Esta serie se desarrolla en un mundo donde el rango y la supervivencia están dictados por 'contadores', puntos que los individuos llevan consigo a lo largo de sus vidas. Cuando tu contador llega a cero, eres desterrado a los desechos, convirtiéndote en un 'Abyssion' sin mente. Una joven emprende una búsqueda para encontrar a un héroe legendario para salvar a su madre, guiada solo por las últimas palabras de su progenitora. Su viaje la lleva a un compañero improbable con un contador increíblemente bajo, que parece ser la antítesis de un héroe.
In the world of Alcia' where rank is determined by "counts" a young girl named Hina scours the land for the fabled Ace-the legendary hero of the Waste War. With only the last words of her missing mother to guide her search' she wanders from town to town until she meets Licht' a clownish masked vagrant with a count of --999. Girl-crazy and unpredictable' he's the exact opposite of a hero...or at least' that's how he appears...
Licht and the gang come face-to-face with the deadly demon of the abyss-a modern-day military weapon of steel unlike anything they've seen before. Trapped by giant, weighty wings of metal and indiscriminate attacks from the sky, the fate of the town rests in the hands of the Ace of Flashing Strikes himself! But just as Licht prepares to subdue the destructive enemy, he's greeted by a familiar face-a black-haired, trigger-happy soldier who's also...an Ace?!
Class is in session! As newly enrolled students of Special Military School #13, the gang must plunder stars in order to become soldiers-a title the perpetually hormonal Rihito couldn't care less about. While juggling studies and military training, Jail and the others begin to look for the meaning behind their mysterious time slip, only to come across the school's disturbing connection to the Aces...
Licht and the gang escape from the clones of A-class and Pele, the traitorous Ace of Piercing Strikes! But Lynn stays behind, swearing, "I'm bringing you back with me, no matter what...!!"