BLADE FORGER #1 (OF 5) CVR B KAEL NGU VAR (05 Mar Release)

The discovery of CORUM¸ a never seen before energy source¸ led to a bloody world war for its control. After years of destruction¸ the Lords of the Lands agreed to negotiate a ceasefire for lasting peace. The BLADE FORGERS TREATY was born from that meeting. This treaty established that the mining of Corum would be centralized through one government¸ led by a neutral Emperor. The Emperor would have to be a BLADE FORGER¸ a mystical swordsman¸ and claim the title in a tournament called The Tournament of the Five Rings. Every five years Blade Forgers from every corner of the Empire would fight for the possibility of becoming the new Emperor. A young Blade Forger named Owada challenges the Emperor in the name of the forsaken people. This is the story of what happens next.