by Marz, Sears, Pennington; colored by Atiyeh Obo-san and Ryuichi, general of Nayado's samurai armies, were boyhood friends. Now they find themselves cast as enemies as the emperor dispatches Ryuichi to find Obo-san, who is fleeing northward with a death sentence on his head. Will Obo-san's path lead him to a deadly confrontation with his friend?