The King of Qin, as seen in the manga Kingdom, then retaining that point of view to his depiction in the film Hero with Jet Li.

After 2.5 centuries of the incessant warfare of the Warring States period throughout the whole of China with all the suffering and hardship inflicted upon its people, the King decides "enough", and sets about unifying the whole of China.

After nearly 26 years of conquest, the King has finally unified the land, bringing peace to its people, except that assassins are attempting to kill him in retaliation for his conquest of their homelands.