In the vast, unforgiving expanse of the Asteroid Belt, Anya Sharma has carved out a life on her own terms. On Asteroid 47179, "The Rock," she survives through sheer grit, engineering prowess, and the constant, meticulous maintenance of her salvaged, self-sustaining habitat. It's a solitary existence defined by the hum of well-maintained machinery and the satisfaction of hard-won independence. But her carefully constructed equilibrium is shattered by the arrival of the Stark Prospector, a technologically superior vessel from the ruthless Consolidated Resources corporation. Running dark and ignoring hails, the ship represents an existential threat, bringing aggressive lawyers and overwhelming force to challenge her claim and seize the hidden value beneath her feet.
Facing impossible odds, Anya is plunged into a desperate fight for survival against illegal claim jumpers who wield advanced technology and corporate law like weapons. When sabotage cripples her reactor from within, and heavily armed troopers breach her home, Anya must rely on her intimate knowledge of her unique systems and her sheer determination to resist. Pushed to the brink, she broadcasts her defiance into the void, hoping to rally the disparate, fiercely independent miners of the Belt.