As fate would have it, a young and rambunctious sorcerer becomes the target of the most austere of swordsmen as personalities clash. The one, preferring a carefree life, ignores all the rules of the school. The other, finding honor in obedience, seeks to punish the sorcerer into submission to the rules of the clan. But when war breaks out over the land, the swordsman realizes that honor and righteousness are not such simple matters to ascertain.

The powers of dark magic become a temptation during hard times. People begin to vilify that which they can't understand. Revenge is meted out in abundance. Betrayals are made in darkness. Eventually the pursuit of justified revenge becomes corrupted into hate and excesses of cruelty. The powers of darkness get out of control. Everything would seem lost. But the ultimate sacrifice ends up changing the fate of many lives in the end.

"The Untamed" (陳情令) is a great series because it fleshes out some complex archetypes. This "hostile brothers" archetype dramatized the types of things that can happen when one puts politics above brotherhood in their hierarchy of values. It shows how the demonization of clans can lead to collective guilt and the abuse of those who are guilty only by association. It shows that those who fight fascism can, once victorious, also become fascist in their unchecked righteous indignation towards the demonized "other". Morality is not always as simple as it seems.

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