The paths of one evil god, two rival empires, three unlikely bishops and seven brave ghosts converge in the destiny of Teito Klein, a boy who vows to master a powerful artifact known as the Eye of Mikael in order to lay bare the secrets of the world's--and his own--murky past.

When Ayanami storms the Barsburg Church in a ruthless effort to drive the Eye of Mikael from Teito's body, Frau is forced to make a terrible choice: let the Eye fall into Ayanami's hands, or abandon Teito to die. But Teito may be powerless to accomplish his search for truth without it...