The Oorts have returned, launching an invasion more devastating than before?and Thomas Bruin always knew this day would come, even if he lied to the world about it. Their first strike is personal: the Oort Worldkiller, a hybrid general claiming to be Bruin's own son, incinerates his childhood home. Bruin and the Worldkiller clash in the streets as cameras capture every blow, but the public is focused on the scandal, not the war. Is Bruin truly the father of this alien destroyer? Did he betray Earth to create an extraterrestrial heir? The truth may shatter the planet before the Oorts do.