Out of the ashes of the European Union came what would become humanity's greatest asset… but would grow into its worst nightmare. World governments find themselves sidelined by an entity so powerful, it controls the majority of wealth inside the entire solar system, including entire planets. Yet it is just one of many syndicates vying for what they consider to be the grand prize itself, the ability to traverse the vast distances between the stars. The discovery of Field Manipulation allowed humanity to cross the solar system within mere weeks, and now it promises even more. AI assistance has significantly accelerated research, still the technology to travel farther and faster hangs just beyond our reach. The desire to acquire such revolutionary tech will ignite a conflict that spreads across the solar system, with consequences that may alter the very future of humanity itself, if it can even become a reality. Can one man possibly find the key to unlocking the greatest advancement human civilization will ever know, and if he does, will it be in the best interest of a solar system on the precipice of war?