Harmon, a security guard working otherwise uneventful shifts in a Seattle office building, is drawn into a life or death encounter between two mysterious visitors. Employing their own advanced weapons and athletic, nearly superhuman abilities, wage battle against a backdrop of ordinary human activity and commerce. The three's qualities are tested to the limits, and Harmon's life is transformed. L'leia, the pursued, has her athleticism and an array of technology to both defend and attack. Ar'ganin, her mortal enemy, has a bitter outlook, a remarkable strength, and his own personal weapons that have served him well in the past.