A story of Nicholas Linnear " the Ninja" made a promise to his father; if a man named Mikio Okami sought his help, he would respond without question, no matter the cost and now a time to fulfill his pledge; realizes that he has been marked for death, but the identity of the assassin and the inexorable compulsion that drives him are shrouded in mysticism and madness in order to protect Okami, Linnea is prepared to make the ultimate sacrifice; an descent into a chasm of knowledge if he survives, he will emerge changed forever.