AtlasVerse

In his final moments, 34-year-old Liam Carter, a burned-out indie game developer, regrets the life he lived—too many missed chances, too much fear. After dying in a freak lightning storm, he awakens in a parallel world where entertainment is stuck in the 1980s. Armed with knowledge of modern pop culture, technology, and storytelling, Liam seizes the opportunity to reshape the world from the shadows of obscurity to the limelight of global fame.

Rise of the Creative Emperor

The skyline of Cyndral shimmered in gold and glass, but inside the executive suite of Everline, the air was ice.

Kara Vale stood before a curved screen showing a stream of analytics, memes, music reactions — all centered around him.

She remembered his pitch two years ago. Raw. Brilliant. Unpolished. She'd admired him then — not as an artist, but as a product. Untapped potential waiting to be honed. Or broken.

Worse, he wasn't alone.Nova. Dex. Ace. And now indie platforms backing him?

"They're forming a network," murmured Rhys Hale, her ever-silent assistant."A creative insurgency. No contracts, no chains."

Kara didn't flinch. "They won't last. Artists like Liam burn bright… and burn out faster."

She flicked a gesture at the screen. New trending hashtag:

Because deep down, she remembered what it felt like — to build something, to create instead of command.

But that girl was gone. Buried beneath boardrooms, betrayal, and brilliance.

"Activate Program Aurum," she said coldly."It's time we reminded the world who still owns the echo."

Rhys blinked. "Isn't that… risky?"

"Risk is how queens are made."

POV Chapter – Kara Vale: Queenmaker’s Gambit