Having arrived on the Nationals home world, Eli sets about to restore peace and tranquility, while judging the actions of those that sought to harm the inhabitants of the National’s home world. Even so, Eli, the mysterious Elect originally sent to Ari and Malak, is asked for an accounting of his past by Hope, the daughter of Ari and Malak. What secrets could Eli be hiding? What revelation does he hold in his hands, and is he willing to bring to light what has been shrouded in darkness for a thousand years? Does young Hope even know what she is asking? Still again, another colonial settlement is in trouble, and this time Ari and Malak are sent to intervene. Why is it that some civilizations choose life and others choose death? Can they save a civilization that is wrought with utter conflict and division? Or will the colony be wiped away into the oceans, purged from existence