Beneath an Unfamiliar Sky

Author Note This story was previously published under a different title and cover.Old Title: Beneath an Unfamiliar Sky I’m currently restructuring earlier chapters to improve pacing, clarity, and consistency. The core plot, characters, and direction remain the same, but some scenes and progression may feel different from the previous version. If you’ve already read before, you may want to revisit from the beginning once revisions are complete. Thank you for your patience. Synopsis Laurent was never meant to survive. Torn from Earth and thrown into Orbis — a world ruled by structured power and imperial war — he awakens in the aftermath of slaughter with no place, no lineage, and no protection. In Orbis, strength follows rules. Paths are defined.Limits are inherited.Power is measured. Laurent does not follow those rules. As border wars ignite and empires maneuver in silence, he rises through a system not built for him — not through ambition, but through refusal: refusal to waste lives, refusal to bow to cruelty, refusal to let power dictate morality. But Orbis is not fractured by human conflict alone. Something older is watching. Something stronger is moving. And the longer Laurent survives, the more the world begins to realize: He is not growing within its structure. He is outgrowing it.Update Schedule: Monday, Wednesday, Saturday