Warning of the coming invasion falls on deaf ears, after Viera and Seth return to Kaleth in company with a Nocturne telepath. The Venishians instantly accuse them of being manipulated pawns and traitors to the Venishians' cause. Now exiled and alone outside the walls of Kaleth, it is up to Seth and his fellow Nocturne traitors to turn the tides of this slaughter, giving aid to those who do not desire it, and proving once and for all that he is no pawn of the enemy. He will soon discover though, that the emperor does not so easily give up on his weapons.