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The Mask of Peace: Why Earth’s "Weakness" Was a Deadly Trap
🚢 "You mistook our politeness for weakness. You're about to see the difference."

The Galactic Assembly spent years mocking Earth’s "obsolete" tech. They laughed at our old steel hulls and chemical rockets, calling us the "Museum Species" of the galaxy. 🌌 They even invited human diplomats to their war games just to humiliate them. They thought they knew everything about our capabilities. 🍷💨

They were looking at the decoys.

When the war finally broke out, the Empire sent their second-rate ships to "mop up" the human systems. They expected to find the same rusty scrap metal they’d seen in our parades. 🛠️⚡ Instead, the entire sky of the frontier shattered as the True Fleet de-cloaked.

These weren't ships; they were shards of darkness. Forged in the intense gravity of black holes and powered by singularity cores, the real human warships didn't have lights, windows, or diplomatic quarters. They were pure, unadulterated tools of destruction. 🚢💥 As the first Imperial dreadnought was erased from existence by a gravitational beam, the human admiral sent one final transmission to the mocking assembly: "We kept these hidden so we wouldn't scare you. It seems we should have scared you sooner." 💀🔥

The toys are back in the box. Now, the monsters are coming out. 👑🌑