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The conference room fell silent as00:00:01
another report came through. 3 million00:00:04
dead on the colony world of Kelver00:00:06
Prime. Ambassador Thera felt her hands00:00:09
shake as she read the numbers on the00:00:10
display screen. The Drexian swarm had00:00:13
been attacking for 6 days now, and the00:00:15
Kelvari Republic was losing badly.00:00:17
"Where are the Zenthians?" General VCran00:00:20
asked for the hundth time. His voice00:00:22
carried the exhaustion of a military00:00:24
commander watching his forces die while00:00:26
waiting for help. That never came.00:00:29
We sent the distress signal 4 days ago.00:00:32
The treaty says they must respond within00:00:33
48 hours. Thera had no answer. The00:00:36
Zynthian Collective had been their00:00:38
allies for over two centuries. They had00:00:41
signed a mutual defense pact, sworn to00:00:43
protect each other, shared technology00:00:45
and resources. But now, when the Kelvari00:00:48
needed them most, the Zinthians sent00:00:50
only empty words and excuses. Another00:00:53
explosion rocked the orbital station00:00:55
above their capital world. The Drexian00:00:57
ships were methodical and brutal. They00:01:00
targeted civilian centers first,00:01:02
breaking the spirit of resistance before00:01:04
moving to military installations. It was00:01:06
a strategy that had worked on dozens of00:01:08
worlds before. The Kelvari had thought00:01:11
themselves safe, protected by their00:01:13
alliance with one of the galaxy's00:01:14
respected powers. They had been wrong.00:01:18
Counselor Marax stood from his seat, his00:01:21
blue skin pale with fear. We must00:01:24
surrender. If we continue fighting, they00:01:26
will kill everyone. Better to live under00:01:28
Drexian rule than die free. No. General00:01:31
Veteran's voice was hard. If we00:01:33
surrender, they will enslave our people.00:01:36
They will take our worlds and use them00:01:38
as bases to attack others. The Drexians00:01:40
do not accept peaceful surrender. They00:01:42
only understand strength. The watched00:01:45
the argument unfold with growing00:01:46
despair. Half the council wanted to00:01:49
surrender. The other half wanted to00:01:51
fight to the last. But without help,00:01:53
both choices led to the same ending. The00:01:56
Kelvari would cease to exist as a free00:01:58
people. The communication council00:02:00
beeped. Everyone turned, hoping for word00:02:02
from the Zenthians. Instead, the duty00:02:05
officer looked confused. "Ambassador, we00:02:08
have an incoming transmission from an00:02:10
unknown source. They are requesting to00:02:12
speak with you directly. Put it00:02:14
through," Thera said. She had nothing to00:02:16
lose. The holographic display activated,00:02:19
showing a human female in a dark00:02:20
military uniform. The recognized the00:02:23
species from the galactic database.00:02:25
Humans were newcomers, having joined the00:02:27
galactic community only 50 years ago.00:02:29
Most established civilizations dismissed00:02:31
them as primitive deathworlders, too00:02:34
aggressive and too dangerous to trust.00:02:37
Ambassador Thera, the human said. Her00:02:39
voice was calm and professional. My name00:02:42
is Commander Helen Morris of the United00:02:44
Nations Space Command. We received your00:02:46
distress signal. We are prepared to00:02:48
offer immediate military assistance. The00:02:51
council chamber erupted in shocked00:02:52
voices. General Veteran leaned forward.00:02:55
You received our distress signal that00:02:58
was broadcast on Zinthian military00:03:00
channels. How did you intercept it?00:03:02
Commander Morris smiled slightly. We00:03:05
monitor many channels. Your situation is00:03:07
critical. The Drexian swarm has00:03:09
destroyed 60% of your orbital defenses00:03:12
and occupied three colony worlds. You00:03:14
have perhaps 30 hours before your00:03:16
capital falls. We can be there in 4800:03:19
hours with enough force to change the00:03:20
outcome. Counselor Marak spoke up his00:03:23
voice skeptical. Why would humans help00:03:25
us? We have no alliance with your00:03:27
people. No treaties, no agreements. What00:03:30
do you want in return? We can discuss00:03:33
terms after we deal with the Drexians,00:03:35
Morris replied. Right now, people are00:03:38
dying. Do you want our help or not?00:03:40
Thera felt torn. The humans were00:03:42
unknowns. Deathworlders had a reputation00:03:45
for violence and unpredictability.00:03:48
Their home world was a nightmare of00:03:49
heavy gravity, dangerous weather, and00:03:51
deadly predators. They had fought among00:03:54
themselves for thousands of years before00:03:56
finally achieving peace. Could such a00:03:59
species be trusted? But what choice did00:04:01
she have? The Zynthians had abandoned00:04:04
them. No other power had responded to00:04:06
their calls for help. The Drexians would00:04:08
reach the capital within a day, maybe00:04:10
less. What kind of force can you send?00:04:13
General VCran asked. The Drexian fleet00:04:16
has over 400 warships in this system.00:04:18
Can your people match that? Commander00:04:21
Morris glanced at something offscreen,00:04:22
then looked back. We can match it.00:04:25
Admiral Blake is assembling the third00:04:27
fleet now. You will have approximately00:04:29
300 warships plus ground forces for00:04:32
planetary assault. Is that sufficient?00:04:35
The council members looked at each other00:04:36
in disbelief. 300 warships was more than00:04:40
the entire Kelvari military had00:04:42
possessed before the war. The humans00:04:44
could move that many ships in 48 hours.00:04:46
"That seems impossible," Counselor Mar00:04:48
said. "No civilization can mobilize such00:04:51
a force so quickly. We are not like00:04:53
other civilizations," Morris said00:04:55
simply. "Ambassador Thera, I need your00:04:57
decision. Cliffs are at stake with every00:04:59
minute we delay." Thera closed her eyes.00:05:02
She thought of the 3 million dead on00:05:04
Kelvar Prime. She thought of the00:05:06
families huddling in shelters as Drexian00:05:08
bombs fell. She thought of the children00:05:10
who would never grow up if the invasion00:05:12
succeeded. She thought of her own00:05:14
daughter hiding somewhere in the capital00:05:17
city, waiting for her mother to save00:05:18
her. She opened her eyes. We accept your00:05:22
offer, Commander Morris. Please help us.00:05:25
Morris nodded. You made the right00:05:26
choice. Hold your positions as best you00:05:29
can. Keep your remaining ships near the00:05:31
capital world and focus on defending00:05:33
