The devastating war between the Alrian Federation and the Loxian Empire has ended. The legacy she left behind is unenviable: millions of lost lives, thousands of destroyed cities on dozens of planets and an incalculable number of destroyed destinies. One of those unlucky ones was Alex Hawkswell, nicknamed the Executioner. By refusing to obey the orders of senior management, he misled everyone's cards, for which he was put on trial. And now the once promising soldier whiled away his dreary days in prison on a remote Federation planet. Perhaps everything would have gone on like this, but one day they made him a tempting offer... And Alex, of course, agreed. Not right away, but he agreed. If he had known then what all this would lead to...