Every story has a beginning... Struck from orbit by an E.M.P cannon, the crew of the Astoria flee the arcology only to find they are trapped upon a doomed planet. With deals made with dark gods paid in lives, Commander Vega embarks on a quest for vengeance at the cost of his soul. Promised salvation through his first born son, Vega trains the boy for war but soon finds he has been deceived. Escaping his murdering father, Raphael seeks refuge in the grand city of Astoria. As strange disappearances begin to haunt the dunes around the city it is up to raphael, Chance and the other Anglings to embark on a mission to find the one piece of technology that may fend off this evil.