civilian centers. Do not engage the00:05:36
Drexian fleet directly. Preserve your00:05:38
forces. Help is coming. How can you be00:05:41
sure you will arrive in time? General00:05:43
Veteran asked. Because we have already00:05:45
left," Morris replied. Admiral Blake00:05:48
departed from Earth Station 7 the moment00:05:50
we received your distress signal. "We00:05:52
did not wait for your permission because00:05:54
we knew you would need time to decide.00:05:56
He will arrive in exactly 46 hours and00:05:59
20 minutes. Hold until then." The00:06:01
transmission ended. The council chamber00:06:03
remained silent for a long moment. Then00:06:06
Marak spoke, his voice uncertain. Did we00:06:08
just invite deathworlders to our home00:06:10
system? Do we understand what we have00:06:12
done? We invited help, Thera said00:06:15
firmly. The Zenthians failed us, the00:06:18
humans answered. That is all that00:06:20
matters now. General Vetran turned to00:06:22
his tactical officers. You heard the00:06:24
commander. Withdraw all ships to00:06:26
defensive positions around the capital.00:06:29
Focus everything on protecting00:06:30
civilians. We need to survive for 4600:06:33
hours. There a walked to the window00:06:35
overlooking the capital city. In the00:06:37
distance, she could see smoke rising00:06:39
from the industrial district where a00:06:41
Drexian missile had struck. The sky was00:06:43
filled with escape pods from dying00:06:45
orbital platforms. Her world was burning00:06:48
and their supposed allies had abandoned00:06:50
them to their fate. But help was coming.00:06:53
Strange help from a strange species, but00:06:55
help nonetheless. She touched her00:06:57
communication pendant, sending a message00:06:59
to her daughter. Stay strong. Hold on.00:07:02
We are not alone anymore. In the00:07:04
darkness of space beyond the systems00:07:06
edge, the Drexian fleet continued its00:07:09
steady advance. Their commanders were00:07:11
confident. The Kelvari were broken and00:07:13
alone. Victory was certain. Nothing00:07:16
could stop them now. They had no idea00:07:18
what was coming. General Veteran had not00:07:21
slept in 45 hours. He stood in the00:07:23
command center, watching the tactical00:07:26
display as Drexian forces closed in on00:07:28
the capital world. The Kelvari fleet had00:07:30
been reduced to 37 ships, all damaged,00:07:33
all running low on ammunition. They had00:07:36
held the line as Commander Morris00:07:37
requested, but it had cost them dearly.00:07:40
General, we are detecting spatial00:07:42
distortions at the system edge, a sensor00:07:44
operator called out. Multiple jump00:07:46
signatures. Very large. It could be00:07:49
Drexian reinforcements.00:07:51
Beckan felt his heart sink. If the00:07:53
Drexians brought more ships, it was00:07:55
over. Even the human fleet could not00:07:57
overcome such numbers. He had gambled00:08:00
everything on the promise of strangers,00:08:01
and now his people would pay the price.00:08:04
"Wait," the operator said, her voice00:08:07
rising with excitement. "These are not00:08:09
Drexian signatures. The energy pattern00:08:11
is different." Unknown configuration.00:08:14
"There are dozens of them." "No,00:08:16
hundreds, General. I am counting over00:08:18
300 distinct vessels emerging from00:08:20
faster than light travel." The tactical00:08:22
display updated. VCran stared at it,00:08:25
unable to believe what he was seeing.00:08:27
The human fleet had arrived, and it was00:08:28
massive. 312 warships arranged in00:08:32
perfect formation, surrounding the00:08:34
Drexian fleet that had been moving to00:08:36
bombard the capital. The humans had not00:08:38
just arrived in the system. They had00:08:40
arrived exactly where they needed to be00:08:42
at exactly the right moment. How did00:08:44
they do that? Counselor Marax whispered.00:08:47
Jump calculations should take hours.00:08:50
They appeared with perfect precision.00:08:52
That should be impossible. Open a00:08:54
channel to the human fleet, VCran00:08:56
ordered. A moment later, a human male00:08:58
appeared on the display. He was older00:09:00
than Commander Morris, with gray hair00:09:02
and sharp eyes that seemed to take in00:09:04
everything at once. General VCran, I am00:09:07
Admiral Peter Blake of the United00:09:08
Nations Space Command. We are here to00:09:11
help. Please pull your ships back to a00:09:13
safe distance and let us handle the00:09:14
Drexians. Admiral, thank you for coming,00:09:17
Veteran said. But there are over 40000:09:19
Drexian warships. Are you certain your00:09:21
force is sufficient? Blake smiled00:09:23
coldly. General, we are more than00:09:26
sufficient. Trust me. The Drexian fleet00:09:29
had also noticed the new arrivals. Their00:09:31
command ship broadcast on all00:09:32
frequencies. Unknown vessels. You are00:09:35
interfering in a legitimate military00:09:37
operation. Withdraw immediately or be00:09:40
destroyed. This is your only warning.00:09:43
Another human appeared on the display00:09:44
alongside Blake. This one wore a00:09:46
different uniform and had the bearing of00:09:48
someone who had seen many battles. I am00:09:50
Captain Lucas Grant of the UNS Defiant.00:09:53
To the Drexian Fleet, you are ordered to00:09:56
leave Kelvari space immediately. You00:09:58
have attacked a sovereign civilization00:10:00
without provocation. Depart now and you00:10:02
will be allowed to leave safely. Refuse00:10:05
and we will remove you by force. The00:10:07
Drexian commander's laughter echoed00:10:09
through the communication channel. You00:10:11
are deathworlders, primitives playing at00:10:14
war. We have conquered 40 systems. We00:10:16
will crush you like we crushed the00:10:18
Kelvari. This is your last chance to run00:10:20
home to your little planet. Grant's00:10:22
expression did not change. Admiral00:10:24
Blake, the Drexians have refused our00:10:26
terms. So I heard, Blake replied. All00:10:29
ships weapons free. Target the Drexian00:10:31
fleet. Show them why you do not threaten00:10:33
humans. The Drexians fired first. A00:10:36
massive barrage of missiles and energy00:10:38
weapons launched toward the human00:10:39
formation. VCran watched in horror,00:10:42
certain he was about to see the human00:10:44
fleet destroyed. But the humans did not00:10:46
scatter or retreat. They did not panic.00:10:50
They responded with precision. Human00:10:52
point defense systems activated, filling00:10:54
space with defensive fire. Thousands of00:10:57
small projectiles intercepted the00:10:59
incoming missiles. Energy shields flared00:11:01
but held. And then the human ships00:11:03
