Feudal kingdoms clash in a century-long struggle for supremacy. The Band of the Hawk, a legendary group of elite mercenaries, spearheads the Midland forces with the fearless Guts as its berserker champion. During battle, Guts and Casca fall from a cliff into a raging river, surviving against all odds. As Guts tends to her wounds, Casca reveals her deep feelings for the charismatic Griffith. But their peaceful moment is cut short by the arrival of Chuder warriors. Get ready for a thrilling ride full of ferocity, courage, and fearsome skills.

Berserk, Vol. 7

From Book 1: Created by Kentaro Miura, Berserk is manga mayhem to the extreme - violent, horrifying, and mercilessly funny - and the wellspring for the internationally popular anime series. Not for the squeamish or the easily offended, Berserk asks for no quarter - and offers none! His name is Guts, the Black Swordsman, a feared warrior spoken of only in whispers. Bearer of a gigantic sword, an iron hand, and the scars of countless battles and tortures, his flesh is also indelibly marked with The Brand, an unholy symbol that draws the forces of darkness to him and dooms him as their sacrifice. But Guts won't take his fate lying down; he'll cut a crimson swath of carnage through the ranks of the damned - and anyone else foolish enough to oppose him! Accompanied by Puck the Elf, more an annoyance than a companion, Guts relentlessly follows a dark, bloodstained path that leads only to death...or vengeance.