BlazBlue: Phase Shift 2

BlazBlue: Phase Shift 2 (ブレイブルーフェーズシフト2) is a light-novel, announced on the 24th of November, 2011 and was released on the 20th of January, 2012.

Description
The novel focuses on Jin Kisaragi/Hakumen around the time of the Great Dark War, it introduces Seven and Eight as two characters and focuses on the exploits of the Six Heroes around the Great Dark War. Phase Shift 2 marks the first canonical appearance of the Arch-Enemy - Machine God: Nirvana.

Synopsis
"Mr. Hero."

"How would you like to become a real hero?"

Jin Kisaragi, in the brink of death, meets one young girl. At that moment, the last gear to truth begins to turn…

Finally, the Black Beast is about to be resurrected. The ones who fight, the ones who protect, and the ones working in the shadows… Many feelings and thoughts are entangled, and the stage of the final battle for mankind's survival is set.

'The Great Dark War'. The biggest mystery in BlazBlue history that leads to all possible futures. All of its secrets will be revealed here!

Chapters
The novel has 201 pages split into a prologue and 5 chapters.
 * Prologue (プロローグ)
 * Chapter 1: White Blade, a Flower (第一章 白刃一花)
 * Chapter 2: Purple Ones, Their Theory (第二章 紫者ノ説)
 * Chapter 3: Scarlet Guardian, the Doll (第三章 朱護人形)
 * Chapter 4: Indigo Heart, the Conception (第四章 藍心想起)
 * Chapter 5: Second Coming of the Black Beast (第五章 黒獣再来)

Trivia

 * BlazBlue: Phase Shift 2 is currently the shortest BlazBlue novel, standing at only 201 pages.