Reincarnated as a Mushroom?

BLURB>Hewasrebornbymistake.Raisedwithpurpose.Lovedbyagod.Worshippedbymonsters.Andthegalaxydoesn’tstandafuckingchance.Irvine’ssoultookonewrongturnthroughthewheelofkarmaandwokeupinabodygrownbyanintergalactichivemindgoddesswithboundaryissuesandgalaxy-sizedambition.Nowhe’sthegoldenchildofapsychicswarmthatfeedsoncontrolandburnswholeworldsforaffection.WithCrystalatthehelm,warriorslikeKimchi,relic-weaponslikeKiya,andacouncilofpsionichorrorseagertocallhimking,Irvinemustchoosewhatkindofgodhewantstobe.Becausewhenahivemindlearnstolove......itdoesn’tknowwhentostop.Theuniversewillkneel—orgetdevouredtrying.SYNOPSISIrvinedidn’tasktobereincarnated,butthecosmoshadotherplans.Anditdidn’thandhimacheatcodeoracleanslate—justonerandomboon,selectedbyanuncaringdivineroulettewheel.Goodkarma?Badkarma?Balancedasallfuck.Nowhe'sreborninthebodyofapsionicallytunedalienhybrid,raisedfrompsychicinfancybyCrystal,thehivemindqueenofaracesoadvancedthey’veabandonedindividualityforsharedomniscience.Allexceptherbabyboy.Irvineisthesingularityinsidetheswarm,thefirstsoulallowedtothink,dream,anddesireindependently.TrainedbywarriorslikeKimchi,advisedbybio-symbioteslikeKiya,lovedferociouslybyhivesisterslikeDiane,andshadowedbypowersancientandunnamed,Irvineisbothweaponandwielder,saintandsacrifice.Butempiresdon’trunonhugsandhandjobs.AsCrystalexpandsherdominion—acrossstarsystemsandsentientnebulae—Irvinemustleadthechargethroughblood,fire,andpsionicflame.Hissoulisstillhuman.Hisbody?Engineeredforextinction.Hisheart?Notentirelyhisanymore.