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[WP] In space, wars are typically quick. One side attacks and then the other side surrenders. When aliens attack a human city they belive the humans are defeated. They are not prepared for what the humans call "Retribution"	Captain Derrick looked through the view-port. "How much longer until we are in striking range?" His first mate, Rowan, cleared her throat. "We will arrive in ten minutes." "About time, I am getting tired of these stars." Rowan hesitated, "do we really have to do this Captain? Is vengeance worth it?" Derrick turned ...	The attack was brutal. Once the Artern has secured control over The Suns gravity well The had used small mining ships to gently push meteors out of their usual orbit and towards earth. Within five days ten of Earth’s most populous cities had been destroyed and the only governments robust enough to survive had quickly s...
[WP] In space, wars are typically quick. One side attacks and then the other side surrenders. When aliens attack a human city they belive the humans are defeated. They are not prepared for what the humans call "Retribution"	They called themselves the Taxmen. Apparently some form of tithing on their world that featured in a prominent expression. A few thousand stong. Nothing before the might of the Belathon Empire. We spanned a thousand Galaxies. We, who took planets for sport, and to offer our mates as dowry. What had we to fear the last ...	The attack was brutal. Once the Artern has secured control over The Suns gravity well The had used small mining ships to gently push meteors out of their usual orbit and towards earth. Within five days ten of Earth’s most populous cities had been destroyed and the only governments robust enough to survive had quickly s...
[WP] In space, wars are typically quick. One side attacks and then the other side surrenders. When aliens attack a human city they belive the humans are defeated. They are not prepared for what the humans call "Retribution"	War. War never changes, as it says in one of the oldest surviving classics of humanity. We can only assume the statement had been made on the back of an already rich and ripe history of organized violence, even back then in pre-fusion times, and I always wonder how many cycles of empires rising and falling we left behi...	The General Assembly of the Union of Space faring civilizations was silent, dumbfounded by video displayed before them. Well all except one, Her Royal Highness Julianna, Ambassador and Third Princess of the Sol System Empire. She stood, like all civil servants in the Empire had to, in uniform. Sheer black with red and ...
[WP] In space, wars are typically quick. One side attacks and then the other side surrenders. When aliens attack a human city they belive the humans are defeated. They are not prepared for what the humans call "Retribution"	Nothing had prepared us for what was to come. After crawling for thousand of years on our little planet, we had finally learnt to sail freely inside our solar system. Mars was far from being a week-end trip but, if you were wealthy enough you could get there in 2 weeks. Climbing the Olympus Mons was the new Everest fo...	The General Assembly of the Union of Space faring civilizations was silent, dumbfounded by video displayed before them. Well all except one, Her Royal Highness Julianna, Ambassador and Third Princess of the Sol System Empire. She stood, like all civil servants in the Empire had to, in uniform. Sheer black with red and ...
[WP] In space, wars are typically quick. One side attacks and then the other side surrenders. When aliens attack a human city they belive the humans are defeated. They are not prepared for what the humans call "Retribution"	The Grand Admiral gazed out over the plaza. What a quaint custom, he thought, marking two hundred years since his predecessor's arrival. His aide had explained it to him as one of those human quirks it would be best to honour. She'd even told him stories of her own country's anniversary celebrations, from before the co...	The General Assembly of the Union of Space faring civilizations was silent, dumbfounded by video displayed before them. Well all except one, Her Royal Highness Julianna, Ambassador and Third Princess of the Sol System Empire. She stood, like all civil servants in the Empire had to, in uniform. Sheer black with red and ...
[WP] In space, wars are typically quick. One side attacks and then the other side surrenders. When aliens attack a human city they belive the humans are defeated. They are not prepared for what the humans call "Retribution"	Nothing had prepared us for what was to come. After crawling for thousand of years on our little planet, we had finally learnt to sail freely inside our solar system. Mars was far from being a week-end trip but, if you were wealthy enough you could get there in 2 weeks. Climbing the Olympus Mons was the new Everest fo...	Wyldaxol, third prefect of Ikskar Sector, found himself still struggling after the 3rd month of the occupation. The High Commissioner of Strategic Resources, Bigobl Stanz II, had noticed the human's new colony only at the end of the last cycle. They had few ships, and seemed content to do a little trade, and otherwise ...
[WP] In space, wars are typically quick. One side attacks and then the other side surrenders. When aliens attack a human city they belive the humans are defeated. They are not prepared for what the humans call "Retribution"	Nothing had prepared us for what was to come. After crawling for thousand of years on our little planet, we had finally learnt to sail freely inside our solar system. Mars was far from being a week-end trip but, if you were wealthy enough you could get there in 2 weeks. Climbing the Olympus Mons was the new Everest fo...	The Liren were a proud people and Frongile was no exception. As the leader of their military forces, his journey had carried him across the galaxies many times over. Their strategy was always the same with the young planets, send in an overwhelming force and annihilate an area of high density with their power charger. ...
[WP] In space, wars are typically quick. One side attacks and then the other side surrenders. When aliens attack a human city they belive the humans are defeated. They are not prepared for what the humans call "Retribution"	Nothing had prepared us for what was to come. After crawling for thousand of years on our little planet, we had finally learnt to sail freely inside our solar system. Mars was far from being a week-end trip but, if you were wealthy enough you could get there in 2 weeks. Climbing the Olympus Mons was the new Everest fo...	2456 :Loriar/Outer Colonies The rigid smooth dark lines of the Excalibur class defence ship emerged from an explosion of cascading orange particles as its FTL drives were spun down and it re-emerged back into realspace near the human colony of Lorian. The bridge was quiet; those who have served on the bridge of such...
[WP] In space, wars are typically quick. One side attacks and then the other side surrenders. When aliens attack a human city they belive the humans are defeated. They are not prepared for what the humans call "Retribution"	Nothing had prepared us for what was to come. After crawling for thousand of years on our little planet, we had finally learnt to sail freely inside our solar system. Mars was far from being a week-end trip but, if you were wealthy enough you could get there in 2 weeks. Climbing the Olympus Mons was the new Everest fo...	War. War never changes, as it says in one of the oldest surviving classics of humanity. We can only assume the statement had been made on the back of an already rich and ripe history of organized violence, even back then in pre-fusion times, and I always wonder how many cycles of empires rising and falling we left behi...
[WP] In space, wars are typically quick. One side attacks and then the other side surrenders. When aliens attack a human city they belive the humans are defeated. They are not prepared for what the humans call "Retribution"	We dreamed of peace on earth for so long, we hoped that when we had contact from aliens it would bring peace. When They came, they destroyed our earth, decimated our population. Sudden and overwhelming force, their one and only and very effective tactic. We surrendered. In just a week they had destroyed our civilizatio...	It was going to be the greatest day in this General's life. He had known that every since Humanity had reached out to the stars and something reached back. Something far larger than than could have imagined. Tallies had been weighed carefully, negotiations conducted. All leading up to this day in History. When Humanity...
[WP] In space, wars are typically quick. One side attacks and then the other side surrenders. When aliens attack a human city they belive the humans are defeated. They are not prepared for what the humans call "Retribution"	The Grand Admiral gazed out over the plaza. What a quaint custom, he thought, marking two hundred years since his predecessor's arrival. His aide had explained it to him as one of those human quirks it would be best to honour. She'd even told him stories of her own country's anniversary celebrations, from before the co...	It was going to be the greatest day in this General's life. He had known that every since Humanity had reached out to the stars and something reached back. Something far larger than than could have imagined. Tallies had been weighed carefully, negotiations conducted. All leading up to this day in History. When Humanity...
[WP] In space, wars are typically quick. One side attacks and then the other side surrenders. When aliens attack a human city they belive the humans are defeated. They are not prepared for what the humans call "Retribution"	2098 AD Thursday, August 7th, 6 PM Phoenix, AZ A woman sits down at her living room table, bills in hand, an exasperated look on her face. She'd found the unopened, and therefore unpaid bills on her husbands dresser, bills that she'd sternly reminded him to take care of before leaving for Vegas. "Then again, I *...	It was going to be the greatest day in this General's life. He had known that every since Humanity had reached out to the stars and something reached back. Something far larger than than could have imagined. Tallies had been weighed carefully, negotiations conducted. All leading up to this day in History. When Humanity...
[WP] In space, wars are typically quick. One side attacks and then the other side surrenders. When aliens attack a human city they belive the humans are defeated. They are not prepared for what the humans call "Retribution"	The attack had been as brutal as it was swift. An extraterrestrial armada had basically wiped several major cities off the map in all of an hour, and humanity was collectively terrified of a continued assault. Shanghai, Vancouver, Dallas, St. Petersburg, and many others had been left flattened and nearly devoid of li...	It was going to be the greatest day in this General's life. He had known that every since Humanity had reached out to the stars and something reached back. Something far larger than than could have imagined. Tallies had been weighed carefully, negotiations conducted. All leading up to this day in History. When Humanity...
