Dead End

The crown prince, Carl, is afflicted with a severe fever caused by a divine curse.

When a prophecy declares that he will bring about the empire's downfall, he is sentenced to execution.

The day before his execution, the empress risks her own life to help her son Carl escape from the imperial palace.

Carl eventually arrives at the village of "Hills," where healers are said to live.

"Carl, will you be my husband?"

There, he fatefully encounters a healer named Ella...