returned fire. The difference in00:11:05
technology became immediately apparent.00:11:08
Human weapons were faster, more00:11:09
accurate, and far more powerful than00:11:11
Drexian designs. Rail guns accelerated00:11:14
projectiles to incredible speeds,00:11:16
punching through Drexian shields like00:11:18
they were paper. Missile systems tracked00:11:20
multiple targets simultaneously,00:11:22
adjusting in flight to counter defensive00:11:24
maneuvers. Energy weapons cut through00:11:26
hole plating with surgical precision.00:11:29
More shocking than the weapons was the00:11:30
tactical coordination.00:11:33
The human fleet moved as one organism.00:11:35
Ships covered each other, overlapping00:11:37
fields of fire. When one ship's shields00:11:39
failed, another moved to protect it.00:11:41
They knew exactly where to strike the00:11:43
Drexian vessels to cause maximum damage.00:11:46
Within minutes, a dozen Drexian ships00:11:48
were destroyed. Within an hour, that00:11:50
number had climbed to over a hundred.00:11:52
They are hurting them, VCran said in00:11:54
amazement. Look at the movement pattern.00:11:57
The humans are not just fighting. They00:11:59
are directing the battle, forcing the00:12:01
Drexians into positions where they00:12:02
cannot maneuver. Ambassador Thera stood00:12:05
beside him, watching the display. They00:12:07
fight like they have done this a00:12:09
thousand times before. They probably00:12:11
have, Mir said quietly. Deathworlders.00:12:14
They evolved fighting each other on a00:12:16
planet that tried to kill them everyday00:12:18
or is in their nature. The Drexian fleet00:12:21
tried to break through the human00:12:22
formation to reach the planet and use00:12:25
the civilian population as hostages. The00:12:27
humans had anticipated this. A wall of00:12:30
destroyers moved to block their path.00:12:32
The Drexian ships that attempted to00:12:34
force through were met with concentrated00:12:36
fire from multiple directions. They died00:12:38
quickly. Captain Grant's voice came00:12:41
through the command center speakers.00:12:43
General Veteran, you may want to00:12:44
evacuate non-essential personnel from00:12:46
orbit. The directions are getting00:12:48
desperate. They might try to ram your00:12:50
stations. Understood, VCran replied. He00:12:53
gave the orders, impressed that the00:12:55
humans had thought of this possibility.00:12:58
The battle continued for two more hours.00:13:00
The Drexians fought hard, but they were00:13:02
outmatched in every way. Their weapons00:13:04
could not penetrate human defenses.00:13:07
Their tactics could not counter human00:13:09
coordination. Their commanders could not00:13:11
predict human strategy. This was not a00:13:14
battle between equals. This was a lesson00:13:16
in how deathworlders fought wars.00:13:19
Finally, the Drexian commander sent a00:13:21
desperate transmission. We surrender.00:13:23
Cease fire. We will leave this system.00:13:26
Admiral Blake responded immediately.00:13:28
Surrender accepted. All Drexian ships00:13:31
will drop shields and power down00:13:32
weapons. You will proceed to the system00:13:34
edge under escort and jump away. Any00:13:37
ship that deviates from this order will00:13:38
be destroyed. Any ship that attempts to00:13:41
target Kelvari positions will be00:13:43
destroyed. You have one chance to leave00:13:45
alive. Do not waste it. The Drexians00:13:48
complied. They had no choice. Twothirds00:13:51
of their fleet was debris. The survivors00:13:53
were damaged and demoralized. They00:13:55
limped toward the system edge under the00:13:57
watchful eyes of human destroyers.00:14:00
Veteran looked at the tactical display00:14:01
in disbelief.00:14:03
The battle was over. His people were00:14:06
saved. The human fleet had arrived00:14:08
exactly when promised and delivered00:14:10
exactly what they had offered. The00:14:12
Deathworlders had not lied or00:14:14
exaggerated. They had simply done what00:14:16
they said they would do. Blake appeared00:14:18
on the display again. General, the space00:14:21
battle is won. However, I understand the00:14:23
Drexen still have forces on three of00:14:25
your colony worlds. Commander Helen00:14:27
Morris is preparing ground assault00:14:28
teams. With your permission, we will00:14:30
liberate those worlds as well. You have00:14:33
my permission, Veteran said. Admiral00:14:35
Blake, I do not have words to thank you00:14:37
properly. Save your thanks, General. We00:14:40
are not finished yet. Your people are00:14:42
still in danger on those colonies. We00:14:44
will talk after everyone is safe. The00:14:47
transmission ended. Thera looked at00:14:48
Veteran, her eyes filled with tears of00:14:51
relief. They came. The Deathworlders00:14:54
actually came. They did more than come.00:14:56
Veteran said. They won. They made it00:14:59
look easy. What kind of civilization can00:15:01
fight like that? Marax was staring at00:15:04
the tactical display where human ships00:15:06
were forming up for planetary assault. A00:15:08
civilization that knows war too well. A00:15:11
civilization that has fought itself for00:15:13
thousands of years. We invited them00:15:15
here. I hope we understand what that00:15:17
means. Veteran thought about the00:15:19
precision of the human attack, the cold00:15:22
efficiency, the lack of hesitation or00:15:24
mercy toward the enemy. Yes, the humans00:15:27
had saved them, but he agreed with00:15:28
Marax. The deathworlders were not like00:15:31
other species. They were something00:15:33
different, something dangerous,00:15:35
something the galaxy was not prepared00:15:36
for. Lieutenant Jake Rivers checked his00:15:39
combat armor one last time as the00:15:41
assault shuttle descended toward Kelvar00:15:43
Prime. Around him, 40 marines prepared00:15:46
for deployment. They had studied the00:15:48
tactical situation during the trip from00:15:50
the fleet. Three Drexian divisions00:15:53
occupied the colony world. Over 30,00000:15:56
enemy soldiers dug into defensive00:15:58
positions around the main settlement.00:16:00
Listen up, Commander Helen Morris said00:16:02
over the squad channel. The Kelvari00:16:05
consider this their strongest defensive00:16:06
position. The planet has 1.2 gravity,00:16:10
heavy enough that most species find it00:16:12
difficult to operate. The Drexians00:16:14
adapted, but it slowed them down. For00:16:16
us, this is light work. Earth standard00:16:18
is 1.0 gravity. This will feel almost00:16:20
normal. Jake grinned inside his helmet.00:16:23
The commander was right. He had trained00:16:26
on planets with 1.5 gravity. Kelvar00:16:29
