Publisher's Synopsis
Since the dawn of time, the gods and demons have used Earth as their personal game board, manipulating human history, shaping empires, and even altering DNA to create beings of immense power the Ascended Ones**. Once worshipped as heroes and legends, these beings were ultimately betrayed, hunted down, and exterminated when the gods grew jealous of their strength. Now, only four remain in hiding.
When the government stumbles upon a portal into the realm of the gods and demons, they uncover a horrifying truth-the deities who have toyed with humanity for millennia plan to erase Earth and start anew. With time running out and the world on the brink of chaos, the only chance for survival lies with the last Ascended Ones: **Paladin, Strident, Gravion, and Mr. Vigor. Reluctant and bitter, these forsaken warriors must decide whether to stand by and watch humanity perish or rise up against the very gods who created them. But opening the portal comes with a price-melding the two realms into one, transforming Earth into a nightmarish battlefield where the laws of reality fracture. The game is rigged. The pieces are in motion. And the fate of humanity rests in the hands of those it once abandoned. Will the Ascended Ones triumph, or will this be humanity's final chapter?
