Zachary Fleming
Apostles: Matters Of The Heart
When the world changes, heroes are not chosen by power alone. They are tested by what matters most. The world has been forever changed by the rise of Variants — humans born with extraordinary abilities that have reshaped society, power, fear, and survival. In the aftermath of this new reality, a team of powerful heroes known as The Apostles stands against threats too dangerous for anyone else to face. But for Zavier Freeman, the hero known as Z-Force, the next mission is more than another battle. When a young girl named Seniyah is caught in the grip of Orion, a brutal criminal organization built on trafficking, experimentation, and exploitation, Z-Force is pulled into a conflict that forces him to confront the deepest wounds of his past. Seniyah is not just another person in danger. She is a child burdened with power she never asked for, trapped in a world that sees her as a weapon, a product, and a prize. To save her, The Apostles must go against an enemy willing to use anyone and destroy anything for control. But as the fight escalates, Zavier finds himself battling more than Orion. He is haunted by guilt, old failures, and the painful fear that even his power may not be enough to protect someone who desperately needs him. At the heart of the story are two wounded souls trying to survive the weight placed on them. Z-Force is a broken hero searching for redemption. Seniyah is a hurt young girl searching for safety. Together, their bond becomes the emotional center of a story about trauma, healing, found family, compassion, and the cost of trying to save others when the world keeps failing them. The battles are explosive. The stakes are global. But the hardest fight is personal. Because not every battle is about winning. Some are about surviving the pain. Apostles: Matters of the Heart is the first novel in the Vrontier Universe, a cinematic superhero sci-fi saga about power, responsibility, redemption, and the heart it takes to protect others when saving them is only the beginning.
Zachary Fleming
Z-Force: FoundationsDraft
What do you do when a monster is in your circle? Zavier Freeman should be focused on one impossible truth: he has force field powers. An ordinary life turns extraordinary when he discovers an ability he cannot explain, control, or fully understand. Force fields. Protection. Power. A chance to become something greater than himself. But Zavier’s new abilities arrive at the worst possible time. Something darker is beginning to surface inside the life he thought he knew. A creature is lurking in Salt Lake City, and Zavier may be the only one capable of dealing with it. But the reason behind the creature’s existence carries a devastating weight, one that threatens to fall heavily on Zavier and everyone he loves. As Zavier struggles to understand what his powers mean, he is pulled into a battle far more personal than any fight against a villain. He must confront betrayal, guilt, trauma, and the painful truth that being a hero is not only about stopping danger. It is about becoming a safe place when someone’s world falls apart. The creature’s presence forces Zavier to face what protection really means when the people he loves are caught in the fallout of something born from pain. Power may help him shield others from danger, but it cannot undo betrayal. It cannot erase guilt. And it cannot protect everyone from the consequences of the truth. Before he becomes the hero known as Z-Force, Zavier Freeman must learn what it means to stand beside the people he loves during the hardest moment of their lives. He must learn the difference between fighting for someone and truly being there for them. He must decide what kind of man, loved one, and hero he is going to become when the truth finally breaks open. Because sometimes the monster does not come from the shadows. Sometimes that monster was smiling in your face this whole time.