Prime would be easy by comparison. The00:16:31
real advantage was that no one else in00:16:33
the galaxy understood just how harsh00:16:35
Earth actually was. The shuttle touched00:16:37
down in a clearing 3 km from the main00:16:40
settlement. The Marines moved out00:16:42
quickly, establishing a perimeter. Jake00:16:44
took his first breath of Kelver Prime00:16:46
air through his suit filters. The00:16:48
atmosphere was breathable but thin. The00:16:51
Kelvari had evolved to extract maximum00:16:53
oxygen from each breath. For humans00:16:56
adapted to Earth's rich atmosphere, this00:16:58
was no challenge at all. Contact,00:17:00
Sergeant Clare Hayes called out. Drexian00:17:03
patrol 200 m north. Squad 3, flank00:17:06
right. Squad 4, suppressing fire. Let us00:17:09
show them how humans hunt. The Drexian00:17:11
patrol consisted of eight soldiers in00:17:13
powered armor. They had taken position00:17:15
behind rocky outcroppings, using their00:17:18
weapons superior range to pin down00:17:20
advancing forces. It was a textbook00:17:22
defensive strategy. It would have worked00:17:25
against the Kelvari. It did not work00:17:27
against humans. Jake's squad moved00:17:30
through terrain the Kelvari had marked00:17:32
as impassible. Steep slopes, loose rock,00:17:34
narrow passages. The Drexians had not00:17:36
bothered guarding these approaches00:17:38
because their intelligence said no force00:17:40
could advance through such difficult00:17:42
ground quickly enough to matter they had00:17:44
never encountered troops from a death00:17:46
world before. Jake climbed a nearly00:17:49
vertical rock face in minutes. Using00:17:51
strength enhanced by combat armor and00:17:53
training that assumed every environment00:17:55
was hostile. He reached a position above00:17:58
the Drexian patrol and signaled his00:18:00
squad. They moved in from three00:18:02
directions simultaneously. The Drexians00:18:05
never had a chance to adjust their00:18:06
defense. The firefight lasted less than00:18:09
30 seconds. Eight Drexian soldiers00:18:12
eliminated with zero human casualties.00:18:14
Good work, Commander Morris said. All00:18:17
squads are reporting similar results.00:18:19
The Drexians are not prepared for our00:18:21
mobility. They expected us to advance00:18:23
slowly through the valleys like the00:18:24
Kelvari did. Keep pushing forward. We00:18:28
need to reach the settlement before they00:18:29
can organize a proper defense. The00:18:32
advance continued. The Kelvari military00:18:34
observers watching from orbit could not00:18:36
believe what they were seeing. Human00:18:39
soldiers moved through Kelvar Prime's00:18:40
challenging terrain faster than Kelvari00:18:42
troops moved on their own capital world.00:18:45
They scaled cliffs, forded rivers, and00:18:47
crossed rocky ground that should have00:18:48
taken hours to navigate. And they did it00:18:51
while carrying full combat loads and00:18:53
maintaining perfect tactical formation.00:18:55
"How are they doing that?" General00:18:57
Vetran asked as he watched the tactical00:18:59
feed. Those are elite Drexian troops in00:19:02
prepared positions. The humans are just00:19:04
walking through them, not walking.00:19:06
Ambassador Thera observed hunting. Watch00:19:09
how they move. They are predators. This00:19:12
is what they were designed for. The00:19:14
truth was exactly that. Humans had00:19:16
evolved as pursuit predators on a world00:19:18
that had tried to kill them in every00:19:20
possible way. They could run for hours00:19:23
without stopping. They could climb and00:19:25
swim and adapt to nearly any terrain.00:19:27
They could go without food or water00:19:29
longer than most species thought00:19:30
possible. And they had learned to fight00:19:33
not just other humans, but the planet00:19:34
itself. Jake's squad reached the outer00:19:37
defenses of the main settlement by00:19:39
nightfall. The Drexians had built00:19:41
bunkers and barriers, preparing for a00:19:43
long siege. Their commander had assumed00:19:45
any attacking force would need days to00:19:47
breach the fortifications. Sergeant00:19:49
Hayes, what is your assessment?00:19:50
Commander Morris asked. Hayes studied00:19:53
the defenses through her tactical visor.00:19:56
Standard bunker design. Overlapping00:19:58
fields of fire. Multiple layers. It00:20:00
would take the Kelvari weeks to break00:20:02
through with acceptable casualties. We00:20:05
can do it in hours, but I have a better00:20:06
idea. Go ahead. The Drexians are00:20:09
expecting a frontal assault. They have00:20:11
concentrated their forces at the main00:20:13
gates, but look at the eastern wall. It00:20:16
backs up against the cliffs. They have00:20:18
minimal defenses there because they00:20:20
think no one can scale those cliffs00:20:21
while under fire. Morris smiled. Jake00:20:24
could hear it in her voice. They think00:20:26
wrong. Set up a diversion at the main00:20:29
gate. Take your best climbers and go00:20:31
over the eastern wall. Once you are00:20:33
inside, open the gates from behind. We00:20:35
will pour through and end this quickly.00:20:37
The plan worked perfectly. While half00:20:40
the marine force made noise at the main00:20:41
gates, drawing Drexian attention and00:20:44
firepower. Jake and 20 other Marines00:20:46
scaled the cliffs in complete darkness.00:20:49
The Drexians had placed sensors, but00:20:51
human stealth technology defeated them00:20:53
easily. Within 2 hours, the assault team00:20:55
was inside the settlement. The Drexians00:20:58
discovered the breach too late. Human00:21:00
forces attacked from both directions00:21:02
simultaneously. The enemy troops already00:21:04
demoralized by the speed and ferocity of00:21:06
the human advance broke and ran. Some00:21:09
tried to surrender, others fought to the00:21:11
death. It made no difference to the00:21:13
outcome. By dawn, Kelvar Prime was00:21:16
liberated. Commander Morris stood in the00:21:18
settlement square, accepting the00:21:20
surrender of the remaining Drexian00:21:22
officers. The Kelvari colonists emerged00:21:25
from shelters, stunned to see their00:21:27
world freed so quickly. Commander, we00:21:30
are receiving reports from the other two00:21:31
occupied colonies. A communication00:21:33
officer said, "Both have been liberated.00:21:36
Total operation time was 71 hours. Human00:21:39
casualties are minimal." Morris nodded.00:21:41
Get medical teams deployed. The colonist00:21:44
will need food, water, and medical care.00:21:46
Engineering team, start repairing00:21:48
critical infrastructure. I want power00:21:50
and communication restored within 2400:21:52
