In the Middle Ages, a teen decides to leave his small village in England in an endeavor to overcome his poverty and illiteracy. He leaves his family to search for a better life for he and his betrothed. Soon after leaving home, he encounters men who deliver a mortal wound that only the two witches who find him can cure. The cure, however, allows demonic powers to enter providing good and evil consequences. Having received amnesia as the result of his grievous wounds, he begins an extraordinary journey to find knowledge and wealth, traveling to foreign lands, meeting world leaders, gaining and losing fortunes, saving the innocent, while destroying evil. Will he find his way back home and will he rid himself of his demons?