Disillusioned with the direction humanity is heading, a rogue faction of SWAR – the UN’s deadliest special forces group – stage a violent insurrection. Using experimental weapons stolen from a Navy black site, they attempt to take over the remote colony of Hades, where they intend to form their own breakaway civilization. With help months away, the only person who is in a position to oppose them is Ruza – an old veteran of the Kerguela war. The planet is plunged into a brutal conflict, with local resistance groups hellbent on breaking the occupation.