galactic empire · sci-fi · secret clone · psychohistory · strategic genius · amnesia · destiny · remote planet · intellectual drama · imperial intrigue
The relentless glare of a frontier star slices through the window blinds, setting adrift a galaxy of dust in the still air of a modest dwelling. He stirs awake, the last shards of a potent, memory-tinged dream dissolving into the predictable cadence of village life. With no history to call his own, he rises and steps into the familiar confines of the only home he remembers, ignorant of the imperial tempest gathering strength light-years away.