In the year 2397, humanity thrives among the stars, with interstellar trade and deep-space exploration at their peak. Yet, in an uncharted sector of the galaxy, a dark anomaly known as “The Vortex” emerges, consuming ships without a trace and defying all known physics. The Intergalactic Council dispatches the Lancer, a cutting-edge fleet led by the formidable Captain Zara Winters, to investigate.