Japan has become a wasteland devastated by the Rusty Wind which causes all things to rust away. A suspicious looking priest visits a checkpoint all alone, yet on his back rests a bow priests wouldn't use.
Meanwhile, Milo, a doctor running a clinic in the town of Imihama, is researching new medicines in secret in order to save his older sister, Pawoo, who's being corroded by the Rust. But that day a stranger appears before him...
when what do I see but a black pole standing
 upright in the middle of the wetlands.
،عندها رأيتُ قطباً أسود منتصباً في وسط المستنقعات
da sah ich, dass mitten aus dem Moor
ein schwarzer Stock emporragte.
y vi una vara oscura
en medio del humedal.
y vi una vara oscura
en medio del humedal.
Au milieu du marais,
il y avait un poteau noir.
ho visto nientepopodimeno che un palo nero
che se ne stava dritto nel bel mezzo dell'acquitrino.
quando eu vi um pau preto em 
pé no meio daquele pântano.
Смотрю, прямо посреди болота
стоит какой-то чёрный столб.