hours. Jake removed his helmet and00:21:54
breathed Kelver Prime directly. It was00:21:56
thin but manageable. Around him, other00:21:59
Marines were already helping colonists,00:22:01
distributing supplies, clearing rubble.00:22:04
The Kelvari watched in amazement. These00:22:06
were the same soldiers who had just00:22:08
fought through elite enemy forces with00:22:10
terrifying efficiency. Now they were00:22:12
handing out food to children and helping00:22:14
elderly civilians find their families.00:22:16
They are so different. A Kelvari00:22:19
civilian said to Jake, "You fight like00:22:21
demons but act like angels." "How is00:22:24
this possible?"00:22:25
>> Jake considered the question. Where we00:22:27
come from, you have to be tough to00:22:29
survive. But being tough does not mean00:22:31
being cruel. We fight hard because we00:22:34
know the cost of losing. We help others00:22:36
because we remember what it is like to00:22:38
need help. The civilian looked at him00:22:40
with something like understanding. Your00:22:43
world made you strong, but it did not00:22:45
make you monsters. No, Jake agreed. It00:22:48
taught us that strength without purpose00:22:50
is just violence. We are strong, so we00:22:52
can protect those who cannot protect00:22:54
themselves. Back in orbit, General Van00:22:57
reviewed the combat reports with00:22:59
disbelief. Three colony worlds liberated00:23:01
in less than 3 days. Thousands of enemy00:23:03
troops eliminated. Infrastructure being00:23:06
repaired immediately. Human casualties00:23:08
were so low they barely registered on00:23:10
his tactical display. "This is what00:23:12
deathworlders can do," he said quietly.00:23:15
"This is why the old powers fear them.00:23:17
Not because they are violent, but00:23:19
because they are so very good at00:23:20
violence when it is necessary."00:23:24
Ambassador Thera looked at the images00:23:25
from Kelvar Prime, showing human00:23:28
soldiers helping Kelvari children. "They00:23:30
are good at more than violence, General.00:23:33
They are good at being what allies00:23:34
should be. Perhaps that is even more00:23:36
frightening to the established powers.00:23:39
On the surface, Commander Morris00:23:40
received a transmission from Admiral00:23:42
Blake. All three colonies secured. Well00:23:46
done, Commander. Now comes the hard00:23:48
part. We need to explain to the Kelvari00:23:50
exactly what they have gotten themselves00:23:51
into by accepting our help, and we need00:23:54
to have a very serious conversation with00:23:56
the Zenthian Collective about their00:23:57
failure to honor their treaty00:23:59
obligations.00:24:01
Morris looked at the grateful faces of00:24:03
the Kelvari colonists around her. "Yes,00:24:06
sir. Something tells me the galaxy is00:24:08
about to learn that humans take the00:24:10
concept of alliance very seriously."00:24:13
"That they are," Blake replied. "That00:24:15
they are." Admiral Peter Blake stood in00:24:18
the council chamber of the Kelvari00:24:20
capital, surrounded by holographic00:24:22
displays showing reconstruction efforts00:24:24
across the liberated colonies.00:24:27
Ambassador Thera and the council members00:24:29
sat before him. their expressions a00:24:31
mixture of gratitude and concern. In the00:24:33
week since the human intervention, the00:24:36
reality of their situation had begun to00:24:38
sink in. Admiral Blake, Counselor Marax00:24:41
began carefully. We are deeply grateful00:24:44
for your assistance. You saved our00:24:46
civilization from extinction. Now we00:24:48
must discuss the terms of repayment.00:24:50
What does humanity want in exchange for00:24:52
this intervention? Blake smiled00:24:54
slightly. This was the conversation he00:24:56
had been expecting. Every species in the00:24:59
galaxy operated on the same principle.00:25:01
Help was never free. There was always a00:25:04
price, always an angle, always00:25:06
exploitation hidden behind friendly00:25:08
words. The Calvari expected the same00:25:10
from humans. They were about to be00:25:11
surprised. What do we want? Blake00:25:13
repeated. We want the Drexians to stop00:25:15
killing innocent people. That goal has00:25:18
been accomplished. We want peaceful00:25:20
species to be able to live without fear00:25:22
of invasion. That is ongoing. We want00:25:25
the galaxy to understand that aggression00:25:27
against the defenseless will not be00:25:28
tolerated. That message has been sent.00:25:31
General Veteran leaned forward. Admiral,00:25:33
with respect, that is not an answer. You00:25:36
deployed over 300 warships and thousands00:25:38
of soldiers. You expended ammunition,00:25:40
fuel, and resources. Some of your people00:25:42
were injured in the fighting. Surely you00:25:44
expect compensation for these costs. Our00:25:47
injured are recovering well. Thank you00:25:49
for asking, Blake said. As for costs,00:25:51
yes, this operation was expensive, but00:25:54
we did not come here to profit from your00:25:55
crisis. We came because you needed help00:25:58
and we could provide it. The council00:26:00
members looked at each other in00:26:01
confusion. Ambassador Thera spoke up.00:26:04
Admiral, I do not understand. In00:26:06
galactic politics, military intervention00:26:08
always comes with strings attached.00:26:11
Territory, resources, trade agreements,00:26:13
political concessions. The Zinthian00:26:15
Collective has helped other species00:26:17
before, but they always demanded00:26:19
payment. Are you saying humanity wants00:26:21
nothing? I am saying we do not want to00:26:24
exploit you, Blake clarified. But I did00:26:26
not say we want nothing. We have00:26:28
conditions, though they may not be what00:26:30
you expect. Here it comes, Marax00:26:33
thought. The real demands. He prepared00:26:35
himself for unreasonable requests for00:26:36
mining rights or forced trade deals.00:26:39
First, Blake said, "We want a formal00:26:41
investigation into why the Zinthian00:26:43
Collective failed to honor their defense00:26:45
treaty with you. They had a legal00:26:47
obligation to assist. They chose not to.00:26:50
We want to know why, and we want the00:26:52
findings made public." Thera blinked in00:26:54
surprise. "That is your condition? An00:26:57
investigation? One of them?" Blake00:26:59
confirmed. "The Zinthians are respected00:27:02
in the Galactic community. They present00:27:04
themselves as benevolent peacekeepers,00:27:06
but they abandoned you in your darkest00:27:08
hour. If they did this to you, they have00:27:10
probably done it to others. The galaxy00:27:12
needs to know the truth about them.00:27:14
