Assassins and spies known as Contractors wield bizarre supernatural powers to carry out the dirty work of others. One is more mysterious than the rest: the masked killer BK201, the Black Reaper. He himself mired in a clash between many factions. The fate of his kind hangs in the balance, and the final act of war is being prepared. The Black Reaper will have to face the fact that his most hated rival could be his only hope.