“Over and over our bodies were transformed. Back and forth between human and beast… Bodies and spirits alike shattered… Only the ones who retained their human forms and minds until the end were dubbed Incarnates…” Hank travels back to École, the place where the Incarnates were made, along with Liza and Schaal. There they encounter old phantoms that invite them back into the past…

The Incarcate Centaurus was felled, but with a most unsavory method. The fort at Bold Creek was captured, but the townsfolk nearby suffer an unimaginable fate, and the occupying forces are faced with a terrible choice. Meanwhile, Hank and Schaal, after deserting from the army, come across a small logging village, totally deserted except for a kindly ex-soldier who has forgotten his role in the war. And Cain Madhouse is conducting some dark experiments of his own…

The Teito Escape Plan is underway! Time for Kuno and her Ashikabi to escape the city! With Tsukiumi deliberately sidelining herself, Minato's team is down one of their heaviest hitters. Do they have enough firepower left to see the job through? They'll have to fight their way past the Red and Blue Sekirei of the Disciplinary Squad to do so, which seems unlikely... Maybe it's time to expand Minato's harem yet again...!

Determined to expose the weakness in the vow binding Zack and Ray together, prison guard Cathy declares it's time for the two to bid each other farewell. To that end, she continues inflicting punishments upon the pair, who find a treacherous path laid out before them. Things only get worse when, after a dose of Cathy's special "medicine," Zack's urge to kill runs rampant, and he brings his scythe to Ray's throat...!

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Hank travels in search of Cain, who proceeds with the Incarnate research that Elaine left unfinished. Schaal, held captive by Cain, learns about her power and must choose whether to sacrifice herself for the future of the Incarnates. Meanwhile, Claude searches for his own way to protect the nation and its people as the Northern Union of Patria prepares for war. Each of their paths comes winding back together as the story heads for its grand finale...