The problem with living in peace is you don’t realize how good you have it until all hell breaks loose on your doorstep.
The Coalition of Ordered Governments, reassembled under First Minister Jinn, has taken a heavy-handed approach to security in the wake of the Locust War. Settlements built by highly efficient robots known as DeeBees serve not to wall intruders out, but to contain the civilians within.
Those who choose to live on their own, beyond the COG fortresses, must tread lightly or risk swift and merciless retribution by an unforgiving government. Some of these Outsiders live together in self-sufficient communes complete with their own gardens, fortifications, and utilities. Others, like retired sergeant Marcus Fenix, live alone, passing the days mourning the loss of their loved ones.
And then there are those like JD and Del, two COG enlistees who went AWOL from officer training, not only making them criminals in the eyes of the government, but further infuriating their parents who advised them not to join the COG in the first place. Their decision to team up with the daughter of an Outsider only makes their defection all the more troubling to Jinn.
Family arguments and political indiscretions suddenly seem petty when an unexpected threat rears its very ugly head. It’s been 25 years since the Locust species was annihilated, but now a new species has risen. Far larger and deadlier than their predecessors, the Swarm don’t only seek to kill off the humans of Sera, but abduct them. And the only thing worse than being killed by a monstrous species is being captured alive by one.
As JD Fenix, it’s up to you and your friends Kait and Del to not only discover the origins of this strange new menace, but to save those loved ones who have already been abducted. The peace on Sera has been shattered once again, and it’s time to set family squabbles aside and embrace the Fenix legacy.
The torch has been passed; it’s up to you to carry it now.
