It is 2170, Decades ago, the Great Bust destroyed Earth's space-exploration program, trapping humanity in the midst of a vast solar system. Then the T'Rajek came, flaunting their mighty stardrive... and humankind gave up. Except for a power hungry few who were determined to get the T'Raijek's advanced technology at any cost. Free trader Jemi Charidilis knows nothing of politics and cares less—until her ship is attacked by pirates and she awakens brainwiped—remembering nothing of the past two years, not even the death of her four-year-old on. Who had so cruelly cut a piece from her life? And Why? The answer could determine the fate of mankind and affect the entire course of life in the solar system. But Jemi will be forced to risk her life to find the truth.