BlazBlue: Phase 0

BlazBlue: Phase 0 is a light novel written by Mako Komao and published by Fujimi Shobo to be released August 20, 2010. A short manga and a Drama CD based off Phase 0 were released as pre-order bonuses alongside BlazBlue: Continuum Shift II for Nintendo 3DS and PSP.

There has been no word on an official English translation of the novel.

Description
The novelization that spins the tale of the origin: Phase 0. Phase 0 is an official light novel that will focus on the secret battle between Ragna the Bloodedge and the Black Beast. The Black Beast, the Six Heroes, the Alucard Family, the Takamagahara System, and the many mysteries of the Azure intersect, connecting to the Origin of the BlazBlue series. When a young lady harboring a mysterious power, Caelica, has a chance encounter with Ragna, the door to the origin of the BlazBlue series, Phase 0, opens.

Spoiler Alert: Hakumen is useless beyond belief.