18 Marvel: Ascendant

Five years have passed.

The world remembers the Avengers, but they are no longer what they once were. Some names have become memorials. Others stepped away when the fighting finally slowed. The towers are quieter now. Governments are bolder. The public is restless.

Earth is stable… but fragile.

New power structures have formed in the absence of global icons. Private organizations are filling the gaps heroes left behind. Street-level crime has evolved. Enhanced individuals are no longer rare, they’re political. Cosmic threats haven’t stopped watching. And somewhere out there, something is preparing for a world that no longer has its original guardians.