[WP] In space, wars are typically quick. One side attacks and then the other side surrenders. When aliens attack a human city they belive the humans are defeated. They are not prepared for what the humans call "Retribution"	Captain Derrick looked through the view-port. "How much longer until we are in striking range?" His first mate, Rowan, cleared her throat. "We will arrive in ten minutes." "About time, I am getting tired of these stars." Rowan hesitated, "do we really have to do this Captain? Is vengeance worth it?" Derrick turned ...	It was going to be the greatest day in this General's life. He had known that every since Humanity had reached out to the stars and something reached back. Something far larger than than could have imagined. Tallies had been weighed carefully, negotiations conducted. All leading up to this day in History. When Humanity...
[WP] In space, wars are typically quick. One side attacks and then the other side surrenders. When aliens attack a human city they belive the humans are defeated. They are not prepared for what the humans call "Retribution"	They called themselves the Taxmen. Apparently some form of tithing on their world that featured in a prominent expression. A few thousand stong. Nothing before the might of the Belathon Empire. We spanned a thousand Galaxies. We, who took planets for sport, and to offer our mates as dowry. What had we to fear the last ...	It was going to be the greatest day in this General's life. He had known that every since Humanity had reached out to the stars and something reached back. Something far larger than than could have imagined. Tallies had been weighed carefully, negotiations conducted. All leading up to this day in History. When Humanity...
[WP] In space, wars are typically quick. One side attacks and then the other side surrenders. When aliens attack a human city they belive the humans are defeated. They are not prepared for what the humans call "Retribution"	2098 AD Thursday, August 7th, 6 PM Phoenix, AZ A woman sits down at her living room table, bills in hand, an exasperated look on her face. She'd found the unopened, and therefore unpaid bills on her husbands dresser, bills that she'd sternly reminded him to take care of before leaving for Vegas. "Then again, I *...	"Are you still watching that video? This is the tenth time that you do it. I may have to contact command for an emergency intervention if you don't stop. Here, drink." Aaron was holding a glass of whisky in front of me, I looked at it for a moment, paused the video and drunk it. "If I were you, I would keep drinking in...
[WP] In space, wars are typically quick. One side attacks and then the other side surrenders. When aliens attack a human city they belive the humans are defeated. They are not prepared for what the humans call "Retribution"	Thirty Eighth Assembly of The High Solar Council, Assembled Admiralty, and Parliament of Digital Proxies, and other Honored Members of this Commission, I come before you today to tell you a story. Monsters from the Stars. This has been an old story for a long time. H.G. Wells blazed that trail almost eight hundred ...	"Are you still watching that video? This is the tenth time that you do it. I may have to contact command for an emergency intervention if you don't stop. Here, drink." Aaron was holding a glass of whisky in front of me, I looked at it for a moment, paused the video and drunk it. "If I were you, I would keep drinking in...
[WP] In space, wars are typically quick. One side attacks and then the other side surrenders. When aliens attack a human city they belive the humans are defeated. They are not prepared for what the humans call "Retribution"	To the Star Warlords: Do not attack the ones called humans. They live on their planet called Terra and they had given our planets names, and we thought it was an easy submission. They were primitive. When we sent out our spies, they never returned and called for us to back down. We didn't back down as per decree. We...	"Are you still watching that video? This is the tenth time that you do it. I may have to contact command for an emergency intervention if you don't stop. Here, drink." Aaron was holding a glass of whisky in front of me, I looked at it for a moment, paused the video and drunk it. "If I were you, I would keep drinking in...
[WP] In space, wars are typically quick. One side attacks and then the other side surrenders. When aliens attack a human city they belive the humans are defeated. They are not prepared for what the humans call "Retribution"	The attack had been as brutal as it was swift. An extraterrestrial armada had basically wiped several major cities off the map in all of an hour, and humanity was collectively terrified of a continued assault. Shanghai, Vancouver, Dallas, St. Petersburg, and many others had been left flattened and nearly devoid of li...	"Are you still watching that video? This is the tenth time that you do it. I may have to contact command for an emergency intervention if you don't stop. Here, drink." Aaron was holding a glass of whisky in front of me, I looked at it for a moment, paused the video and drunk it. "If I were you, I would keep drinking in...
[WP] In space, wars are typically quick. One side attacks and then the other side surrenders. When aliens attack a human city they belive the humans are defeated. They are not prepared for what the humans call "Retribution"	Captain Derrick looked through the view-port. "How much longer until we are in striking range?" His first mate, Rowan, cleared her throat. "We will arrive in ten minutes." "About time, I am getting tired of these stars." Rowan hesitated, "do we really have to do this Captain? Is vengeance worth it?" Derrick turned ...	"Are you still watching that video? This is the tenth time that you do it. I may have to contact command for an emergency intervention if you don't stop. Here, drink." Aaron was holding a glass of whisky in front of me, I looked at it for a moment, paused the video and drunk it. "If I were you, I would keep drinking in...
[WP] In space, wars are typically quick. One side attacks and then the other side surrenders. When aliens attack a human city they belive the humans are defeated. They are not prepared for what the humans call "Retribution"	Mankind had figured out how to put colonies on Mars and was terraforming the red planet. We had stations around the moons of Jupiter and Neptune, even mining operations in the asteroid belt. Paranoia about other nations space capabilities, treaties about non weapon proliferation, economic exploitation all went with us....	"Are you still watching that video? This is the tenth time that you do it. I may have to contact command for an emergency intervention if you don't stop. Here, drink." Aaron was holding a glass of whisky in front of me, I looked at it for a moment, paused the video and drunk it. "If I were you, I would keep drinking in...
[WP] In space, wars are typically quick. One side attacks and then the other side surrenders. When aliens attack a human city they belive the humans are defeated. They are not prepared for what the humans call "Retribution"	"Wars are typically quick. A side attacks, and the other surrenders," or so the professors pontificated. What they did not anticipate was the human penchant for long-term planning. Born out of the reaction to the 21st century climate crisis, humanity as a whole transformed itself from an impulsive species to one with...	"Are you still watching that video? This is the tenth time that you do it. I may have to contact command for an emergency intervention if you don't stop. Here, drink." Aaron was holding a glass of whisky in front of me, I looked at it for a moment, paused the video and drunk it. "If I were you, I would keep drinking in...
[WP] In space, wars are typically quick. One side attacks and then the other side surrenders. When aliens attack a human city they belive the humans are defeated. They are not prepared for what the humans call "Retribution"	They called themselves the Taxmen. Apparently some form of tithing on their world that featured in a prominent expression. A few thousand stong. Nothing before the might of the Belathon Empire. We spanned a thousand Galaxies. We, who took planets for sport, and to offer our mates as dowry. What had we to fear the last ...	"Are you still watching that video? This is the tenth time that you do it. I may have to contact command for an emergency intervention if you don't stop. Here, drink." Aaron was holding a glass of whisky in front of me, I looked at it for a moment, paused the video and drunk it. "If I were you, I would keep drinking in...
[WP] In space, wars are typically quick. One side attacks and then the other side surrenders. When aliens attack a human city they belive the humans are defeated. They are not prepared for what the humans call "Retribution"	As the collation party read the reports they decided this would be perfect and they approved the plans. The Formicidian Queens decided they’d level certain areas, let the natural flora and fauna grow for a few decades and then start the vacation colony they had dreaming about for years. It was mostly an unclaimed pl...	"Are you still watching that video? This is the tenth time that you do it. I may have to contact command for an emergency intervention if you don't stop. Here, drink." Aaron was holding a glass of whisky in front of me, I looked at it for a moment, paused the video and drunk it. "If I were you, I would keep drinking in...
[WP] In space, wars are typically quick. One side attacks and then the other side surrenders. When aliens attack a human city they belive the humans are defeated. They are not prepared for what the humans call "Retribution"	"...And as the victors, the Irik Confederate shall now be taking control of your cities and governments on this colony planet. Your unfit leaders shall..." I caught snippets of the speech, but I wasn't really listening. Neither were my comrades moving around the crowd, I wager - well, except Francis, I knew that he wa...	"Are you still watching that video? This is the tenth time that you do it. I may have to contact command for an emergency intervention if you don't stop. Here, drink." Aaron was holding a glass of whisky in front of me, I looked at it for a moment, paused the video and drunk it. "If I were you, I would keep drinking in...
[WP] In space, wars are typically quick. One side attacks and then the other side surrenders. When aliens attack a human city they belive the humans are defeated. They are not prepared for what the humans call "Retribution"	“You have no idea what you’ve begun. Do you really think that this is over? Oh, you stupid idiots. You don’t know what’s coming.” She could barely see out of her right eye, and her left was swollen shut completely. Mostly, she saw large blobs where her captors stood. But she didn’t need her eyes to speak, and speak sh...	"Are you still watching that video? This is the tenth time that you do it. I may have to contact command for an emergency intervention if you don't stop. Here, drink." Aaron was holding a glass of whisky in front of me, I looked at it for a moment, paused the video and drunk it. "If I were you, I would keep drinking in...
