
The Sterling family of Riverton is targeted by a Kill Order from the Misty Rain Tower, which aims to seize the Ten-Thousand-Year Ginseng King—a treasure that can summon the War God for help. Unbeknownst to them, Victor Shaw, the man invited by Celeste's father, is the invincible War God himself. Faced with coercion from Misty Rain Tower assassins like Phoebe Fawkes, Victor honors his promise and makes a powerful move to crush them.