In 2029, a mysterious global blackout led to decades of chaos and anarchy. The old nations
disappeared and countless micro-states known as "tribes" emerged, developing their own cultural
identities. It's now 2071 and a trio of siblings from the Origines tribe is out in the wild hunting
when suddenly a hover jet flies over them and crashes nearby. Kiano and Elja want to
go check it out but Liv points out it's extremely dangerous, so they should go back to their village
and let the elder leader know first. Meanwhile in the Crows tribe, Varvara goes to see tribe leader
Yvar to inform him her men detected an Atlantian plane crashing in the wild. Yvan wants Atlantian
technology to rule the continent, so he gives Varvara permission and resources to go looking
for the plane. One of Yvan's men warns him that this would mean breaking into the lands of the
Crimson tribe and it could spark a war, but Yvan doesn't care. Back to the siblings, they inform
their dad and leader Jakob and what they saw, but Jakob forbids them from searching for the
plane because the Origines tribe has survived by staying out of the affairs of outsiders. For now,
the tribe will concentrate on throwing a party for Elja's initiation. After a heartful speech,
everyone begins celebrating, and Liv talks to Jakob to convince him they should check the plane
because someone may need help. The next morning, Jakob takes his children and Mark with him to go
to the crash site. When they find the plane, they notice the pilot is gone, and there are bullet
holes all over it. The kids think the plane came from the old world, but the adults correct them,
because they never saw a plane like this before. While everyone talks, Elja looks around and finds
a strange black cube that he keeps for himself. Jakob and Mark decide they'll investigate on their
own and send everyone else back to the village. Elja splits from the group and goes to his secret
hideout, where he keeps all kinds of treasures from the old world. A noise suddenly startles
him and he discovers that the Atlantian pilot is hiding there. The man is severely wounded but he
keeps talking about the cube, explaining how important it is to his people. Elja wants to
go back to the village for medicine and promises to come back soon, so the pilot asks him to keep
his presence a secret because too many people are looking for him. When he returns to the village,
Elja grabs a bunch of medical supplies and hides the cube in a chest. Unfortunately his siblings
catch him red-handed and ask him to take him to the pilot. At the hideout, Liv takes a look at the
pilot's wounds and decides they need to take him back to the village for proper care or he'll die.
The siblings carry the pilot out while unaware that a Crow named Grieta is following them. In
the meantime, Jakob and Mark visit the tribe of Little Pra, but nobody comes out to welcome them.
As they look around, they discover the whole tribe has been massacred even while they wore special
protection they got from the Crimsons. Jakob and Mark look further and discover that together with
the civilians there are also the bodies of Crimson soldiers. One of these soldiers is still alive and
he explains they were killed by the Crows, who are looking for the pilot. At the village, the doctor
says she did as much as she could, but the pilot has suffered significant blood loss. Elja takes
the cube to him and the pilot explains it has a message about a dangerous threat coming from the
East, so it must be taken to the Ark to warn his people. The cube mustn't fall in the wrong hands,
and if Elja wants answers about the causes behind the end of the world, he must help.
At that moment, Jakob and Mark come back and warn everyone about the Crows, he also wants the pilot
to leave because he's a threat to the tribe. After sending a man to pass the message to the Crimsons,
Jakob makes everyone grab their weapons to defend their territory. Suddenly they hear a scream,
and they discover Grieta has arrived with Varvara and an army of Crows. Jakob tries to offer the
pilot in exchange for peace, but Varvara responds by tossing the head of one of the villagers.
Then the Crows consume a special gas before attacking, forcing the tribe to fight. As the
village succumbs to death and destruction, Elja goes to see the pilot, whose wounds have gotten
worse. Realizing he doesn't have much time left, the pilot programs the cube to only respond to
Elja's eyes and asks the boy to take it to the Atlantian Ark. Elja escapes with the cube and
bumps into Kiano, who tells him the tribe can't win so he has to run away, Elja proceeds to escape
through the forest. Kiano fights the soldiers that try to follow his brother and is captured while
Liv fights Grieta, who stabs her and leaves her for dead on the stream. Jakob is fighting Varvara,
but he's distracted by Liv's loss and Varvara knocks him out. Moments later, Varvara gathers
all the survivors to demand information on the cube and kills a man to try to make them talk.