Lieutenant Sophie Martinez, who had00:27:16
accompanied Blake as his diplomatic00:27:18
liaison, added, "The admiral is right.00:27:21
We have been studying galactic politics00:27:23
since we joined the community. We have00:27:25
noticed a pattern. The established00:27:27
powers talk about honor and cooperation,00:27:29
but their actions often contradict their00:27:31
words. This needs to be exposed. VCran00:27:34
nodded slowly. We can agree to that00:27:36
investigation. The Cynthians have much00:27:39
to answer for. What are your other00:27:41
conditions?00:27:42
Second, Blake said, we offer you a00:27:44
defensive alliance with humanity, not a00:27:47
vassal relationship, not a client state00:27:49
arrangement, a genuine alliance between00:27:51
equals. We will help defend you if00:27:53
attacked. You will help defend human00:27:55
interests if we are threatened. All00:27:57
terms will be clearly written with no00:27:59
hidden clauses or ambiguous language.00:28:02
You will know exactly what you are00:28:04
agreeing to before you sign anything.00:28:06
The council chamber fell silent. Marax00:28:08
finally spoke. An alliance between00:28:10
equals. Admiral. No offense intended,00:28:13
but you just saved our entire00:28:14
civilization. We are hardly your equals.00:28:17
Militarily perhaps not, Blake admitted.00:28:20
But you have things we do not.00:28:22
scientific knowledge, cultural00:28:24
perspectives, experience in galactic00:28:26
politics, and alliance is not about who00:28:28
is stronger. It is about working00:28:30
together toward common goals. We believe00:28:32
in partnerships, not domination. Therea00:28:35
felt tears forming in her eyes. You are00:28:38
serious. You actually mean this. You do00:28:40
not want to control us or use us.00:28:43
Ambassador, Sophie Martinez said gently.00:28:46
Where we come from, alliances mean00:28:49
something. When we say we will stand00:28:51
with you, we mean it. Not just when it00:28:53
is convenient, but when it is hard. That00:28:55
is what we are offering you. Counselor00:28:57
Marak stood up, his voice shaking00:28:59
slightly.00:29:00
>> Why? Why would you do this for people00:29:02
you barely know?00:29:03
>> And we are not powerful. We cannot offer00:29:06
you anything of significant value. Why00:29:08
treat us as equals when you could00:29:10
dictate terms? Blake was quiet for a00:29:12
moment, choosing his words carefully. On00:29:14
Earth, we have a long history of00:29:15
conflict. Thousands of years of wars,00:29:18
betrayals, and suffering. We almost00:29:20
destroyed ourselves several times. But00:29:22
we learned something important through00:29:23
all that pain. We learned that strength00:29:25
without honor is worthless. We learned00:29:28
that the strong have a responsibility to00:29:30
protect the weak, not exploit them. We00:29:32
learned that real power comes from00:29:33
cooperation, not domination. He gestured00:29:36
to the holographic displays showing00:29:38
human soldiers helping rebuild Kelvari00:29:40
settlements. Every person in my fleet00:29:42
volunteered for this mission. They knew00:29:45
the risks. Some of them were injured and00:29:47
they would do it again without00:29:49
hesitation. Do you know why? Because00:29:51
they understand something fundamental00:29:53
about humanity. We are at our best when00:29:55
we are helping others. That is what00:29:57
makes us human, not our weapons or our00:30:00
technology.00:30:01
General Veteran stood and bowed deeply.00:30:04
A gesture of profound respect in Kelvari00:30:06
culture. Admiral Blake, on behalf of the00:30:09
Kelvari Republic, we accept your00:30:11
alliance offer. We will work with you to00:30:13
investigate the Zenthian failure, and we00:30:15
will be proud to call humanity our00:30:17
friends. The other council members stood00:30:20
as well, bowing in agreement. Even00:30:22
Marax, who had been most skeptical,00:30:24
showed genuine emotion. The galaxy does00:30:27
not understand what you are, he said.00:30:29
They see deathorlders and think only of00:30:31
violence. They do not see what we see00:30:33
now. They do not understand that the00:30:35
thing which makes you most dangerous is00:30:37
also the thing which makes you most00:30:39
trustworthy. Blake smiled. They will00:30:42
learn. The galaxy has been playing by00:30:44
certain rules for a long time. Rules00:30:46
that favor the powerful and allow the00:30:47
strong to ignore their obligations.00:30:50
Those rules are about to change. Over00:30:52
the next 3 days, the investigation into00:30:54
the Zenthian collective began. Human00:30:56
intelligence officers worked with00:30:58
Kelvari diplomats to review00:31:00
communication records, treaty documents,00:31:02
and military deployment schedules. What00:31:05
they discovered shocked everyone00:31:06
involved. The Zinthians had received the00:31:08
Kelvari distress signal immediately.00:31:11
They had ships in position to respond00:31:13
within the required 48 hours. But they00:31:16
had made a calculated decision. They00:31:18
believed the Calvari would be defeated00:31:20
quickly. After the Drexian invasion,00:31:23
they planned to offer humanitarian aid00:31:25
and help rebuild. In exchange, they00:31:28
would gain control of several00:31:29
resourcerich Kelvari colonies and00:31:31
establish permanent military bases in00:31:33
the system. It was not neglect or00:31:36
miscommunication.00:31:37
It was deliberate abandonment for00:31:39
profit. Lieutenant Martinez presented00:31:42
the findings to the Galactic Assembly00:31:43
via public broadcast. The response was00:31:46
immediate and explosive. Dozens of00:31:49
smaller civilizations came forward with00:31:51
similar stories. The Zenthians had a00:31:53
pattern of selective enforcement of00:31:55
their treaties. They helped when it00:31:57
benefited them and found excuses when it00:31:59
did not. The Zenthian ambassador issued00:32:02
a statement condemning human00:32:03
interference and accusing Blake of00:32:05
military aggression. But the evidence00:32:08
was clear and damning. Their reputation00:32:10
carefully built over centuries collapsed00:32:12
in days.00:32:14
In the council chamber, Ambassador Thera00:32:16
watched the galactic news feeds with00:32:18
satisfaction.00:32:19
The Zynthians are finished as a major00:32:21
power. No one will trust them now. Blake00:32:24
nodded. That was necessary. But it is00:32:27
only the beginning. Other species are00:32:29
watching. They are seeing that humans00:32:31
keep our word. They are seeing that we00:32:33
judge people by their actions, not their00:32:35
status or power. Will others seek00:32:37
