In the gritty and crime-ridden Havel City of 1997, Lee Beckton, a tormented and abused young man, finds himself entangled in a world of darkness after refusing to commit heinous acts for the criminal organization he joined. Cast into the mysterious Skull Realm upon his near-death, Lee is bestowed with the supernatural powers of the Skull Mask. Transformed into a formidable vigilante, he becomes the enigmatic Skull Mask, donning a dark trench coat and a menacing mask that strikes fear into his fellow criminals even to the point of death as punishment for their actions and also taking revenge against Mahin Wright who took the one thing he never had.