Ten years have passed since the unrest that nearly tore the Inner Cluster apart from within. The Elder Council is no more, the Elders murdered by terrorists. The Inner Cluster has become almost unrecognizable, a military state preparing for all-out war. On one side, the Watchers, alien and silent predators from deep within the void of space, are near. On the other side, the Black Sun, warmongers risen from the ashes of the Coalition, bring their reign of destruction ever closer. Khalihl, Meiind, and Yscaiidt must each play their respective roles in saving humanity from annihilation while, at the same time, facing their very worst traits from within themselves. To do this, they will have to fight to hold on to the very things that make them each human.