by Moth303
He awakened a power capable of swallowing nations. He used it to cut his commute to work. Lawrence Sterling was a nobody. A twenty-four-year-old restoration architect living paycheck to paycheck in the industrial smog of Albion. He liked his coffee cheap, his blueprints tidy, and his life boring. Then, he died in a bus crash. When he woke up, he wasn't dead. He was something else. He had awakened an Ego, a trauma-induced superpower rare enough to start wars. Lawrence gained Banishment: the ability to erase matter, fold space, and walk through the void between worlds. The militaristic Church of Albion wants to draft him as their new Warlord.The terrorist group known as the Grigori wants to weaponize him to topple the Kingdom.The nation wants a God. Lawrence just wants to finish renovating the Baker Street Library before the inspection on Tuesday. Lawrence is about to learn a hard lesson: You can build walls to keep the world out, but you can’t banish the consequences of being powerful. What to expect: A reluctant, intelligent protagonist who uses his powers creatively (and for mundane tasks). Deep world-building: Paladins, Terrorists, and Eldritch horrors. "Competence Porn": The MC is really good at his actual job (Architecture/Restoration). Another side story for the main series of Crossing Bar.
