Beware the wrath of the Son of God, for he commands an army of the faithful and fights with the Hiten Mitsurugi Style! The first half of the Shimabara Saga unfolds as Kenshin unravels the past of a rogue Hiten Mitsurugi master whose young apprentice decides to use the power of his swordsmanship to destroy the peace of Meiji. Kenshin and the others disembark to challenge this new army of revolutionaries, but their enemy marches under flags of faith and justice. Kenshin is left to decide if a just war is truly impossible.