Black Cat, Vol. 16

 Yakubi, Kentaro. Black Cat, Vol 16. 2008. 200p. ISBN 9781421516073. Available in the graphic novels section of the library.

With their forces divided in Black Cat, Vol 15, Train and Sven find themselves at opposite ends of the island of the Apostles of the Star. Sven and Silphy face Deak Slathky, who controls ice and freeze. Sven has an ace in his sleeve, however, and his vision eye now is the grasper eye, which allows him to see what will happen and dramatically slow time down. He can therefore avoid most attacks.

Train, meanwhile, has joined with River, and the two of them are learning to work together. They are confronted by Shiki, who harnesses the power of Tao to pours his strength and spirit into a bug-looking demon. Very powerful, the demon represents the most significant threat Train has confronted in recent times. River agrees to distract the demon long enough for Train to attack Shiki and hopes that he will be distracted enough to lose his control over the demon. Shiki, for his part, has a large chip on his shoulder and looks forward to the destruction of Chronos and all of the Sweeper, which will demonstrate the ultimate strength of Tao!