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

Clare, a Claymore, a race of half-human, half-monster female warriors developed especially to fight the Yoma, monsters that prey on humans and live among them in disguise, spirits her orphan companion Raki away to safety in order to fight Ophelia, one of her own.

Clare, having volunteered to become a Claymore in order to avenge herself upon those who killed her mentor Teresa, faces the brunt of the attack when she and fellow Claymores--a race of female warriors developed especially to fight the Yoma, monsters that prey on humans and live among them in disguise--go to battle against a powerful Awakened Being.

Galatea's plans to eliminate the Awakened former number 2, "Bloody" Agatha, have failed, but the arrival of Clare and her comrades turns the tide of battle. In the aftermath, Miria decides to finally share her shocking discoveries about the true nature of the Yoma, of the Organization and of the Claymores themselves.

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.

Claymores Clare, Galatea, and Jean battle the Awakened Beings that are holding them captive and learn their captors' true motive, turning the Claymores into Awakeneds and forcing them to join in a gathering of Yoma.

"Three battles unfold around the holy city of Rabona as demonic forces seek to destroy one another, the rebel Claymores and the city itself. Seemingly intent on devouring all life, monsters of unprecedented strength rage on as the rebels struggle to contain them. Could the cause of this rage lie in a distant childhood memory?"--cover.

"Rebel warrior Miria penetrates the headquarters of the secret Organization that created her, discovering the appalling truth about Yoma. Meanwhile, human warrior Raki joins the Claymores on the battlefield and seems closer than ever to his goal of reuniting with Clare, his Claymore companion. Yet the cycle of violence cannot be stopped--an epic battle is brewing and Pricilla, a powerful for evil, is back in the fight!" --Cover.

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...