It has been six years since the first blood was spilled upon the grounds of the Black Stream battlefield. In those six years, land has been taken, defended, and retaken in a bloody and futile civil war. The forces of the Solar Empire have lost many good soldiers, but the New Lunar Republic has lost even more. Nevertheless, Luna's prime forces have held their ground proudly, and the war has taken a bunker mentality. Both sides are settling down into their present positions with only a few probing attacks sent off. The effect on the troops' morale has been devastating. So much so, in fact, that Princess Luna has called in a favor from an old friend in order to end the war swiftly. The story picks up when he approaches his target.