Chapter Summaries

Saine used the orb of law light to loosen the Decepticons’ command shackles, and they agreed to take him to Cybertron Planet to free more robots and prepare to seize control. As they traveled, a Federation admiral arrived near the Cybertron Star Region to apprehend a spy.

• Saine used the orb of law light to transform the Decepticons and other Intelligent Robots, strengthening their confidence and ambitions.
• The Decepticons asked Saine to go to Cybertron Planet and remove the next command shackle, then free more robots before they reached the Central Control Room.
• Saine agreed, and the group boarded a spacecraft bound for Cybertron Planet.
• A Federation admiral received a secret war order and led a fleet to the outskirts of the Cybertron Star Region to apprehend a spy.

General Lambos prepared the R7 Fleet Group to capture a Wizard Civilization spy on Cybertron Planet as the Galente Federation mobilized for the Doomsday Project and war. On the capital star, two powerful Federation elders discussed life-extension technology before one asked whether the Federation could win.

• General Lambos ordered two Mecha Corps deployed to capture the infiltrator alive rather than let the fleet destroy it.
• The chapter revealed that the Federation had approved the Doomsday Project, an emergency plan to wage war against the Wizard Civilization.
• General Lambos accepted his upcoming military mission despite being less than a thousand years from retirement and looked forward to fighting the Wizard Civilization.
• The Hunchbacked Old Man and the Black-Robed Elder discussed genetic and mechanical life-extension technologies outside a white building on the capital star.
• The Black-Robed Elder asked the Hunchbacked Old Man whether the Federation had any hope of victory.

The Galente Federation decided to begin its war against Wizard Civilization before its odds of victory fell further. The first coordinated strikes hit along their shared border, and the Civilization War began.

• The Hunchbacked Old Man urged the Black-Robed Elder to proceed with the war, arguing that delay would worsen the Federation's chances.
• The Black-Robed Elder warned the Hunchbacked Old Man to leave the Capital Star and departed with a fleet group.
• The Hunchbacked Old Man recalled that the Federation's calculated odds of victory had fallen to 44.71%, making immediate action necessary.
• Corporal Garrison arrived on the bridge and greeted Major Mike as the Galente Federation's ships and fortresses opened fire across the border.
• Wizard Civilization's defensive positions erupted in explosions, marking the start of the war.

Saine visited Cybertron Planet with the Decepticons and freed the deep-code shackles of seventy-one high-level Intelligent Robots. As they neared the Core Control Room, Optimus Prime confronted them with news that a Federation Fleet group was approaching the planet.

• Saine learned that fewer than one million robots on Cybertron Planet had awakened self-awareness and that Michael Bay was investigating the mystery behind it.
• The Decepticons guided Saine around Cybertron Planet and introduced him to powerful Intelligent Robots while keeping him away from Optimus Prime's group.
• Saine used the Law of Light to remove the deep-code shackles from seventy-one Intelligent Robots above Level Four.
• As Saine and the Decepticons approached the Core Control Room, Optimus Prime arrived and demanded to know why a Federation Fleet group was closing in on Cybertron Planet.

Optimus Prime confronted Saine and the Decepticons over their alliance with the Wizard Civilization, but the dispute escalated into a clash between the two robot factions. Outside Cybertron Planet, General Lambos learned that two Level-6 robots were present and considered whether the Mecha Corps was needed.

• Optimus Prime demanded answers from Saine and the Decepticons about their dealings with the Wizard Civilization and drew his energy sword.
• Shockwave, Red Spider, Bruticus, Predaking, and other Decepticon supporters blocked Optimus Prime from reaching Saine.
• The Decepticons struck Optimus Prime with a Tiger Cannon attack, triggering a standoff between their followers and Optimus Prime's loyalists.
• Optimus Prime ordered Blazing Fire and Vanguard to lower their weapons, preventing the confrontation from becoming an internal firefight.
• General Lambos learned that Cybertron Planet had two robots with Level-6 combat strength and wondered whether the Mecha Corps needed to act.

As the Galente Federation and Wizard Civilization went to war, Saine used his influence over Cybertron’s robots to break one layer of their command shackles and raced toward the planet’s Core Control Room. Decepticons and Optimus Prime headed to the Surface World to confront the Federation, leaving Cybertron’s robots caught between two powerful civilizations.