Kiano looks nervous and Varvara senses he knows something, so when she comes closer, Mark pretends
to know something but only insults her. Furious, Varvara kills Mark, but when she turns to Kiano
again, she likes what she sees and decides to take all the villagers as slaves. The crows leave
with the villagers and only Grieta stays behind to search for the cube. Meanwhile Liv wakes up and is
devastated to discover what happened to her tribe. When she hears Grieta moving nearby, Liv grabs her
crossbow and hides behind a column, waiting for the right moment to shoot at her. Then Liv jumps
on Grieta and threatens her into talking, Grieta explains the villagers were taken to Brahtok,
an impenetrable fortress. Grieta also asks Liv to finish her, but at moment Crimson soldiers arrived
led by David, who promises they're here to help before another soldier knocks Liv out. Moments
later, Elja takes a break to try to activate the cube, but it isn't working. He makes his
way to Little Pra and finds a mysterious truck outside. He decides to search the building for
tools and when he hears a noise, he discovers he isn't alone. Elja tries to hide, but Moses
finds him anyway. The man explains he collects and repairs electronics from the old world,
so Elja shows him the cube. Moses confirms he can fix it and sends the boy to get grab some tools,
but when Elja comes back, Moses has left with the cube. Elja runs out of the building to try
to follow the truck only to suddenly be attacked by a Crow, who threatens him as he asks for the
cube. Fortunately Moses comes back and shoots the Crow before telling Elja to get in the truck,
and they escape together right before more Crows show up. Moses apologizes for his betrayal and
gives Elja the cube back before offering a deal: he'll take the boy to someone that can
actually repair the cube, and then they'll sell it, splitting the reward 50-50 between them. Elja
says no and leaves the truck, but Moses follows him and points out Elja doesn't know where to go,
not to mention the Crows may catch him easily on foot. Seeing no other choice, Elja agrees to work
with Moses. When Elja asks about the blackout, Moses explains he's sure the Atlantians knew about
it and decided to keep it to themselves, now their technology is the only one that works in the new
world. Liv wakes up in a hospital in the Crimson tribe with her wounds healed. David explains they
had to knock her out so she wouldn't learn of their location, but she's safe with them. When he
asks about what happened, Liv tells him about the pilot and the plane, but not about the cube. David
sends his men to look for the plane, and when Live expresses her wish to save her family, David tells
her he wished they could enter Brahtok as well but they haven't found a way in yet. Afterward,
Sam shows her around the Crimsons' stronghold, which is the last area belonging to them before
entering Crow territory. Crows are lethal killers but they keep a strong sense of honor,
they never lie or go back on their word. The only way to enter their territory is as a slave or as a
Crow. Liv asks for permission to talk to Grieta, who hasn't said a word to anyone so far, but Liv
thinks she may talk to her because she isn't a Crimson. David agrees as long as Liv shares
how to get into Brahtok if she gets that intel. Liv visits Grieta, who explains they killed all
those people because the cube equals great power. Grieta doesn't think Liv can enter Brahtok alone,
but Liv tells her she'll free Grieta if she promises to take her along and help her free her
family, which leaves Grieta thinking. Afterward Liv tells David she'll work on slowly getting
Grieta's trust, and that she'll give David all the information she gets as long as he promises to
help her family when they finally attack Brahtok. Meanwhile Kiano and the other survivors arrive at
Brahtok. Varvara orders her men to take Jakob to Yvar as a gift, and all the others are taken to
the factories where they make wolk, the upper the Crows use to fight. If anyone tries to steal wolk,
then they shall be killed. Kiano is given new clothes and taken to the nasty quarters where
all slavs are kept together as if they were pigs. Later, everyone is put to work and Kiano befriends
Linus, who shows him the ropes. If anyone dares to say anything or stop working for even a second,
the guards will beat them up without mercy. The only way to escape this place is through a boj,
which consists of a slave fighting another slave to earn their freedom. To fight in a boj,
a slave must be chosen by Varvara. Liv goes to see Grieta again and tells her she's been accepted as
a prison guard, but Grieta stays suspicious. Growing frustrated, Liv tells David of a plan:
they could pretend she's escaping with Grieta, and once Grieta shows her the way out, Liv can send a
signal to the Crimsons to find them. David refuses because it's too risky and Grieta could escape for
real. Sometime later, Crimson soldiers return from their expedition with the pilot's body, but they
