{"product_id":"ashborn-rising-aftermath","title":"Ashborn Rising: AFTERMATH","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFive years after the Meridian Event exposed Meta Humans to the world, Ashborn leader Cael Riven is framed for assassinating a peace delegation, but clearing his name becomes almost impossible when the true enemy offers humanity one hour of perfect peace and millions beg to surrender their freedom to feel it again.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFive years ago, Cael Riven helped break the machine that kept Meta Humans hidden, hunted, and controlled.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNow he leads Ashborn, the first sovereign Meta nation on Earth. To millions, he is liberation made flesh. To terrified governments, he is the man who proved superhuman power can topple the world.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAt the Geneva Meta Accords, the fragile peace dies in a locked chamber. A delegate is murdered by a weapon that should not exist in this timeline. The footage shows Cael pulling the trigger.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHe was nowhere near Geneva.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAs borders slam shut and armies move, a parallel civilization steps from the fractures left by Meridian. The Dominion offers a cure for the chaos Cael helped unleash: the Crown, a psychic order that can end war, hunger, panic, and rogue Meta violence in a single hour.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThen the Crown touches three cities.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFor one hour, nobody hurts. Nobody hates. Nobody fears.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnd when freedom returns, millions want the leash back.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCael must expose the frame, hold Ashborn together, and stop Earth from choosing peace as a cage.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"August Publishing House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46227801112633,"sku":null,"price":5.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/4774\/5849\/files\/AshbornRisingAFTERMATH.jpg?v=1784588824","url":"https:\/\/augustpublishinghouse.com\/products\/ashborn-rising-aftermath","provider":"August Publishing House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}