As the medpod continues to repair his time-ravaged body in the real world, Colonel Raytak's foes inside the game of Limitless Lands execute their carfully-laid schemes, seeking his ruin. Wrongfully accused of treason, Raytak finds himself a prisoner of the Imerium he serves. To clear his name, Raytak is forced to fight in the arena, seeking victory in the Emperor's Grand Melee to earn his freedom...but he can't do it alone. To win, he must...