The year is 2014.
The Deucalion heads for United Earth HQ when Asseylum, the vehicle's activator, suffers cardiopulmonary arrest. With the Aldnoah Drive suddenly shutting down, the ship crashes into a snowfield.
Meanwhile, Inaho Kaizuka mercilessly throw himself into battle, while Slaine Troyard is faced with a choice now that he knows Saazbaum's mind...
And at the end of this heightened war, the thoughts of these two are ?!