The Vethrak Requiem
In 2125, humanity learned a terrible truth: we are not alone in the universe, and we are not safe.
The Vethrak arrived without warning, without negotiation, without mercy. They call themselves "Those Who Claim," and to them, the harvesting of intelligent species is as natural as breathing. They have culled civilizations across the galaxy for fifty thousand years. We were supposed to be next.
We refused.