La Croix watched in horror as raiders slit his grandfather's throat and vanished with nothing more than a few meager possessions and an aging horse. Only later would he learn the truth: Moorish forces had swept into the region, the year 711 A.D., leaving a trail of fire, plunder, and death in their wake. For centuries, countless lives have been claimed in the name of faith, but few moments were as tragic as this. transforming La Croix into a man seeking vengeance.