At the edge of the galactic core, a supercluster of fourteen thousand stars, caught in an asymmetric elliptical orbit around a supermassive black hole, is home to hundreds of extinct civilisations. The pirates of the inner arm embark on an odyssey to raid as many artefacts as they can before the EXO Consortium locks down the entire Sector. What Silv and the crew of the Vitalis Express uncover on a far and remote ice planet, is a grave... mistake. "Touched down smoothly on the ice field. GPR registers hidden crevices under the snow drifts but they should be well covered. Got a strong breeze but good visibility. Preparing the sledge and buckling up for the ground mission now. Over." "All right, we see you on the screen, Denis. Take care and good luck! Over." "No worries, Captain, we got this covered. It's only ice and snow, right Silv? Let's move!" "Roger and out... ...Denis? Stand by, we read a strange signature near your landing site. Denis? Silv?"