The time has come for Takemichi s final battleshowdown between the reformed Tokyo Manji Gang and Mikey s own ruthless Kanto Manji. As the conflict slowly begins to drift into Mikey s favor, Takemichi is horrified by a sudden vision of the future. Even while his friends fall around him, he s haunted by images of an even worse outcome, certain to unfold unless he grabs hold of fate with his own hands. Just what is behind the dark impulse that s taken hold of Mikey, and is there any hope for Takemichi s feelings to break through? Collects volumes 27 & 28.