There's an intergalactic space station out there bigger than our solar system that wants everyone to come along and meet up. The beacon made it sound like a utopia, but what Niko finds upon her arrival is a lawless expanse where everyone is out for themselves and she's so late she doesn't even have a seat at the table.
Niko finally gets some answers about the Sphere as she travels inside it to meet the army of robots that clean and tend to its maintenance. Unfortunately, this means she must also give up answers, and having her sole friend see how horribly beats the heart of man is a tough reveal. Thankfully all introspection will meet action as the Xed show their hand in the dirty war they wage.