Guts, the Black Swordsman, joins forces with a most unlikely ally, the
fiendish Nosferatu Zodd, in a desperate attempt to defeat the Kushan
emperor's malevolent astral form. But Griffith, Guts' former commander
and friend reborn as a demonic lord of the Godhand, has plans of his own
for the emperor, and for Midland itself. Guts and his companions' only
hope is to reach the promised safety of the elf Puck's homeland,
Elfhelm, but if Griffith and the emperor turn their attention back to
this motley band of travelers, there may be nowhere left for Guts and
crew to hide!