A new nemesis has risen… The Free Fleet is forced to respond… The greatest power in the galaxy is under seige… The entire Milky Way galaxy is about to change forever… The Human Galactic Empire has begun its annexation of the Alliance, and they are using tactics for which the rest of the galaxy are unprepared. Unfortunately, the Free Fleet is caught in the middle of it all, and if they do not stop the empire now, there will be no stopping them later.