She is a member of Starwolf, but feels Fox's "accidental" death was her fault. Now Fox walks the path of darkness as Syxx and becomes everything he vowed to destroy and he hates. Only Krystal can make him see again. But can she? How far has Fox gone?

The Lylat System now lies in the hand's of Syxx, who now controls a force mightier than himself. Krystal has only one last chance to stop him but after Corneria's fate is forever changed, she realizes, Syxx will stop at nothing to extinguish them all.

Have you ever wondered how it all happened? How all Lylat turned against itself in war? How a scientist of all people led the charge? How one mercenary team became the icon we know today? This volume lays the foundations for a greater story to come.