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The Nature of Predators 158
Memory transcription subject: Chief Hunter Isif, Arxur Rebellion CommandDate [standardized human time]: March 17, 2137Knowing how unbeloved my species was on Kalqua, there was no offer extended to the Duerten Homogeneity to help with rebuilding and search-and-rescue; that had been a courtesy to humanity that I couldn’t imagine my kind going along with for prey. The avians didn’t attempt to drive us and the humans from the system, but they onl...
The Nature of Predators - Becoming a Predator (1/10)
Becoming a PredatorBy Dana ScappielPublished in 2160 - #1 Coalition Times BestsellerCurator’s note: When looking back at literature written about the Battle of Earth and the Federation War, common trends reflect the changing attitudes and understanding of how humanity was viewed. With the prevalence of emerging technology, many fiction writers adopted the memory transcription formatting to parallel their works to actual historical documents. Th...
The Nature of Predators 157
Memory transcription subject: Tarva, Exiting Governor of the Venlil RepublicDate [standardized human time]: March 17, 2137Jonek straightened his ears, and pronounced the name of the next governor. “…Veln.”My campaign had ended with the dramatic loss of my title; I’d given my concession speech in a daze, and issued thanks to the United Nations’ people for all the work we’d done together. With nothing left to lose over our secret, Ambas...
The Nature of Predators - Yotul Rebuilders (2/2)
FirstMemory transcription subject: Lansa, Yotul RebuilderDate [standardized human time]: November 12, 2136We had been cruising over the autobahn for a few hours, which Moritz told me had once been packed with cars; less commuters were traveling now, especially with millions fewer people clogging the roads. Our self-driving car was flying down the near-vacant road, and I took the opportunity to get some extra winks of shut-eye due to my poor sleep...
The Nature of Predators 156
Memory transcription subject: Governor Tarva of the Venlil RepublicDate [standardized human time]: March 16, 2137The election required a colossal effort across Venlil territory to ensure that each voter’s voice was heard. The digitization of the election campaigns meant that votes could be cast electronically, in the privacy of their homes, and well in advance of the opening of physical polls. Several identifiers, including biomarkers, were use...
The Nature of Predators - Yotul Rebuilders (1/2)
Memory transcription subject: Lansa, Yotul RebuilderDate [standardized human time]: November 11, 2136Even after weeks on Earth, I could still remember that first rescue mission we undertook after landing.Aid had poured to the biggest cities, which had been struck by bombs from the extermination fleet; Yotul volunteers were sent to walk the ruins, and dig brutalized humans from the rubble. The scale of devastation a single antimatter yield could d...
The Nature of Predators 155
Memory transcription subject: Chief Hunter Isif, Arxur Rebellion CommandDate [standardized human time]: March 10, 2137Twenty-thousand foes remained active in the system; I wasn’t sure how the Terrans planned to gain the Duerten Shield’s compliance with their plans. If the local remnants, figuring at about half of the invading force’s tally, surged toward the Kolshians, it would make our support much more effective. Their motivation for aggr...
The Nature of Predators - Venlil Movie Star (One-Shot #13)
Memory transcription subject: Mava, Venlil Movie StarDate [standardized human time]: December 15, 2136Manny Griffin waded through an imagined sea of bodies across the green screen, which I knew the human CGI artists would render into Gojid collateral from the stampedes that rocked the cradle. The predator sank to his knees at the marked spot, in a way that looked like his limbs had given out. His face contorted from palpable emotion, with his low...
The Nature of Predators 154
Memory transcription subject: Onso, Yotul Technical SpecialistDate [standardized human time]: March 9, 2137Our vessel was in dire need of repairs, after the high-octane firefight that took place inside of our walls. The Kolshians had been rebuffed in most of their boarding attempts, with the Terrans’ superior reflexes and wits providing a massive advantage. However, the enemy had been able to take the bridge on two of our ships, but the UN capt...
The Nature of Predators - Haysi's Artifacts (One-Shot #12)
Memory transcription subject: Haysi, Venlil HistorianDate [standardized human time]: March 5, 2137Sara departed to join onto a Leirn reclamation project weeks ago; to my chagrin, it’d been lonely without her. I hated to admit that I’d grown attached to a predator, from a species that was Pure Evil. The deeds in my old exhibit on humanity still haunted me, though not nearly as much as the traumatic memories of my time in Arxur captivity. How G...
