Griffith and the Band of the Hawk are rapidly gaining favor in the eyes of the king of Midland, but not everyone is pleased. During a battle, Guts and Griffith encounter an enemy like none they've ever faced.

Griffith has Guts carry out a high-risk mission for him, while he himself grows better acquainted with Princess Charlotte.

After being separated from the Band of the Hawk during a battle, Guts and Casca must fight for their lives against hostile Tudor forces.

Guts begins to question his place in the Band of the Hawk, while Griffith puts the band in play for his riskiest gambit yet.

It's do-or-die time as the Band of the Hawk goes up against Tudor's mightiest knights in an attempt to recapture the fortress of Doldrey and bring the war to an end.

The Hawks have their moment of glory as heroes of the kingdom, but Guts decides the time has finally come for him to pursue his own dreams alone.

Guts sets off on his own in a dramatic fashion, and this seemingly small event triggers what becomes a downward spiral for Griffith and the Hawks.

After a year has passed, Guts returns to find the Band of the Hawk reduced to a persecuted group of fugitives, with Casca as their acting leader.

When the Band of the Hawk infiltrates Windham to rescue Griffith from prison, what they discover upends all their plans and expectations.

As Griffith vacillates between desperate hope and hopeless despair, the Band of the Hawk is drawn into an event far beyond their comprehension.

Griffith makes one last fateful decision, as the rest of the Hawks struggle for survival against virtually insurmountable odds.

The Eclipse runs its course and comes to an end with catastrophic results. Everything has changed and nothing will be what it was.