Peacekeeper

We come in peace.

That was our first transmission, our first token, our first... message into this void.

We now see how futile that was. We were far more hopeful then, far more naive during first contact. But you made sure we knew how harsh, unforgiving, unfriendly space truly was.

And for that, and for that alone, we thank you.

...

I remember my father speaking of the first summit. He had told me of Zartel, of its mesmerizing beauty, of its colossal blood-red mountains, of its floating lakes, of it's physics-defying structures. But most of all, I remember his awe for you. His (falsely) vindicated hope for friendly relations b/w our species.

But just as we were getting along, you were convinced by the more paranoid of your number that we were inferior, we were unstable, we were unreliable, we were an abomination, we were... dangerous just because we lacked your powers & your immortality. And so, out of fear or out of disgust, you decided we needed to be eradicated.

Only one among your oh-so-mighty coalition thought otherwise. Only one wanted to see us live. Only one advised the rest of you to watch us longer, understand us more before attacking us. Only one heeded caution. And them alone, we will now spare.

You struck without warning. You attacked our convoy with no holds barred. You murdered every single human on those ships. You killed my father, a million other fathers, mothers, friends, children, acquaintances, brothers, loves.

We were aghast at this sudden & barbaric display of such violence. Surely, it was just a mistake. You were so amicable, so open to diplomatic relations only a couple of hours ago. There was no reason for you to hostile this rapidly. You probably mistook us for some other enemy of yours, or maybe some asteroid vaporizer of your misfired. Yes... That was it, just a blunder.

And so we sent another convoy, hoping against hope it was a mistake & you would pay reparations. We waited, not daring to take any action against our first contact & possible friend out here. Not unless we were definitely sure.

But in the deepest recesses of our heart, we knew that was a lie. How could you be this precise in your attacks without knowing what you were hitting? How could you have hit every single escape pod, without noticing it's distinct use of mortal life systems? How could you have destroyed our entire ceremonial fleet without noticing out flag, the only one to use green? How could you have missed every single plea for mercy?

But still, we hoped.

Oh, how many lives payed for our inaction...

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Arcturus Defense line has been broken through by the enemy. The system's star was detonated. About 2.8 billion people were yet to be evacuated. No information yet received on their condition.

Tiara's dyson sphere was attacked by about 1700 RKMs (0.9987c). No survivor found in the sphere of 37 billion.

RKMs failed against Sirius' absorber shields. Enemy resorted to carpet bombing Sirius III with antimatter bombs. About 2.7 million out of 11 billion escaped.

That was just a few reports on what we call... war crimes committed by you. We might have been able to stop these if we had acted soon enough. If we hadn't wasted times on asking, no, begging for peace. If we hadn't held back on our attacks in the hope you'd see reason & stop being so merciless.

Then you attacked Luna. It was a boon in a disguise, really. Yes, your (likely misguided) RKM snatched a billion lives. Yes, it disintegrated our longest companion, who we failed to protect. Yes, it sent a shockwave through the entire Human alliance. But it also strengthened the resolve of our leaders, convinced the last few holdouts against peace, and shattered our sense o untouchability.

In essence, you brought us all to war. And soon, you will soon realize how badly you messed up.

You see, we are not hopeless as you thought we are. Our greatest minds have been researching you & your technologies, and we invented things we thought impossible a couple decades ago. But most important of all, we found out your weakness.

When you conquered evolution, you forgot to take away the flaws it imparted to you. Well, you probably didn't even notice them with all your powers, or maybe you even kept them for some of their benefits. Or maybe you never knew they were flaws. Whatever the case, we found your weaknesses.

Yes, You can't be killed. But you can be weakened, captured, hurt, tortured, and devastated beyond measure. You can't be physically destroyed, but we can & we have broken your members mentally & emotionally, brought them to such states that they regret they can't die.

I hope this is the limit of our depravity.

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So why did I send such a massive message?

To give context to our "We declare war against you".

To remind you of your atrocities, your errors in judgement, your folly.

But most of all, to give you a warning.

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We will die for others, for our ideals, for our beliefs, & even for a momentary thought. "Why?" you might ask.

You might have the power of the gods, but only we have their will. And that.... that will be enough to eclipse your might.

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We will make sure you never forget your mistake.

We will make sure you never forget the chance you had.

We will make sure you never forget that...

We come came in peace.