Armed with a mystical jewel from the future, Belisarius, the greatest general of his age, musters the forces of humankind against the evil Malwa, who are ruled by a monster from the future that is part demon and part computer.

As the depraved and ruthless rulers of the Malwa Empire dominate sixth-century India, assisted by an abomination from the distant future, peacemakers from the future send a crystal, Aide, to stop their advance, with the assistance of the great general Count Belisarius of Byzantium