Nine girls. All of them tied together. Tied together by the blade. The Shinigami Blade. Noriko Souma... The Avenger Minxie Tempera... The Adventurer Hikaru Lankford... The Hunter Camilla Irving... The Hero Sonja Ilana Hart... The Survivor Mia Schoenfeld... The Enigma Bicsa Beatrize Gunner... The Mercenary Ruin... The Guardian Vellonica... The Loyal Servant All traveling down their own paths. All paths lead to the Blade. What our heroines do then... Well, that's to be seen. (Book 1 in the Shinigami Blade series)