The winds of fate are blowing through the realm of Midgard. Ragnarök, the prophesized fall of the gods, is at hand, and the age of man is set to begin. But the ancient gods are not about to resign themselves to fate. They have sent their elite warriors, the Valkyries, the scour the land for those destined to bring about Ragnarök. If the event can be prevented, the reign of the gods will continue for another 1,000 years.