Battle for the Stars

When the shadow of the Krigon swept across the galaxy, the azure Earth became a hunting ground for alien colonists, and slaughter became a daily fact of life in the apocalypse. Liang Xiaoxuan was once a boy with dreams of heroism. He was forged into a soldier amid the smoke and gunfire of the Dawn Front. During humanity’s desperate retreat from the solar system, he saw starships explode in bursts of flame and gripped a bloodstained laser rifle. As survivors rebuilt their homes in distant star systems, as the fleets of the Star Alliance, the Earth Federation, and the Interstellar Union grew in strength, and as the ambitions of the Obsidian Empire clashed with the resolve to defend humanity’s second home amid the stardust, human technology finally broke through its limits in the face of despair. Interstellar weapons capable of challenging alien powers now stood ready for battle. This time, they would not be fleeing. Liang Xiaoxuan once more set sail aboard a warship. Behind him lay the alliance between the Star Alliance and the Earth Joint Committee; at his side were his comrades in the Interstellar Union. Even the Obsidian Empire set aside its old grudges. The scattered forces of humanity would finally converge in a mighty tide beneath the banner of “Return to Earth.” The hidden secret of the Krigon’s “seed of fire,” the struggle for the star marrow lodes, and the bloodstain Bruce left on the negotiating table would all become footnotes to this ultimate battle. Would humanity reclaim its home, or become cosmic dust? The answer lay in every blast fired at an enemy ship, and in Liang Xiaoxuan’s gaze as he looked toward the solar system.