Book 21 of 28 in the Rurouni Kenshin
Author: Nobuhiro Watsuki
Genre: Action, Drama, Fantasy, History
Format: Paperback

Description:
His senses numbed and his fighting capabilities severely impaired, Kenshin struggles valiantly to defend himself from an assassin's blade, but just as he decides to sacrifice himself so that his beloved Tomoe can live, so too has Tomoe dedicated herself to saving Kenshin. Out of all this sorrow and bloodshed a new Kenshin is born. But now, in order to reconcile his brutal past, Kenshin must protect those he cares about in the present.