As a soldier king, during a crucial mission, Ran received faulty intelligence. To protect his comrades, he resolutely chose to hold off the enemy alone. But outnumbered, he was eventually overwhelmed and fell beneath their attack.
When he opened his eyes again, however, he found himself in an unfamiliar place. A group of people in blue-and-yellow uniforms stood around him, while he lay on the ground, his mind still hazy.