Thirteen years have passed since First Contact. The New Galactic Empire is the mightiest nation in space, its vast fleets and armies undefeated. But the shadows stir, seeking to cast all civilization into darkness. Against an evil older than life on Earth, will the Golden Lion rise or fall?

Thirteen years have passed since the death of Emperor Reinhard the Invincible. Humanity has begin to rebuild, but tensions are high in the realm of the Golden Lion. But as new enemies emerge, and a bigger galaxy is discovered, it seems that the old adage may yet be true: only a common enemy can bring Humanity together.

set before ME1 and after the dissolution of the Free Planets Alliance, a small fleet of Imperial Destroyers discovers a relay and heads through to find the galaxy is a much bigger place than they thought. will this bring more trouble to the Empire than scheming rebels, terrorist religions and Yang Wenli's rouge fleet occupying Iserlohn Fortress? who know's we shall find out.