Earth’s Final Warning STOP ATTACKING OR WE STOP PRETENDING TO BE CO

The Terran defense council gathered in emergency session, General Marcus Webb sat stone-faced, reading the casualty reports, his jaw-locked tight, the politicians debated endlessly, suggesting another round of diplomatic protests, another stern letter to the Galactic Assembly. Humanity would answer violence with strength, a single transmission was broadcast to war or jocks of the Corinthians, translated into every language in the galaxy. Tanaka sent one last message to the Corinthian homeworld, your fleet is gone, your warlord is dead, you have 24 hours to surrender unconditionally, or we turn your planet into trouble. The Corinthian government surrendered in only six hours, across the galaxy, the footage spread, races that had seen humans as soft and naive realized the truth. Human courtesy wasn't weakness, it was a gift, and if you forced them to take it back, you would see what happened when the most dangerous predators in the galaxy stopped pretending to be civilized.