Balthazar Blake is a master sorcerer's who has searched for over a thousand years for the right apprentice to wear Merlin's ring. When by fate Balthazar crosses paths with a average New York City kid, he quickly believes him to be the rightful apprentice. Balthazar must enlist and train the young protégé in order for them to protect the city of New York from his evil arch-nemesis, Maxim Horvath.