The game starts with the defeat of Orochi at the end of the first game, the new land consisting of the warriors from the
Three Kingdoms Era of
China and the
Warring States period of
Japan found peace. It was, however, not destined to last. Former officers under the Orochi army broke away and formed their own armies, while others not affiliated with Orochi began to create armies of their own as well. All the while, an evil plot is in motion behind the scenes, to revive the greatest evil the world has ever known: Orochi himself. This story is a prequel of
the first game, showing how Da Ji frees Orochi from the mystic world and him twisting the Three Kingdoms era of China and the Warring States period of Japan to form a new dimensional world. Joined by Dong Zhuo, they begin their quest to defeat all warriors and make them their slaves. Meanwhile, a group of mystics led by Taigong Wang, Fu Xi, and Nu Wa, try to stop Orochi and imprison him again. Later,
Sakon Shima is on his way to visit
Shingen Takeda when he sees the Yellow Turbans (led by
Zhang Jiao) being attacked by
Dong Zhuo. Realizing the threat caused by the hunger of warlords, he begins forming his forces by inviting the three
daimyōs Shingen Takeda, Nobunaga Oda, and
Kenshin Uesugi. He also meets a mystic named
Fu Xi, who tells him that the Orochi Army is planning something. In the meantime,
Liu Bei is concerned with the growing threat of his enemies fighting for power over the dimensional world after
Orochi's defeat. He soon forms an alliance with several allies, such as
Ieyasu Tokugawa,
Yoshimoto Imagawa, and
Sun Shang Xiang to defend Shu from collapsing. They are soon joined by a mysterious mystic named
Taigong Wang. Trying to capture
Da Ji (who has escaped after Orochi's death), he asks Shu for their assistance.
Cao Cao begins reforming his forces when he sees that the Orochi Army has started to grow in strength despite Orochi's death. He is joined by a mystic named
Nu Wa who, despite her assistance to help Cao Cao, refuses to answer questions regarding anything related to Da Ji or the monkey king
Sun Wukong, who recently leads an army of "circus". Regardless, both try to uncover the secrets behind Da Ji and Sun Wukong, who seem to be working for the same goal. Meanwhile, Wu has lived in peace following Orochi's death. The leader of the kingdom,
Sun Jian does not build an army despite the other warlords such as Cao Cao forming their own. He does however send several of his men as spies in anticipation of their attacks. One of his sent officers,
Ranmaru Mori reports the sighting of a man named
Yoshitsune Minamoto battling
Lu Bu. After rescuing him, he requests Wu's help to find his nemesis
Kiyomori Taira, who actually has a secret plan in progress. ==Characters==