This is the story of Genghis Khan when he was still known as Temujin, when he was still a boy, struggling for survival. The story opens with the ominous surrounding of his birth and follows Temujin in his teenage years. He is the second of five sons, always in competition with his eldest brother. The boys know that one of them will inherit their father's place as Khan of the Wolves one day, and so they do whatever they can to gain reputation and honour among the tribe. As Temunjin approaches manhood, his father sends him to his mother's tribe to live for a year and find a wife. However, his fahter is ambushed on the way back home and is killed. This sends Temujin and his family into a whirlind of disaster as they are betrayed by a man that their father trusted. Thirsty for revenge and power, Temujin leads his family to survival. Thus begins the story of a ruthless man who united the Mongolian tribes and led his people to victory.