France, 1766. Sent by the King to investigate a number of attacks by a terrifying wolf-like beast in Gévaudan, scientist and adventurer Grégoire de Fronsac and his martial-arts-trained Iroquois sidekick Mani arrive to find a community pregnant with many secrets. As the beast continues to ravage the area, Grégoire and Mani's investigations reveal that it is in the control of a sinister local religious cult. But can they catch it before it claims any more lives?