Akemi Hoshino, an innocent, naive Japanese girl traveled to Normandy, France to find her lost father. But during her way, she was attacked by the German secret police Gestapo, and several men who doesn't appear as human. They killed her crush and went after her for unknown reason.
Erich Eschenbach, a PTSD-ridden Wehrmacht officer and a famous veteran Panzer Ace recently get transferred into Panzer Lehr Division. Disillusioned by Germany's failure in many fronts, he came to oppose the Third Reich and dedicated his entire live for his 'Ideal Germany', until he met Akemi.
This is the story of friendship, hostility, promises, betrayal, hatred, and love in a war-torn world. An untold story behind the most devastating war in history.
Do you call yourself a good person?
Have you ever sacrificed for something other than yourself?
When have you proven different than those that surround you?
Who do you want to be?
So many questions... so little answers. In a land where darkness has nearly overtaken the light, these questions are not looked upon. Never considered. No one would ever care to listen to such things. But underneath the layers of betrayal, sorrow and darkness... there is one dying light; one hope. Like a final flame in the darkness, flickering and reaching its end; its name... is Akemi.