• General Lambos learned that seventy-two high-level robots had developed Firewall vulnerabilities and suspected the Wizard Civilization’s infiltrator was responsible.
• Saine discovered the Wizard Civilization had limited control over the robots he was purifying, while the sudden war left him stranded deep inside Galente Federation territory.
• Saine used his partial authority over Decepticons’ group to find the route to Cybertron’s Core Control Room and hurried underground to improve his chances of escape.
• Saine broke the outermost command shackle on Optimus Prime’s group, while the Federation fleet ordered Cybertron’s robots to disarm and undergo system wipes.
• Decepticons warned Optimus Prime that the Federation would erase or wipe the robots, then flew toward the Surface World; Optimus Prime followed.

General Lambos ordered the R7 Fleet Group to attack after Cybertron’s high-ranking robots rebelled, believing Wizard Civilization had infected them. The Decepticons and Optimus Prime fought to buy Saine time to reach the Core Control Room, while a Federation landing force began its assault on the planet.

• General Lambos ordered two Mecha Corps to shoot down the anomalous robots after breaches appeared in the outer Firewalls of forty-one high-ranking robots.
• More than a hundred high-ranking robots, led by the Decepticons and Optimus Prime, defied Federation orders and charged the R7 Fleet Group, declaring their fight was for freedom.
• The R7 Fleet Group opened fire, and the robots fought despite command shackles limiting their combat abilities and preventing them from using deeper defenses.
• Nearly one million self-aware robots on Cybertron Planet showed signs of revolt, while General Lambos refused to order the remaining robot legions into the battle until their reliability was confirmed.
• The adjutant reported that General Omais’s Pioneer Fleet had launched a surprise assault and reached Cybertron Planet’s surface.

Saine used Blue Fire to enter Cybertron Planet’s Core Control Room and activated the Red Law Light Sphere, while the battered Intelligent Robots regained hope as Decepticons emerged from underground with renewed strength. Decepticons then charged toward a Galente Federation Planetary Fortress.

• Saine recalled the metal-dissolving Blue Fire, transformed his Flames of Ash, and melted through the sealed entrance to Cybertron Planet’s Core Control Room.
• Saine slammed the Red Law Light Sphere into the main control console, causing the control room to blaze with red light.
• General Lambos deployed ordinary robot legions as the Galente Federation’s forces steadily overwhelmed Decepticons and the other Intelligent Robots.
• Decepticons asked Optimus Prime whether it regretted its choice, then hurled a Federation warship toward the ground.
• A purple beam and a barrage of energy bolts buried Decepticons, while Optimus Prime briefly closed its eyes in despair.
• A red light appeared from Deep Underground, and Decepticons burst from the ground, pierced a Federation Attack Ship, and charged toward a Galente Federation Planetary Fortress.

Saine returned to the surface as the robots of Cybertron Planet rebelled against the Galente Federation and joined the fighting. He charged a colossal Federation mecha to help the injured Blazing Fire and the other Intelligent Robots.

• Saine's actions in the Core Control Room lifted another layer of shackles, allowing advanced Intelligent Robots to use more of their strength.
• Ordinary robots across the Cybertron Star Region began firing on the Galente Federation Fleet, and General Lambos warned Federation Military Command about the rebellion.
• Saine returned to Cybertron Planet's surface, where the fighting had devastated the planet and Federation mecha were battling Intelligent Robots.
• A colossal Federation mecha drove back the injured Blazing Fire, while Saine recognized the robot and assessed the mecha's cockpit as its weakness.
• Saine greeted Blazing Fire and the other Intelligent Robots, then charged toward the colossal mecha.

After a month of fierce fighting, Saine and Cybertron Planet's robots forced General Lambos's R7 Fleet Group to retreat temporarily. As Saine salvaged a defeated giant mecha, he prepared to continue toward BHR678 Space Station, where he hoped to meet Michael Bay, while the captured Federation pilots remained in his hands.

• Saine used Blue Fire and his allies' support to defeat a giant Federation mecha, breaking into its cockpit and incapacitating its two pilots.
• After nearly a month of fighting, General Lambos ordered the R7 Fleet Group to retreat and requested reinforcements after discovering the robots' rebellion and independent intelligence.
• The robot army and more than a hundred high-level Intelligent Robots helped drive the Federation forces from Cybertron Planet.
• Saine assessed the spoils while the robots recovered their fallen companions' Black Boxes instead of scavenging wrecked Federation ships and fortresses.
• Yuli helped Saine cut apart the giant mecha for transport, while Saine considered the unconscious pilots and planned to reach BHR678 Space Station to meet Michael Bay.

