Mark Northfield and Geralt Salb have escaped New Medea with Stormrise, but they are far from unscathed. Geralt Salb has received grievous injuries, and his life hangs in the balance. General Arkland is determined to destroy Stormrise and he is willing to use every tool at his disposal. He fights not merely with guns. He also employs psychological warfare. If he drives the populace to apathy, then Stormrise will have no power. Mark Northfield hopes for the light, but things only seem to grow darker. It is a battle of men, a battle of time, and a battle of wills, to secure the fate of New Medea and declare a vision for the post-apocalyptic future.