New York City Police Detective Sara Pezzinni is this generation's bearer of the Witchblade. A supernatural relic meant to balance the forces of darkness and light. Following a savage clash with Mafia hitman Jackie Estacado, this generation's nascent bearer of The Darkness, Sara is on the prowl for the power behind the bloodthirsty inhuman traffickers-SONATINE! Sara's troubles with Jackie escalate, and the first appearance of Sonatine heralds something much bigger on the horizon.