In 2024, the protagonist, an expert in global policy, visits the ruins of Nalanda University and discovers an ancient artifact, the Chakra of Eternity.
A cryptic figure, the Time Sage, warns him of a critical moment in the past that must be corrected to ensure the future.
The artifact activates, sending the protagonist to 1914, at the dawn of World War I, where he wakes up in the body of a young, idealistic revolutionary in India.