456 pages; soft cover; B&W

Kanna, burdened by the fact that her mother Kiriko developed the bacterial weapons used by the Friends on Bloody New Year's Eve, ruminates over the ominous messages that she left behind. When the weapons come back to haunt humanity, Kanna isn't the only one searching for traces of Kiriko. Otcho gets closer to finding out Kiriko's current whereabouts after a search leads him to her former colleague, Dr. Yamane. With New Year's Eve 2014 on the horizon, the events prophesied by the Friend are ready to come to pass-events that will dramatically change the history of the world once again. Will 2015 be the last year of mankind? For older teen audiences.