In the deepest parts of the world ocean Thigguroth the gerousia was plotting.
Ancient Chitinsoul Ninth Brood pumped its polyp-like body and shot forward through the highly pressurized water, leaving a trail of information chemicals in its wake. Butterfly-like flatfish scattered in all directions.
This cleared away the residue of previous conversations hanging in the water, and was a bit of a rude maneuver on par with yelling.
<Probe data has been confirmed. The attack on Proxima Ring has resulted in complete structural collapse. Casualties estimated at around one trillion humanoids, not counting machines and stored memories,> the chemicals read.
<The innards of humanity are exposed,> Ancient Thickenzyme added to the chemical brew.
<I have said this all along,> Ancient Redwake contributed <Humans may be our technological peers but they are our spiritual inferiors. They are pacifistic children. They lack the will to defeat us in battle. A single decisive strike will demoralize them into surrender. We'd be doing the bottom-feeders a favor, giving them some order and security.>
<The other FTL Players could object,> added Ancient Chitinsoul <The humans have friends.>
<There is no polity in the galaxy capable of opposing us that would object to a weakened Human Consensus,> boasted Ancient Redwake.
<Previously an attack on humantiy would have been an unacceptable risk,> Ancient Thickenzyme contributed <New data has altered the flow of play. We must run additional simulations.>
<Agreed,> added Ancient Chitinsoul <We need simulations of the highest level.>
<Make preparations with the central processing swarm,> added Ancient Thickenzyme <Then, begin to assemble a war fleet.>
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Utopia War
Science FictionHumanity emerges from the aftermath of the technological singularity having conquered scarcity, disease, poverty, aging, death, and, or so they thought, even war. With the aid of artificial intelligence and uplifted animals they have founded a virtu...
