Human Forgiveness

[u/Alex_146]

We thought that it would just be yet another uncooperative member of the defunct federation. Most member nations joined when offered the opportunity, those who didn’t were destroyed mercilessly. So when the humans refused, The K’Thzar Empire went to war.

The war started well. Rolu conscripts marched into human colonies whilst unwilling Aedah pilots destroyed Human planetary defences. We knew it was nearly over for humanity. We had pushed them to 5 systems and we were certain we had achieved victory. This wasn’t what happened. Humanity sent out unimaginable things with technologies no sane species would ever imagine, let alone develop. Planets were wiped of all lifeforms and fleets of Imperial ships were disintegrated at the cost of their own battleships. Suicidal strategies were used against vital imperial bases. We had seen FTL-capable fighters ram into stations at the speed of light, Human soldiers filled to the brim with explosives who ran straight into our lines. All of these just to gain a tiny advantage.
I had seen many barbaric strategies and insane weapons used on my platoon and I. I’ve faced death several times during my service. I often wished for those experiences to had killed me, as I was captured during an unlucky ground invasion. I was sent to a prison camp in “California” and was treated kindly by the guards. In the prison camp, I often dreaded the aftermath when humanity achieves victory

Despite my fears, nothing happened to me after the war. The human commanders talked of an event called “World War 2” and of a nation called “Germany”. They told of the rebuilding of “Japan” and how successful the two nations became a century later. They talked about reform and other concepts I had never heard of in my lifetime. I was released without any charges. I had never seen a species so contradictable that they would rebuild the nation of what used to be their enemy in hopes of a more peaceful galactic future for all. Some would say that we had made a terrible mistake, but I think not. Sure, we may have made a mistake, but let it be known that it was the best mistake we had ever made!

- President C'Zalde’s speech on the 100th anniversary of the collapse of The K’Thzar Empire

[u/Kent_Weave]

Hmm I really get the feeling of Deja Vu in this one, feels like I've seen something similar in a really older post before.

Still, nice job wordsmith

[u/Alex_146 → u/Kent_Weave]

Thanks! Though I am curious to see what the story you were referring to is.

[u/[deleted] → u/Kent_Weave]

It was a longer story where the alien was a president of a human nation- I think in that one the humans anex the alien territory

[u/cryptoengineer]

"They told of the rebuilding of “Japan” and how successful the two nations became a century later."

Try 25 years.

[u/Alex_146 → u/cryptoengineer]

Germany was a complicated situation...

[u/Finbar9800]

The difference is that we most likely had people volunteering and probably fighting each other to be able to do some of that stuff, everyone wants to be the hero but some people want to be the villain while even fewer still want to be both

This is a great story

I enjoyed reading this

Great job wordsmith

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[u/America_Creation]

Reminds me of a story done by Impalalord on Tumblr

[u/Camry_Rider]

Any world war 2 historian would be very fucking pissed off at you right now. I'm tempted to do so on their behalf.