In the year 2182, citizens of a dying Earth flee to a distant promised land in massive vessels - The Arka. They do not reach their intended destination.... 1 VOLUME RELEASED - INDEPENDENT STORIES. In the not-too-distant future, the planet Earth has been destroyed, its orbit withering and its citizens desperate to escape to the stars. The solution? The Arka, massive vessels bound for the distant promised land of Leonis. When the passengers of Arka III awaken from their long intergalactic journey, they realize they're not in Leonis. Not only that, their journey has taken much longer than the planned two hundred years, and has landed them in a starless, seemingly endless place. Eric Rives, the ship's second-in-command, and his partner Jia Tang are sent on an exploratory mission to investigate the dark labyrinth that surrounds them... but what they find is beyond belief.