The aftermath of the battle of Set.

So ends the death of hope...

The defense of the Set system reaches a breaking point...

Amara and Thia work to free as many slaves as possible... but not without resistance.

The Faliran escape plan reaches a critical point as the Lealings make their move...

Trauma is a pernicious thing... even for one of the Exalted.

Anna wakes up in the darkness, and chases the light.

The Kthid fleet has assembled in Set, and the attack on the human fleet begins in earnest... but it's not the only thing that begins.

Dr. Frida has some plans for her captive... and lots to learn.

The Kthid conquer everything and everyone they meet... but in some, the fires of rebellion never quite die out.

Some things never change, and some things do.

Anna tries to survive in the depths of the Death of Hope...

In the depths of space, Thomas Shale is on the way to turning himself into a warlord...

In the wake of the space battle, the war continues... even if by more subtle means.

The Kthid invasion of Set resumes...

Maria and Atalanta observe the battle, and much is learned...

Years ago, the last of the Faliran made a choice... one that she's had to stick with ever since. To endure... and to wait.

The Death of Hope returns to where it all began, where Amara was captured and the Midgar-6 destroyed...

Shale has a goal... and Ki'an'i is an unwilling part of it.

Lost in a labyrinth of infinite simulations, Atalanta finds her new home.