The bloody road to hell ends here! The final confrontation between the Lone Wolf rōnin Ōgami Ittō and Retsudō Yagyū is finally at hand, as the two ultimate swordsmen face off in a titanic struggle for the ages to settle their scores once and for all--and determine the fate of the Lone Wolf's Cub, little Daigoro!

Originally published in Japan in 1995 by Koike Shoin Publishing Co., Ltd., Tokyo. "This volume collects materials previously published in the Dark Horse graphic novels Lone Wolf and Cub Volume 26: Struggle in the dark; Lone Wolf and Cub Volume 27: Battle's eve; and Lone Wolf and Cub Volume 28: The lotus throne"--Title page verso.