The day was coming to an end. Soon, the two moons would be the only sources of light in the starry sky. Duncan sat at his desk in the research center, his face full of tension. His access to the central server had just been cut off, and he knew he had to find a solution immediately. He picked up the videophone and called Tannis, a trusted colleague of his.

On a distant dying planet, a young woman fights to retain the old ways amidst pressure to give in to a tempting new form of power, one that she knows will destroy them in the end.