Once, a priest and his two beloved daughters lived together in a shrine. One day, a traveler appeared. "When snow falls in summer, the world will meet its end. But there is still time to stop it," the traveler said. Lightning fell and calamity arose from the deep. It welled up within the people and spoke to them from beyond the wall. "Make slaves of the fruit. This is the Law." The traveler will raise the sword. The father will guard his daughters. The three fruits must be protected. A time for choices will come. The choices will be absolute, no matter what form they might take. With choices made, the world will change around them. Under the watchful eye, it must change. The end is at hand, and the future of the world will be decided in a small town in the Japanese countryside. Will Kou fight to protect his loved ones from the merciless hands of fate, or will he let the Rite of the Law run its course?