The Nature of Predators 153
Memory transcription subject: Chief Hunter Isif, Arxur Rebellion CommandDate [standardized human time]: March 9, 2137The Yotul’s decision was relayed over our comms, within minutes of my conversation with General Jones. The marsupial commander didn’t sound entirely thrilled at the prospect of saving the Duerten, but humanity had been a major force in pushing for the preservation of the civilian masses on Kalqua. Had the avians been willing to...
The Nature of Predators - Thafki Waterpark Day (One-Shot #11)
Memory transcription subject: Ralikenn, Thafki DiplomatDate [standardized human time]: February 16, 2137Twelve thousand.That was the number of Thafki who lived as free citizens, per Federation censuses, rather than in Arxur cattle pens…prior to humanity liberating an entire sector’s captives. I hadn’t been sure what to make of the arboreal predators releasing livestock, but the Mazics had helped with the millions of Thafki refugees from Sha...
The Nature of Predators 152
Memory transcription subject: Chief Hunter Isif, Arxur Rebellion CommandDate [standardized human time]: March 9, 2137The subspace trails allowed my fleet to pursue the Kolshians, who, without reason, had abandoned their already secured position at Mileau; after a few days of pursuit, it became clear that our enemies weren’t bound for the Liberty’s Bastion colony. Secretary-General Zhao had evacuated the human colonists there out of an overabu...
The Nature of Predators - Something About Blue (4/4)
First | PrevMemory transcription subject: Rivlia, Gojid ExterminatorDate [standardized human time]: March 5, 2137“That was Blue?!” Denna hissed incredulously, and I averted my eyes as an indirect confirmation. My exterminator partner had the decency to pull me aside into a work truck, for a private conference. “The human?! I couldn’t figure out why you released it for no reason.”There was no doubt in my mind that my morals had been comp...
The Nature of Predators 151
Memory transcription subject: Governor Tarva of the Venlil RepublicDate [standardized human time]: March 7, 2137With election day drawing closer, the final debate could be crucial to winning over undecided voters; the polls were neck-and-neck. Veln was savvy with the mass appeal items on his docket, and I trusted that he would maintain his suave demeanor on stage before a live audience. While, at least before the arrival of humanity, I’d been r...
The Nature of Predators - Something About Blue (3/4)
First | Prev | NextMemory transcription subject: Rivlia, Gojid ExterminatorDate [standardized human time]: March 5, 2137The last few days had been a slump of depression, where I’d been going through the motions at the office. Denna noticed that I was quiet and that I’d stopped talking about Blue, but the void that had opened up inside me was eating me alive. Several of my other colleagues noticed my aloof, down-in-the-dumps demeanor too; it w...
The Nature of Predators 150
Memory transcription subject: Captain Sovlin, United Nations Fleet CommandDate [standardized human time]: March 7, 2137I was proud to serve among a multi-species crew, back in my days presiding over my own starship. The Federation had been the emblem of unity, the glue holding the galaxy together from collapse at the Arxur’s claws. I didn’t spend much time thinking about my own kind, until Vysith and Hunter both prodded me for stories on the ...
The Nature of Predators - Something About Blue (2/4)
First| NextMemory transcription subject: Rivlia, Gojid ExterminatorDate [standardized human time]: March 2, 2137Throughout the moderate ride to the park, I admired what was left of our colony. Fake bristles were advertised for balding Gojids; I doubted those looked any less phony than the prior sets, and I couldn’t understand the stigma around natural aging processes regardless. Other alien cultures respected age as a sign of wisdom, and we sup...
The Nature of Predators 149
Memory transcription subject: Onso, Yotul Technical SpecialistDate [standardized human time]: March 7, 2137Samantha Harris had the bright idea to try to set up as many traps as possible, and also suggested silencing our electronic devices. The last thing we needed was to receive a communique from our officers that tipped the Kolshians off to our position; humans might be excellent marksmen, but they weren’t able to take on a solo mission agains...
The Nature of Predators - Something About Blue (1/4)
Memory transcription subject: Rivlia, Gojid ExterminatorDate [standardized human time]: March 2, 2137Life was difficult enough for our small township, before the predators arrived to mark their territory.The cradle, the homeworld which housed many of our families, was the only Gojid planet that fell. The Terrans annihilated our border defenses, which left us vulnerable to an Arxur raid. The bulk of our military, save a few ships that were insuffi...
