The time is 1994, the place Tokyo, Japan. Inside a tall, gleaming tower, arms dealer Nakano conrgatulates Tashida for smuggling out the Bio-Key plans from under the nose of the government. However, their meeting is interrupted when ninja Shadow Yamoto, previously considered dead, bursts through the window and kicks Tashida to the ground. As the assassin picks up the documents, Nakano orders his armed guards to kill the lone killer. However, she is no longer alone, as she is suddenly joined by the other eight Eternal Champions - nine ultimate warriors fighting across time for the soul of the future. R.A.X. Coswell is most pleased with himself, following Shadow's orders to the letter, but Jonathan Blade is less impressed by his flirting. When wizard Xavier Pendragon's magic fails to work aga