In the misty cliffs of Thornwick, a quiet boy named Ashley Credo unknowingly carries the key to one of the world's most dangerous technologies - a buried secret from his mother's dark past. When experimental tech awakens powers in him far beyond comprehension, Ashley finds himself hunted by two global superpowers desperate to control him. But what begins as fear turns into fury when the governments' pursuit leads to the death of his family.Fleeing to San Diego, Ashley vanishes into the underground world of rogue science and global conspiracies. He emerges as Metallica - a name the world will learn to fear. With unmatched power and a heart full of grief, he declares war not just on the forces that destroyed his home, but on the idea of control itself.