On the planet Tarak in the Auriga system lives a human population unlike any on Earth-descendants of those said to be transported by the gods after a devastating war on Earth. Numbering around 90 million, the Tarakians have thrived on this Earth-sized world. Across the system, the Ara kians, a fierce warrior race-part human, part alien-originate from a smaller, resource-scarce planet. Overpopulated and brutal, they have conquered many worlds for sport and resources.Initially arriving as emissaries of peace, the Ara kians' goodwill was met with suspicion by the wary Tarakians. That suspicion...