Three galaxies: the Milky Way and the Large and Small Magellanic Clouds are under the control of energy entities called forces. Forces cannot exist without reasonable sacrifices. In this space there is a league of cosmogators, whose pilots, with the help of brain implants, have achieved unity with the navigation computers of their ships. Their small Swallow-class starships have tremendous speed and maneuverability. The Guild is also a source of funding for a secret organization operating against the forces, but ordinary pilots do not know about this. Guild council member Gord Zimin rescues a twelve-year-old girl, Gerda Mir, from the destroyed planet Gorgon. No one can imagine that this girl is the key to power over the universe.