Outside the galaxy, a new cosmic terror demands unity. Inside the Sol System, a brilliant rebellion guarantees civil war.Stellar Director Chip-the brilliant, emotionally cold First-Generation HDS leader-must choose between his logic and his loyalty. His journey begins with a decisive strike: the Xylos Siege, launched to finally claim closure on the Kryll War.But Chip's quest leads him far into the galactic void where he discovers the Dark Flux, a cosmic entity so vast and terrifying it instantly eclipses the Kryll Planet. Chip's mission shifts to a desperate, urgent race to preserve humanity's final defense.The moment Chip leave, the home front erupts.On Earth, the charismatic Damon, the Pure Human rebel leader, launches a campaign of strategic, analog propaganda, successfully paralyzing the all-powerful HDS Council. The HDS leaders realize they cannot address the mounting internal threat without risking a catastrophic failure of their defense systems.On Mars, Director Allan is suffocating under crises: Director Chalo's coup and the subterranean threat of the Endolith.Trapped light-years away and facing an existential enemy, Chip soon learns he must return to a Sol System teetering on the brink of internal war.When the ultimate threat is outside the galaxy, how can humanity survive the enemy within?