[Empire] 11 – First Contact Part 1

As the Leviathan got closer and closer to the Earth, I realized a fatal mistake. Humanity, while behind in stellar navigation and many other areas compared to the Zerg Swarm, was far ahead in others, especially in the realm of technology. They had likely already noticed the Leviathan's approach and entrance into the Sol System and knew the Leviathan was approaching the planet.

As the Leviathan was nearing the moon, I finally took control of my new shell and let the Brood Mother regain control of her body.

Through the Psionic Connection I shared with the Zerg Swarm, I had shared my plans with Humanity and their importance for the future survival of the Swarm, though it was clear the Brood Mother had some questions.

"What if they are hostile to the Swarm, my Queen?" The Brood Mother asked as I tested the muscles and chitin of my shell with each flex.

"Then they are to remain unharmed, and we will keep our distance until the Reapers arrive. We will focus on building our fleets and preparing for the Reapers," I explained rather simply, having already made multiple plans I could fall back on if I failed in my gamble with Humanity.

I had made a plan, one that would garner considerable suspicion and attention from Humanity, as well as many questions. However, if it played out correctly, Humanity would become a staunch ally and prepare for the Reaper threat far sooner, thereby increasing the chances of survival for all species across the galaxy.

You see, I had an idea, one I've thought about for weeks at this point —a story, a story of the four races of StarCraft.

Humanity, Zerg, and the Protoss.

Zerg followed the Purity of Essence, of flesh, bone, and blood.

Protss followed the Purity of Form, of Psionic Potential.

Humanity stood between Form and Essence.

Yet, when you combine a sufficient amount of Essence and Form, you can form an Xel'naga, entities that, in the Starcraft universe, were essentially primordial gods.

I would attempt to give Humanity purpose, help guide them down a path of Form and Essence.

...

As the Levithan passed the moon, doing a close flyby of the Lunar Colony, I realized that there was no way I could broadcast my message to Humanity, which meant I would need to be even more direct than I wished.

I did not know what Nations existed on Earth. Still, I did know humanity's oldest seats of power, located in an area called 'Europe', and a centralized location of most of the Human population across the world. However, that was likely not the case, given the significant changes that have occurred on Earth with its advancement. 

As the Leviathan made its slow approach to the planet, I noticed the Earth did not look as...healthy as I imagined it. The planet appeared to be in a state of slow decline, likely due to decades, if not centuries, of humanity's industrialization damaging the planet's biosphere.

 Perhaps I could use that as a…peace offering? It would only take a few years for the Swarm to repair the biosphere and atmosphere. 

…

As the gigantic creature or alien spacecraft approached Earth, the upper echelons of the various Governments and Nations of Earth were facing nationwide panic as all across the world, various hacker groups leaked the data and images for the entire world to see. 

Many citizens voiced their concerns and fears towards the government, while others voiced their wishes of destroying the creature before it reached the planet, but the Governments of Earth were unusually quiet, and within a week of the giant creature’s appearance, the Leviathan reached Earth. 

Floating high above the surface of Earth, many Humans watched in both awe and fear until the giant creature slowly began to descend unnaturally to the planet. 

People, through cameras and satellites, could see countless small creatures skittering around and within the crevices of the giant creature as it floated down to one of the world’s major cities, home to a World Wonder, the Eiffel Tower. 

Once the giant creature breached through the clouds, many people watched in horror as parts of the titanic creature began to open up, only for a single tendril to slide out and down to the ground beside the Eiffel Tower. 

From there, the tendril’s sharp tip seemed to open like a flower, and a humanoid creature walked out.

With sudden movement, the giant creature began to ascend past the clouds, where it seemed to lie in wait, leaving the unknown humanoid insectoid standing in the middle of the field by the Eiffel Tower, merely glancing up at it with a tilt of its head. 

In a rush of panic, the entire area was quarantined by the local police enforcement officers as the French Military mobilized and were deployed to Paris.

For hours the creature did nothing but stand and sit in the field, seemingly examining everything in sight, including the many drones flying over head trying to get a closer view, but little did they know, while they focused on the alien before them, hundreds of incredibly small Zerg floated down to the planet where they stayed in range of the Humans, listening and transiting their dialogue straight to the Queen who then directed the data to Crèche where they dissected and examined the language.

Eventually, someone —volunteer, soldier, civilian, or whoever this person was — approached the alien from behind.

When they got close enough, the Queen spoke for the first time to the human.

“I WiSh To sPeAK To YoUr LeAdERS, To AlL oF HuMaNiTY, YoU MUsT PREPARE.”

Little did the alien know, the conversation was picked up by various monitoring devices in the area, mostly cameras that were broadcasting directly to the French Authorities.

The man, reaching up his ear, received a series of orders and seemed to pale a bit before gritting their teeth.

“What are you? What is your purpose here?” The man asked in perfect French.

“I aM oNlY hERe to cOnTaCt HuManiTy and PREPARE yOu for wHaT is CoMIng,” the alien answerd, seemingly avoiding the first question. 

"Prepare us for what?" The man asked.

"The END."

"The End?" the man questioned, confused.

"GATher YoUr LEADERS, I shaAL only ExpLain ONCE," the Alien demanded, its speech improving with each word before it looked up to the sky and back down to the human before it.

"I SHALL AWAIT ON THE LEVIATHAN AND DESCEND IN SEVEN CYLES," The Alien shouted, seemingly having lost control of its pitch.

Before the man could say anything, the creature suddenly glowed a vibrant pink and began to ascend into the sky.

The man and most of the world could only watch as the creature flew off into the Clouds.