The public doesnât trust them. The government wants to control them. Being a superhero has never been this hard, especially for Tempest.
Two months after the discovery of the powerful, non-Meta Recombinants, the former RangersâMeta-powered humans dedicated to preserving the peaceâhave made no progress in uncovering the newcomersâ origins, or convincing the public to trust them. Newly powered Metas are popping up and causing trouble, while the former BanesâMetas who harm humans and create chaosâshow no inclination that they even want to leave the island prison of Manhattan. With a presidential election looming, the hot political debate is all about Meta rightsâand whether they deserve to have any.
Still haunted by the murder of so many in the Meta War fifteen years earlier, Ethan âTempestâSwift accepts an assignment in Manhattan, working with a team thatâs interviewing Banes to determine which are still threats and which have reformed. But Ethan has a personal reason for going to the island as well. Armed with questions for the Bane who just might be his father, Ethanâs quest for answers is interrupted by an unexpected assault on the island. Forced to side with old enemies to uncover who's responsible for the devastating attack, Ethan begins to question more than just his pastâhe questions his place in defending a world that sees him as its enemy.