Twenty-five years have passed when Xena and Gabrielle finally awake from their icy sleep, and they set out to find Xena's daughter, Eve, only to discover the world is not the same and neither is Eve. She's now known as Livia, the Bitch of Rome, a bloodthirsty warrior with Ares as her mentor and lover.

Xena, Gabrielle, Joxer and Virgil try to track down Livia/Eve and have no trouble when they find ravaged villages. After finding her, Xena faces Livia/Eve in battle once again.

Xena faces the gods of Olympus in a battle to the death when she acquires some new powers. Meanwhile, Gabrielle and Eve, are fighting battles of their own.

Xena must devise a plan to avoid inheriting the kingdom of Hell, and it won't be easy with her heart turning cold and an angel named Lucifer ambitiously trying to force her to descend to her throne.

Gabrielle sets out on a rescue mission to North Africa with the gang in tow, when she discovers her neice has been kidnapped by an elusive warlord named Gurkhan.

When searching for Virgil, Xena and Gabrielle are confronted by cannibals and they must stay alive in order to rescue Virgil before he becomes their next meal.