In the land of the Rising Sun, an unusual individual begins an epic journey.
Join the journey as a dark traveler, known as the Dark Warrior, battles mysterious opponents. From the darkened streets of modern day Tokyo to hill top temples, with the clash of blades and the spilling of blood, the Dark Warrior moves one step closer to an unimaginable destiny.
But new characters have entered the Warrior's path. Characters who are not included in the plans of those who have claimed the Dark Warrior as their own.
In Dark Warrior Vol. I, the journey begins, but will it end by the hand of a child? Will the Dark Warrior survive a battle against an opponent that is anything but human?
A manga written in verse, paying tribute to the epic poems of the distant past.