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It's late. Too late to still be interviewing this particular suspect. Too late for his sneering voice, his arrogance, his stolid restatement of the facts. Too late for four missing young women. But this suspect is hiding a secret, one hiding in plain sight...

The battle is over, and Noctis Point is a smoking ruin. But the war is still far from over...

Aliens and psych clash in the Battle for Noctis Point, as Alex finally accepts the responsibility that his newfound powers bestow upon him.

Alex has always struggled with his psych. But something is different. Something fundamental has changed for him, changed in the world around him. And it feels good...

The assault by the Jovian Spiders is under way. Princess Ariadne and Alex, both at the heart of the crisis, are forced to work together to try and find a solution. But as the Spiders deploy a hidden weapon, will it spell the end of the base?

With the space-borne invasion nearing, Ariadne and Sera face a difficult choice.

Alex, frustrated by his exclusion from the group, lashes out psychically. He is powerful, he discovers, and therefore dangerous. But something else, far more dangerous. stalks the corridors of Noctis Point, and Alex finds himself in a head-on collision course...

Ariadne discusses options with Principal Reeve, and comes across the psych Razz.

Ariadne arrives at Noctis Point bringing terrible news: The Spiders are coming. For Alex, Kingly and Natasha, it means an end to their lessons and the beginning of training for a harder cause: War.

Ariadne makes her escape from the assassination attempt and finally mends some bridges with her handmaiden. But as the full scope of the political game on Earth becomes clear, can they do anything to stop the oncoming war?

Ariadne receives her largest piece of the puzzle yet; but is the information worth the deadly risk she may be running, to herself and to those she loves?

Alex, now with some measure of control over his power, begins to experiment with how it can be used.

Her mission complete, Ariadne returns to the Imperial Palace. There are still many holes in her knowledge, but her handmaid Sera holds the largest piece to the puzzle...

Princess Ariadne, in her role as spymistress, finally gets some solid intel on the terrorist plot that festers in London. But things quickly turn sour as she comes face to face with their pet psych - someone Alex would know well to avoid.

Alex delves deeper into his skills as an anti-psych 'Null field'. No psych has ever displayed his particular talent... can he make use of it?

Ariadne faces the fact that she can't stop her father from waging war. But there are problems closer to home that require her full attention...

What new power does Alex bring to Noctis Point? As he begins to develop his unusual strain of psych power, he soon finds that enemies are easy to come by - and friends much, much harder.

Alex learns about shielding as things slowly return to normal.

With the Earth Empire on the brink of genocide, Princess Ariadne has one last desperate attempt to convince her father that there is another way.