The Empire Needed Marcus Chen

Aliens Dismissed Human Engine Upgrades — Until Their Entire Fleet Sank

For decades, Marcus Chen's revolutionary fusion engine improvements were dismissed as primitive human tinkering by the arrogant Valkreen Empire. But when a catastrophic gravitational anomaly threatened to destroy their entire fleet, only the humble mechanic's ignored innovations could save them from total annihilation. As the empire's perfect engines failed one by one, humanity's rejected genius became their last hope for survival. This is a fictional story created for entertainment purposes.