Taking place after the events of "The City of Clouds", on the planet "Sobek," a jewel within humanity's vast interstellar empire in the Prospect Sector, the futuristic ocean liner "Harmony" sails through the endless expanse of the ocean. The passengers unaware that they are sharing the ship with a high-profile target. Jack Stripe, a skilled Section 0 agent specializing in pirate hunting, embarks on a high-stakes mission to apprehend Arlie Barclaw Harrison, a pirate navigator who holds vital information about pirate routes and locations in the Prospect Sector. His capture will lead to the crippling of the pirate network in the Prospect Sector and beyond, thus avenging The City of Clouds and bringing peace to the Sector. To make matters more complicated, Arlie has a one billion fedo bounty put on his head by his former captain, leading to a small army of pirates and bounty hunters converging on Harmony. It will be the toughest mission yet for Jack Stripe, but if it means destroying the pirate scourge and avenging The City of Clouds, then no price will be too high for him.