In1909,amidstthedyingoldwest,WillieBoy,alongdistanceDesertRunnerbyChemehuevitradition,fallsinlovewithyoungnativebeauty,Carlota.Carlota'sfather,aChemehuevishamanandlocaltriballeader,refusestolettheyoungcouplebetogether.Inafatalconfrontation,Carlota'sfatherfallsdeadtoanaccidentalgunshotandtheyoungloversfleetothesunenslavedMohavedesert.ThelocalsheriffleadsamountedpossearmedwithfirepowerandtwoNativeAmericantrackersseekingjusticefortheirmurderedtriballeader.WillieBoyandCarlotaevadecaptureoutlastingthemenandtheirhorses.However,fakenewsstoriesmeanttosellpapersaddstothemountingpressuretocaptureWillieBoy.Inadesertthatpurifiesall,thesearchforWillieBoyforceseveryonetofacetheirowndemonsinthistragictaleoflove,death,anddesertheat过去的事是无法改变或消失的。不过，未来永远在你的面前。——《魔卡少女樱》