The Federation’s fragile peace is shattered when the Blackout sweeps across the stars, crippling warp travel and leaving entire fleets stranded. Among them, the USS Valhalla and USS Sentinel find themselves adrift near the border of independent Romulan factions—isolated, powerless, and alone.

With no way to call for help, Captain Xavier Vance makes a desperate choice: set course for Orvax II, a former Romulan colony embroiled in a bitter conflict with the Tal Shiar Holdouts on D’varis. But what begins as a mission for survival turns into a high-stakes diplomatic crisis when the Division arrives to find Orvax under siege—its attackers wielding a relic from the past, a 60-year-old Warbird, the only ship unaffected by the Blackout.

As the crew races to unlock the secrets of the Warbird’s functioning warp drive, tensions on Orvax II reach a boiling point. Some see the Federation as allies, others as opportunists, and Vance finds himself caught between factional infighting, war-hardened Tal Shiar operatives, and the looming threat of total collapse.

With the balance of power shifting and the Warbird’s existence threatening to ignite a new war, Vance must make an impossible decision—one that could determine the fate of Orvax, the survival of his crew, and the only hope of escaping the Blackout.

In the depths of chaos, alliances will be tested, and sacrifices must be made. Because in a galaxy without warp, the greatest danger isn’t the void—it’s what’s waiting in the dark.