Children of the Spheres

What happens when you give unlimited power to someone who just wanted to be left alone? Cade Merello spent his life staying out of the way, minimizing harm, asking nothing, expecting less. Then something from the sun hits him, and he wakes up in a world that doesn't care about dying the way he does. A collection of worlds shaped by beings who treat existence as an experiment and who have plans for Cade that go far beyond survival. But first he has to navigate cultures that challenge everything he believes. Worlds built around communal pleasure, monogamous resonance, predatory power, and bonds that transcend the body. Worlds where sex, advancement, and relationships follow rules he didn't write and can't opt out of. And a technological threat that could unravel all of it. Not causing harm used to be enough. Now the power won't let him stop there. What to expect: Sci-fi dressed up in progression fantasy clothing where each volume feels like a different genre. A cultivation-adjacent system built on elemental essences and tiered advancement, but the real question is what kind of person Cade becomes when the stakes keep rising. Dual narrative. Genuinely alien worldbuilding — not medieval Europe with magic. This story contains explicit sexuality including intersex identity and non-traditional cultures, as well as sexual violence within a matriarchal society. These are integral to the worldbuilding, not incidental. Content notes on specific chapters (Vol 3). If these are dealbreakers, this isn't your story. New chapter releases every weekday. I'm working on the last volume now of the approximately 3500 page series. Cover art done by Vadim Sadovski