Phantom of The Emperor.The Emperor of Mars calls for a ceasefire while he considers the truth behind the events on Earth. Inaho and his comrades take the moment to rest aboard the Wadatsumi while Asseylum ponders if she should reveal her identity to everyone. Rayet disagrees, telling Asseylum that doing so will only paint a large target on their backs for the Martian Knights. Vlad returns in his repaired Kataphrakt, now equipped with another plasma sword, looking for a rematch against "the orange Kataphrakt", which refers to the trainer Kataphrakt unit that Inaho had piloted earlier in combat against Vlad. As he cuts through the carrier's defenses, Inaho rises to the challenge by baiting him into an attack and then rigs his own Kataphract to drag Vlad into the ocean, where the intense heat from the Kataphrakt engines and plasma from the swords sparks a steam explosion, killing Vlad. Meanwhile, Slaine tries to inform the Emperor that Asseylum is still alive and that some of the Orbital Knights were conspiring to go to war. Just as he leaves the room, Count Saazbaum appears, claiming that Slaine was feeding him false information. The Emperor immediately calls for war.