The Delvians stand possessed of a new technology, with which they can finally conquer every race that has ever opposed them, from the Attican republic to the Killdroid Empire itself. Unable to stop it, James and the crew of the Archon must sacrifice their ship and themselves in a desperate bid to destroy this super weapon before the Delvians can use it. But not everything is what it seems, and James finds himself losing everything and everyone he loves as he unravels the mystery of how and why he was assigned to the Archon in the first place, his true roll in the Aramis Legacy, and the mystery of the Delvian Gate,