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A century of isolation forged brutal grudges, and the post-Burn galaxy is a lethal place to hold them.
As Starfleet fights to rebuild a shattered Federation, a routine training exercise is launched to integrate former regional rivals, but when a sudden, violent ion flare tears through, what was meant to be a simple tactical drill rapidly descends into a nightmare.
Deep within a surging ion storm, systems fail, Warp Drives go dark, and subspace communications collapse. Trapped aboard the Andorian starship Vol’Rala, Captain Azizi sh'Cholar’s crew is blind to the void outside. When ionic discharges batter the hull, compromised tactical computers feed a devastating lie to the bridge: they are under targeted attack by their exercise partner, the Ni’Varian vessel Khazara, commanded by Captain Paafith.
With old Andorian paranoia ignited and sensors unable to distinguish between lightning-like ionic bolts and incoming phaser fire, sh'Cholar orders an immediate counterassault. Now, two Starfleet vessels are dodging tumbling asteroids, riding turbulence, and trading live fire in the dark.
As false targeting data pushes both crews toward point-blank range, a handful of officers are caught in the middle of a spiraling firefight. To stop a bloody end, they must restore fried systems, bypass corrupted computer networks, and cool hot-headed commanders before a single misunderstanding destroys two starships—and shatters the fragile peace of a newly reunited galaxy. |