In the core of the galaxy, a darkness begins to feed .

The Allies have solidified their hang on the Large Magellanic Cloud and turn their sights around the Inner Celebrities and Perseus Arm. With pushes spread thin, they need to depend on excellent technology and quantum entanglement conversation to preserve their edge.

But their enemies never have been idle.

Ascended AIs move to ruin Tangel, as Garza as well as the Orion Widows strike away at both Tangel and Airtha. Deep in the Transcend, Justin readies his new stasis dispatch for an assault on Vela, as well as the Group of Sentients dithers on whether to join the fight.

Amid it all, Tangel alternates between savior and diplomat as she endeavors to keep carefully the Allied forces on track.

Old enemies will fall, and new kinds will rise as the battle to bring peace towards the stars teeters around the precipice of darkness.