Sought by the greed of Men since the dawn of Humankind, but only bestowed upon the woman whose fate it forever scars: the Witchblade. Is it the Righteous Sword of God, of the Hand of the Devil Himself? Now a new bearer has been chosen and she must discover the answers for herself. As she stands on the brink of destiny, she is forced to seek the balance between ecstasy and ruin...

The Witchblade is an ancient weapon bestowed only upon the women it forever scars. It's part armor, part sentient, and thirsts for battle. Masane Amaha discovers her fate and battles to keep possession of the Witchblade as two opposing forces risk all humanity for control of the ultimate weapon.

Twisted reflections of Masane's alter ego, the Cloneblades stand at the very pinnacle of bioengineering and shattered corporate alliances. A breed of frightful warriors, confrontation is inevitable when so many share the same desire: the Witchblade. As the past creeps into the present to haunt them all, relationships between unsteady foes lie revealed; old scars explained but never forgotten.

Shocking revelations threaten to undo Masane and every soul that surrounds her in this desperate age of fear and lust. The horrible X-Cons prove unthinkable abominations, and even Reina begins to question the blind passions of the past. Masane's own relationship with Rihoko grows shakier with each gasp of air into her new warrior lungs.

An unsteady family painstakingly built will crumble at the whim of unyielding authority, this time leaving Masane alone and frozen by the harsh results of their icy grip. Little Rihoko's become a pawn in an experiment to dissect love. But our walls do not a home make, and shared blood must be weighed against the bonds of real life.

The brutal, bloodied path of the Witchblade and the calculated cruelty of corporate cutthroat make for desperate bedfellows, with sides being chosen even as the final battle approaches. Poor Masane, current bearer of the blade, is the unwilling ground zero for the swelling chaos that approaches, and those dearest to the destined are in the greatest danger of all.

The emotional strain is nothing when compared to the physical strain of the Witchblade, and it looks like Masane is fast approaching the end. Rapidly deteriorating, the force of normal life continues as all plot and plan around her. Forces begin to gather by the thousands. The good news: Wado's been unseated and Takayama's taken charge. The bad news: this time the lives of everyone in Tokyo are at stake!

Masane Amaha is a woman on the fringe of society, bouncing rootless from town to town with her daughter, Rihoko. She struggles to build a life for her family, with no memory of the past and no clue as to what the future holds. But upon their arrival back in Tokyo forces conspire to separate parent from child, unleashing the fury of the Witchblade.

This is the story of Sara Pezzini, a New York street Detective, and how she came to wield the most powerful artifact in the universe: the Witchblade. Her journey takes her from the murder-filled alleys of New York to the highest towers of society as a supernatural war is waged within her own soul. This volume collects issues 10-18.

This is the story of Sara Pezzini, a New York street Detective, and how she came to wield the most powerful artifact in the universe: the Witchblade. Her journey takes her from the murder-filled alleys of New York to the highest towers of society as a supernatural war is waged within her own soul.

This is the story of Sara Pezzini, a New York street detective, and how she came to wield the most powerful artifact in the universe: the Witchblade! Her journey takes her from the murder-filled alleys of New York to the highest towers of society as a supernatural war is waged within her own soul.

This is the story of Sara Pezzini, a New York detective, and how she came to wield the most powerful artifact in the universe: the Witchblade. Her journey ranges from the murder-filled alleys of New York to the highest towers of society as a supernatural war is waged within her own soul. Darkness makes an appearance in this volume. What does he want from the Witchblade?