To the countless worlds who perished defending their lives, the mighty Beast Planet was only a myth, a bedtime tale told to frighten unruly children. Never seen until it is too late, every neighboring world tells its own tales as to the dead worlds left in the wake of the Beast Planet. Most systems are unaware that nothing can divert the Beast Planet from its unrelenting path of destruction. The Beast Planet's greatest weapon is the huge World Claw that protrudes from the center of the planet and pulls hapless worlds into its central core. The Beast Planet is not myth... it DOES exist. And although countless billions have seen it, none have lived to reveal its secrets until...