In the wake of nuclear devastation, Europe has collapsed into political chaos. Through the turmoil a party bent on absolute control emerges and seizes power with military might. Within decades, they mold an Imperial bloc that ensures that no other political idea can withstand. Their army and navy rival any known world power in size and technology. One man rules the party, the new Empire, and the new Europe. But their plans have only begun. In the dark, there stands a glimmer of hope: to rebuild Europe in the light of freedom. To bring down the tyranny and fear this Empire brings. The weight of this hope rests on a young woman who tries to bury the horror of her past. But it is in that horror that the key to humanity's future lies. The future of democracy, and of peace.