At the start of the next World War the navies of China and Japan invaded the Malay peninsula at Mersing on the western shore of the South China Sea. A Malaysian special forces officer stationed on an island 50 km from the coast gets a front seat view of the invasion. Three visitors arrived on the island as the invasion began and his mission takes a turn in an unexpected direction. During the invasion, China unleashes a secret weapon. Will it give China an edge over the West?
With only his scholarship in hand, Arlan left his home country to school in Taiwan for college. There, he discovers what it means to miss his family, to fail, to struggle, to work, to tolerate stabbing words, and even at times, hate himself. One day, as he practice his Mandarin beside the college's lake, a tall Taiwanese boy loomed over and corrected his pronunciation.
In a college far from home, he discovers what it means to meet a beautiful soul.