
by Ryan Geever
The land of Aetharia has many secrets. One of such is the fact that it isn’t even real. Built from the memories of a man named Noah Mercer, he awakens in a desolate cave facing a monstrous machine named HADES. Upon awakening, several memories of his life have flashed before his eyes.Truth cuts deeper than any weapon. After the first clash with the U.M.E.s, the war has shifted. The threats facing humanity are no longer only the monsters rising from the sea or crawling out of myth, but the hidden motives and fractured loyalties within those sworn to stop them. Haunted by memory and loss, Noah finds himself caught between the mission of MYTHOS and the shadows of his past. As the task force pushes into darker battles, questions surface about who created the H-Models, why they exist, and what “truth” is worth sacrificing for survival. Veritas is a story of memory, betrayal, and the cost of holding onto hope when the world demands surrender.
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