Chaika - The Coffin Princess

After escaping Count Abarth's attack and procuring the "important thing," the trio escapes into the night. On the outskirts of town, they encounter a force led by a cavalier from the kingdom of Wiemac, Alberic Gillette of the Kliemann Organization.

Chaika and company ride in a horse-drawn cart to the city of Ipsom, where a mysterious boy calling himself Chaika's informant appears out of nowhere. Toru is suspicious of the boy's sudden appearance and strange smile, but he tells the party how they can acquire a vehicle and where they can find their next target, the hero Dominica Scoda, and then vanishes. Meanwhile, Gillette's team has arrived in the city in pursuit of Chaika...

Tooru and party have pressed deep into the forest in search of Dominica Scoda, and end up under attack by Fayla. The one who comes to save them is Dominica Scoda herself, a dragoon cavalier who commands the most intelligent and powerful of the Fayla: a dragoon.

Fredrica has joined Chaika and her friends, making them a party of four as they continue their journey in search of their next target. Suddenly they're attacked by three mysterious strangers. Among them is a girl wielding a snake blade who turns out to be... Chaika?!

Fredrica has joined Chaika and her friends, making them a party of four as they continue their journey in search of their next target. Suddenly they're attacked by three mysterious strangers. Among them is a girl wielding a snake blade who turns out to be...

Continuing their journey to gather the emperor's remains, Chaika and company search for the next of the eight heroes, the wizard Simon Scania. Their search brings them to the town of Rademio, where Simon was last seen four years ago. The people of the town tell them about a "Valley of No Return" filled with thick fog, from which no visitors ever return.

"This land belongs to the Neo Gaz Empire. You'll have to pay a toll." A mysterious bunch professing to work for the restoration of the Gaz Empire impedes Chaika and company's path. Among them is a girl in a yellow dress whom the others call "Princess Chaika." Akari's quick wit takes the party in under cover as a band of traveling performers, but Chaika takes a profound interest in these people from the Gaz Empire of days long past...

The town is bustling as the end of war anniversary festival is in full swing. Vivi is thrilled to have a chance to shop alone with Gillette as their team passes through on their way to stop civil disputes to the north. Meanwhile, Chaika and company are shopping for magic fuel, but all the shops are low or sold out.

Arriving at Iveco, Toru realizes that something is strange about town: there are no young girls. There is also a uprising lack of magic fuel given that this region is famous for its mines of magic fuel. They learn from a shopkeeper that Duke Gavarni has been using all of the town's magic fuel to power the floating fortress Soara and that his soldiers are kidnapping the town's girls and taking them to his fortress where they are never seen again.

Vivi and Zuita rescue Toru and the three of them agree to work together to find the others and escape the Soara. Elsewhere, Layla leads Chaika to a room where she reveals that she knows who Chaika is. As they search the fortress, Toru, Vivi and Zuita learn the horrible truth of what happened to the girls captured by the Duke's men.

The commander of the Stratus is unfazed by Alberic's pleas for time and orders the Stratus to fire on the Soara. As the Soara and Stratus fire at each other, Zuita is able to free Akari from Grad's mind control. The continued battle between the sky fortresses has severely damaged the Stratus and caused the Soara's cannon to misfire, with Alberic and the unfortunate ground forces of the Alliance caught in the misaimed blast.

One month after the battle on the floating fortress Soara, Chaika is still searching for the remains of her late father, the taboo emperor, along with Toru, Akari, and Fredrica. The next owner of his remains is another of the eight heroes, Claudia Dodge.

Chaika and company attempt a rematch with Claudia Dodge, but her fierce attacks keep them on the defensive. She disables all of Akari's traps and leaves them no openings to counter. Seeing that it's do or die, Toru decides to act as a decoy.

The party heads for a certain harbor town in search of more remains. Chaika is overjoyed to see the ocean for the first time. Upon hearing a rumor that the hero living in this town, Clay Morgan, loves to laugh, the three disguise themselves as street performers to get into his mansion, but then...?!

Chaika arrives on the island where the emperor's fortune is said to exist, but she's quickly attacked by a pack of Orthros, followed by a group of demihuman soldiers.

The two Chaikas are captured again. The red Chaika says they should work together just this once to escape, but as they search for an exit, they find a girl confined in a hidden office. She introduces herself as Niva Lada and says she's been waiting for Chaika.

In Goeranson, the capital of the Principality of Hartgen, fierce fighters from all over the world gather for a "festival." The principality's king is one of the eight heroes and the captain of the force that subjugated Emperor Gaz, the man who cut off the emperor's head himself: King Stephan Hartgen.

On the night before the tournament starts, Toru and Akari enter the castle through waterways, only to be greeted inside by their former mentor, Shin Acura. The overwhelming difference in strength forces them to retreat.

Toru and Chaika have advanced through the tournament and made it inside the third castle wall, but then they're captured and ordered to proceed to a different arena. Seated inside waiting for them is the black Chaika, who says this is where they will atone for their sins.

There's only one way to save the hostage Chaika. Disgusted by his own powerlessness, Toru heads back to Goeranson Castle carrying the coffin... and at last, all of the emperor's remains are brought together in the throne room.

"I am tool. Purpose served. No reason to live." Chaika is falling apart, and the resurrected Gaz heads to a new castle. Unable to do anything but watch as anger boils in his heart, Toru makes a major decision.