For thousands of years, the descendants of earthly humanity have fought against a powerful enemy - berserkers, machines whose sole task is to destroy all living things. Until now, intelligence and ingenuity have helped people defeat enemies who are moving towards their goal with the stupid tenacity of soulless computers. But suddenly one of these computers, by some miracle, acquired the gift of a commander, allowing him to win victory after victory. People named him Shiva. Its existence is tantamount to a death sentence not only for all humanity, but also for all living things in the Galaxy. Shiva must be destroyed. But while people were preparing a strike against him, Shiva made the first move - and struck a tiny station at the very edge of the Galaxy, which kept the most important secrets of humanity. In the battle, Life and Death came together on equal terms...