The Borderlands… The universe is cruel. Eddie, a young sailor on a space cargo ship mining cobalt-rich asteroids, watches everything fall apart: operations get worse, the captain dies, and the crew faces dismissal and an unhappy existence. But suddenly, Eddie takes responsibility for the fate of the crew. First, he saves them from bankruptcy; then he takes control of other ships and gradually becomes a competitor to the giant company “Eyk-Metall”—without being afraid to plunge into a real war. Where do such drive and talents come from in a nobody kid? The answer is simple: he is the emperor’s double.