New York, 2027
The city never stopped moving. Then the extraordinary became impossible to ignore.
This is New York as you almost know it: crowded avenues, elevated trains, fire escapes, rooftop water towers, sleepless streets, and towers of glass catching the last light of evening.
Technology has advanced, but ordinary life still follows its familiar rhythms. Then there are people who can bend those rhythms. Some command forces science can barely describe. Others build machines to meet them on equal terms. And some hold no powers at all, yet decide how the powerful are watched, trained, or challenged.
In this city, every spectacular rescue leaves a footprint. A broken road. A darkened neighborhood. A camera recording. A question that won't disappear when the fighting ends.
The City Is a Character
From Midtown's illuminated towers to Brooklyn's lived-in apartment blocks, every encounter has a geography. Battles spill into streets people actually use, and consequences remain after the spectacle.
Power Has Different Origins
Electrical energy, ancient arcane forces, and elemental manipulation exist side by side. Their origins differ; the responsibility of using them is still contested.
Technology Is Catching Up
New York's everyday technology is recognizable. Behind closed doors, however, experimental armor, tactical drones, and extraordinary surveillance systems are changing what authority looks like.
No One Agrees on Control
Heroes, mentors, officials, and rivals all claim they want a safer future. They disagree on who should make the decisions—and who must live with them.
How we got here
2015
A Mentor and His Student
Simon Harding begins guiding a gifted young man named Duko. Their shared purpose will not survive their competing beliefs about power.
2027
The Blackout
A chase across Manhattan ends with a citywide argument about heroism and its cost.
2027
The Brooklyn Incident
An unexplained elemental disturbance places Ash at the center of forces she barely understands.
