“And behold the children, broken and weeping as they reached into darkness, and begot those who are faultless into our sky. In our stead, they did defend us, wrapped in the armor of our spirit and wielding the swords of our fathers. Their bodies dust, their souls resolute; with the blessing of The Omni we shall not perish from this world.” Wounds have been healed. A War for the Universe awaits. Left on the drift after escaping Earth, the crew of the Flagstaff battleship awakes amidst an alien civilization with an engrossed interest in their success and survival. Realizing a purpose greater than any of them can individually understand, the chosen few take up their call to save both races from their pending annihilation. With every strike against the darkness, the questions pile up, the perfect become fallible and the trusted seek betrayal. Placing grievances aside, Commander Grant along with his team must stand united not just for humanity, but for all life in the universe.