The Empire has existed for 156,000 years, risen beyond a galactic empire of dinosaurs intent on wiping out Humanity only to face an intergalactic scourge known as the Hadarak. They've rescued thousands of alien races and incorporated them into their Human-led empire, building a civilization that draws onlookers from numerous galaxies to try and figure out the secret of their success. But today is the day when the Empire learns the truth. They weren't the first ones to do this...and that success is punishable with death. Or worse. Fortunately, those other civilizations left notes behind, knowing they were doomed, in the hopes that another in the future might learn enough to be able to survive the gauntlet of extra-galactic invasions that destroyed them and the long line of their predecessors. The Gauntlet Wars are about to happen again. Will the Empire suffer the same fate as all those before them? Or will they break the cycle and find a way to survive the impossible onslaught?