Far across the stars, an unimaginable distance away, a relentless Plan unfolds under the cold precision of an artificial intelligence. Its aim: to preserve an unworthy Empire, teetering on the brink of destruction, from the relentless onslaught of genocidal Creatures. Without a race of vicious killers, the Creatures can't be stopped.
The beasts have laid waste to the Empire's outer colonies, leaving only silence in their wake. Now, their ominous shadow looms over the heart of the Empire, poised to strike. In fifty cycles, their destructive path will be at Earth itself-unready for what is to come.
Without humanity, the Empire will die, but without the Plan, Earth will perish.