Hank's nemesis, Cain Madhouse, finally appears before them. The sudden appearance leaves Hank in shock and Schaal is taken. In order to get Schaal back, Hank accepts Cain's invitation to a party, even though he knows that it's a trap. There are many wealthy people among the crowd at the party. Eventually, Cain appears before them and the crowd applauds. Cain sees Hank in the crowd and begins to laugh ominously. What was the truth behind this?

The North Patria Union tries to quickly exterminate all of the Incarnates before the impending war. The captain of the Coup de Grace, Claude, had appeared in the port town of Port Gulf. Schaal is also there and happens to hear a beautiful singing voice. She heads toward the cave that the voice is coming from and encounters the Incarnate Siren, otherwise known as Beatrice, and her friend Charles.

Despite having each other's backs during the civil war, now Hank and Roy face off with each other. The Incarnates Werewolf and Garm have an intense battle, but because the Coup de Grace interfered, Hank ended up going over a cliff. Hank continues to have hallucinations of all of his fallen comrades, when he's met with a familiar face...

New Patria built a huge fortress in Bold Creek. The northern army is sent in to take the fortress down. Claude and his Incarnate extermination squad, Coup de Grace join up with them to help. Hank goes with them, wearing a northern army uniform in order to blend in. After hearing what Colonel Martin Wall had to say about the current situation, Hank deduces that the enemy that they're facing is the Incarnate Centaurus, otherwise known as Miles Byron. Hank encounters Miles, who hadn't changed since the last he saw him, on the battlefield, and then...

The Incarnates Hank and Miles face off with each other on the battlefield. They exchange words and blows, but their battle comes to a rather unexpected conclusion. Then, Cain appears in front of Hank. What is the ambition of the man who shot Elaine and unleashed the Incarnates upon the world?