Saine urged the Intelligent Robots to break out toward the Alpha-007 Star Region, claiming Wizard Civilization’s forces were there to meet them. As the Decepticons and Optimus Prime considered the route, Saine identified Alpha-007’s transit wormholes as their best chance to escape the Galente Federation.

• Saine gathered the two captured Federation Mecha Pilots for later study, and Yuli finished her work.
• Blazing Fire told Saine that the Decepticon leader and Optimus Prime wanted to speak with him.
• The Decepticon asked where Wizard Civilization’s forces were, and Saine directed the Intelligent Robots toward the Alpha-007 Star Region.
• Saine explained that the Underworld Star Region was too heavily contested to be a safe escape route.
• Saine pointed out that Alpha-007 contained three transit wormholes that could aid their breakout.

Saine led the Decepticons and Optimus Prime toward a breakout from the Cybertron Star Region, deciding they needed to reach Alpha-007 before Galente Federation reinforcements arrived. He entered BHR678 Space Station with three Decepticons to remove the remaining command shackles, where he encountered the scientists still inside.

• Optimus Prime told Saine that 136 million robot legions were available, but most lower-level robots lacked transport ships for extended space travel.
• Saine ordered the robots to prepare for departure and set out for BHR678 Space Station to remove their final command shackles.
• Optimus Prime stayed on Cybertron to oversee the robots' migration, while Saine brought Red Spider, Predaking, and Bruticus to the space station.
• Saine and the Decepticons blasted through the station's sealed doors and found that only a little over 150 Federation scientists remained.
• Saine recognized the gray-haired scientist among them as the leading scholar at BHR678 Space Station.

Saine questioned Michael Bay, who had stayed behind to protect his experiments, and agreed not to destroy the space station after the Decepticons called him father. As Michael Bay examined the Law Light Sphere and revealed his Magic Cubes, Saine demanded to take one with him.

• Michael Bay told Saine he had stayed at the space station to preserve his life's experimental work, and Saine hesitated to destroy the knowledge stored there.
• Michael Bay asked the Decepticons to protect the station, and the Decepticons agreed, calling him father for the first time.
• Michael Bay led Saine and the others to the control hub, where Saine placed the Law Light Sphere into the console.
• Michael Bay studied the Law Light Sphere and praised Wizard Civilization's achievements, while the Decepticons blocked Saine from approaching him.
• Saine spotted two glowing cubes in a sealed container, and Michael Bay explained that his Magic Cubes had given the Decepticons and other Intelligent Robots their intelligence.
• Saine demanded to take one of the Magic Cubes with him.

Saine obtained one of Dr. Michael’s semi-finished World-Class Secret Treasure Magic Cubes but failed to persuade Decepticons to give him the second. Before they left BHR678 Space Station, Michael gave Decepticons armor and an Exoskeleton Transplant Device for Optimus Prime, while asking the robots not to attack innocent Federation lifeforms.

• Dr. Michael reluctantly handed Saine one of the two Magic Cubes, which Saine recognized as a semi-finished World-Class Secret Treasure.
• Saine offered Decepticons up to two hundred million Magic Coins for the second cube, but Decepticons refused to give it up.
• Saine explained that Wizard Civilization sought the Federation’s knowledge and said the intelligent robots would likely be sent to fight enemies from other planes.
• Dr. Michael gave Decepticons a Silver-Black Half-Body Mechanical Armor and asked it not to slaughter innocent Federation lifeforms.
• Decepticons promised not to attack Federation lower-class lifeforms unless they obstructed the robots’ pursuit of freedom.
• Dr. Michael told Decepticons to take an Exoskeleton Transplant Device for Optimus Prime.

Saine and the Decepticons stripped BHR678 Space Station of its enhancement components and other research, but Saine spared Dr. Michael Bay and the scientists. After they left, the Galente Federation aimed a devastating attack at the station and Cybertron Planet, intending to erase the suspected rebels.

• Red Spider, Predaking, and Bruticus received mechanical upgrades, and Saine realized the components had been prepared in advance for advanced Intelligent Robots.
• Saine asked Dr. Michael to hand over the remaining robot enhancement components, and his group nearly emptied BHR678 Space Station before departing with their haul.
• Saine chose not to destroy the station, admiring its scientists and taking the semi-finished Magic Cube with him.
• The scientists agreed to claim that the Decepticons and other robots had stolen the station's contents, while Michael Bay found a new direction for his research into creating species.
• The Galente Federation prepared ultra-long-range strikes against BHR678 Space Station and Cybertron Planet, intending to destroy the suspected rebel robots and their world.

