Kingdom 2012 In the Warring States Period of ancient China 475 221 BCE, Shin and Hyou are war orphans in the kingdom of Qin They dream of one day proving themselves on the battlefield One day, however, Hyou is taken to the palace by a minister Winding up on the losing side of a power struggle, Hyou manages to return to the village, barely alive Shin then meets a boy who closely resembles Hyou, Ei Sei For now he is the king of Qin later he will become the emperor Shi Huangdi