Famine plagues the underhive of Earia Secundus. When a child in a moment of utter despair consumes the flesh of a strange cultist, she gets an infinitely small fraction of attention from a horror beyond the void. The Hive Mind sees, and wishes to test something new. Unbeknownst to her, a new imperative is written within her biology. One that leads to cannibalism and war. Consume.

It has been a year since Ghost returned to his own dimension. Since then, Shepard has kept on doing what she does best : preparing for the Reapers' arrival, and trying to wake the galaxy up to their impending doom, to little success. Now, as they stand at the edge of the precipice, a mysterious figure appears before Shepard : Grimm, the Troupe master...