Welcome to From Orbit to Soil — A Story of First Contact, Refuge, and Rural Sovereignty
In the year 2440, Earth stands fractured but not broken. Global governments have collapsed under the weight of centuries of debt and corruption, replaced by sprawling corporate city-states, fractured regional alliances, and rural enclaves clinging to legacy rights. In the heart of what was once Missouri, one man still holds his land free and clear—Matt Marmaduke: farmer, engineer, logistics magnate, and reluctant statesman. What begins as an ordinary morning on the farm ends with history carved into the soil.
A damaged alien ship carrying over 120,000 V’ren refugees crash-lands in Matt’s southern field. With no time for bureaucracy and no trust in the boardrooms of Earth’s surviving corporations, Matt makes a defiant choice. He opens his gates and offers sanctuary—on his terms.
This is not a story of governments.
This is a story of sovereignty.
From Orbit to Soil chronicles the birth of the first true post-corporate refuge in human history. Told through political intrigue, cultural collisions, and quiet moments of compassion, this saga explores what happens when survival meets principle—and when principle becomes law. At the crossroads of interstellar diplomacy and agrarian grit, Matt must navigate alien genetics, territorial politics, class warfare, and the raw emotional aftermath of survival.
The V’ren—a caste-structured species raised on ritual and discipline—bring with them a scientific legacy, deep trauma, and a social order both alien and achingly familiar. As their wounded children run barefoot through Missouri grass, they must choose: cling to a broken hierarchy, or embrace the unknown future of Earth.
As media frenzy erupts, global headlines and social networks ignite with questions:
Is Missouri the new capital of Earth’s future?
Did the V’ren descend from the same Progenitor species that may have once seeded Earth?
Can human and alien societies truly integrate—or is this a soft invasion behind a smiling face?
Matt, for his part, remains focused.
“This is my land. I choose who stays on it,” he says. “They’re not aliens anymore. They’re neighbors.”
The story spans continents and orbits. From the shattered remnants of the United Nations to off-world corporate bastions, from rural county fairs to high-orbit refugee flotillas, From Orbit to Soil asks the question:
If the world breaks, who rebuilds it?
And more importantly—
who decides what it becomes?