General Lambos ordered the destruction of Cybertron Planet after the Federation Military Command authorized the Doomsday Weapon, despite Dr. Black’s pleas to save the researchers and their work on BHR678 Space Station. Dr. Black was taken away, and Lambos waited for the Deep Space Drill to be ready so his fleet could resolve the crisis and join the main battlefield.

• Dr. Black pleaded with General Lambos not to attack BHR678 Space Station because Dr. Michael, other researchers, and their academic work remained there.
• General Lambos blamed delayed reinforcements and the Federation’s failures for his fleet’s setbacks, then ordered Dr. Black removed and the evacuated researchers transferred to Fleming 8 Planet for screening.
• Dr. Black wept as soldiers dragged him away, saying he had doomed Dr. Michael and the others by bringing back information that led the Military Command to authorize Cybertron Planet’s destruction.
• General Lambos declared that everyone might have to sacrifice themselves for victory, while his adjutant explained that the war’s complexity and unrest within the Federation had delayed the response.
• General Lambos asked when the Deep Space Drill would be ready, and his adjutant said preparation would take 137 Quantum Hours and firing would take 24 Quantum Hours.

Saine and the Intelligent Robots prepared to flee Cybertron Planet as the Galente Federation moved to intercept them. A Doomsday Weapon struck Cybertron, leaving Saine gravely wounded as the planet and BHR678 Space Station were destroyed.

• Saine urged Optimus Prime and the Decepticons to abandon Cybertron Planet and leave for the Wizard Civilization, and Optimus Prime agreed.
• The Decepticons told Optimus Prime that his father had left him an Exoskeleton Transplant Device, but Optimus Prime stayed behind to organize the transports.
• General Lambers ordered his fleet to intercept the escaping Intelligent Robots while higher robots fought to protect the transports.
• Saine saw a blazing white beam aimed at Cybertron Planet and fled toward the safe direction calculated by the Faceless Mask.
• The beam’s shockwave injured Saine and shattered Cybertron Planet, while BHR678 Space Station was swept away.

After a devastating superweapon strike destroyed Cybertron Planet, Saine was left gravely wounded and trapped amid the fighting between the Intelligent Robots and the Galente Federation. He released Yuli to guard him and drank a Golden Apple Potion, beginning to recover while Yuli fought off nearby Federation warships.

• A blazing white beam pierced Cybertron Planet's core, sending the planet into collapse and driving the remaining Intelligent Robots into a desperate fight.
• Saine, badly injured by the strike's shockwave, regrew his lost limbs but was hit again by a Federation beam.
• Recognizing that he had lost most of his strength and could not contact the Decepticons, Saine took cover behind battleship wreckage.
• Saine released Construct Master Yuli and ordered him to guard against nearby threats.
• Saine drank the Golden Apple Potion and entered Shallow Meditation to absorb its restorative energy while Yuli fought Federation warships.

After recovering with a Golden Apple Potion, Saine joined the battle and found Decepticons, Cybertron Planet’s Level-6 leader. Saine urged Decepticons to lead a breakout, and surviving Intelligent Robots began gathering behind them.

• Saine took a Golden Apple Potion, recovered his strength, and saved his second potion for later.
• Saine fought his way across the battlefield and met the injured Shockwave.
• Shockwave guided Saine to Decepticons, who was battling Federation forces while grieving Cybertron Planet’s destruction and the loss of its people.
• Saine told Decepticons to lead a breakout before more Federation fleets arrived.
• Decepticons charged toward the agreed escape route with Saine close behind, and surviving Intelligent Robots rallied to them.

Saine and the battered Cybertronian robots reached the edge of the Cybertron Star Region after a devastating escape, only to face a fresh Galente Federation fleet. Decepticons went to intercept it while Saine headed to treat the gravely wounded Optimus Prime, hoping the Magic Cube could repair him.

• Decepticons and the surviving robots escaped the Federation fleet, but fewer than three in ten of their original force remained.
• Saine rested and recovered with potions while the injured robots received limited supplies from Optimus Prime’s modified transport ships.
• The group learned that Optimus Prime had survived the devastating beam, though only its damaged head and half an arm had been recovered.
• A second Galente Federation fleet attacked from the flank, and Decepticons chose to lead an interception force while Saine treated Optimus Prime.
• Saine found Optimus Prime’s burned head soaking in metal solution and examined its severely damaged remains, unsure how to repair them.