Set before the epic events of the Earth 50,000 BC books, this thrilling and fast-moving short story conveys the start of the Abraxian conflict: a massive space war that marked the beginning of the end to civilization in the luminary and launched an epic conflict between those who survived it, and those that did not. \——— Deep in space, an ancient enemy has returned. Captain Magneus, the flamboyant and brutal ship captain of the MDF Reason, races against time to stop a fleet of Abraxian warships from escaping the small moon Aegir with valuable cargo. Alone, against a superior combat force, and fighting a ruthless enemy no one has seen for a thousand years, only the cunning and determined crew of the MDF Reason stand between life, death, and something else they are discovering might be much worse.