100 years after World War III . . . the earth lay in ruins, its survivors wallowing in squalor and ignorance. Yet there was a ray of hope on the horizon - a summit designed to unite all the warring factions against a common enemy - the Soviets and their mutant allies. THE WARRIORS . . . led by Blade, had pledged their lives and honor to protect the leaders of the summit. They had formed a steel ring around the abandoned amusement park sealing it off. Not a cockroach would get past them. THE ASSASSINS . . . were as dedicated and deadly as the Warriors, fierce beasts masquerading as men. Using advanced weaponry and primitive instincts, they would die before they admitted failure. The stage was set for an all-out war that would decide the fate of an already desperate planet.