius Severus, a young Roman devoted to his adopted country, must make the choice between his blood origins and the culture he was introduced to.

Year 141 after Christ, in the Roman province of Dacia. An unusual appearance of a comet is observed on the night sky. The astrologers think it is a bad sign that will bring misfortune and death. In these frightening days, a deadly epidemic among cantoned soldiers spreads in a Roman fort (on the border of Dacia Province). Doctors are overcome by the situation. No one knows the cause of this disease and the number of deaths is steadily increasing. Four Roman explorers, led by the experienced Centurion Marcus – (along with his comrades Aquila, Tertius and Nerva) is sent by the commander of the fort – Prefect Cornelius Fulvius on a special mission to the unknown and unconquered territories beyond empire’s border, those ruled by the Free Dacians, to find an unusual solution to this plague.

Threatened by Roman invasion, a group of Dacians embarks on a perilous journey to claim a mystical crystal that has the power to save them all.