The hand that strikes and the shield that protects... In the near and dystopic future, governments are no longer merely archaic concepts: the world is no longer divided by geographical areas but by financial borders. Wealth is synonymous with power, but it is only the apanage of a handful of families that keep it jealously. The rest of humanity can go to the Devil... In every family, a person is elected to undergo intensive training, and to get the best of what money and technology can offer. This person is both the hand that strikes and the shield that protects; the representative and guardian of his clan, his... Lazarus! In the Carlyle family, the Lazarus is a sexy and fearsome woman, named Forever. Left for dead in a merciless fight, Forever will owe his salvation only to his inconceivable resources. But is she ready to face the truth? This is his story...