In the 23rd century, humanity's colonization of Mars has become an endless cycle of oppression and rebellion. The Solari Dominion is a brutal, corporate regime that rules over Earth and the Mars system with an iron fist, with it's sights set on the rest of the solar system. The Dominion exploits the colonies, seeing them as nothing more than tools and Mars and the Asteroid Belt just resources to be tapped and used up, crushing any resistance with merciless efficiency. The Martian rebels are outnumbered and outgunned and are desperate for a weapon to turn the tides of war. Such a weapon was found, buried far beneath the dusty sands of Mars, the Nexus Vitae, an ancient organism with an unknown origin that promised extraordinary power to those that can survive its bonding. Those able to survive are known as the Embered, but the bond comes at a great cost. Physical and mental changes, visions, and whispers. Struggling to win a war for their freedom, a squad of Martian Rebels seek out a deposit the Nexus Vitae and witness one of their own become one of the first Emebered. They will learn things about themselves and each other they never knew or ever wanted to know. They will be driven to their limits and have their morals and convictions tested like never before. They will learn the truth. There is something in the dark.