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00:00They accidentally discovered us during a routine. A minor analyst conducted a poll for the Federation. A listing of herbivorous species that were not aligned.Earth was marked as habitable. By planetary standards, what they didn't foresee was that it had already been claimed by a dominating species and we weren't planning to submit within weeks.
00:21The initial report was circulated through the Federation Council, Species. 4261B oxygen-based, bipedal, restricted behavioral stability. In atmospheric range, extremely territorial nature of the prey, the council laughed at the last line.In the chambers, they witnessed our brutality and chaos, our brief lives, and branded us.We were a species beneath them.Always on the verge of self-destruction. In a sad way, it was fascinating.
00:51Like watching a fire devour dry grass. A case study, not a candidate, the Federation hadn't engaged in conflict in centuries.
00:59Their peace was built on moral stagnation.In evolution, they had forgotten what war was.War hadn't always been for assets or ideals. Sometimes, it was just survival.They wrapped their invitation to humanity in polite terms, but the tone was clearly patronizing.We were granted the status of ceremonial observer.
01:20No vote, no access to defense shares.They gave our delegates redacted.Archives, and spoke to us with the tone you'd use on a curious animal.one that had wandered too close to the fire.The envoys on initial contact encountered suits, smiles, and flawless translations in galactic standard, which ironically made them uneasy.The language had been parsed, dissected, and mapped already.They didn't expect us to act quickly.
01:48But, as logs of their private transmissions, later admitted.They sensed something.The people welcomed us with ceremony, but stared into our eyes like we were a puzzle.A contradiction.They had already resolved history, which meant they focused on our genocides, our wars, our pain.But also our renewal, our art, and our brilliance.Born under duress.They came to a conclusion.With official assurance.We were an aberration.A brief flare on the
02:18On a blue stone, violent, unstable, destined to burn out, but they couldn't explain.One thing, was our instability, our edge.By culture, Varaki scholars were tacticians.By form, Reptilian.one submitted a private, opposing view.He explained,We weren't prey.We were the pinnacle of evolution.An apex form shaped by chaos.His remarks were dismissed.After all, the Varaki were paranoid by nature.But his conclusion lingered.Weapons have never been created by
02:46Weapons have never been created by prey.Death has never been painted in cities before.Earth's beauty was studied.But never understood.They didn't realize.Our biosphere is a crucible.Everything on earth is either predator or prey.And that boundary shifts constantly.You don't survive by running.You survive by standing.By adapting.By retaliating.The Federation misunderstood generosity for weakness.
02:53Diplomacy for submission.Diplomacy for submission.The human ambassador had a military past.Fluent in six dialects,The linguist stepped forward and said,Thank you for your support.
03:00allowing us into your peaceful space.But his true meaning was,We've been watching.We were ready.
03:03Our transitory will be determined.The human embatsh,and that was a military past.The human embatsh,and that was a military past.And that was a military past.Fluent in six dialects.The linguist stepped forward and said,Thank you for allowing us into your peaceful space.But his true meaning was,We've been watching.We were ready.
03:20the linguist stepped forward and said, Thank you for allowing us into your peaceful space.
03:25But his true meaning was, We've been watching. We were ready. Our transmissions had reached them
03:31decades before their stars reached us. When they landed, we knew what to say. How to act and how
03:36to blend. That wasn't submission. That was camouflage. They had forgotten camouflage.
03:42And in us, they saw the flame, something they had buried long ago. Aggression, instinct, purpose.
03:49They didn't want it to be real. Because it didn't belong in their civilized galaxy dot in a private
03:54meeting, Delegate Catherine Noble joked, Toss them a couple planets. Watch them fight over the scraps
04:00like dogs. The audio leak returned to Earth within 48 hours. Our response was short. Just one sentence.
04:07You call us prey. Because we were born in fire. You've forgotten how to hunt. They shouldn't have
04:13laughed again. We weren't angry. We were patient. They studied our blood as if curiosity could tame
04:19it. They thought predators wore scales. Teeth claws, not uniforms. Not smiles. They believed there was
04:26only room for peace. They forgot. All culture is built by survivors dot. They forgot the first lesson
04:32of prey. Prey runs. But true predators wait dot. The Federation offered an olive branch. Humanity was
04:39invited to the next war games, a symbolic event. Designed for tactical collaboration and mutual
04:45restraint. But the truth was obvious. Humans were allowed to participate. To lose with grace. To be
04:52humbled dot. The Federation's best strategists gathered. Each species contributed its theories,
04:58its heritage dot. It was choreographed. Rehearsed like ballet. Weapons calibrated. Simulation
05:04symbolic dot. Then humanity arrived. Our ships were late. Small. Lacking style. Dense. Confusing
05:12to scanners. No visible hierarchy. No clear command. Federation commanders scoffed. Standard
05:19formations were established. Defensive networks. Or activated dot human ships. Drifted. Doing nothing.
05:27Then, hours later, one ship broke formation dot. It rushed forward. No signal. No warning.
05:35Broke a neutral boundary in total silence. The Federation assumed an error. They issued warnings.
05:41No reply. Moments later, the entire Salini formation vanished from sensors. Simulated reactor
05:47breaches followed. Six warships. Gone. Spectators panicked. Trying to halt the simulation. But the
05:55people had already shifted. Human ships didn't attack directly. They cut the logistics. Stealth
