After a devastating attack of the angelus army on the Franchetti family, Jackie learns from an angelus warrior, that dectetive Sara Pezzini, former bearer of the Witchblade, is pregnant and that he is the father of the unborn baby. The reason is that the Darkness, getting tired of the truce between the Light and the Darkness, mind-controlling Jackie to unknowingly having sex with Sara while she was in coma, using him in a way that he does not die fathering the baby. Calculating "whoever has the baby, wins the war", the Angelus tries to get the baby. Jackie and Danielle Baptiste, the new bearer of the Witchblade, defend Sara from an attack of the angelus army and get her to a safe house in a cavern. The angelus army attacks again, defeats Jackie and the Magdalena, but they buy Sara and Dani enough time to complete the birth of Saras daughter. Sara dies in the process, but her daughter (or the Witchblade) brings her to life again, giving her half of the power of the Witchblade, Dani keeping the other half. The Angelus defeats Sara and Dani, but is vanquished by the Baby. Sara names her daughter Hope.