It has been over a century since the Ethereal Invasion and the Equis First Contact War. Humanity has learned to accept their former foes, and their former victims. But the threat has always remained, "The greater foe" promised by the UberEthereal. Now it is the year 2157, near the Shaanxi system the Relay War shall begin with a galactic order that has stood for over 2,000 years.

Conspiracy and secrets abound in the darkness of space as the Species Alliance meets the unknown with violent consequences....