The Immortal Game (Rook's Song)
“How could we have known?
We didn’t know. Not for sure. Just like we didn’t know that there was one race out there that kept itself hidden in the depths, waiting and watching all the other races patiently, like a silent dark judge, preparing to cast a final ruling on our existence. A hyper-intelligent race that counted the days, counted the stars, and, above all else, counted its resources. They saw, and still see, the universe as being theirs. Every galaxy an eventual home, every partic...le an eventual resource.
These people, the Cerebs, they accounted for everything, and counted their resources so precisely that the very stars in their night sky came to be thought of not as heavenly, but as opportunity. The stars were their resources to cull, and no one else’s. They’ve allowed other races to expand, watching them from afar, unsurprised when those races expand faster than their resources permit. Such unchecked greed cannot be overlooked by the Cerebs.MoreLess
We didn’t know. Not for sure. Just like we didn’t know that there was one race out there that kept itself hidden in the depths, waiting and watching all the other races patiently, like a silent dark judge, preparing to cast a final ruling on our existence. A hyper-intelligent race that counted the days, counted the stars, and, above all else, counted its resources. They saw, and still see, the universe as being theirs. Every galaxy an eventual home, every partic...le an eventual resource.
These people, the Cerebs, they accounted for everything, and counted their resources so precisely that the very stars in their night sky came to be thought of not as heavenly, but as opportunity. The stars were their resources to cull, and no one else’s. They’ve allowed other races to expand, watching them from afar, unsurprised when those races expand faster than their resources permit. Such unchecked greed cannot be overlooked by the Cerebs.MoreLess
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