Come with us, as we take a fantastic voyage into feudal Japan. Feuding Daimyos and Samurai vie for control of an ancient land stained red with the blood of tens of thousands of peasant warriors. The mystic intrigues and forbidden culture of ancient Nippon are revealed in the Liberator epic mini-series:

THE DIVINE SWORD

Introductions and Chapter Headings by Lloyd Kensington

Story by Dave Boffle

Chapter One: Encounter at Mitsusashi Keep

OK, here's like this samurai guy, and he's talking to a ninja with a huge sword and some throwing stars. And the ninja guy is wearing this black pajama suit thing so he's quiet.

The samurai guy goes: "Hey, Spoogie-Sama. What are you doing here in this huge castle place?"

And then the ninja guy whips out his sword reality fast, and goes: "So what if you know I'm here? I will kill you!"

And then they like, fight, and the swords are hitting each other, and making these clanging noises.

Then the ninja guy nails the samurai guy right in the head and blood goes all over the place, and there's blood all over the ninja guy's pajama suit, and the samurai guy goes: "auugh" then he dies, and he spits blood like all over the floor and onto the ninja guy and on the walls and over some candles and there's blood going on the ceiling and on the rug and...

Tune in next issue, as romance colors ancient Japan!