[WP] In space, wars are typically quick. One side attacks and then the other side surrenders. When aliens attack a human city they belive the humans are defeated. They are not prepared for what the humans call "Retribution"	2098 AD Thursday, August 7th, 6 PM Phoenix, AZ A woman sits down at her living room table, bills in hand, an exasperated look on her face. She'd found the unopened, and therefore unpaid bills on her husbands dresser, bills that she'd sternly reminded him to take care of before leaving for Vegas. "Then again, I *...	We dreamed of peace on earth for so long, we hoped that when we had contact from aliens it would bring peace. When They came, they destroyed our earth, decimated our population. Sudden and overwhelming force, their one and only and very effective tactic. We surrendered. In just a week they had destroyed our civilizatio...
[WP] In space, wars are typically quick. One side attacks and then the other side surrenders. When aliens attack a human city they belive the humans are defeated. They are not prepared for what the humans call "Retribution"	The attack had been as brutal as it was swift. An extraterrestrial armada had basically wiped several major cities off the map in all of an hour, and humanity was collectively terrified of a continued assault. Shanghai, Vancouver, Dallas, St. Petersburg, and many others had been left flattened and nearly devoid of li...	We dreamed of peace on earth for so long, we hoped that when we had contact from aliens it would bring peace. When They came, they destroyed our earth, decimated our population. Sudden and overwhelming force, their one and only and very effective tactic. We surrendered. In just a week they had destroyed our civilizatio...
[WP] In space, wars are typically quick. One side attacks and then the other side surrenders. When aliens attack a human city they belive the humans are defeated. They are not prepared for what the humans call "Retribution"	Captain Derrick looked through the view-port. "How much longer until we are in striking range?" His first mate, Rowan, cleared her throat. "We will arrive in ten minutes." "About time, I am getting tired of these stars." Rowan hesitated, "do we really have to do this Captain? Is vengeance worth it?" Derrick turned ...	We dreamed of peace on earth for so long, we hoped that when we had contact from aliens it would bring peace. When They came, they destroyed our earth, decimated our population. Sudden and overwhelming force, their one and only and very effective tactic. We surrendered. In just a week they had destroyed our civilizatio...
[WP] In space, wars are typically quick. One side attacks and then the other side surrenders. When aliens attack a human city they belive the humans are defeated. They are not prepared for what the humans call "Retribution"	The attack had been as brutal as it was swift. An extraterrestrial armada had basically wiped several major cities off the map in all of an hour, and humanity was collectively terrified of a continued assault. Shanghai, Vancouver, Dallas, St. Petersburg, and many others had been left flattened and nearly devoid of li...	Thirty Eighth Assembly of The High Solar Council, Assembled Admiralty, and Parliament of Digital Proxies, and other Honored Members of this Commission, I come before you today to tell you a story. Monsters from the Stars. This has been an old story for a long time. H.G. Wells blazed that trail almost eight hundred ...
[WP] In space, wars are typically quick. One side attacks and then the other side surrenders. When aliens attack a human city they belive the humans are defeated. They are not prepared for what the humans call "Retribution"	Captain Derrick looked through the view-port. "How much longer until we are in striking range?" His first mate, Rowan, cleared her throat. "We will arrive in ten minutes." "About time, I am getting tired of these stars." Rowan hesitated, "do we really have to do this Captain? Is vengeance worth it?" Derrick turned ...	Thirty Eighth Assembly of The High Solar Council, Assembled Admiralty, and Parliament of Digital Proxies, and other Honored Members of this Commission, I come before you today to tell you a story. Monsters from the Stars. This has been an old story for a long time. H.G. Wells blazed that trail almost eight hundred ...
[WP] In space, wars are typically quick. One side attacks and then the other side surrenders. When aliens attack a human city they belive the humans are defeated. They are not prepared for what the humans call "Retribution"	They called themselves the Taxmen. Apparently some form of tithing on their world that featured in a prominent expression. A few thousand stong. Nothing before the might of the Belathon Empire. We spanned a thousand Galaxies. We, who took planets for sport, and to offer our mates as dowry. What had we to fear the last ...	Thirty Eighth Assembly of The High Solar Council, Assembled Admiralty, and Parliament of Digital Proxies, and other Honored Members of this Commission, I come before you today to tell you a story. Monsters from the Stars. This has been an old story for a long time. H.G. Wells blazed that trail almost eight hundred ...
[WP] In space, wars are typically quick. One side attacks and then the other side surrenders. When aliens attack a human city they belive the humans are defeated. They are not prepared for what the humans call "Retribution"	The attack had been as brutal as it was swift. An extraterrestrial armada had basically wiped several major cities off the map in all of an hour, and humanity was collectively terrified of a continued assault. Shanghai, Vancouver, Dallas, St. Petersburg, and many others had been left flattened and nearly devoid of li...	To the Star Warlords: Do not attack the ones called humans. They live on their planet called Terra and they had given our planets names, and we thought it was an easy submission. They were primitive. When we sent out our spies, they never returned and called for us to back down. We didn't back down as per decree. We...
[WP] In space, wars are typically quick. One side attacks and then the other side surrenders. When aliens attack a human city they belive the humans are defeated. They are not prepared for what the humans call "Retribution"	Captain Derrick looked through the view-port. "How much longer until we are in striking range?" His first mate, Rowan, cleared her throat. "We will arrive in ten minutes." "About time, I am getting tired of these stars." Rowan hesitated, "do we really have to do this Captain? Is vengeance worth it?" Derrick turned ...	To the Star Warlords: Do not attack the ones called humans. They live on their planet called Terra and they had given our planets names, and we thought it was an easy submission. They were primitive. When we sent out our spies, they never returned and called for us to back down. We didn't back down as per decree. We...
[WP] In space, wars are typically quick. One side attacks and then the other side surrenders. When aliens attack a human city they belive the humans are defeated. They are not prepared for what the humans call "Retribution"	They called themselves the Taxmen. Apparently some form of tithing on their world that featured in a prominent expression. A few thousand stong. Nothing before the might of the Belathon Empire. We spanned a thousand Galaxies. We, who took planets for sport, and to offer our mates as dowry. What had we to fear the last ...	To the Star Warlords: Do not attack the ones called humans. They live on their planet called Terra and they had given our planets names, and we thought it was an easy submission. They were primitive. When we sent out our spies, they never returned and called for us to back down. We didn't back down as per decree. We...
[WP] In space, wars are typically quick. One side attacks and then the other side surrenders. When aliens attack a human city they belive the humans are defeated. They are not prepared for what the humans call "Retribution"	They called themselves the Taxmen. Apparently some form of tithing on their world that featured in a prominent expression. A few thousand stong. Nothing before the might of the Belathon Empire. We spanned a thousand Galaxies. We, who took planets for sport, and to offer our mates as dowry. What had we to fear the last ...	Mankind had figured out how to put colonies on Mars and was terraforming the red planet. We had stations around the moons of Jupiter and Neptune, even mining operations in the asteroid belt. Paranoia about other nations space capabilities, treaties about non weapon proliferation, economic exploitation all went with us....
[WP] In space, wars are typically quick. One side attacks and then the other side surrenders. When aliens attack a human city they belive the humans are defeated. They are not prepared for what the humans call "Retribution"	They called themselves the Taxmen. Apparently some form of tithing on their world that featured in a prominent expression. A few thousand stong. Nothing before the might of the Belathon Empire. We spanned a thousand Galaxies. We, who took planets for sport, and to offer our mates as dowry. What had we to fear the last ...	"Wars are typically quick. A side attacks, and the other surrenders," or so the professors pontificated. What they did not anticipate was the human penchant for long-term planning. Born out of the reaction to the 21st century climate crisis, humanity as a whole transformed itself from an impulsive species to one with...
[WP] In space, wars are typically quick. One side attacks and then the other side surrenders. When aliens attack a human city they belive the humans are defeated. They are not prepared for what the humans call "Retribution"	Three weeks before the attack, radio astronomers were startled by a swarm of Bacodine notifications. First SWIFT, then FERMI a couple of microseconds later, sent alerts with a merit rating of 100, instructing them to override any instructions and point at a position in the sky in the galactic plane and the plane of our...	we thought of them as saviors when they first came they expected immediate surrender on our part. They thought after slaughtering millions of lives we would surrender. they were wrong. We were faced with what could have been our destruction our annihilation but we would not so easily bend into their fold. Nay we rose a...
