Two years ago the Lowmen overthrew the Nebulon Emperor. All planets within the system that had refused to side with the Lowmen federate were also sacked. The quiet little martial and agricultural Planet of Scythe met the same fate despite taking a neutral stance in the great war.

Now, the only known survivor of the Royal lineage, 153rd Prince in waiting, Lothar Grieves seeks refuge in the one place he knows the Federate will have a hard time finding him, the Four exile planets noone has ever escaped from, the Four Brethren.There he plots his revenge as he seeks the Starlance. The mightiest weapon known in the system. But his quest isn't without problems and he must battle his fellow exiles, conquer the harsh planets themselves and other unforeseen players in a deadly planetary arena

I initially had this idea thinking of gladiators in space but changed it so that it fit into the universe of something else I'm working on. The result was a standalone short story series whose name im yet to think of, with this particular short story being a quasi-side-back-story to the main story in the universe"A tale of Titans". Both are part of "Tales From the Halls Of Legend".