The Tale of the One Ring and it's Master ended in the fires of Mount Doom. So too should've the story of Talion the Gravewalker. But the skeins of Fate, and the ability of a Ring of Power to look after itself, put a twist in Talion's story. In another world, the Free Peoples are under the assault by merciless enemies clad in black iron bearing a great sun on their black banner.

The year is Universal Century 0093. Months have passed since Char Aznable's failed Axis Drop. Neo Zeon has been left leaderless, with the Federation closing in on all sides. The situation seems hopeless, and the longstanding dream of spacenoid independence is on the verge of collapse Yet a new leader will arise, even if the leader is unaware of his new role. (Full Frontal SI).

The Second Death Star has been destroyed in a climatic battle with the Rebel Alliance. Both Emperor Palpatine and his fearsome enforcer, Darth Vader, are dead. Already the Empire the two founded is beginning to crumble into ruin. Warlords begin to form their own breakaway fiefs and the newly proclaimed New Republic seeks to establish its primacy. The Galaxy is consumed by Chaos.