Grivon D'Gaul wants nothing more than to become The Autocrat, supreme ruler of his solar system, Merkadiah. Unfortunatly for him he is still in training at The Chaos Guild. Somewhere between being the son of the last Autocrat and being the best student in his age catagory, Grivon has his work cut out for him. As Grivon gets stronger, he catches the attention of The Merkadian Senate, feudal lords bent on maintaing their power and preventing him from acheiving his goal. With the help of a new mentor, Grivon leaves the guild behind, but danger awaits as he falls prey to a dangerous enemy, is chased by an assassin, and his friends commit the ultimate betrayl.