On the twin moons of Mer’Kuri, the war begins in silence.

Our Solari champion, Xal'Zirath, moves like a shadow through the sinister corridors of the Fortress of Sha'duun, deep behind enemy lines on the Khepra moon. His mission: infiltrate undetected and steal the critical Crystal of Ra.

Covertly hidden by the Eclipse, this powerful remnant of solar energy is said to resonate with the Warrior Spirit of Ra. Theoretically, this could make a specially trained Solari master nearly unbeatable. But in this case, the crystal will be used in conjunction with two other crystals to power a secret Solari weapon in the coming galactic war.

One wrong step, the mission; and Xal's life, are forfeit.

Meanwhile, his twin brother, Kael'Ryn, and just as much the Solari champion, faces a far more brutal path. High atop the sacred tower of Tiraxis, on its namesake moon, Kael must fight his way through a gauntlet of deadly Eclipse champions. Each level ascended brings him closer to yet another coveted Crystal of Ra; another one of the three. But the tower is a mystery unto itself, its levels existing in realms beyond time and space, testing Kael not just in body, but in spirit.

Separated by distance but bound by destiny, the twins are unaware that their missions are just the first strike in a war far larger than either of them imagined.

Across the system, Councilor Alaric Thalos (the twin's father) calls an emergency summit of the planetary powers, desperate to unite the fractured worlds against a threat most believe is only myth: The Draetheon.

From the edge of the void, this ancient race has returned with a fleet cloaked in solar flame. Their armada, Ra’s Eclipse, is more than a military force; it is a force of erasure, a cosmic reckoning fueled by hatred and Starfire.

General Vaelor Krynn, the hardened Martian war hero, and his enigmatic Jovian ally, the combat-droid Vex, begin tracking strange signals that point to Draetheon infiltration. Their search leads them to Outpost Zarrax, a derelict cantina on the Verge where neutral ground becomes a battlefield the moment truth is spoken. There, an Eclipse defector confirms their worst fear: the Draetheon strike against Mer'Kuri is imminent.

In the eye of the storm, Princess Lysara must navigate the impossible; torn between her duty to Venus, a world that condemns her secret alliances, and the burning truth in her heart. As long-buried feelings for a Martian general resurface, she realizes the coming war won’t just reshape the solar system; it will demand every hidden truth be brought to light.

From the moons of Mer’Kuri to the halls of interplanetary power, from ancient relics to secret romances, Solar Wars: Shadow of Draetheon is a high-stakes sci-fi epic of loyalty, betrayal, and destiny written in fire.

The shadows are no longer creeping.

They are here.