[WP] In space, wars are typically quick. One side attacks and then the other side surrenders. When aliens attack a human city they belive the humans are defeated. They are not prepared for what the humans call "Retribution"	They called themselves the Taxmen. Apparently some form of tithing on their world that featured in a prominent expression. A few thousand stong. Nothing before the might of the Belathon Empire. We spanned a thousand Galaxies. We, who took planets for sport, and to offer our mates as dowry. What had we to fear the last ...	we thought of them as saviors when they first came they expected immediate surrender on our part. They thought after slaughtering millions of lives we would surrender. they were wrong. We were faced with what could have been our destruction our annihilation but we would not so easily bend into their fold. Nay we rose a...
[WP] In space, wars are typically quick. One side attacks and then the other side surrenders. When aliens attack a human city they belive the humans are defeated. They are not prepared for what the humans call "Retribution"	As the collation party read the reports they decided this would be perfect and they approved the plans. The Formicidian Queens decided they’d level certain areas, let the natural flora and fauna grow for a few decades and then start the vacation colony they had dreaming about for years. It was mostly an unclaimed pl...	we thought of them as saviors when they first came they expected immediate surrender on our part. They thought after slaughtering millions of lives we would surrender. they were wrong. We were faced with what could have been our destruction our annihilation but we would not so easily bend into their fold. Nay we rose a...
[WP] In space, wars are typically quick. One side attacks and then the other side surrenders. When aliens attack a human city they belive the humans are defeated. They are not prepared for what the humans call "Retribution"	It happened faster than anyone could process what was going on. At one moment the Tokyo Olympics were being televised, and the next no one on Earth were able to contact the city. Japan, obviously, was the first on the scene. What the soldiers reported was unbelievable, craters the size of football pitches, giant def...	we thought of them as saviors when they first came they expected immediate surrender on our part. They thought after slaughtering millions of lives we would surrender. they were wrong. We were faced with what could have been our destruction our annihilation but we would not so easily bend into their fold. Nay we rose a...
[WP] In space, wars are typically quick. One side attacks and then the other side surrenders. When aliens attack a human city they belive the humans are defeated. They are not prepared for what the humans call "Retribution"	"...And as the victors, the Irik Confederate shall now be taking control of your cities and governments on this colony planet. Your unfit leaders shall..." I caught snippets of the speech, but I wasn't really listening. Neither were my comrades moving around the crowd, I wager - well, except Francis, I knew that he wa...	we thought of them as saviors when they first came they expected immediate surrender on our part. They thought after slaughtering millions of lives we would surrender. they were wrong. We were faced with what could have been our destruction our annihilation but we would not so easily bend into their fold. Nay we rose a...
[WP] In space, wars are typically quick. One side attacks and then the other side surrenders. When aliens attack a human city they belive the humans are defeated. They are not prepared for what the humans call "Retribution"	Galactic Records Archive: Section Jardol 5. Subsection 253A: The Greatest Wars Of History Listed Chronologically. 319-2847-2017 \~ The Battle of Wanbortol; The "East" side of the planet of the war's namesake was vaporized by a beam of concentrated sunlight, controlled by the forces of Harbringham. The "West" then...	we thought of them as saviors when they first came they expected immediate surrender on our part. They thought after slaughtering millions of lives we would surrender. they were wrong. We were faced with what could have been our destruction our annihilation but we would not so easily bend into their fold. Nay we rose a...
[WP] In space, wars are typically quick. One side attacks and then the other side surrenders. When aliens attack a human city they belive the humans are defeated. They are not prepared for what the humans call "Retribution"	“You have no idea what you’ve begun. Do you really think that this is over? Oh, you stupid idiots. You don’t know what’s coming.” She could barely see out of her right eye, and her left was swollen shut completely. Mostly, she saw large blobs where her captors stood. But she didn’t need her eyes to speak, and speak sh...	we thought of them as saviors when they first came they expected immediate surrender on our part. They thought after slaughtering millions of lives we would surrender. they were wrong. We were faced with what could have been our destruction our annihilation but we would not so easily bend into their fold. Nay we rose a...
[WP] In space, wars are typically quick. One side attacks and then the other side surrenders. When aliens attack a human city they belive the humans are defeated. They are not prepared for what the humans call "Retribution"	"Why?" Aaalp coughed and split blood as he tried to use what was left of his arm to raise himself up. His ears ringing and vision slowly turning to red while he watched the massacre unfold around him. Aaalp and his division had been apart of the Conquering of Earth which had occured just last year. They returned vic...	we thought of them as saviors when they first came they expected immediate surrender on our part. They thought after slaughtering millions of lives we would surrender. they were wrong. We were faced with what could have been our destruction our annihilation but we would not so easily bend into their fold. Nay we rose a...
[WP] In space, wars are typically quick. One side attacks and then the other side surrenders. When aliens attack a human city they belive the humans are defeated. They are not prepared for what the humans call "Retribution"	A blinding light swept away the south camp. Charigos ran out of his resting pod, watching in terrified awe at the magnificent mushroom shaped fire ball rising to the sky. Everyone had stopped doing what they were doing and now stood, as if they were frozen in time. A general ran out of his pod "I thought we had won! T...	we thought of them as saviors when they first came they expected immediate surrender on our part. They thought after slaughtering millions of lives we would surrender. they were wrong. We were faced with what could have been our destruction our annihilation but we would not so easily bend into their fold. Nay we rose a...
[WP] In space, wars are typically quick. One side attacks and then the other side surrenders. When aliens attack a human city they belive the humans are defeated. They are not prepared for what the humans call "Retribution"	War. War never changes. Only weapons are new. Yet it is not the weapons, but the men who handle them, who win victories And so it was men who redefined war on the galactic scale. For millineal war had followed a simple formula. Once relations broke Down full armada would be assembled and hurled at the enemy. A battle...	we thought of them as saviors when they first came they expected immediate surrender on our part. They thought after slaughtering millions of lives we would surrender. they were wrong. We were faced with what could have been our destruction our annihilation but we would not so easily bend into their fold. Nay we rose a...
[WP] In space, wars are typically quick. One side attacks and then the other side surrenders. When aliens attack a human city they belive the humans are defeated. They are not prepared for what the humans call "Retribution"	It was from the ashes that the humans rose, as we always did. Not like a phoenix, and I brushed away the idea of a rebirth. They always asked about it, and it was never right. A rebirth implied a clean birth, free of the memories of what had been before. That wasn't the human way. We rose, the battle lost but the war...	we thought of them as saviors when they first came they expected immediate surrender on our part. They thought after slaughtering millions of lives we would surrender. they were wrong. We were faced with what could have been our destruction our annihilation but we would not so easily bend into their fold. Nay we rose a...
[WP] In space, wars are typically quick. One side attacks and then the other side surrenders. When aliens attack a human city they belive the humans are defeated. They are not prepared for what the humans call "Retribution"	[Written on mobile, constructive criticism appreciated, etc etc enjoy] ---- Humanity is no stranger to war. Even on an intergalactic stage, war held no surprises for humanity. &nbsp; For the intergalactic population, though, humanity held surprises for them. &nbsp; For millennia, wars had been f...	we thought of them as saviors when they first came they expected immediate surrender on our part. They thought after slaughtering millions of lives we would surrender. they were wrong. We were faced with what could have been our destruction our annihilation but we would not so easily bend into their fold. Nay we rose a...
[WP] In space, wars are typically quick. One side attacks and then the other side surrenders. When aliens attack a human city they belive the humans are defeated. They are not prepared for what the humans call "Retribution"	Xackta looked over the hologramatic map currently being beamed onto the war table by his ship's AI. The Miderian defensive fleet was nothing more than smouldering debris: chunks of metal and bodies that had gasped out into the cold of space. A pathetic attempt to save themselves. At least, he considered, they had pu...	we thought of them as saviors when they first came they expected immediate surrender on our part. They thought after slaughtering millions of lives we would surrender. they were wrong. We were faced with what could have been our destruction our annihilation but we would not so easily bend into their fold. Nay we rose a...
[WP] In space, wars are typically quick. One side attacks and then the other side surrenders. When aliens attack a human city they belive the humans are defeated. They are not prepared for what the humans call "Retribution"	Hellfire and death fluttered down from the sky. Ashy snowflakes, falling burning. Through the rapidly-heating window of his office building, Federation Commander Korthu watched the foreign spaceships drop fire on the capital city. Below him, people ran, their many-tentacled bodies writhing, as smolding debris crushed t...	we thought of them as saviors when they first came they expected immediate surrender on our part. They thought after slaughtering millions of lives we would surrender. they were wrong. We were faced with what could have been our destruction our annihilation but we would not so easily bend into their fold. Nay we rose a...
