The Insurgents have overrun Lyrius, a decommissioned GALCOM outpost in an ignored corner of space. The planet's proximity to other GALCOM systems, and its poor defenses, made it an ideal target for the Insurgents to claim as a base of operations in their fight. The attack caught the GALCOM generals unprepared, but more troubling than the show of force were intelligence reports on a new Insurgent super weapon being tested on Lyrius. One capable of reaching, and destroying, Earth.