A mysterious being casts a small white orb unto the Earth. The Orb first takes on the form of a rock that spends an unmeasured amount of time lying there. One day, an injured white wolf collapses on top of the rock. The rock takes on the form of the now-dead wolf and wanders over to an encampment where most of the residents have died except for a cheerful boy. The boy recognizes the wolf and calls out to him as Joann. The boy packs up food and supplies to travel to a "paradise" beyond the mountains where he believes the people of his tribe are waiting, after leaving 5 years ago, while making him stay behind to watch the sick and elderly members of the village who eventually died...