[WP] In space, wars are typically quick. One side attacks and then the other side surrenders. When aliens attack a human city they belive the humans are defeated. They are not prepared for what the humans call "Retribution"	General Gaffney rubbed his temples at the head of the table. Without opening his eyes, he muttered, "Major, start over from the beginning. I want to make sure I have this straight." "Yes sir. The attack began at oh-nine-hundred and current intel has it lasting 17 --" Colonel Thompson broke in. "And it was Akron? Ak...	we thought of them as saviors when they first came they expected immediate surrender on our part. They thought after slaughtering millions of lives we would surrender. they were wrong. We were faced with what could have been our destruction our annihilation but we would not so easily bend into their fold. Nay we rose a...
[WP] In space, wars are typically quick. One side attacks and then the other side surrenders. When aliens attack a human city they belive the humans are defeated. They are not prepared for what the humans call "Retribution"	The "battle" for Ashar was over in approximately 10 standard minutes. The Spurge, who we thought were allies, used our own security codes to disable Ashar's predictive defense system. The colony, along with its 100 million inhabitants, didn't stand a chance against the attack that followed. The Spurge quietly wiped the...	we thought of them as saviors when they first came they expected immediate surrender on our part. They thought after slaughtering millions of lives we would surrender. they were wrong. We were faced with what could have been our destruction our annihilation but we would not so easily bend into their fold. Nay we rose a...
[WP] In space, wars are typically quick. One side attacks and then the other side surrenders. When aliens attack a human city they belive the humans are defeated. They are not prepared for what the humans call "Retribution"	They called themselves the Taxmen. Apparently some form of tithing on their world that featured in a prominent expression. A few thousand stong. Nothing before the might of the Belathon Empire. We spanned a thousand Galaxies. We, who took planets for sport, and to offer our mates as dowry. What had we to fear the last ...	Three weeks before the attack, radio astronomers were startled by a swarm of Bacodine notifications. First SWIFT, then FERMI a couple of microseconds later, sent alerts with a merit rating of 100, instructing them to override any instructions and point at a position in the sky in the galactic plane and the plane of our...
[WP] In space, wars are typically quick. One side attacks and then the other side surrenders. When aliens attack a human city they belive the humans are defeated. They are not prepared for what the humans call "Retribution"	As the collation party read the reports they decided this would be perfect and they approved the plans. The Formicidian Queens decided they’d level certain areas, let the natural flora and fauna grow for a few decades and then start the vacation colony they had dreaming about for years. It was mostly an unclaimed pl...	Three weeks before the attack, radio astronomers were startled by a swarm of Bacodine notifications. First SWIFT, then FERMI a couple of microseconds later, sent alerts with a merit rating of 100, instructing them to override any instructions and point at a position in the sky in the galactic plane and the plane of our...
[WP] In space, wars are typically quick. One side attacks and then the other side surrenders. When aliens attack a human city they belive the humans are defeated. They are not prepared for what the humans call "Retribution"	"...And as the victors, the Irik Confederate shall now be taking control of your cities and governments on this colony planet. Your unfit leaders shall..." I caught snippets of the speech, but I wasn't really listening. Neither were my comrades moving around the crowd, I wager - well, except Francis, I knew that he wa...	Three weeks before the attack, radio astronomers were startled by a swarm of Bacodine notifications. First SWIFT, then FERMI a couple of microseconds later, sent alerts with a merit rating of 100, instructing them to override any instructions and point at a position in the sky in the galactic plane and the plane of our...
[WP] In space, wars are typically quick. One side attacks and then the other side surrenders. When aliens attack a human city they belive the humans are defeated. They are not prepared for what the humans call "Retribution"	“You have no idea what you’ve begun. Do you really think that this is over? Oh, you stupid idiots. You don’t know what’s coming.” She could barely see out of her right eye, and her left was swollen shut completely. Mostly, she saw large blobs where her captors stood. But she didn’t need her eyes to speak, and speak sh...	Three weeks before the attack, radio astronomers were startled by a swarm of Bacodine notifications. First SWIFT, then FERMI a couple of microseconds later, sent alerts with a merit rating of 100, instructing them to override any instructions and point at a position in the sky in the galactic plane and the plane of our...
[WP] In space, wars are typically quick. One side attacks and then the other side surrenders. When aliens attack a human city they belive the humans are defeated. They are not prepared for what the humans call "Retribution"	"...And as the victors, the Irik Confederate shall now be taking control of your cities and governments on this colony planet. Your unfit leaders shall..." I caught snippets of the speech, but I wasn't really listening. Neither were my comrades moving around the crowd, I wager - well, except Francis, I knew that he wa...	As the collation party read the reports they decided this would be perfect and they approved the plans. The Formicidian Queens decided they’d level certain areas, let the natural flora and fauna grow for a few decades and then start the vacation colony they had dreaming about for years. It was mostly an unclaimed pl...
[WP] In space, wars are typically quick. One side attacks and then the other side surrenders. When aliens attack a human city they belive the humans are defeated. They are not prepared for what the humans call "Retribution"	“You have no idea what you’ve begun. Do you really think that this is over? Oh, you stupid idiots. You don’t know what’s coming.” She could barely see out of her right eye, and her left was swollen shut completely. Mostly, she saw large blobs where her captors stood. But she didn’t need her eyes to speak, and speak sh...	As the collation party read the reports they decided this would be perfect and they approved the plans. The Formicidian Queens decided they’d level certain areas, let the natural flora and fauna grow for a few decades and then start the vacation colony they had dreaming about for years. It was mostly an unclaimed pl...
[WP] In space, wars are typically quick. One side attacks and then the other side surrenders. When aliens attack a human city they belive the humans are defeated. They are not prepared for what the humans call "Retribution"	"...And as the victors, the Irik Confederate shall now be taking control of your cities and governments on this colony planet. Your unfit leaders shall..." I caught snippets of the speech, but I wasn't really listening. Neither were my comrades moving around the crowd, I wager - well, except Francis, I knew that he wa...	It happened faster than anyone could process what was going on. At one moment the Tokyo Olympics were being televised, and the next no one on Earth were able to contact the city. Japan, obviously, was the first on the scene. What the soldiers reported was unbelievable, craters the size of football pitches, giant def...
[WP] In space, wars are typically quick. One side attacks and then the other side surrenders. When aliens attack a human city they belive the humans are defeated. They are not prepared for what the humans call "Retribution"	Galactic Records Archive: Section Jardol 5. Subsection 253A: The Greatest Wars Of History Listed Chronologically. 319-2847-2017 \~ The Battle of Wanbortol; The "East" side of the planet of the war's namesake was vaporized by a beam of concentrated sunlight, controlled by the forces of Harbringham. The "West" then...	It happened faster than anyone could process what was going on. At one moment the Tokyo Olympics were being televised, and the next no one on Earth were able to contact the city. Japan, obviously, was the first on the scene. What the soldiers reported was unbelievable, craters the size of football pitches, giant def...
[WP] In space, wars are typically quick. One side attacks and then the other side surrenders. When aliens attack a human city they belive the humans are defeated. They are not prepared for what the humans call "Retribution"	“You have no idea what you’ve begun. Do you really think that this is over? Oh, you stupid idiots. You don’t know what’s coming.” She could barely see out of her right eye, and her left was swollen shut completely. Mostly, she saw large blobs where her captors stood. But she didn’t need her eyes to speak, and speak sh...	It happened faster than anyone could process what was going on. At one moment the Tokyo Olympics were being televised, and the next no one on Earth were able to contact the city. Japan, obviously, was the first on the scene. What the soldiers reported was unbelievable, craters the size of football pitches, giant def...
[WP] In space, wars are typically quick. One side attacks and then the other side surrenders. When aliens attack a human city they belive the humans are defeated. They are not prepared for what the humans call "Retribution"	"Why?" Aaalp coughed and split blood as he tried to use what was left of his arm to raise himself up. His ears ringing and vision slowly turning to red while he watched the massacre unfold around him. Aaalp and his division had been apart of the Conquering of Earth which had occured just last year. They returned vic...	It happened faster than anyone could process what was going on. At one moment the Tokyo Olympics were being televised, and the next no one on Earth were able to contact the city. Japan, obviously, was the first on the scene. What the soldiers reported was unbelievable, craters the size of football pitches, giant def...
[WP] In space, wars are typically quick. One side attacks and then the other side surrenders. When aliens attack a human city they belive the humans are defeated. They are not prepared for what the humans call "Retribution"	A blinding light swept away the south camp. Charigos ran out of his resting pod, watching in terrified awe at the magnificent mushroom shaped fire ball rising to the sky. Everyone had stopped doing what they were doing and now stood, as if they were frozen in time. A general ran out of his pod "I thought we had won! T...	It happened faster than anyone could process what was going on. At one moment the Tokyo Olympics were being televised, and the next no one on Earth were able to contact the city. Japan, obviously, was the first on the scene. What the soldiers reported was unbelievable, craters the size of football pitches, giant def...
