Okko and his faithful companions arrive at the City of the Blasting Powder. While seeking a guide to help them cross the perilous chain of the seven monasteries, they learn of strange events in the mountains. And so Okko and his companions seek the Forbidden Libraries of the Eighth Monastery on the Roof of the World, and the ancient powers of the earth demand a blood sacrifice when awoken. Inner Flap BlurbIt is the Winter of 1109 in the official calendar of the Pajan Empire. Okko and his faithful companions -- the mysterious masked Noburo, the monk Noshin, and young Tikku -- arrive at the City of the Blasting Powder, seeking a way to the Forbidden Libraries of the Eighth Monastery on the Roof of the World. They know the way is dangerous, and while seeking a guide to help them cross the perilous mountains, they meet a skillful warrior: Mow of the Wind. But the ancient powers of the Earth demand a blood sacrifice when awoken, and Okko soon finds himself investigating sorcerous monks who bear the Sign of the Raven, and the mysterious disappearances of the bodies of the war dead from the battlefields of Pajan... The Cycle of Earth is the second volume of five in master French artist Hub's epic tale ok Okko the ronin and his adventures in the Time of Mists. — Description from Comic Vine community (comicvine.gamespot.com).
