Rain expects to be tortured and executed when her attempt to assassinate the Imperator ends in failure. Instead, she finds herself a late addition to the Galaxy's largest annual Battle Royale. In 1000:1, a thousand competitors fight it out in a massive arena until the last survivor takes the prize: the entire planet. This year, the number of competitors is swelled to 1001 by Rain's late arrival. She seems to have no chance in the game. Barefoot, in an orange jumpsuit and with her hands cuffed behind her back, the Imperator expects Rain to survive in the arena for less than thirty seconds.But Rain is harder to kill than the Imperator thinks...