Seven days of fire had all but completely destroyed the world as we know it. The barren earth became home to giant mutant insects and enormous poisonous, spore-exhaling fungi. The planet was dominated by a giant toxic Sea of Corruption. Scattered throughout the tiny parcels of land remaining at the edges of the Sea of Corruption small warring kingdoms seek to annihilate each other. The Valley of the Wind, a kingdom of barely 500 people who lead frugal buy happy lives. Nausicaä is the daughter of Jihl, their ruler. She rides on her wind rider and flies like a bird. The peace of the Valley of the Wind is shattered and Nausicaä must race against time to stop the two sides from using their weapons of mass destruction.