couldn't find the plane because the Crows took it. Afraid that the Crows may have the cube, David
urges Liv to get information from Grieta faster. The next time Liv visits Grieta, she brings her
food and tries to ask a few questions, but Grieta sees right through her and grabs Liv, hurting her
for believing she'd buy her act. Afterward Grieta asks David for help again, but he cancels the deal
and asks Live to join the Crimsons, which she refuses. Later, Liv discovers there's a tunnel
outside the building that takes her to Grieta's jail, giving her an idea. She goes to see David
and accepts to join the Crimsons as long as she's allowed to see Grieta one more time with David in
the room. The two of them go to the prison and Liv shocks David by stealing his gun and hitting him
with it before tying him up to the cell. Then Liv frees Grieta using David's key and guides
her at gunpoint to the tunnel she saw earlier. Liv leaves first, and when Grieta follows her,
she pushes Liv to the ground and takes her gun only to immediately give it back to Liv to confirm
a Crow keeps their word. As they make their way through the forest, Liv says she would do anything
to save her family, and Grieta points out she would make a good Crow. Liv considers the offer
and asks where to go next, so Grieta finally gives her the details on what road to take to sneak into
Brahtok. At that moment Liv takes out a flare at shoots it at the sky to alert the Crimsons
of their location, since all this has been part of her plan all along. The soldiers arrive and
capture Grieta, but when they're about to arrest Liv too, she reveals she has the information. When
they return to the stronghold, David compliments Liv for her courage and the two of them get frisky
together. At the factory, Linus accidentally drops his tools while he works, and gets beaten up by
the guard for it. Kiano comes in his defense and the guard beats him too, throwing him to the floor
in the process. This allows Kiano to notice some slaves stealing some wolk. Later while everyone
is sleeping, Kiano only pretends to be asleep and notices those same slaves giving the stolen wolk
to the guard. The next morning, Kiano asks Linus to get him a meeting with Varvara. Hours later,
Linus calls Kiano to a private area saying Varvara is waiting for him, but this turns out to be a
trap. The thieving slaves want to silence Kiano and one of them attacks him by throwing him into
the pool, so Kiano has no choice but to defend himself. Using a shard he finds in the water,
Kiano kills the slave right before the guards arrive to arrest them all. Kiano is taken to
see Varvara and he uses the chance to tell her what he saw, but the guard denies it. Varvara
believes her warrior over a slave and orders Kiano to be killed as punishment. In the meantime,
Moses takes Elja to see Amena, who meets them with her weapon out. She's furious because Moses left
her after making lots of love promises, and she only puts her weapon down when she sees a child.
She agrees to fix the cube after Moses promises her 10% of the profits, but after she's done,
she can't seem to make it work. Elja takes the cube and activates it by scanning his eyes,
this makes the cube show them a giant hologram of the pilot in some weird area. Unfortunately
the cube shuts down before they can understand what they're seeing. Amena takes a new look and
discovers the fusion module isn't reparable, the only person who could get them such a rare piece
is Bracker, the man behind the old trading post in the Southern Regions. Moses doesn't want to go to
Bracker because he owes him money and they'll be kicked out, this makes Elja furious and he stomps
out of the room. Moses follows him and Elja shares this is important to him because of his family.
Amena decides to share a rare tablet from the old world plus a bunch of other artifacts for Moses to
pay his debt, and the three of them agree to leave together. However at that moment a bunch of Crows
shows up, so Amena goes to fight them alone to give Moses and Elja the chance to escape.
They run to the truck but a Crow jumps on them, Moses manages to push him off with his weapon
before driving away. In Brahtok, Kiano is taken away to be killed, but the ceremony is interrupted
when Varvara comes back because they've found wolk in the dead slave's body and now she believes
Kiano. The guard must die instead so Varvara makes him do it himself, then she sends Linus and the
other thief to their deaths while she orders Kiano to be sent to her estate. Moments later,
Kiano arrives at Varvara's luxurious home, where he meets Dewiat and the other slaves
that live there. These are Varvara's favorite men and they're kept here to keep her company,
not to fight in a boj like Kiano wanted. When it's time for dinner, Kiano puts on the new uniform but
refuses to wear make-up. He also refuses to eat or make conversation, which frustrates Varvara
and excites her at the same time. Varvara throws Kiano's food to the floor and makes another slave
eat it like a dog, then she sends everyone away except for Kiano, which makes Dewiat jealous.
