Humanity’s Last, Best Mistake: From Target to Torchbearer

The ancient Peacekeepers saw humanity as a threat to galactic order—too fast, too chaotic, too uncontrollable. Their solution? Erase them before they could rise. But humanity didn’t just survive the purge—they turned every attempt at suppression into fuel for their ascent. In the ashes of a failed extermination, the galaxy watched in awe as the most unlikely species became its fiercest defender and most visionary guide. They were meant to be stopped—instead, they lit the path forward.

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