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EPISODE · May 20, 2026 · 6 MIN

Galactic Empire Terrified That Armada Can't Be Human Right

from Short SciFi Stories on the go · host Kelli Korner

Their silhouettes broke through the ion fog one by one, each framed by lightning from the storm behind them, and as the flashes lit their hulls. Every broad side from the Empire fell uselessly against their shields. After Earth's fall, humanity had scattered into the dark beyond the mapped stars, beyond the Empire's reach. The human armada shimmered, phasing, vanishing from every scan, every frequency. Months later, whispers spread through the surviving fleets about human shadows appearing on war fronts, about colonies liberated by invisible soldiers, about ships marked nemesis class being seen near dying suns and always, always, that same symbol, a broken earth encircled by stars, at the Imperial capital, the Empress herself stared into the void.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/little-scifi-stories-on-the-go--7033804/support.

Their silhouettes broke through the ion fog one by one, each framed by lightning from the storm behind them, and as the flashes lit their hulls. Every broad side from the Empire fell uselessly against their shields. After Earth's fall, humanity had scattered into the dark beyond the mapped stars, beyond the Empire's reach. The human armada shimmered, phasing, vanishing from every scan, every frequency. Months later, whispers spread through the surviving fleets about human shadows appearing on war fronts, about colonies liberated by invisible soldiers, about ships marked nemesis class being seen near dying suns and always, always, that same symbol, a broken earth encircled by stars, at the Imperial capital, the Empress herself stared into the void.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/little-scifi-stories-on-the-go--7033804/support.

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