[WP] In space, wars are typically quick. One side attacks and then the other side surrenders. When aliens attack a human city they belive the humans are defeated. They are not prepared for what the humans call "Retribution"	[Written on mobile, constructive criticism appreciated, etc etc enjoy] ---- Humanity is no stranger to war. Even on an intergalactic stage, war held no surprises for humanity. &nbsp; For the intergalactic population, though, humanity held surprises for them. &nbsp; For millennia, wars had been f...	It happened faster than anyone could process what was going on. At one moment the Tokyo Olympics were being televised, and the next no one on Earth were able to contact the city. Japan, obviously, was the first on the scene. What the soldiers reported was unbelievable, craters the size of football pitches, giant def...
[WP] In space, wars are typically quick. One side attacks and then the other side surrenders. When aliens attack a human city they belive the humans are defeated. They are not prepared for what the humans call "Retribution"	Xackta looked over the hologramatic map currently being beamed onto the war table by his ship's AI. The Miderian defensive fleet was nothing more than smouldering debris: chunks of metal and bodies that had gasped out into the cold of space. A pathetic attempt to save themselves. At least, he considered, they had pu...	It happened faster than anyone could process what was going on. At one moment the Tokyo Olympics were being televised, and the next no one on Earth were able to contact the city. Japan, obviously, was the first on the scene. What the soldiers reported was unbelievable, craters the size of football pitches, giant def...
[WP] In space, wars are typically quick. One side attacks and then the other side surrenders. When aliens attack a human city they belive the humans are defeated. They are not prepared for what the humans call "Retribution"	Hellfire and death fluttered down from the sky. Ashy snowflakes, falling burning. Through the rapidly-heating window of his office building, Federation Commander Korthu watched the foreign spaceships drop fire on the capital city. Below him, people ran, their many-tentacled bodies writhing, as smolding debris crushed t...	It happened faster than anyone could process what was going on. At one moment the Tokyo Olympics were being televised, and the next no one on Earth were able to contact the city. Japan, obviously, was the first on the scene. What the soldiers reported was unbelievable, craters the size of football pitches, giant def...
[WP] In space, wars are typically quick. One side attacks and then the other side surrenders. When aliens attack a human city they belive the humans are defeated. They are not prepared for what the humans call "Retribution"	General Gaffney rubbed his temples at the head of the table. Without opening his eyes, he muttered, "Major, start over from the beginning. I want to make sure I have this straight." "Yes sir. The attack began at oh-nine-hundred and current intel has it lasting 17 --" Colonel Thompson broke in. "And it was Akron? Ak...	It happened faster than anyone could process what was going on. At one moment the Tokyo Olympics were being televised, and the next no one on Earth were able to contact the city. Japan, obviously, was the first on the scene. What the soldiers reported was unbelievable, craters the size of football pitches, giant def...
[WP] In space, wars are typically quick. One side attacks and then the other side surrenders. When aliens attack a human city they belive the humans are defeated. They are not prepared for what the humans call "Retribution"	“You have no idea what you’ve begun. Do you really think that this is over? Oh, you stupid idiots. You don’t know what’s coming.” She could barely see out of her right eye, and her left was swollen shut completely. Mostly, she saw large blobs where her captors stood. But she didn’t need her eyes to speak, and speak sh...	Galactic Records Archive: Section Jardol 5. Subsection 253A: The Greatest Wars Of History Listed Chronologically. 319-2847-2017 \~ The Battle of Wanbortol; The "East" side of the planet of the war's namesake was vaporized by a beam of concentrated sunlight, controlled by the forces of Harbringham. The "West" then...
[WP] In space, wars are typically quick. One side attacks and then the other side surrenders. When aliens attack a human city they belive the humans are defeated. They are not prepared for what the humans call "Retribution"	A blinding light swept away the south camp. Charigos ran out of his resting pod, watching in terrified awe at the magnificent mushroom shaped fire ball rising to the sky. Everyone had stopped doing what they were doing and now stood, as if they were frozen in time. A general ran out of his pod "I thought we had won! T...	"Why?" Aaalp coughed and split blood as he tried to use what was left of his arm to raise himself up. His ears ringing and vision slowly turning to red while he watched the massacre unfold around him. Aaalp and his division had been apart of the Conquering of Earth which had occured just last year. They returned vic...
[WP] In space, wars are typically quick. One side attacks and then the other side surrenders. When aliens attack a human city they belive the humans are defeated. They are not prepared for what the humans call "Retribution"	[Written on mobile, constructive criticism appreciated, etc etc enjoy] ---- Humanity is no stranger to war. Even on an intergalactic stage, war held no surprises for humanity. &nbsp; For the intergalactic population, though, humanity held surprises for them. &nbsp; For millennia, wars had been f...	"Why?" Aaalp coughed and split blood as he tried to use what was left of his arm to raise himself up. His ears ringing and vision slowly turning to red while he watched the massacre unfold around him. Aaalp and his division had been apart of the Conquering of Earth which had occured just last year. They returned vic...
[WP] In space, wars are typically quick. One side attacks and then the other side surrenders. When aliens attack a human city they belive the humans are defeated. They are not prepared for what the humans call "Retribution"	Xackta looked over the hologramatic map currently being beamed onto the war table by his ship's AI. The Miderian defensive fleet was nothing more than smouldering debris: chunks of metal and bodies that had gasped out into the cold of space. A pathetic attempt to save themselves. At least, he considered, they had pu...	"Why?" Aaalp coughed and split blood as he tried to use what was left of his arm to raise himself up. His ears ringing and vision slowly turning to red while he watched the massacre unfold around him. Aaalp and his division had been apart of the Conquering of Earth which had occured just last year. They returned vic...
[WP] In space, wars are typically quick. One side attacks and then the other side surrenders. When aliens attack a human city they belive the humans are defeated. They are not prepared for what the humans call "Retribution"	[Written on mobile, constructive criticism appreciated, etc etc enjoy] ---- Humanity is no stranger to war. Even on an intergalactic stage, war held no surprises for humanity. &nbsp; For the intergalactic population, though, humanity held surprises for them. &nbsp; For millennia, wars had been f...	War. War never changes. Only weapons are new. Yet it is not the weapons, but the men who handle them, who win victories And so it was men who redefined war on the galactic scale. For millineal war had followed a simple formula. Once relations broke Down full armada would be assembled and hurled at the enemy. A battle...
[WP] In space, wars are typically quick. One side attacks and then the other side surrenders. When aliens attack a human city they belive the humans are defeated. They are not prepared for what the humans call "Retribution"	Xackta looked over the hologramatic map currently being beamed onto the war table by his ship's AI. The Miderian defensive fleet was nothing more than smouldering debris: chunks of metal and bodies that had gasped out into the cold of space. A pathetic attempt to save themselves. At least, he considered, they had pu...	War. War never changes. Only weapons are new. Yet it is not the weapons, but the men who handle them, who win victories And so it was men who redefined war on the galactic scale. For millineal war had followed a simple formula. Once relations broke Down full armada would be assembled and hurled at the enemy. A battle...
[WP] In space, wars are typically quick. One side attacks and then the other side surrenders. When aliens attack a human city they belive the humans are defeated. They are not prepared for what the humans call "Retribution"	Hellfire and death fluttered down from the sky. Ashy snowflakes, falling burning. Through the rapidly-heating window of his office building, Federation Commander Korthu watched the foreign spaceships drop fire on the capital city. Below him, people ran, their many-tentacled bodies writhing, as smolding debris crushed t...	War. War never changes. Only weapons are new. Yet it is not the weapons, but the men who handle them, who win victories And so it was men who redefined war on the galactic scale. For millineal war had followed a simple formula. Once relations broke Down full armada would be assembled and hurled at the enemy. A battle...
[WP] In space, wars are typically quick. One side attacks and then the other side surrenders. When aliens attack a human city they belive the humans are defeated. They are not prepared for what the humans call "Retribution"	General Gaffney rubbed his temples at the head of the table. Without opening his eyes, he muttered, "Major, start over from the beginning. I want to make sure I have this straight." "Yes sir. The attack began at oh-nine-hundred and current intel has it lasting 17 --" Colonel Thompson broke in. "And it was Akron? Ak...	War. War never changes. Only weapons are new. Yet it is not the weapons, but the men who handle them, who win victories And so it was men who redefined war on the galactic scale. For millineal war had followed a simple formula. Once relations broke Down full armada would be assembled and hurled at the enemy. A battle...