The Nature of Predators 148
Memory transcription subject: Onso, Yotul Technical SpecialistDate [standardized human time]: March 7, 2137The auburn hair, cut just above her shoulders, was all I could see while staring intently at the back of Samantha’s head. The “Aussie” UN guard was brewing her daily cup of coffee, a routine I’d observed for multiple days. I had a perfect plan to spur her into action, when she turned around; my analysis of human behavior was conclusi...
The Nature of Predators - Human Exterminators 2 (9/9)
First | PrevMemory transcription subject: William Kane, Human ExterminatorDate [standardized human time]: January 31, 2137There were scenes in movies where the camera zoomed in on a character, and you could see the thief in the night or the speeding bus barreling down on them. I felt as though I were watching such a threat creep up on myself, and I wished that I could be so blissfully oblivious as a doomed protagonist. For all of my misdeeds, the...
The Nature of Predators 147
Memory transcription subject: Chief Hunter Isif, Arxur Rebellion CommandDate [standardized human time]: March 5, 2137The Yotul warships had split from our formation, and attracted the ire of the Kolshian drones. It was impressive, in a way, that herbivores were able to organize proper movements, but this demonstrated reckless abandon. These craft were fresh from Leirn’s shipyards, and weren’t automated like the enemy; no biologic could reach ...
The Nature of Predators - Human Exterminators 2 (8/9)
First | Prev | NextMemory transcription subject: William Kane, Human ExterminatorDate [standardized human time]: January 31, 2137My wounds from when Rauln and I traded blows looked superficial, compared to my banged-up condition after a brief captivity at Humanity First’s hands. It kept me out of commission for over a week, though part of that was me lacking the mental fortitude to face my employer, knowing that I’d betrayed the guild. As rem...
The Nature of Predators 146
Memory transcription subject: Chief Hunter Isif, Arxur Rebellion CommandDate [standardized human time]: March 5, 2137When Vysith referred to Arxur today as “no longer people,” I decided the visitation was a lost cause. Secretary-General Zhao’s directive to liberate Mileau would be my focus; we’d have to stumble into morality the old-fashioned way, through trial and error. The humans could guide us down the roads of sophistication and ethi...
The Nature of Predators - Human Exterminators 2 (7/9)
First | Prev | NextMemory transcription subject: William Kane, Human ExterminatorDate [standardized human time]: January 21, 2137Leather straps were bound around my wrists, cutting deeply as they held me in an upright position. I groaned, not recognizing my surroundings; a narrow stairway leading up suggested I was in the supply store’s basement. My first instinct was to tug against the restraints, but they stubbornly kept me dangling from a me...
The Nature of Predators - More Archives Lore (One-Shot #10)
Original Archives LoreSivkits (14-C)The fallout of the Archives didn’t linger only with the parties that attended the Summit.The Sivkits had never returned any of humanity’s communiques, ever since the bombing that resulted in Elias Meier’s death; that pattern didn’t change even with the revelations they received courtesy of Earth. The prairie-loving species were renowned for inaction and aimless wandering, after all. They were nomadic an...
The Nature of Predators 145
Memory transcription subject: Onso, Yotul Technical SpecialistDate [standardized human time]: March 3, 2137The march toward Kolshian territory couldn’t happen in a single step; rather, it was a monumental push throughout the galaxy. The Terrans stopping by Leirn to integrate a handful of Yotul-built ships into their formation proved convenient. I didn’t need to ferry myself to Earth when the UN were docking above my world. Even if they would ...
The Nature of Predators - Human Exterminators 2 (6/9)
First | Prev | NextMemory transcription subject: William Kane, Human ExterminatorDate [standardized human time]: January 21, 2137Paulo proved to be a considerate guy, offering to meet me somewhere that wasn’t a bar to avoid tempting me with a wall of liquor. I found him in a public square, which was popular with human vendors and food stands. The Brazilian soldier had a sense of humor, bringing me back to the place where he’d almost gotten ar...
The Nature of Predators 144
Memory transcription subject: Onso, Yotul Technical SpecialistDate [standardized human time]: February 21, 2137After a lengthy tour aboard the UNS Rocinante under Captain Janice Monahan’s directive, it was wonderful to have time to myself at home on Leirn. My place of residence had once been a quaint farming city, built around the sales of a staple grain called eard. After Papa refused to adopt the industrial techniques of Federation agricultur...
