The Atmos Chronicles

Dayton Harris was 3 years old when Earth came into contact with Alien Life. Not a singular species as we had so dreamed for decades, but an entire Intergalactic Empire that spanned further than the Observable Universe. By comparison to what was out there, humans were not considered 'technologically advanced' nor even an 'intelligent species'. Folded into the Empire as an after-thought, nobody in the Central Sectors of the Empire spared a thought for the unknown world in the Outer Sectors. 'Small' didn't even begin to describe the situation of humanity. But Dayton isn't going to let that stop him. When he was 3 he dreamed of flying planes, growing up in a world with space ports made his ambitions grow. Now, his only goal is to get into a Military Academy so that he can learn the ins and outs of flying space ships. His plans did not foresee what would happen if he were exposed to the Genetic Enhancers that everyone going off-world had to take... Now, with his dreams laid out before him, it's going to take a lot of cunning and skill to make sure the secrets his body hides never see the light of day. Also published on RoyalRoad under the same title