The famous gladiator Atrets, who fought in the arena for more than ten years and earned his freedom thanks to his indomitable will to win, wants only one thing - to return to his homeland, Germany, with his son. He is forced to take with him the baby's adoptive mother, Christian Rizpah. During a difficult journey, the former gladiator finds true faith. But neither Atretes nor Rizpah suspect what trials await them in the homeland of Atretes, whose fellow tribesmen worship the dark pagan deity Tiwaz.