Mamoru, teaming up with his old nemesis, Wiseman, leads the Black Unit into Duhana in a plot to assassinate "Mr. Darkside"--Zashid Turus, secret ruler of Galboa and Duhana. At the same time, Haruka steers her new team of elite fighters from the Element Network, to Duhana in order to stop Mamoru! But just what is Zashid Turus's ultimate goal...and how does it involve Haruka?! The greatest battle begins to unfold!

(Volume 1) Haruka Touyama is a twelve-year-old girl with incredible precognitive abilites. But her accuracy in predicting the future has made her a target for any number of greedy corporations that would use her power for their own profits. After she is taken from her family, Haruka uses her gift to seek out someone who can help her escape her captors and fixes upon a blind man making his way through the busy streets of Tokyo. Though it may seem an odd choice, Haruka's powers have not led her wrong. Despite hisinability to see, her chosen protector's fighting skills become apparent when he draws a sword from his walking stick and takes out a corporation's thugs. Haruka knows she will always be pursued and begs the mystery swordsman to keep her safe..."until death do us part."

Conventional wisdom tells us that marriage was illegal for African Americans during the antebellum era, and that if people married at all, their vows were tenuous ones: "until death or distance do us part." It is an impression that imbues beliefs about black families to this day. But it's a perception primarily based on documents produced by abolitionists, the state, or other partisans. It doesn't tell the whole story. Drawing on a trove of less well-known sources including family histories, folk stories, memoirs, sermons, and especially the fascinating writings from the Afro-Protestant Press,'Til Death or Distance Do Us Part offers a radically different perspective on antebellum love and family life. Frances Smith Foster applies the knowledge she's developed over a lifetime of reading and thinking. Advocating both the potency of skepticism and the importance of story-telling, her book shows the way toward a more genuine, more affirmative understanding of African American romance, both then and now.

Martin Marietta Corporation was an American company founded in 1961 and was a leader in chemicals, aerospace, and electronics. In 1982, Bendix Corporation, headed by William Agee, made a hostile takeover bid, buying the majority of Martin shares and in effect owned the company. However, Martin Marietta's management used the short time separating ownership and control to sell non-core businesses and launch its own hostile takeover of Bendix. This became known as the Pac-Man defense. Thomas G. Pownall, CEO of Martin Marietta, was successful and the end of this bitter battle saw Martin Marietta survive; Bendix was bought by Allied Corporation. This book is based on interviews with the main participants.

The battle against Zashid Turus, the most deadly foe in the world, has begun, and though Mamoru has a plan up his sleeve, he may be heading toward possible death... A superhuman demon of war versus a blind demon of the blade...When two monsters collide, who will cross the line of death?!

Haruka and Mamoru take to the streets, fleeing the deadly invisible enemy that pursues them. With Mamoru wounded and his sword blunted, Haruka fears that prolonging this fight will only end with her protector's destruction. But Mamoru has not been relying on his strength alone. Igawa has been working behind the scenes to counter the assassin's drones...but is the pair's technical expert up to the task of disabling government-grade weaponry? Or has Igawa met his match in the world-class hit man, Fang?!

As the building begins to collapse around them, Ray and Zack face their final trial together. The stage is set for their great escape, and with it, the time to fulfill the vow they made to each other has come. Still, one last obstacle lies in their path...