An abridged version of an adventure in seventeenth-century France, when young d'Artagnan initially quarrels with, then befriends, three musketeers and joins them in trying to outwit the enemies of the king and queen.

While Kenshin is incapacitated by the gargantuan, Enishi attacks Kaoru in attempt to destroy Kenshin's resolve and strip of his will to fight for good.

Haunted as he is by his past sins, committed when he was a government-sactioned killer, Kenshin is finding it hard to escape the shadow of his past and fight for the here and now.

When a possible weakness in Shishio's body reveals itself to Kenshin when he is nearly out of strength, Kenshin wonders if he should just give up and let history decide who was right and who was wrong.

"In order to reclaim her throne and save her people, an ousted queen must join forces with a young warrior in the second book of this must-read epic fantasy series by breakout author Evan Winter. Tau and his Queen, desperate to delay the impending attack on the capital by the indigenous people of Xidda, craft a dangerous plan. If Tau succeeds, the Queen will have the time she needs to assemble her forces and launch an all out assault on her own capital...

Kenshin has been wielding his sword for the "New Era" under Katsura Kogoro of Choshu. One night he defends himself against an assassin sent by the shogunate; but a woman he helped in a pub witnesses the scene.

Although he is now one of the good guys, Kenshin is still haunted by the events in Kyoto, where, as Hitokiri BattoÌsai, he once made the streets flow with blood. He wonders, if a scar remains as long as strong feelings are attached to a wound, where did the cross-shaped scar on his face come from?

Kenshin and his comrades have finally discovered the location of Enishi's island compund, but to free Kaoru from captivity, a good deal of fighting will be necessary. Woo Heishin, Enishi's mysterious second-in-command, meets them on the beach and brings his deadly bodyguards, the Su-Shin or the "Four Stars," to serve as a welcoming committee. Yahiko, Sanosuke, Saito and Aoshi dive into combat with Woo Heishin's warriors as Kenshin prepares himself...