The Afterfall was just the beginning. The Sorcerers struck their killing blow. The galaxy has collapsed. With communications and logistics crippled, trillions of souls are left adrift in the dark—isolated, abandoned, and desperate. This isn't just a blackout, it's a catastrophic reset, intended to tear everything down to its corrupt foundations. Or is it simply another excuse for blood-soaked war amongst the stars? Alexander Hawkes, once the idealistic founder of the Galactic Knights Uniformed, now grapples with the unavoidable truth. The galaxy has spun out of control. And the organization built to protect it has been hijacked by the very forces he swore to oppose. The colonized worlds bleed. And Alexander faces a choice that will define everything. Fall in line with the system that betrayed him. Or break his own mold and become the leader his people truly need.****