After an attack on his home village of Toltus, Cress Albane is captured by the villain Mars and has his father's pendant stolen from him. 

After the destruction caused by the Magitek weapon, Cress and his companions journey on a mission to restore enough Mana in order to travel back to the "present".

Cress finally gets his chance to confront Dhaos, but as he and his newfound companions battle him, Dhaos manages to slip through time into the future.