As Lena and Shin take their first steps on Republic soil after what seemedlike a lifetime, they find a country that still hasn't changed—one thatcannot change. But their newest operation can’t wait. After survivingbattlefield after hellish battlefield, and seeing what they have to returnto, Lena and Shin begrudgingly take their first steps into the darkness...But the ghosts of the dead gather to stand in their way, their eyes acavernous silver.