The story is based on the Egyptian leader, Ramses II. He was the ruler of Egypt from 1304 to 1237 B.C. He is 60 years old and dying, but he does not want to perish or renounce his magnificent kingdom. The Egyptian god Amon-Re has agreed to grant him health and prolong his reign as Pharaoh... but under the condition that Ramses reconstructs Amon-Re's temple - the most colossal obelisk ever constructed by man. Ramses is doomed by what appears to be an evil curse surrounding this pact. His fate lies in the hands of one... Maia, a beautiful young sorceress favoured by the gods. If she fails to uncover the mystery, Ramses will die, and with him Egypt shall fall.