A consummate Federation Marine in the consummate elite unit, Bret McCord was worried about a mission for the first time. Going beyond the barrier was a first and something felt different this time. When they arrive on Dadaleon, his worries proved to be valid as it was an environment beyond description. Fighting an elusive foe armed only with primitive weapons, how could they hold off the finest fighting unit in the universe? Evolving as a man, Bret took steps caused by strange circumstances, but ones that proved fortuitous on many levels for him personally and eventually for the entire Federation. Joining the Ethereal being in a fight against arch evil in the form of its cousin and its minions, the outcome of that war threatened all life if they lost. Could there be a happy ending?