Smoke. Rubble. Darkness. Fear. It took three months to ignite a war between the factions, and three months more for the fuse to blow. The Yaiba Insurrection, Kabuto Sanctuary and Yoroi Alliance have all suffered massive casualties while the Scarlet Kingdom stands to regroup. Allegiances have been challenged, supplies cut, leaders lost, and communications disrupted to catastrophic degree. John Hamlin, former Lightning Dragon of the Violet Shadows and new Director of the Yaiba, must decide how to proceed when some of his brothers are lost while yet another stands in the very seat of power that they all swore to destroy.