 Kidnapped by a sinister sultan, a clever slave girl spins a tale of redemption and adventure to keep him at bay. The tale she tells is of a wily street thief who discovers that he is none other than the lost prince of the Persian Empire, cast into the streets as a baby by his murderous Uncle. At first, he is reluctant to give up his roguish ways for a life of rules and responsibility. Until a beautiful warrior princess and a secret sect of magi lure him on a quest to recover the mythical scepter of kings once owned by Nebuchadnezzer himself, thus fulfilling the ancient prophecy of the returning king who would one day become the most powerful ruler of the Persian Empire... Cyrus the Great.