Ruins Of Empire

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Viekko and Cronus enjoy a small victory drink. They are joined by Isra and Althea. They welcome a new official member and ruminate on the possible future of Titan's people. Back on Earth, Cronus tells Viekko about a recent discovery from Titan's records and a secret about Isra's past.

The epic battle for the future of Titan has come down to this moment. Isra has given up all claim to Titan but, with her people still in danger of being executed by the Houston, Cronus must work fast. And, as Althea is lead to the executioner's block, Viekko makes a snap decision.

Cronus is forced to find cover as the pyramid is brought to rubble around him. Althea and Viekko are led to the center in chains to meet their fate. Isra is forced to make a horrible choice.

Cronus' plan begins to fall apart. Vince Laban prevents Isra from broadcasting a message to the people of the city. Viekko and Althea rush to rescue Cronus while an attack on the pyramid threatens to collapse the ancient building while he is trapped inside.

Isra makes contact with Halifaco at the Perfiduloi base. Althea revives Viekko and he shows Halifaco's soldiers a reason to fight. Halifaco and his people gather to decide whether to help the members of the Human Recconection Project get inside the city. Halifaco reveals a terrifying weapon.

Isra, Althea, and Cronus drag an unconscious Viekko through the forests to try and recruit Halifaco's help along with the Perfiduloi, the secret of the Venganto is laid out for everyone on Titan to see and a terrifying weapon is revealed that will change the tide of the final battle.

Isra and Althea rescue Cronus and Viekko. While trying to revive Viekko, Althea is forced to reveal his secret drug addiction. Cronus lays out his plan and Althea and Isra takes steps to put it into action.

Left behind by the Corporate evacuation, Viekko, Isra and Althea seek shelter from the Venganto who have arrived to kill and destroy everything left behind. They soon realize that Cronus didn't evacuate and is in danger. Althea and Viekko mobilize to rescue him but things quickly take a disasterous turn.

After witnessing the destruction of the refineries, the team uses the hovercraft to escape over the Legia Mare being pursued by a pack of murderous flying creatures. At the Corporation camp, Isra comes to a suprising decision and Cronus comes up with an idea to save what's left of the moon.

Viekko, Isra, and Althea escape from the shuttle and dash back to the City's refineries in a desperate attempt to keep Halifaco from destroying them and, with them, the ability to for the moon to support life.

Viekko, Althea, Isra and Cronus are locked inside the brig aboard the shuttle. Cronus is forced to admit how he managed to sneak on as part of the mission. In the process, a secret that could destroy all life on the moon is revealed. In order to prevent total disaster, Viekko and Althea plot an escape.

The team returns to the Corporation's Titanian base to confront Vince Laban. The Corporation's new horrific plan becomes clear and dangerous secrets from inside the City come to light. In addition, Isra learns about the dissension growing within her ranks that threatens to undermine everything they have done.

Viekko leads a fractured military force consisting of Urbanoi and Perfiduloi warriors to retake the refineries from the Corporation marines. Isra becomes convinced that the new alliance will only create more chaos on Titan.

Isra tries to bring the leaders of the Perfiduloi and Urbanoi together despite intense hatred and mistrust. Cronus engineers a plan to save the data inside the pyramid at the expense of Isra's mission and Viekko wakes up to find Althea standing over him and is faced with an impossible decision.

Viekko, wounded and delirious from the Haze fights Sergeant Carr to prove himself to the Perfiduloi and a new alliance forms after a sacrifice is made.

Althea and Cronus travel through the forest to find and rescue Viekko from the Perfiduloi but are attacked by Corporation forces. Meanwhile Viekko, unsure of whether Althea and Cronus are alive or dead, is forced to resort to desperate tactics to survive.

Viekko puts out a distress signal from his cell within the Perfiduloi base. Isra talks to Cronus about the strange signal he has uncovered within the city's ancient computer system.

The first battle of Titan ends and Isra witness the horrifying truth about the City and its people. Viekko, having been taken prisoner, is marched to the Perfiduloi camp and discovers the connection between the Corporation and the people of the forest.

The first battle for the city erupts. Viekko charges out into the battlefield to disable the rail guns, Althea, Isra and Cronus hole up in the city and try to protect what they can. And, as the sun is eclipsed by Saturn the city's deadly secret is revealed.