At times we must embrace chaos to find sanity, and sometimes we must destroy in order to save. The beginning of a new generation is underway and life has settled into a deceptive normality for the inhabitants of Mars' first city, Alkebulan. Commander of the starship Yamakara, Col. Zune Adamini, however, senses that the protection offered by the ancient intelligence they found on Mars is finite. It is almost certain that their guardian will one day leave to find its own place in the universe, having finally fulfilled its directive. Following his instinct, Col. Adamini plans to send two teams...