A thousand years ago there lives a village called Konoha. Konoha, strongest of the six villiage, live in peace and harmony for over five hundred years. Then, one day on a dark and stormy night, an evil monk whose name was called Maki the Devil, arise from the Far East, with him came the army of demon souls. The evil monk invaded the village killing and destroying everything in its path. The village warriors fought bravely against the evil monk and his army of demon souls. The warriors were not enough to defeat the evil monk though. So, when all hope seemed lost to Konoha, a brave warrior arose to protect the village. This warrior fought valiantly against the evil monk and his minions. Finally, the young warrior was able to defeat the evil monk. For destruction never to occur again this warrior sacrifice himself to seal Maki's evil soul away, never to be release again. The villiage of Konoha once again lived in peace and harmony, thanks to the great warrior. His name was, Casshern.