Clare and Raki travel to Rabona to confront a Yoma who has been stalking priests.

In a world where monsters called Yoma prey on humans and live among them in disguise, humanity's only hope is a new breed of warrior known as Claymores. Half human, half monster, these silver-eyed slayers possess supernatural strength but are condemned to fight their savage impulses or lose their humanity completely. In The defiant ones, Audrey and Rachel continue their battle against Riful of the West, and Clare learns some surprising truths about...

A powerful Claymore, Teresa, saves a young girl from her bandit captors and leaves her in the care of some villagers, but shortly after, Teresa is forced to kill a human--an act that will condemn her to death at the hands of her own kind.

When a group of Claymore come to kill Teresa for killing a human, she slays them all except the powerful ringleader, whom she spares. This display of human weakness will have devestating consequences for them all.

As Clare prepares to face Priscilla in a climactic final battle, she is suddenly transformed by an unprecedented Yoma energy--the reawakened spirit of another former Claymore elite.

"In the northern town of Pieta, Clare and a force of Claymores battle a troop of awakened Ones to prevent them from advancing south. Their orders are to hold off the evil horde at all costs, while the Organization prepares a secret weapon. Clare and her comrades realize that theirs is a suicide mission. As their friends fall one by one, the warriors band together to make their last stand."--Cover.

Clare and a group of Claymores are sent to the north to battle a group of Yoma that have banded together under the command of Isley, a powerful Awakened Being. When the warriors arrive, they find their new enemies to be unusually dangerous. They are incredibly strong, well organized, and seem to have a plan to dominate the entire region. Will the Claymores be able to stop this monstrous army?

The warriors protecting Rabona attempt to orchestrate a battle between two former Claymores, but when Clare and Raki enter the conflict, the Awakened Ones' fury is redirected toward them.