Four hundred years after a global nanite plague wiped out all but a handful of survivors, humanity's last hope lies dormant in a cryo-vault. The Icarus crew, led by Commander Aris Thorne and a team of hardened survivors, have found a potential solution: a direct assault on the Fenrir Collective's central Nexus in the heart of the ruined city of Veridia.This is a desperate, all-or-nothing gamble, a final bid to reclaim their world from the nightmare of their own creation. But the Collective, an evolving, planet-wide intelligence, has been watching and learning. A new kind of consciousness has emerged within its core, a terrifying synthesis of technology and human emotion known as Anubis.As Thorne and his team push deeper into enemy territory, they discover that their mission is part of a larger, more cunning trap. They are being hunted, their every move anticipated, and their forces are divided. The path to victory is a labyrinth of unimaginable horrors and brutal sacrifices, leading them to a final confrontation that will decide what life will endure to see the next dawn.