[WP] In space, wars are typically quick. One side attacks and then the other side surrenders. When aliens attack a human city they belive the humans are defeated. They are not prepared for what the humans call "Retribution"	The "battle" for Ashar was over in approximately 10 standard minutes. The Spurge, who we thought were allies, used our own security codes to disable Ashar's predictive defense system. The colony, along with its 100 million inhabitants, didn't stand a chance against the attack that followed. The Spurge quietly wiped the...	War. War never changes. Only weapons are new. Yet it is not the weapons, but the men who handle them, who win victories And so it was men who redefined war on the galactic scale. For millineal war had followed a simple formula. Once relations broke Down full armada would be assembled and hurled at the enemy. A battle...
[WP] In space, wars are typically quick. One side attacks and then the other side surrenders. When aliens attack a human city they belive the humans are defeated. They are not prepared for what the humans call "Retribution"	[Written on mobile, constructive criticism appreciated, etc etc enjoy] ---- Humanity is no stranger to war. Even on an intergalactic stage, war held no surprises for humanity. &nbsp; For the intergalactic population, though, humanity held surprises for them. &nbsp; For millennia, wars had been f...	It was from the ashes that the humans rose, as we always did. Not like a phoenix, and I brushed away the idea of a rebirth. They always asked about it, and it was never right. A rebirth implied a clean birth, free of the memories of what had been before. That wasn't the human way. We rose, the battle lost but the war...
[WP] In space, wars are typically quick. One side attacks and then the other side surrenders. When aliens attack a human city they belive the humans are defeated. They are not prepared for what the humans call "Retribution"	Xackta looked over the hologramatic map currently being beamed onto the war table by his ship's AI. The Miderian defensive fleet was nothing more than smouldering debris: chunks of metal and bodies that had gasped out into the cold of space. A pathetic attempt to save themselves. At least, he considered, they had pu...	It was from the ashes that the humans rose, as we always did. Not like a phoenix, and I brushed away the idea of a rebirth. They always asked about it, and it was never right. A rebirth implied a clean birth, free of the memories of what had been before. That wasn't the human way. We rose, the battle lost but the war...
[WP] In space, wars are typically quick. One side attacks and then the other side surrenders. When aliens attack a human city they belive the humans are defeated. They are not prepared for what the humans call "Retribution"	Hellfire and death fluttered down from the sky. Ashy snowflakes, falling burning. Through the rapidly-heating window of his office building, Federation Commander Korthu watched the foreign spaceships drop fire on the capital city. Below him, people ran, their many-tentacled bodies writhing, as smolding debris crushed t...	It was from the ashes that the humans rose, as we always did. Not like a phoenix, and I brushed away the idea of a rebirth. They always asked about it, and it was never right. A rebirth implied a clean birth, free of the memories of what had been before. That wasn't the human way. We rose, the battle lost but the war...
[WP] In space, wars are typically quick. One side attacks and then the other side surrenders. When aliens attack a human city they belive the humans are defeated. They are not prepared for what the humans call "Retribution"	General Gaffney rubbed his temples at the head of the table. Without opening his eyes, he muttered, "Major, start over from the beginning. I want to make sure I have this straight." "Yes sir. The attack began at oh-nine-hundred and current intel has it lasting 17 --" Colonel Thompson broke in. "And it was Akron? Ak...	It was from the ashes that the humans rose, as we always did. Not like a phoenix, and I brushed away the idea of a rebirth. They always asked about it, and it was never right. A rebirth implied a clean birth, free of the memories of what had been before. That wasn't the human way. We rose, the battle lost but the war...
[WP] In space, wars are typically quick. One side attacks and then the other side surrenders. When aliens attack a human city they belive the humans are defeated. They are not prepared for what the humans call "Retribution"	The "battle" for Ashar was over in approximately 10 standard minutes. The Spurge, who we thought were allies, used our own security codes to disable Ashar's predictive defense system. The colony, along with its 100 million inhabitants, didn't stand a chance against the attack that followed. The Spurge quietly wiped the...	It was from the ashes that the humans rose, as we always did. Not like a phoenix, and I brushed away the idea of a rebirth. They always asked about it, and it was never right. A rebirth implied a clean birth, free of the memories of what had been before. That wasn't the human way. We rose, the battle lost but the war...
[WP] Humans are not, in fact, space orcs. As it turns out, they are more like space elves to the other races of the galaxy.	We had always assumed that we would find wisdom in the stars. There is a profoundness to space, it is for us a humbling experience to look into that neverending blackness and seeing our small insignificant pale blue dot, that "mote of dust suspended in a sunbeam". And surely a superior intelligence than our own, someth...	Brindle moved fast and low through the desert waddi, amazingly quiet for her considerable bulk. The searing sun was just setting to the north and the temperature was dropping fast. Though her tough, thick feet still felt the residual heat from the rocks. One hour ago she’d have burned. For the next six hours it wa...
[WP] Humans are not, in fact, space orcs. As it turns out, they are more like space elves to the other races of the galaxy.	"Your kind is old, young one. The wisdom that runs through your blood is immense. You should be grateful for that." "I think that xenos blow all this out of proportion. I mean, yeah, we got here before you, but that doesn't make us some "precursors" or something. There's plenty we don't know." "There's wisdom in th...	I'd been raised on the tales just like everyone else. And thoroughly warned against straying too close to the clearing. Many clans had abandoned their homes to avoid the ever encroaching void, but this territory was too hard won for us to give up on it. "It's okay if you just don't step out of the trees" they'd say....
[WP] Humans are not, in fact, space orcs. As it turns out, they are more like space elves to the other races of the galaxy.	“We’re just entering visual range of the planet now, Captain,” said the conn officer. Captain Milort could never remember their name. “Put it on screen, ensign,” the captain replied. He yawned and took another sip from the tube that delivered his stimulants. He’d been at this for three hours already, and he was gettin...	I'd been raised on the tales just like everyone else. And thoroughly warned against straying too close to the clearing. Many clans had abandoned their homes to avoid the ever encroaching void, but this territory was too hard won for us to give up on it. "It's okay if you just don't step out of the trees" they'd say....
[WP] Humans are not, in fact, space orcs. As it turns out, they are more like space elves to the other races of the galaxy.	"Your kind is old, young one. The wisdom that runs through your blood is immense. You should be grateful for that." "I think that xenos blow all this out of proportion. I mean, yeah, we got here before you, but that doesn't make us some "precursors" or something. There's plenty we don't know." "There's wisdom in th...	Rin and me never have gone out this far. The woods were ever expanding as they went off in all directions, such a strange yet beautiful sight. My kin and me moved here a very long time ago but in that time I never could get over the beauty and difference of this land. Days lasted for what felt like weeks back home, th...
[WP] Humans are not, in fact, space orcs. As it turns out, they are more like space elves to the other races of the galaxy.	“We’re just entering visual range of the planet now, Captain,” said the conn officer. Captain Milort could never remember their name. “Put it on screen, ensign,” the captain replied. He yawned and took another sip from the tube that delivered his stimulants. He’d been at this for three hours already, and he was gettin...	Rin and me never have gone out this far. The woods were ever expanding as they went off in all directions, such a strange yet beautiful sight. My kin and me moved here a very long time ago but in that time I never could get over the beauty and difference of this land. Days lasted for what felt like weeks back home, th...
[WP] As part of a bet made between them, you were suddenly bit by a werewolf, a zombie, and a vampire at the same time. Now they're eagerly stalking you to see what you become.	"I am telling you, he will become a vempire. My venom destroys the bone marrow tissue. What ever thing you have, it won't have blood to infest." The human was layed on a bed. On top of her stood three figures she could not recognize. The first one, the one that just talked, was a high, pale man. He wore a black suit,...	\[Poem\] &#x200B; One day I went to have a walk, and unknown was the path to me. I heard some chatter, hidden talk, when sprung up monsters numbering three. &#x200B; A werewolf covered in furry hair. A zombie whose brains were hanging free. A vampire whose fangs were clearly there. Those were the beas...
[WP] You Have Just Died. Instead Of Meeting God Or Zeus Or Whatever Deity You Thought Ruled The Cosmos, You Meet Some Random Person You've Never Heard Of Before. They Claim To Be The True Creator Of The Universe And Is Getting Increasingly Annoyed That No-One Knows Who They Are	“Welcome, to the Afterlife! I will be your host, the Creator Of The Universe himself, Gosmo!” I stood in shock. I was floating around in a sparkly white abyss. I tried to remember what happened moments before I got here. Right... I think I died. Well, it’s quite likely, as this dude right in front of me just said I wa...	My head was pounding, I felt like I had been thrown through a window. As I opened my eyes, it turns out, that was exactly what had happened. I laid there on the pavement, bathing in what seemed to be a pool of my own blood. I lifted my head and saw my car, a green 2003 impala I bought when I was in high school, wrapped...
