Humanity has succeeded! With the help of the Kantaki, insectoid aliens who possess the technology for faster-than-light space travel, they have managed to colonize distant worlds. The rule over these worlds is shared by two economic superpowers, the Consortium and the Alliance. However, hostile beings are making their way back to power: once banished to a time prison, the dangerous Temporals seek to engulf the galaxy in war once again. They are using Rungard Avar Valdorian, the former head of the Consortium, as their helper. Will humans, Kantaki, and their allies be able to save the universe?.