The A-XIS INITIATIVE: THE NIGHTMARE BEGINS
- Science Fiction
- Young Adult
Sixteen-year-old Kael Vireon thought he was ordinary until his cosmic powers erupted in a flare that nearly tore the sky apart. Now, he and his twin sister Lyra are whisked away to a crumbling, sentient mansion in upstate New York—the long-abandoned headquarters of A.X.I.S. Twenty years ago, the original team vanished beneath the earth, leaving behind only whispers of a failed ritual and a gate that should have remained sealed. Kael and Lyra find themselves joined by a new generation of gifted teens: Ryo, who slips through dimensions; Mateo, forged from volcanic stone; Zuri, a speedster outrunning time; and Amara, a healer with wings of fire. Together, they are the new A-XIS. But their arrival has stirred a primordial terror. Mr. Nightmare, the Fifth Son of Hades, has emerged from the shadows. To reopen the Nightmare Gate and plunge the world into darkness, he needs the very energy surging through Kael’s veins. As the mansion’s shifting halls reveal deadly secrets, the group must forge a family from their trauma. Can they master their volatile abilities in time to stop a prophecy written in the stars, or will they become the next names erased from history? The nightmare has begun, and fear is the only weapon that never sleeps.