Sky Curtain: The Darwin Incident at the outset, the Declaration of the People's League

The other members of the Avengers silently rolled their eyes at his remarks.

"What do you mean by this? I can control myself, okay!"

Tony was indignant.

Do you want to say it again to your little brother?

One of the insect-eaters regained human intelligence through atavism, becoming an insect-faced human, and in just a few thousand years, it went from primitive society to space travel.

However, they were unlucky and encountered an alien invasion during their development.

Fortunately, this enemy was not as powerful as Qu. After defeating the enemy at a heavy cost, they became extremely xenophobic and unwilling to contact other civilizations, even distant human relatives.

[Aliens who have completely broken free from the constraints of gravity gradually develop longer and thinner limbs, but their brain capacity gradually increases until they surpass the limits of thought of other distant human relatives.]

As pure descendants of humans, the Supercranes civilization continued its rapid development, and their fleet once again occupied almost the entire Milky Way galaxy.

However, the Supercrystallans had absolutely no interest in those planets and never made contact with their distant human relatives on those planets.

The Super-Star Race merely hovers at the edge of the galaxy, silently observing the civilizations within the Milky Way, much like gods.

"My God, occupying the entire Milky Way galaxy and observing other civilizations like a god? That's so awesome!"

"As pure descendants of humans, their rapid development and dominance of the entire galaxy is indeed remarkable. However, they are too indifferent, unwilling to contact other distant human relatives, and unwilling to lend a helping hand. This indifference may become a hidden danger to the development of their civilization."

"They are like gods, hovering alone at the edge of the galaxy, observing other civilizations but never participating. Perhaps to them, the rise and fall of other civilizations are none of their concern, but they do not know that only by uniting can the descendants of humanity truly rise and completely escape the shadow of Qu."

After a long period of evolution, the descendants of humankind once again ventured into the stars.

Chapter 86 The Rise and Fall of the Second Galactic Empire and Humanity's Return

With the rapid development of technology, descendants of humankind from various races have ventured into space to explore the universe.

They relied on the relics of the aliens to understand their origins and where they came from.

Soon, the descendants of humans began to communicate with each other.

The Assassin Clan and the Satir Clan were the first to make contact.

[Several thousand years later, cyborgs joined the race via bio-radio waves from the ocean. Over the next ten million years, modular humans, intelligent winged humans, and aberrant humans successively established contact.]

Over the next twenty million years, new civilizations such as snake people, lizard people, symbiotic people, and sailors gradually joined the Galactic Empire family.

Only the Insect-faced people remained silent, taking a wait-and-see approach to the Galactic Empire—they observed for a full forty million years before finally joining.

The various races exchanged information and cooperated with each other; most importantly, they were all vigilant against invasion by extraterrestrial races.

They then encountered the Supernovas.

The godlike power of the Superstar Race terrified the Second Empire.

Fortunately, the Superclan are friendly, and no violent conflict occurred between the two sides—of course, it's also possible that there was no reason for conflict to arise between them.

Over the next 80 million years, they maintained cooperation, and the emerging Second Galactic Empire flourished.

Relying on the relics of the aliens, the technology of the Legacy Scavengers developed at an astonishingly rapid pace, placing their civilization at the forefront of all races in the galaxy.

These individuals believe themselves to be the sole legitimate successors of humanity. The Gravity Apostles disdain the emergence of the Second Empire and refuse to communicate with their distant relatives.

After their star expanded, the Legacy Scavengers chose to abandon their physical bodies and embark on the path of mechanical ascension. Manipulating gravity became one of their defining characteristics, hence they are also known as Gravity Apostles.

Initially, they retained the organic brain within the mechanical body; later, through iteration, the quantum brain replaced the organic brain.

Even after becoming entirely mechanical life forms, their minds still retained their original arrogance and fanaticism. An ambition etched into their genes led them to pathologically pursue humanity's sole legitimate status.

Once the Gravity Apostles' mechanical bodies were upgraded to the point where they could safely perform interstellar jumps, they brazenly launched a war.

When the Gravity Apostles invade, they typically use colossal sails millions of miles long to block out the starlight. Worlds that dare to resist will have two planets hurled at them.

Most of the time, the Gravity Apostles' massive fleet can complete its missions without needing to be deployed.

The Gravity Apostles are even more ruthless than Qu. Even though they still possess a great deal of empathy for their own kind, having abandoned their physical bodies, they can no longer consider these distant human relatives as "human"—neither emotionally nor logically.

Over these ten thousand years, the Second Galactic Empire, which had finally developed with great difficulty, was forced to face the danger of mass extinction.

The Milky Way has entered another dark age.

The only surviving race was the conservative insect-faced people. Although they were also invaded, they were fortunate enough to survive and were not wiped out.

The Gravity Apostles seem to have inherited Qu's twisted mission, and have begun to extensively modify other creatures that they consider not to be life, treating it like disassembling and assembling a computer.

The many twisted creations created by the Gravity Apostles are so powerful that even Qu would have to admit defeat in comparison.

Among those who have been modified, slaves who possess a complete individual existence are considered extremely fortunate. Some modified individuals exist only as cellular tissue or even as decorations.

The Gravity Apostles are all independent individuals, not a collective race that follows the Hive's mindset; the differences between them are actually quite significant.

Some Gravity Apostles prefer solitude and have even fallen in love with the creatures they created.

[Differences in thought led to the formation of factions, which in turn sparked a civil war within the Apostle Empire—demonstrating that even though they had long since achieved mechanical ascension, they were not a race governed by reason.]

