War rages across the stars. And Talon is on the frontlines...A cult of fanatical zealots have invaded Dominion space, wielding a weapon powerful enough to vaporize entire fleets. But there's one thing they didn't count on. A galactic gladiator named Talon...Violating an Imperial blockade, Talon and his rag-tag crew land behind enemy lines on a remote, volcanic planet. He's searching for an old friend held captive by this sinister army. But what he finds is something far more dangerous.Trapped within the bowels of this hellish world lies a dark secret. A rogue alien AI, undisturbed for millennia, slowly stirs. And if unleashed, its god-like intellect could enslave the galaxy, bending countless empires to its own twisted will. And the only man who can stop it is...Talon the Avenger.