At last - the landmark issue that laid the foundation for the future of the Valiant Universe, featuring the first appearance of Bloodshot! Guest-starring X-O Manowar, Archer, Shadowman, Toyo Harada, the Eternal Warrior and a cast of thousands, the next generation of Valiant heroes begins here! But just what is the Blood of Heroes? And how will it create a legacy that stretches from the modern day into the distant future?

The time has come for Obadia Konishi to claim his father's legacy and become Rai! But is he too late to save Japan from the usurper Takashi Nakadai, the self-proclaimed 43rd Rai, armed with his mother's stolen X-O Commando armor?

Obadiah returns from Africa armed for the final showdown with his foster brother the self-proclaimed usurper to the title of Rai! Will the Obadiah Konishi be able to use the newly gained power of the Blood of Heroes to defeat the might of Takashi Nakadai's X-O Commando armor and claim his rightful place as spirit guardian of Japan?

The newly minted Rai travels to the Temple of Archer in Ladakh and discovers there a sinister enemy hidden away. He'll also find an unexpected ally- Rentaro Nakadai, the one time 41st Rai and the only man alive to have once held the title, and grandfather of Takashi Nakadai, the new Rai's bitterest enemy!

The humanists launch a full-frontal assault against the healers! But without out the aid of Rai, are they walking into a slaughter? Meanwhile, Rai has a conversation with his father that will forever change the course of his life. It's revenge and reckonings in this status quo-shattering issue!

With the very fate of Japan hanging in the balance, The Eternal Warrior of the 41st Century recruits Rai into a fight to save time itself.

With Japan in ruins, Rai must fight alone to save existence itself!

Meet Takao Konishi, the last Rai! With the Blood of Heroes coursing through his veins, Rai will lead humanity's liberation from the all-knowing, all-powerful sentient nation known as Grandmother. But when you upset Grandmother, you must be punished.

The new Rai is still learning the full extent of the secrets held locked inside him by the Blood of Heroes. But something goes deadly wrong when he explores the records of the long ago death of Bloodshot at the hands of the technopath Harbinger called Ax.

The Malev war comes screaming closer to its dramatic conclusion! Leeja gives birth to Rai's child and X-O Commando discovers the Starwatches, new allies who may just tip the war in the Future Force's favor.