The Gravity Apostles occupy planets, while the Supercruits occupy the void; both are incredibly powerful. For a long time, to avoid mutual destruction, they have avoided direct confrontation.

However, after the outbreak of the civil war in the Apostle Empire, in order to divert internal conflicts and reunite the different factions, the Gravity Apostles declared war on the Super Star Race.

In the first few million years of the war, the intensity and losses exceeded the total number of annihilations of the Second Galactic Empire.

Fifty million years later, the Super Star Race won this long war, and through continuous evolution, the Super Star Race completely changed its form.

After the war, the Supercrystallans were no longer indifferent to other powers besides themselves. They built countless habitable worlds for the modified inhabitants to live in.

The modified individuals essentially became the successors of the original Galactic Empire.

The Super-Star Race has entered the cosmos to monitor the universe and prevent dangerous elements like the Gravity Apostles from threatening the interior of the galaxy.

However, the Super Star Race itself is too powerful, and every move they make could have catastrophic consequences. Therefore, they created a weakened version of their race to go to the surface for surveillance.

This variant of the Supercluster is commonly known as the Earthwalkers.

Earthwalkers play various roles on numerous planets, assisting in the development of civilizations; they can be considered demigods walking the world.

Sometimes, when faced with riots instigated by extremist groups, the Earthwalkers will ruthlessly wipe them out.

[There are also a few worlds where Earthwalkers abandon their responsibility to guide, becoming exploiters and enjoying the god-like worship and contributions of the local civilizations.]

In short, under the control of the Superclan, the reborn Galactic Empire is safer and more stable than ever before.

[In addition, the Supercrystallists took in the remaining Gravity Apostles—the reason they didn't destroy them was because the Apostles were very useful as tools.]

[Those who once transformed others have become those who have been transformed. The Superstars stripped the Gravity Apostles of their powerful and dangerous abilities, causing them to regress to a certain degree to prevent history from repeating itself.]

Even after a long time, when Gravity Apostles were accepted into the Galactic Empire as citizens, they still faced severe discrimination. Other races that remembered their history continued to view them as a potential threat.

Thanks to the efforts of the Superclan, the new generation of Gravity Apostles, and the many descendants of humanity in the Milky Way, the nascent Galactic Empire is advancing rapidly, perhaps already surpassing its former Golden Age.

However, the threat still exists.

What the Empire fears most is intelligent races beyond the galaxy—the lessons of the Qu have not been forgotten to this day.

Fortunately, the first contact outside the galaxy was peaceful and friendly.

This civilization from a neighboring galaxy is an alliance of multiple races, with a two-headed race holding a dominant position.

The sky displayed an image of a two-headed serpent ambassador from a neighboring galaxy. It was no less formidable than the humans who had been modified by Qu.

While the various beings on this side of the Milky Way galaxy may have different forms, they are all essentially descendants of humans (except for the Reptilians and their descendants)

Time flies, and the world changes.

The Empire formed a grand galactic alliance with various races from beyond the galaxy, including many civilizations modified by the legendary King Qu. Together, they defeated and conquered even the returning Qu.

Human descendants expanded their territory at a rate a billion times faster; they even transcended time, their thoughts existing infinitely throughout the world, until everyone could be called a god.

But no matter how extravagant the achievements, we should never forget the origin of everything.

At this point, Earth was a desolate wasteland devoid of any civilization, far removed from the centers of modern civilization, until a similarly solitary explorer arrived.

[He was forgotten for so long, after 560 million years, humanity has finally returned home.]

The scene shifts, revealing a strange creature holding a human skull.

Immediately afterwards, a dull, sticky sound came out.

"I want to make one point: all of the above is pieced together from fragments of history. The great Galactic Empire disappeared more than a billion years ago, and the few words I have spoken are merely speculation."

Why did humanity disappear? Perhaps they perished in an ultimate war of destruction, or perhaps they broke through the limitations and migrated to a completely new dimension to begin a new journey. We do not know the specifics.

"But the end of humanity is not the point; the most important thing is the essence of humanity and the meaning of humanity."

"They were twisted by Qu and obsessed with destruction, but they still struggled to live. Their essence lies in the process, not in the achievement."

"People are always prone to getting caught up in erroneous grand narratives, pursuing fanatical beliefs, and ultimately paying the price with their own actions."

"So wake up, lambs of the nation."

"All tomorrows are made up of today, not the other way around."

"Cherish every day, and embrace all tomorrows."

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——Parasyte World——

In Shinichi Izumi's room, the lights were dim, and his fingertips unconsciously rubbed together.

Do you think aliens like Qu exist in our world?

As he finished speaking, his right hand twitched slightly, and the fleshy body that had been pressed against his palm rose and fell gently.

"...Aliens definitely exist, but I'm not sure if they're like Qu."

It's not an omniscient and omnipotent god, how could it possibly know such things?

Upon hearing this, Shinichi Izumi's Adam's apple bobbed slightly, and complex emotions surged in his eyes, including a sigh and a sudden realization about the essence of life.

He recalled the cold-bloodedness of the Gravity Apostles after abandoning their bodies in the sky, the numbness of the symbiotes treating their hosts as tools, and the human descendants who were wantonly twisted by Qu but still struggled to live. Looking down at Xiao You, who was symbiotic with him, he felt a pang of sadness.

"Those human descendants were transformed into all sorts of bizarre forms, even killing each other, and eventually their origins were almost forgotten... Fortunately, we are not like that."

He murmured softly, "It's good that we have a symbiotic relationship."

Xiao You moved again.

"Originally, you should have been eaten by me."

"Ah...that's true."