THE FORCE: An elite fighting squad led by Blade, they struggled against the madmen and mutations bent on destroying mankind in the barbarous era following World War III. In a land where betrayal was a way of life, their friends were few, and their enemies grew more deadly every day. VENGEANCE STRIKE: Chief among the Force’s adversaries, the Lords of Kismet had suffered one defeat after another. But from their Asian homeland, they brought a diabolical secret weapon – ancient shapeshifters that thrived on human flesh. Determined to destroy the Force, the Lords of Kismet lured them into a remote California valley. Unwittingly, Blade and his comrades stumbled into what might be the last battle they ever fought – a battle to the death in which their foe might wear the face of a friend.