There always comes a reckoning. Weeks after Christmas Parker lifted the contents of an armored truck on the planet Eridan, the repercussions of that event have left human civilization at the edge of chaos. Struggling to deal with the humanitarian crisis following the annihilation of the city of Bellerophon, faced with a fearsome, enigmatic entity called Legion whom they know only from scant, cryptic messages, the Galactic Coalition stands perilously close to collapse. Following the recent disputed election to the chancellorship, a civil war has spread to nearly every inhabited planet and shows no signs of slowing. While the vast majority of citizens try to avoid the fighting, a few are forced to navigate the battlefields.