The Nameless Stranger walks through the wasteland. Dust rolls up in clouds at his feet. Elsewhere, he may take part in human conversation. There are many people out there to talk to, but for now he walks alone. It will be some time before he meets another person, and that is the man who he plans to kill. Jim Berchaw, a primary member of the Neo-Breakers. He is hurting the Nameless Stranger, bit by bit, he is killing him, just as he is killing his Beam. The Nameless Stranger knows he is close. He can feel Berchaw, he feels his demented mind. Berchaw is only the latest person the Nameless Stranger has killed in the last few months. The Nameless