At Sven's urging, Train finally reveals the details of his past--the nature of his relationship with Saya Minasaki, the details of his quitting the Chrono Numbers, and the cause of his violent hatred of Creed.

"Train Heartnet, also known as Black Cat, was an infamous assassin for a secret organization called Chronos until he abandoned that cold blooded existence... The Chronos assault team... find[s] themselves battling a beast created by nanomachine technology. Sensing danger, Train appears on the scene. But instead of taking sides, Train has his own agenda."--Cover p. [4].

"Kyoshiro, a peaceful, traveling medicine peddler, shares the same body with Demon Eyes Kyo, the legendary killer of a thousand men. Kyo's personality only emerges when Kyoshiro's life is threatened, which has been quite often lately. Kyoshiro is also the captive of Yuya, a beautiful bounty hunter looking to collect on Kyo's reward, but with another secret mission of her own. Two strangers united by fate - each offers the other the best chance of...