[WP] You Have Just Died. Instead Of Meeting God Or Zeus Or Whatever Deity You Thought Ruled The Cosmos, You Meet Some Random Person You've Never Heard Of Before. They Claim To Be The True Creator Of The Universe And Is Getting Increasingly Annoyed That No-One Knows Who They Are	“Welcome, to the Afterlife! I will be your host, the Creator Of The Universe himself, Gosmo!” I stood in shock. I was floating around in a sparkly white abyss. I tried to remember what happened moments before I got here. Right... I think I died. Well, it’s quite likely, as this dude right in front of me just said I wa...	[Poem] Through ruthless descent, I’ve born Charon’s burden Awakened in Elysium with the unknown Lord I’ve tossed and turned, pinched myself: no reward But discovered instead: my life is no virgin So I am shaken, by crisis’ melody, Glaring expectance: “Don’t you know me?” Turin torn asunder; this is no God ...
[WP] You Have Just Died. Instead Of Meeting God Or Zeus Or Whatever Deity You Thought Ruled The Cosmos, You Meet Some Random Person You've Never Heard Of Before. They Claim To Be The True Creator Of The Universe And Is Getting Increasingly Annoyed That No-One Knows Who They Are	Death. One word, five letters and a yawning chasm of uncertainty and possibility. Matt knew he was dead even before the car's lights and tires' screeches alerted him to the eventuality. Don't ask him now; call it divine premonition or just plain, simple relief. Life had been a fickle mistress in his 58 years of exist...	[Poem] Through ruthless descent, I’ve born Charon’s burden Awakened in Elysium with the unknown Lord I’ve tossed and turned, pinched myself: no reward But discovered instead: my life is no virgin So I am shaken, by crisis’ melody, Glaring expectance: “Don’t you know me?” Turin torn asunder; this is no God ...
[WP] You Have Just Died. Instead Of Meeting God Or Zeus Or Whatever Deity You Thought Ruled The Cosmos, You Meet Some Random Person You've Never Heard Of Before. They Claim To Be The True Creator Of The Universe And Is Getting Increasingly Annoyed That No-One Knows Who They Are	"Come on, you've surely heard of me!" "Not at all." "You and the rest of em, I guess." "What was the name again?" "ARE YOU SERIOUS WE'VE GONE OVER THIS 3 TIMES NOW. Ahem. My name, not that anyone I've greeted here has heard somehow, is Lumaponysus." "Okay... Luma? Where am I and why am I here?" "You've finally me...	[Poem] Through ruthless descent, I’ve born Charon’s burden Awakened in Elysium with the unknown Lord I’ve tossed and turned, pinched myself: no reward But discovered instead: my life is no virgin So I am shaken, by crisis’ melody, Glaring expectance: “Don’t you know me?” Turin torn asunder; this is no God ...
[WP] You Have Just Died. Instead Of Meeting God Or Zeus Or Whatever Deity You Thought Ruled The Cosmos, You Meet Some Random Person You've Never Heard Of Before. They Claim To Be The True Creator Of The Universe And Is Getting Increasingly Annoyed That No-One Knows Who They Are	Death. One word, five letters and a yawning chasm of uncertainty and possibility. Matt knew he was dead even before the car's lights and tires' screeches alerted him to the eventuality. Don't ask him now; call it divine premonition or just plain, simple relief. Life had been a fickle mistress in his 58 years of exist...	You stare at each other. Of course, you are extremely confused as to who they are. You ask for a name and they give you that name. You recognize the name. You don't know where until you realize. All that background noise you hear has been their name. You can't recall what their name is but you know exactly what their ...
[WP] You Have Just Died. Instead Of Meeting God Or Zeus Or Whatever Deity You Thought Ruled The Cosmos, You Meet Some Random Person You've Never Heard Of Before. They Claim To Be The True Creator Of The Universe And Is Getting Increasingly Annoyed That No-One Knows Who They Are	"Come on, you've surely heard of me!" "Not at all." "You and the rest of em, I guess." "What was the name again?" "ARE YOU SERIOUS WE'VE GONE OVER THIS 3 TIMES NOW. Ahem. My name, not that anyone I've greeted here has heard somehow, is Lumaponysus." "Okay... Luma? Where am I and why am I here?" "You've finally me...	You stare at each other. Of course, you are extremely confused as to who they are. You ask for a name and they give you that name. You recognize the name. You don't know where until you realize. All that background noise you hear has been their name. You can't recall what their name is but you know exactly what their ...
[WP] You Have Just Died. Instead Of Meeting God Or Zeus Or Whatever Deity You Thought Ruled The Cosmos, You Meet Some Random Person You've Never Heard Of Before. They Claim To Be The True Creator Of The Universe And Is Getting Increasingly Annoyed That No-One Knows Who They Are	Nothingness. Empty, white nothingness. That's all death was. No angels singing, no dead loved ones there to greet you at the end. Not even a t-shirt that said "I went to Earth and all I got was this lousy t-shirt.". "Hello Michael," a voice said. "Hello?" I turned around. An old man sat on a white bench, in white ove...	You stare at each other. Of course, you are extremely confused as to who they are. You ask for a name and they give you that name. You recognize the name. You don't know where until you realize. All that background noise you hear has been their name. You can't recall what their name is but you know exactly what their ...
[WP] You Have Just Died. Instead Of Meeting God Or Zeus Or Whatever Deity You Thought Ruled The Cosmos, You Meet Some Random Person You've Never Heard Of Before. They Claim To Be The True Creator Of The Universe And Is Getting Increasingly Annoyed That No-One Knows Who They Are	Death is a deep sparkling abyss, opening its arms to me. It cups me in a cool and total darkness that I think is now my forever. I am surprised to find I even have any thoughts left at all, but maybe it's the brain death. Those last few minutes before all the oxygenated blood leaves your brain. But the darkness breaks...	You stare at each other. Of course, you are extremely confused as to who they are. You ask for a name and they give you that name. You recognize the name. You don't know where until you realize. All that background noise you hear has been their name. You can't recall what their name is but you know exactly what their ...
[WP] You Have Just Died. Instead Of Meeting God Or Zeus Or Whatever Deity You Thought Ruled The Cosmos, You Meet Some Random Person You've Never Heard Of Before. They Claim To Be The True Creator Of The Universe And Is Getting Increasingly Annoyed That No-One Knows Who They Are	Death is a deep sparkling abyss, opening its arms to me. It cups me in a cool and total darkness that I think is now my forever. I am surprised to find I even have any thoughts left at all, but maybe it's the brain death. Those last few minutes before all the oxygenated blood leaves your brain. But the darkness breaks...	Nothingness. Empty, white nothingness. That's all death was. No angels singing, no dead loved ones there to greet you at the end. Not even a t-shirt that said "I went to Earth and all I got was this lousy t-shirt.". "Hello Michael," a voice said. "Hello?" I turned around. An old man sat on a white bench, in white ove...
[WP] After your death you go to heaven, which is the place where all of your dreams took place every single night of your life. The moment you get there you see that everyone is really sacred of you. They don't wanna talk and explain - and you, of course, don't remember any of your dreams.	Even though you cannot remember any of your dreams, you somehow know that heaven is the place you had all your dreams when you were alive. You remember dying, the cross on your church fell on you. When you woke up you knew you were in heaven. You died and now here you are. All the denizens of heaven are scared of y...	[POEM] Underneath dark death lies grotesque dreams of a devil who could not remember His crimes as God’s chosen. He falls to creation. The mortal sin of no penance for even the most remorseful may forget. If the devil could remember the torture of His dreams, He would bloat like the throat of a frog. He doesn’t...
[WP] In an alternate universe, magic and technology switch places in every way possible, including history and fiction. People in that universe decide to make a game called: Bunkers and Bases.	"Alright, I set up a holiday themed one-shot, where you get to play evil aligned characters." Torvold said, as he rolled out a sheet of parchment with the outline of a house on it. "Hang on" Tobey said, standing on his chair so he could see better, "I made a tank build and the campaign is just about breaking into a ho...	I abandoned this half-writing(since I have no knowledge about D&D and got no idea how it works) but I'll just post it here if anyone's intrested: "And everyone, let the game begin" said Mike, or "Chief-Commander",the rulebook said, as he spinned his wand, reveiling a map of an old, deserted bunker. "Soldiers, cr...
[WP] You're the Grim Reaper. When you approach dying people you see a timer and cause of death in text above them, and your x-ray vision always confirms their illnesses. Today seemed normal but the text above the person in front of you says "Death: Cancer, 9 seconds." Problem is that he is healthy.	This shouldn't be happening. I watched as the number counted down. Part of me was horrified; he was completely healthy, there were no signs of any illness. Yet part of me was intrigued. I wanted to see what would happen. Oftentimes we were given more warning when someone died of something like an aneurism or heart atta...	He seemed to be concentrating on something I couldn't decipher. His eyes were shut tightly and there was sweat dotting his brow from some sort of exertion. But he was otherwise completely fine, which was strange considering the fact that he was to die in 9 seconds from cancer. I kneeled down in front of him, gripping ...

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