alliance with humanity? FCan asked. Some00:32:40
already have, Sophie Martinez replied.00:32:43
We have received 17 formal requests for00:32:45
defensive packs from smaller00:32:46
civilizations,00:32:48
species who have been disappointed by00:32:50
the old powers. They want what the00:32:52
Kelvari have now, real allies who will00:32:54
actually help when needed. Marax looked00:32:57
thoughtful. This will change everything.00:32:59
The established powers have maintained00:33:01
control through selective protection and00:33:03
abandonment. If humanity offers genuine00:33:05
protection to anyone who asks, their00:33:07
entire system falls apart. That is the00:33:10
idea. Blake said, "We did not come to00:33:12
the galaxy to fit into the existing00:33:14
order. We came to build something00:33:16
better. Starting here, starting with00:33:18
you, we are showing everyone that there00:33:20
is another way." The smiled. The old00:33:23
powers will not accept this easily. No.00:33:25
Blake agreed. They will not. But that is00:33:28
a problem for another day. Today we00:33:31
celebrate. The Kelvari are free. The00:33:33
truth has been revealed. And the galaxy00:33:35
is beginning to understand what humanity00:33:37
stands for. 6 months after the00:33:39
liberation of the Kelvari Republic,00:33:42
Ambassador Thera stood in the human00:33:43
embassy on Earth, looking out at the00:33:45
planet that had changed everything. The00:33:48
view from the orbital station was00:33:50
stunning. Blue oceans, green continents,00:33:53
white clouds swirling in patterns that00:33:55
showed the fierce weather systems humans00:33:57
considered normal. "This was the death00:33:59
world that had forged the species now00:34:00
reshaping galactic politics. It is00:34:03
beautiful," she said to Lieutenant00:34:05
Sophie Martinez, who stood beside her.00:34:08
"I did not expect that. The reports make00:34:11
Earth sound like a nightmare world,"00:34:13
Sophie smiled. "It can be harsh.00:34:16
Earthquakes, hurricanes, floods,00:34:18
droughts. We have predators that can00:34:20
kill with a single bite and diseases00:34:23
that can devastate populations. But it00:34:25
is also home. The harshness taught us to00:34:28
be strong. The beauty taught us what we00:34:31
were being strong for. Down on the00:34:33
planet surface, the Galactic Assembly00:34:35
was gathering for an emergency session.00:34:38
The investigation into the Zenthian00:34:40
Collective had revealed far more than00:34:41
anyone expected. Over the past two00:34:44
centuries, the Zenthians had abandoned00:34:46
at least 15 allies when it suited their00:34:48
interests.00:34:49
They had orchestrated conflicts to00:34:51
weaken rivals. They had violated00:34:53
treaties while publicly claiming to00:34:55
uphold galactic law. The evidence was00:34:58
undeniable. The Zenthian collective,00:35:01
once considered a pillar of galactic00:35:03
civilization, was exposed as corrupt and00:35:06
self-serving. Their economy was00:35:08
collapsing as trade partners cut ties.00:35:11
Their allies were abandoning them. The00:35:13
civilization that had abandoned the00:35:15
Kelvari now found itself isolated and00:35:17
alone.00:35:18
Poetic justice, General Veteran said as00:35:21
he joined Thera at the window. They left00:35:23
us to die. Now the galaxy leaves them to00:35:26
face the consequences of their actions.00:35:29
The Zenthians are trying to blame00:35:31
humanity. Thera noted. They claim we00:35:35
manipulated the evidence that we are00:35:37
wararmongers trying to destabilize the00:35:39
galactic order. No one believes them.00:35:42
VCran replied. 17 species have now00:35:46
joined the human Kelvari Alliance. Every00:35:48
one of them has stories of betrayal by00:35:50
the old powers. Humanity did not create00:35:53
this resentment. They just gave it a00:35:55
voice.00:35:57
The door opened and Admiral Peter Blake00:36:00
entered with Commander Danny Walsh, who00:36:02
now led the joint human alien military00:36:04
training programs. Blake looked tired00:36:07
but satisfied.00:36:09
Ambassador General, I bring news. The00:36:13
Drexian swarm attempted a retaliatory00:36:15
strike against the human colony of New00:36:17
Vancouver 3 days ago. Thera felt her00:36:20
hearts skip a beat. "Are your people00:36:23
safe?" "More than safe," Blake said with00:36:26
a grim smile. "The Drexians learned an00:36:29
important lesson. The fleet that saved00:36:32
you was our rapid response force, not00:36:34
our main military strength. New00:36:36
Vancouver is an actual human colony00:36:38
world, settled and developed for 5000:36:40
years. It has full planetary defenses00:36:43
and a garrison fleet. Commander Walsh00:36:46
pulled up tactical displays. The Drexian00:36:49
sent 200 warships expecting to overwhelm00:36:51
the colony. What they found was a00:36:53
heavily fortified world defended by00:36:55
people who grew up in Earth gravity. The00:36:57
battle lasted 6 hours. We destroyed 19700:37:02
Drexian ships. Three escaped to spread00:37:04
the word. What word? VCran asked. That00:37:08
attacking human territory is suicide.00:37:11
Walsh replied. The Drexians thought they00:37:13
understood what they faced. They did00:37:16
not. Kelvar Prime has 1.2 gravity and00:37:19
they saw how easily we operated there.00:37:22
New Vancouver has 1.35 gravity. For us,00:37:25
that is high normal. For them, it was00:37:28
like fighting in a crushing vice while00:37:30
we moved like we were weightless. Blake00:37:32
continued. The Drexian leadership has00:37:35
requested peace negotiations. They want00:37:37
a treaty guaranteeing no further human00:37:39
intervention in their territory. In00:37:42
exchange, they will abandon all claims00:37:44
to Kelvari space and cease all military00:37:47
expansion for the next century. Will you00:37:49
agree? Thera asked. We are considering00:37:53
it, Blake said. But with conditions,00:37:57
they must release all populations they00:37:59
have enslaved in the past decade. They00:38:01
must pay reparations to the worlds they00:38:03
have damaged. and they must submit to00:38:05
independent monitoring to ensure00:38:06
compliance. If they agree, we will leave00:38:10
them alone. If they refuse, we will00:38:12
dismantle their empire piece by piece.00:38:16
The Galactic Assembly meeting began an00:38:18
hour later. Thera watched from the00:38:21
diplomatic gallery as representatives00:38:23
from hundreds of species gathered. The00:38:26
chamber was filled with tension. The old00:38:28
order was dying, and no one knew what00:38:30
would replace it. Admiral Blake stood at00:38:33
