Set during the Young Avengers' first year, YOUNG AVENGERS: CONQUEST tells the rise of a team... and the fall of a hero. After Cassandra Lang and Nathaniel Richards discover a great technological breakthrough in their work, a number of personal roadblocks put the group at a standstill. As the team struggles to attain acceptance from the U.S. government in a time where heroes are no longer revered or accepted, and the threat of a mysterious being looms on the horizon, heroes will be lead to question their own destiny.