With Admiral Gorgo's personal empire decapitated, dozens of systems are in the lurch. Without supply lines and a clear chain of command, it's up to the Grand Admiral to step in and clean things up before too many people starve to death...or worse. Some of the systems have accepted his command authority and new supply lines are forming, but others are not. Some are defiantly claiming independence, while others are searching for options to continue their barbaric ways that they know Aatroxiss will stop. And with the research station proving to be far more than Specter 7's intelligence had claimed, the Grand Admiral's personal flagship, the Redemption, leaves Harshoo behind as it races across the stars to begin unraveling a cruel and despicable mystery that the Grand Admiral is only now becoming aware of...