Kiano is taken to Varvara's room and his clothes are taken by force, then Varvara pushes him to
the bed to take advantage of him while keeping a blade against his body so he won't move. The next
morning, a jealous Dewiat congratulates Kiano for getting Varvara's attention by being impertinent,
because the others thought she was going to punish him. However Kiano isn't flattered at points out
they're still slaves with a slightly different job. The next day, Varvara takes her slaves to a
special party that Yvar is throwing with his inner circle, which Varvara wishes to be part of. Yvar
congratulates Varvara for recovering the plane, but reminds her the cube is more important. As he
walks away, Kiano is shocked to discover Jakob has become Yvar's slave and Yvar likes to beat
him up just for fun. Varvara tells Kiano that she likes him and tonight he'll get a special treat:
they get to see a boj. The fight between slaves is brutal and when the winner is decided, she gets
her freedom by becoming a Crow and choosing a new name. When they return to the estate, Varvara asks
Kiano about Jakob, but Kiano pretends he was just his leader and nothing else. Then Varvara asks him
to tell her sad stories of her childhood because they excite her. This time Kiano pretends he wants
to spend the night with her to start gaining her trust. Back to Liv, she's given a Crimson uniform
and a weapon of choice, then she joins David to hear about the plan, which David hasn't told the
higher-ups about. When the team's ready to go, they suddenly find the exits blocked by soldiers
from the capital and Cameron, the leader of the Crimsons. Cameron is against warmongering so he
considers David a traitor for going against Crimson principles. David immediately says
everyone here is under his orders and only he gets arrested. After driving for a while,
Elja and Moses stop to rest and meet with a family that's escaping from the East. Just like the pilot
said, there's a threat called Black Swarms coming to Europa. Everyone that sees it dies,
but the family can't offer more details because their English isn't very good. Sometime later,
they make it to the trading post, and the guards aren't happy to see Moses. However they quickly
allow him to come in when they learn he's come to pay. Elja and Moses are taken to see Bracker,
who has an office with a huge collection of technology from the old world. Moses shows
the rare tablet Amenia gave him, pointing out is much more expensive than what he owes and asks
for a module in return. Bracker's suspicious of such a request and makes his guard grab Elja to
search his bag, finding the cube. He decides to keep it to himself and kicks Moses and Elja out.
Meanwhile Liv continues to work as a prison guard and brings food to David, who explains Cameron
must be stopped. Their leader wants to negotiate a truce with the Crows, but David thinks they're
butchers and will only take control of the other tribes. David asks Liv to kill Cameron in order
to save her family, promising that her men will help her. Moments later, Liv has a secret meeting
with Sam, who brings him a special poison to put in Cameron's drink. The morning after the party,
Kiano overhears Varvara sending reinforcements to find the cube. Determined to save his brother,
Kiano asks what it takes to be in the boj. Varvara is insulted by the implication that she would give
him up and takes Kiano to her training room, where she proceeds to easily defeat him in battle. Kiano
claims he wants freedom but he's afraid to die, and Varvara points out a real Crow would never be
afraid to die. Later Varvara announces she'll be dining with Yvar and takes Kiano with her in the
car while the other slaves travel in another vehicle, making Dewiat jealous again. Kiano
tells Varvara she deserves to be part of Yvar's inner circle to make her like him more. When they
make it to Yvar's place, he immediately scolds Varvara because the plane didn't have anything
valuable. While they chat, Kiano notices his dad working around and pretends to need the bathroom
to meet him in secret. The men reunite with a hug and Kiano explains he's trying to get a boj for
freedom, but Jakob asks him not to do anything reckless. On their way back to the room, Kiano
discovers Dewiat saw everything and threatens him to buy his silence. Before they leave,
Yvar tells Varvara that he's chosen a different lord to become his seventh member of the inner
circle. On their way home, Kiano tries to comfort her, but Varvara pushes him away with fury. That
night, Varvara chooses to be with Dewiat so Kiano can learn a lesson. A few hours later,
Kiano is called to Varvara's room and is shocked to find Dewiat dead on her bed. Varvara decides
Kiano has to die too and gives him a choice: he can do it himself or she'll massacre him as she
did with Dewiat. Kiano accepts the blade and starts applying his own sentence with courage,
only to be suddenly stopped by Varvara. She's impressed by the fact he's finally
