Humans are DeadWorlders (4/4)

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Khaden_Allast

"We Don't Have to Win"

"Leave us Alone," the sole message humanity broadcast to the wider galaxy, as almost everyone sought an end to the constant attacks and humiliation at the hands of the humans.

And so they did, and the galactic community briefly breathed a sigh of relief. However, time would show that humanity's retribution still had one final target. As their last act of terrible vengeance, Algon, homeworld of the bhren, was bombarded by a new, horrifying weapon. It was the first time humans had ever targeted a race's cradle, or the bhren for that matter, and they did so with a viciousness reserved solely for their former allies.

"Rods from god," dropping inert rods onto a planet and letting gravity do the rest, is a concept that wasn't foreign to the galaxy. These were typically constructed of dense materials in order to maximize their destructive potential, but the humans… They used pillars of condensed, solidified, highly radioactive salts.