After his tribe is slaughtered through an act of treachery, Hongi, a Maori chieftain s teenage son, must avenge his father s murder in order to bring peace and honor to the souls of his loved ones Vastly outnumbered by a band of villains, Hongi s only hope is to pass through the feared and forbidden Dead Lands and forge an uneasy alliance with the mysterious Warrior, a ruthless fighter who has ruled the area for years