This story begins six months after the first season. The Hidamari Mansion burned to the ground and many Thanatos spawned at the site during the fire as well as all over the world. The Thanatos are in overwhelming numbers now and the sun has not shone for the past six months. Bernard and Roche are looking for clues to what happened. People believe the Aube Hunters are responsible for the Thanatos' widespread appearance. However the Aube Hunters, Angelique, Rayne, Hyuga, and J.D. have been missing since the fire, therefore unable to defend against such claims. In Celestizam, people by the masses are demanding to have an audience with the Religious Leader. Erenfried appears with Jet under his command and forces his way through to see Mathias, the Religious Leader. He announces he has designed a new Jinx and he can destroy all the Thanatos if the units are spread all over the world. He says he will build it for the Organization if in turn they say the Foundation's Director, Yorgo, is innocent from the charge for the increase of Thanatos. He begs that Mathias save Yorgo's life. Mathias rejects Erenfried's plans, having him taken away. It is then revealed that Mathias was is a fake leader, and was chosen because of his great memory. He was forced to memorize all of Arcadia's history; Taking seven years to memorize them all. Mathias decides to leave the Holy City since Rene is now old enough to become the true religious leader. However he decides to stay after seeing how beautiful the city is and realizing he loves it too much to leave. Bernard and Roche find Rayne while being attacked by Thanatos. Rayne takes the two to where the group has been hiding. It is revealed that Angelique has been unconscious for the past 6 months. (thetvdb.com)