Troubled by the news that she is half Lucifer Hawk, Katsumi runs away from the AMP and six months later, she seems to have finally gotten her life in order. That serenity will disappear in an instant, however, when she comes to the aid of three men attacked by a Lucifer Hawk on the beach near her home. Instead of being grateful, the men turn on Katsumi, assuming correctly that she is a category four Lucifer Hawk, the offspring of creature and human. She's whisked away to safety by the very creature that she just injured, but their hiding place is soon discovered. In an effort to save Katsumi, the Lucifer Hawk sacrifices himself to divert the mob's attention. Instead of fleeing, Katsumi goes outside to confront them, where she herself is about to be killed. With a wave of his hand, Ganossa Maximillian freezes time, stopping the bullets inches from her body. He tells her that that last six months have actually been an illusion, and she is back where she was shortly after storming out of