The Council Demanded Tribute Humanity's One Word Reply Shocked the Ga part 02 of 02

On the fourth day, earth answered, the council chambers were packed, dozens of species leaned forward in anticipation, a human appeared on the hollow feed, not a president, not a general, just a man in a plain uniform, no medals, no insignia. This is insolence rebellion, they dare refuse the council, ambassadors screamed, admirals demanded immediate war, but some, some sat in silence, shaken, because no one said no to the council, not in centuries. Humiliated, the council assembled a fleet, not a token force, not a skirmish line, an armada, three thousand ships, carriers, dreadnots, siege platforms, enough firepower to turn. As the council armada entered sol, they found nothing, no terror and fleet waiting, no orbital defenses armed, only silence. When humanity looked into the eyes of empire's older, larger, stronger, and answered with one word, the word that toppled arrogance, the word that silenced in our martyr, the word that reshaped the galaxy's balance.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/little-scifi-stories-on-the-go--7033804/support.