On a future Earth, The Republic, war involving the Kingdom of Honneamise and its rival, is inevitable. A small group attempts to propel mankind into space within their world spaceflight program, as evolving technology creates new methods to wage war. For astronaut candidate Shirotsugh Lhadatt, it's a personal odyssey as he grows from a child into a leader willing to put every thing on the line in order to go the people forward and away.