Hadashi is a boy with simple dreams... but his life changes when a horrificaccident maims his hand! Unable to hold a sword, he's kicked out of his dojohome. But the Orphan Blade is no ordinary sword. When Hadashi comes across theabandoned blade, he finds that not only is he able to wield it — the swordseems to be wielding him! He's not the only one interested in the Orphan Blade,though, and his ownership draws the attention of the Five Fingers of Death— a deadly group of mercenaries who have their own magical and deadlyweapons.

Visual artist(s): Takeshi Obata, Jake Myler, Yamato Yamamoto