Not only did he let one of the targets live, he attacked the team sent to retrieve him. Now the Corporation wants answers and they bring in the brilliant robopsychologist Dr. Clarice Maven to get them—giving her the power to make sure Deacon never fails the Corporation ever again.As Deacon tries to keep his secrets and the doctor cuts through his defenses, a cunning game of cat-and-mouse begins. The question is: will Deacon be able to resist Dr. Maven’s power and protect the only thing that has ever truly mattered to him?With full-color art by Winona Nelson, Artifice deals with the classic sci-fi question: What does it really mean to be a "person"? And what would an Artificial Intelligence designed to be the perfect soldier ultimately choose: love... or honor? Artifice has got action, romance and even some moments of comedy. And you can read it for free right now over at artificecomic.com.

    They ultimately fail but instead spark the interest of the mob's young leader, Kazutaka Hyodo, who offers Yuki a deal he can't refuse: pay him a visit at his office once a week and all hospital bills will be taken care of. Yuki accepts without hesitation and in order to keep his end of the deal, starts paying Hyodo the visits he asked for...Ch1-5

    Now that Takumi's all grown up, he's prepared to win Jun at any cost

    In order to help him claim his birthright as a demon lord, the demon masters send him the wise and noble teacher Eclipse to be his tutor. As Raenef and Eclipse begin their journey of discovery, they find that the bonds of friendship are stronger than the teacher/student relationship. This volume also includes two bonus stories drawn by the same illustrator but by a different author; "Crystal Heart" and "Terra".

    Fuyu is thrilled to see his beautiful monk again. He'll defeat the demons only if Hakuin becomes his willing slave. Fuyu realizes too late that the fire demons are out of his league. Even worse, the lead demon thinks the fey Fuyu would make a nice slave in his own right. When Fuyu is put in the same position he put Hakuin a year ago he starts to realize the error of his ways. Maybe, in time, he can even be redeemed to his beloved monk. Also, a pacifist is forced to bring an assassin to a rival lord. It doesn't help that the assassin is part of the group who wiped out the pacifist's race. So why are they sleeping together?

    Back then, their relationship was like oil and water, and it certainly seems to be the case now as well: while Kazuha is a police detective, Hyoudou is a member of one of the notorious yakuza groups. Hyoudou claims to be willing to bargain for some very important information pertaining to Kazuha's case. His price is unacceptable, however. Demanding Kazuha, himself, as payment -- the refusal given seems to not be an option he will accept! Now, not only after a cold-blooded killer, Kazuha finds himself stalked by his very own beast of a different sort. Will he catch the killer and come out with his heart, body, and soul intact?

    Takie is Fujino's close friend who, by Fujino's standards, has mesmerizing hands. This is a story about Fujino and how his hand fetish became overpowering, which led to him getting aroused just by Takie touching him! My oh my, just how does the relationship between Fujino, the hand fetishist, and Takie, the owner of beautiful hands, turn out?2-3) If Looks Could KillTsuruga has the gaze that can kill, or at least catch the attention of Fujishima. At first, Fujishima thought that Tsuruga's glaze is filled with hatred, so it was a shock for him to discover that behind Tsugura's gaze, lies a total different reason and meaning.5) Brothers BattleTomoharu's mother is remarrying. All he wanted was to have a normal life, but now, his two step-brothers are competing to win his love. There's a sequel to this story inside Aruji no Oose no Mama ni.4) Trifling with Love

    There to welcome him are the two most powerful students on campus, the King and Queen of of BL Academy, Niwa and Saionji.Keita works to discover the reasons behind his invitation to such a remarkable school, struggles to find his niche among such brilliant and beautiful young men, and attempts to win the school-wide contest that will grant him his greatest wish! With all the obstacles in his way, including his own self-doubt, will Keita be able to win the competition--and the king's heart?

    To this simple boy's surprise, he is told of his candidacy to become heir of the Takatou name. However, the princely and handsome Rei, is also a likely contender. Far from being competitive, Rei shows no interest in the prospect of inheritance, and instead takes an immediate liking to Akira. Rei's aggressive showings of affection bewilder the naive country boy, until Akira begins to discover a budding attraction towards Rei within himself.

    Honda and Shunji are cousins, but when Shunji's parents passed away, he was adopted into Honda's family. Yet, Shunji went missing for 10 years. Now, when Honda is reunited with his younger brother, his life is flipped up-side-down! What do they have to say to each other after all these years?

    However, afraid of others doing him harm, he has never allowed anyone to get close. Why is it then that misfit Robere can effortlessly step over this line Georges has drawn and see right through him? Will getting too close to Robere result in a tragedy that justifies his worst fears?

    Amongst the pirates is the clan's strategist, the blind but beautiful Canale, and the fleet commander, Ayace. However, the secret that Canale holds is about to change the relationship between the two of them...

    The deciding factor? The one who comes last, of course!Eight islands represented by their best warriors must battle it out in a tournament to decide their king. To win this battle of endurance, it’s not the last one standing but the last one coming that matters!The tournament to choose the next king of the islands is about to begin. The rules are simple—whoever comes first loses! Participating warriors protect their mighty swords with armor that grows larger and more elaborate with each tournament. But one warrior has returned from studying abroad with a technique certain to force a pleasurable eruption! Is there a competitor alive able to withstand it? Or is this deft warrior destined to become king?!

    How can a steamy, sexy relationship survive such obstacles?

    After a particularly rowdy night, he wakes up the next morning and finds that he's naked and his partner, Mr. Shinohara, from a collaborating company is sleeping next to him, also naked. "You were... amazingly drunk last night," says Shinohara, but Hayashi can't remember a thing. "I was really... surprised", Shinohara stole the words right from his lips.