As the Jedi and Danni go to question Harrar, they are intercepted by several Ferroans who demand to be part of the questioning.  Harrar recounts that each of the Vong that came there had their own agendas.  They speculate as to Nom Anor's motives but Harrar assumes it was to win back favor with Shimrra.  Harrar asks Luke if he may work with them to help bring about a resolution to the war.

The Millennium Falcon comes out of hyperspace into an out-of-the-way planet called Callula.  They are immediately attacked again by Vong ships, but they make contact with the Callula station and head towards it.

Shimrra is disappointed that only half the expected captives were returned to them for use in a massive sacrificial ceremony blessing their next war effort. Nas Choka suggests that they double their efforts on Callula to make up the difference.

Once inside, the base commander tells Han that they've been under attack for a month and that the Vong appear to be more interested in taking captives and occupying the world than just simply destroying it.

Nom Anor, again in disguise, returns to the Shamed Ones, and they are thrilled to see their Prophet return.  He tries to convince them to alter their plans to attack during the sacrificial ceremony, but everything he says is twisted into a rallying cry for further attacks.

Han and Leia get word that the Falcon has been repaired enough to make the trip to Mon Calamari, but Cracken and Page decide to stay behind and continue the defense of the planet.  As they encounter several Vong, they are saved by none other than Boba Fett who has taken up the cause.  As they fly away, Fett contacts Han and says his fight was always with the Jedi and it was never personal.

The group of a dozen Jedi meets to discuss the current situation.  News had come from Coruscant that the Prophet is actually Nom Anor and he has been seen there recently, which means he did not return with Corran and Tahiri.  They decide if they have not heard from Luke within a week they may have to send a team to investigate.

Flying over the surface of Zonama, Harrar is overwhelmed at the planet they the Vong have been searching for but were never able to recreate.  Luke asks how the Vong came to be as they are now if they started off on a planet like this.  Harrar says that they were invaded by a more technological civilization, and they asked the gods turn living things into weapons.  Once they conquered their invaders, their quest for power continued unchecked.  They enter an old lava tube and Sekot speaks to them and inquires about the one they he cannot perceive yet has ancient memories of.  Harrar tells them that they were banished from their home world for becoming too warlike and Luke supposes that these gods they referred to are actually the Force.  When they broke the symbiosis with their home of the planet they were also banished from the Force.  Harrar is overcome at the thought of this revelation.

The grand ceremony is beginning on Yuuzhan'tar.  At the end of the procession that ends with Shimrra's entrance, the captives are brought in for their sacrifice.  Several explosions go off beneath the captives and hundreds of Shamed Ones begin pouring into the area to rescue them.  Shimrra begins to yell out to the crowd and Nom Anor notices one of the slayers behind him creeping away. He supposes that it is actually Onimi in disguise.

As the Millennium Falcon returns to Mon Calamari, it is met by an armada of Alliance ships from all corners of the galaxy.

At a meeting presided over by Admiral Kre'fey, the heads of various militaries around the galaxy discuss their plan.  They have learned of the heretic uprising that disrupted the sacrifice that was being used to bless the Vong armada heading in their direction.  They plan to split their battle group in half, one half to stay on Mon Calamari, while the other heads for the real prize - Coruscant. With yammosks placed at the nearby worlds of Callula and Toong’l, Kre'fey hopes that when the Vong learn that Coruscant is under attack they will return to these planets.  He hopes to send teams there to disable the yammosks so there return will be thwarted by mass chaos.

Warmaster Nas Choka begins to plan out his attack on Mon Calamari.  One report he receives says the surrender at Callula came a little too easily.