A decade after the fall of the Sovereign, the dream of a liberated solar system has collided with the harsh reality of bureaucratic stagnation and endless attrition. Darrow, once the messianic face of the Rising, finds himself a seasoned Arch-Imperator tethered to a Republic that increasingly views his martial brilliance as a threat to its fragile peace. While the Senate on Luna debates the ethics of continued combat against the Ash Lord’s remaining forces, the "Reaper" is forced to decide if he is willing to circumvent the very laws he fought to establish in order to eliminate the final remnants of the Gold Society.

The narrative shifts from a singular heroic journey to a fragmented landscape of four perspectives that highlight the casualties of progress. From the squalid refugee camps...

A decade after the fall of the Sovereign, the dream of a liberated solar system has collided with the harsh reality of bureaucratic stagnation and endless attrition. Darrow, once the messianic face of the Rising, finds himself a seasoned Arch-Imperator tethered to a Republic that increasingly views his martial brilliance as a threat to its fragile peace. While the Senate on Luna debates the ethics of continued combat against the Ash Lord’s remaining forces, the "Reaper" is forced to decide if he is willing to circumvent the very laws he fought to establish in order to eliminate the final remnants of the Gold Society.

The narrative shifts from a singular heroic journey to a fragmented landscape of four perspectives that highlight the casualties of progress. From the squalid refugee camps...