not scared of dying anymore and decides he's earned his boj. Back to the Crimsons,
Liv is called to have a meeting with Cameron, who thanks her for the info she got from Grieta. Liv
gets the poison ready to put in the glass, but then Cameron begins offering a very heartfelt
speech. He explains the Crimsons never attack, they defend, and David goes against that. It's
important to him to keep peace in the continent and stop the bloodshed. Liv can see he's right,
and she's shocked to hear that Cameron wants to trade Grieta for her family, inviting Liv
to come along for the negotiations. Liv accepts and puts the poison away. In the trading post,
Elja doesn't want to give up yet and comes up with a plan. Moses insults and taunts the guards,
and when they begin chasing him, Elja sneaks into Bracker's office. Bracker finds him and
asks for his plans for the cube at the same time the guards bring Moses as well. To save him, Elja
finally explains everything about the pilot, the ark, and the threat from the East. To prove it,
he activates the cube, which shows them the same hologram: the pilot arriving at a strange land
and discovering the Black Swarms. The cube then shuts down and falls into the hands of Elja,
who explains he needs to take the cube to the ark to save the world and get the answers behind the
old blackout. Bracker's obsessed with the catastrophe and allows Elja to go because
he wants answers too. Moses and Elja leave the room and Moses bumps into an old flame,
so he gives Elja the truck keys to get it started while he takes care of the girl. Furious, Elja
activates the cube and confirms it can guide him to the ark, thus he leaves the keys in the truck,
thinking of escaping alone. At that moment a bunch of Crows arrive and enter the building. Violence
and screams can be heard inside, causing the cube to enter combat mode and become a gun. Elja tests
it on a wall and makes huge damage, this makes him brave enough to go save Moses. Inside, most people
are dead. Bracker's barely holding up because of some serious wounds, and the Crows are threatening
Moses for information. Elja enters through the back door and shoots at one of the Crows,
then he makes the others drop their weapons. Moses reunites with Elja, but when they're about
to leave, the cube begins running out of power and returns to its regular form. The Crows get
ready to attack again, so Moses and Elja run away and escape in the truck. Once they're far enough,
Elja confirms the cube is saving power but it can still guide them to the ark. Back to Liv, she
discovers she still has the key she used to free Grieta, so she gives it to Sam and tells him about
the secret tunnel they can use to rescue David. Then she joins the rest of the team to leave with
Cameron and discovers she'll be traveling with Grieta, who isn't happy to see her. When they make
it to the border, the Crimsons show Grieta to the Crows, who refuse to negotiate. Cameron uses that
moment to show himself and treats the Crow captain like an actual person instead of a puppet, gaining
his respect. They come closer to shake hands but suddenly someone opens fire from the surrounding
buildings, killing everyone they see no matter the tribe, including Cameron and the captain. Liv
rushes back to free Grieta and escape together, but on their way out Grieta is hit by a bullet.
The women hide inside a building, but it only takes a few seconds for a soldier to find them. It
turns out to be David, who came here with his men to kill Cameron and become the new Crimson leader
while blaming everything on the Crows. Liv turns down David's offer to join him and David should
kill her for it, but he can't bring himself to do it, so he accepts to leave without her. Meanwhile
Kiano's taken to take his boj. In the arena, he's devastated to discover his opponent will be his
own father, so he refuses to fight. Yvar laughs and tells them that if they don't fight, they
both will be killed. This prompts Jakob to start attacking his own son, pointing out it's better
for only one to die instead of both. Since Kiano still refuses to fight back, Jakob grabs his hand
and forces him to kill him. Everyone celebrates the victory, but Kiano is broken inside. After the
fight, Varvara admits Dewiat betrayed him, and she didn't kill Kiano as she should have because this
was a greater punishment, but also his salvation. Moments later, Kiano is taken to his initiation as
a crow. Varvara gives him the name of "Tarok" and makes him have the special gas to be an obedient
warrior. In the meantime, Liv waits until everyone is gone to leave the building with Grieta, who in
the end dies of her wounds. While Liv wonders what to do, she's found by the Femen tribe,
who invites her to join them. Moses and Elja make it to the beach, but they find nothing there, so
Elja decides to toss the cube into the ocean. The cube floats above the water and summons a giant
box that opens as an invitation. Elja and Moses make their way inside, ready to get their answers.