"'If I may ask, sir, what exactly is Dr. Tanaka's cargo?' Ogaway inquired. Horinouchi gazed forlornly across the bay for several seconds. 'Makaze,' he finally muttered quietly. 'an evil wind."' Introduction, page 6.

"For Sarah, time seemed to slow as her senses became dulled. Sluggishly, she dropped to the ground as her muscles weakened and refused to obey the commands sent by her brain. Her lungs seemed to constrict themselves, making each breath a painful stab of agony. A thumping noise began to ring through her ears as she fell prone on her back and stared blurry-eyed at the gray sky above. She felt the blades of grass dance and rustle against her body, but she was frozen, unable to move.

Gradually, a fog enveloped her mind and a field of blackness began to encroach the edges of her vision. But a sudden intrusion jarred her...