the human podium, flanked by00:38:35
representatives from the 17 species in00:38:37
the new alliance. He did not speak with00:38:39
the flowery diplomatic language most00:38:42
galactic politicians preferred. He spoke00:38:44
simply and directly. 6 months ago, the00:38:47
Kelvari Republic called for help. Their00:38:49
allies abandoned them. Humanity answered00:38:52
because it was the right thing to do.00:38:55
Since then, we have learned that this00:38:57
was not an isolated incident. The old00:39:00
powers of this galaxy have built their00:39:02
authority on selective enforcement of00:39:04
law and selective honoring of00:39:06
obligations. He paused, letting his00:39:08
words sink in. This ends now. Humanity00:39:12
and our allies are offering an00:39:14
alternative. We propose a new framework00:39:16
for galactic relations. Clear laws00:39:19
clearly enforced treaties that mean00:39:22
something. Alliance that are honored00:39:24
regardless of political convenience. and00:39:26
most importantly, a commitment that the00:39:28
strong will protect the weak instead of00:39:30
exploiting them. A representative from00:39:32
one of the old powers, the Vidian00:39:34
Confederation, stood up. Admiral Blake,00:39:37
you speak of protection, but your people00:39:40
are warriors, deathworlders bred for00:39:42
violence. How can we trust that you will00:39:44
not use your military strength to00:39:46
dominate others as you accuse us of00:39:48
doing? Blake met the Vidian's gaze00:39:51
steadily.00:39:52
Trust must be earned through actions,00:39:55
not words.00:39:56
Judge us by what we have done. We saved00:39:59
the Kelvari and asked for nothing in00:40:00
return except their friendship. We00:40:02
exposed corruption and asked only for00:40:04
truth. We defeated the Drexians and00:40:07
offered them peace with dignity if they00:40:09
ceased their aggression. Every step we00:40:11
have taken has been toward building a00:40:13
better system, not serving our own00:40:15
interests. Captain Nicole Foster, now00:40:18
commanding the defense fleet stationed00:40:20
at Earth, spoke from her position in the00:40:23
military section. The representative00:40:26
asks how you can trust warriors. I will00:40:28
tell you warriors understand the cost of00:40:31
conflict better than anyone. We have00:40:33
seen what violence does. We have lost00:40:36
friends and colleagues. We know that war00:40:38
should always be the last option used00:40:40
only when all other options have failed.00:40:42
That is why you can trust us. We do not00:40:44
want to fight. We want to build peace.00:40:47
Another representative, this one from a00:40:49
smaller species that had recently joined00:40:51
the alliance, stood up. The Vidian asks00:40:54
how we can trust humanity. I asked the00:40:56
Vidian how we could ever trust them00:40:58
again. My people called for help when00:41:00
pirates raided our colonies. The Vidian00:41:03
fleet was 3 days away. They did not00:41:05
come. They said it was not strategically00:41:08
important. 40,000 of my people died.00:41:11
Then the humans arrived, hunted down the00:41:13
pirates, and asked for nothing but our00:41:15
thanks. So I asked again, "Who should we00:41:19
trust?"00:41:20
The chamber erupted in voices, some00:41:22
supporting the humans, others defending00:41:24
the old order. But the momentum had00:41:26
shifted. Too many species had similar00:41:29
stories. Too many had been disappointed00:41:31
by the established powers. The session00:41:34
ended without formal resolution. But the00:41:36
message was clear. The galaxy was00:41:39
changing.00:41:41
The old system of selective justice and00:41:44
convenient alliances was breaking down.00:41:46
In its place, something new was00:41:48
emerging. Built on principles that00:41:51
humanity had learned through thousands00:41:52
of years of hard lessons. 3 weeks later,00:41:56
Ambassador Thera hosted a reception at00:41:58
the Kelvari embassy on Earth.00:42:01
Representatives from 23 species00:42:03
attended, all of them members or00:42:05
potential members of the growing00:42:07
alliance network. The atmosphere was00:42:09
hopeful, almost celebratory.00:42:12
Admiral Blake raised a glass in toast.00:42:16
To new friends and honest partnerships,00:42:18
to a galaxy where strength serves00:42:20
justice instead of exploiting it. To the00:42:23
future we are building together.00:42:26
The representatives echoed the toast.00:42:30
General Vetran stood beside Thera,00:42:32
watching the gathering with00:42:33
satisfaction.00:42:35
6 months ago, we were dying. Today, we00:42:37
are part of something that might change00:42:39
the entire galaxy. The Deathworlders did00:42:43
this. They saved us and then showed00:42:45
everyone else that there was another00:42:47
way. They are still deathworlders, Thera00:42:50
said quietly. Still dangerous, still00:42:53
capable of terrible violence when00:42:55
necessary, but they channel that00:42:57
strength toward protection instead of00:42:59
conquest. That is what makes them00:43:02
special.00:43:03
Commander Walsh approached with a data00:43:05
pad. Ambassador, I have the latest00:43:08
numbers from our joint training00:43:10
programs. We now have soldiers from 1100:43:12
different species learning human00:43:14
tactical doctrines. The progress is00:43:17
remarkable. They are adapting quickly.00:43:20
What are you teaching them? Thera asked.00:43:23
Not just combat techniques, Walsh00:43:24
replied. We are teaching them our00:43:27
philosophy. How to be strong without00:43:29
being cruel. How to win without00:43:31
destroying what you are fighting to00:43:32
protect. How to be warriors and00:43:34
peacekeepers at the same time. These are00:43:37
the lessons Earth taught us. Now we00:43:40
share them across the galaxy. The old00:43:43
powers watched these developments with00:43:45
growing concern.00:43:47
The Vidian Confederation called the new00:43:49
alliance a threat to stability.00:43:52
The Zinthian Collective, now greatly00:43:54
diminished, warned that humans were00:43:56
dangerous and unpredictable. Other00:43:59
established civilizations worried about00:44:00
losing their privileged positions.00:44:03
But their words fell on deaf ears. Too00:44:06
many species had been let down by the00:44:07
old system. Too many had watched the00:44:10
strong ignore the suffering of the weak.00:44:12
The humans offered something different00:44:14
and species across the galaxy were00:44:16
accepting that offer. On Earth in the00:44:19
human military command center, Admiral00:44:22
Blake reviewed strategic reports with00:44:24
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