Birthed by the dying mind of a young genius, one with aspirations to the stars, the dreaded being that would one day become known through the universe as the Steel Tyrant began her artificial life as nothing more than a friend for a lonely little girl. And, when the person that was her only friend, her creator, and her mother, was ripped away from her in the most brutal of ways, humanity would learn why a vengeful artificial intelligence is a very dangerous thing. And then, the rest of the universe would learn too.