Manji is a samurai, one of the most skilled in all of feudal Japan. He is also immortal, and condemned to a life of combat until he spills the blood of a thousand evil men. But along with eternal life comes the need to make a living, so Manji works as a bodyguard for Rin, who seeks to avenge her father's murder at the hands of one of Japan's deadliest swordsmen, Kagehisa Anotso, Rin vows to take retribution personally, but even with Maji's instruction and her own burning thirst for revenge, will Rin ever be able to stand against such a powerful and ruthless adversary? And in her quest to kill Atheotsu, does she risk becoming more like him.