Teito Klein is a young student at the Barsburg Military Academy living with his best friend Mikage. They are close and have the strong desire to pass their final exams using their abilites, the Zaiphon. On the day of the final exam- that is, the test that one must pass in order to become a full officer of the Barsburg military, both Teito and Mikage manage to succeed. After passing however, Teito stumbles upon a dark secret pertaining to his hidden and mysterious past (which he is unable to remember) and attempts to escape from the Academy. Not only does he find out that the general of the Black Hawks, Ayanami, killed his father, but that he was a member of the now ruined kingdom of Raggs. Attempting to assassinate Ayanami, he is captured and sent to a cell. However, he escapes with the help of Mikage, flying away from the school. Teito escapes scathed, as before he fully leaves the Academy, Ayanami sends a Zaiphon attack and nearly kills him. The episode concludes with a short scene of three men riding on their hawkziles while Teito slowly begins to fall from his hawkzile.