In this historical epic, the heretical genius George Akiyama boldly depicts the life of the monk who dug through Aonodomon despite being tossed about by a series of strange fates. Fukuhara Ichikuro, a young boy, is warned by a passing monk that "your life will be stained with ominous blood. Ichikuro then has a dream in which he is slashed by his best friend, and is astonished to find that it has come true. Ichikuro then dreams that his mother is killed by someone. ......?