The world of Kiel faces destruction from the aliens of Marden. They have arrived in a force of battleships unlike anything Clementine, Logan, or anyone else on Kiel have ever seen. The only safe place being the planet's Core, Clementine and Logan strike a deal with their enemy, a ruthless man they cannot trust, but who is better than dealing with the merciless Mardenites, to get to the Core and beat back the invading force.