The war roars toward its bloody crescendo.Armies muster for the final battle.On one side fights Earth. Mighty. Wealthy. The center of an empire. On the other side: Bahay. A humble planet. A backwater. A world whose people will never surrender.Jon and Maria fight on opposite sides. But to end the violence, they must work together. The very fate of humanity depends on it.Yet the fires burn so hot. The hatred runs so deep. As the climactic battle flares, as the bombs fall and the cannons boom, can Jon and Maria survive? Or will this war rip them apart?