One year after the tragic events of The Fallen Star the Jedi fight to break the Nihils control over the galaxy.The galaxy is divided. Following the shocking destruction of Starlight Beacon the Nihil have established an impenetrable barrier called the Stormwall around part of the Outer Rim where Marchion Ro rules and his followers wreak havoc at his every whim. Jedi trapped behind enemy lines including Avar Kriss must fight to help the worlds being pillaged by the Nihil while staying one step ahead of the marauders and their Nameless terrors.Outside of the Nihils socalled Occlusion Zone Elzar Mann Bell Zettifar and the other Jedi work alongside the Republic to reach the worlds that have been cut off from the rest of the galaxy.