Best HFY Reddit Stories: Hellfire Across The Heavens (r/HFY)

[@socialistteletubby3642]

Yo this is so cool, I never in my life thought that someone would make my shitty ass story an audio narration Now that I've watched the whole thing, I've realized some of the spelling and POV errors I made, I can't believe I didn't notice those before...

[@taronmalicos3638]

is there more? dude this needs more its epic i love it its awesome

[@DarTarelzis]

Seconded, this is some good stuff. Keep it up.

[@socialistteletubby3642]

@@taronmalicos3638 ye, there's eight out rn. More will come after AP testing is finished

[@reclaimerbear6760]

So, could we get a book?

[@nuru666]

You ended it THERE?! Right as we fired the *NUKES*?! lol cliffhanger!!

[@aukima771]

Aliens : "we have level 14 deadworlders " Humans : "we have hanz"

[@polasamierwahsh421]

Hanz for the win

[@calvingreene90]

Aliens : We're fucked.

[@МихаилРозов-ю9п]

level 14 deadworlders on a 20 point scale. While we humas ourselves are 12 of 10.

[@medical-cyanide1526]

@@calvingreene90 Alien2: we had a chance to begin with?

[@codyyancey1367]

of course its the fucking German able to kill the big boys

[@Eramiserasmus]

The reminder that humans were not apex because they were physically capable comes to mind here. We survived and learned faster, achieved and used tools that disregarded physical power.

[@kylekyle8790]

And also because we run real long

[@chrisb9143]

@@kylekyle8790 and this is the reason we can old hold gruges over multiple generations

[@KryptLynx]

> humans were not apex Are we not? Humans drove to extinction almost every predator hunting us, and rest are there just to keep ecosystems in check

[@mr.factoid105]

@@KryptLynx Edit: I think you misread the comment We are until we suddenly aren't. When properly organized and equipped we can take just about anything. Its when we are caught out, and unprepared that tables are turned. Generally we can't match anything pound for pound, without spears and numbers taking a cave bear would have been impossible [bears have incredible blunt damage resistance] even with it it was a dangerous hunt. Boar are still considered a dangerous hunt known for charging hunters even after being shot.

[@KT-pv3kl]

Our endurance is kind of a physical ability that puts us above most prey animals and several other apex predators. We can't fight many large species one on one but we sure can run them down till they die of exhaustion.

[@bryce5895]

This brings to mind a certain memorable quote: "Every wonder encountered shall be utilized, every terror overcome. And when those responsible for the murder of millions are found, every injustice will be repaid a hundred, and then a thousand times over. The entire galaxy will know that they came to the wrong neighborhood, and knocked on the wrong door." -Greater Terran Union, Stellaris Invicta season one prologue

[@Raj-gr6dy]

Exactly what I was thinking

[@JoaoSoares-rs6ec]

terra invicta

[@Jamhael1]

"That is the price we will demand of them: 10 THOUSAND OF THEIRS DEAD FOR EACH DROP OF BLOOD FROM OUR DEAD!"

[@ender_slayer3]

Who else wants this to become a full audio series? I really want to see how this goes and the trail of antics that this crew faces in a pan-galactic war

[@citizen_grub4171]

It's an 8-chapter at present story on Reddit.

[@ayudameporfavor1146]

is this not a series? it reads like a tiny part of a big story xD ... if it's not that'sreally dissappointing.

[@ayudameporfavor1146]

@@citizen_grub4171 oh nice, source? I wanna read / listen?

[@citizen_grub4171]

@@ayudameporfavor1146 Link to the story's in the description.

[@cyclopes82]

Any chance of the rest being narrated? I can't access the stories at work :(

[@fallenmorningstar9224]

Never underestimate the savage apes. As primitive we may seem, we became sentient and our planets dominate species for a reason. Even if there are bigger fishes out in the universe then us. We have dealt with such deadly beasts on our own world, and we will not be belittled by such prideful and idiotic xenos.

[@infinitetroll03]

We stand atop a billion year old murder pile. We need never forget, nor regret this fact.

[@SH-qs7ee]

Or "Do not antagonize the murder-monkeys that became the planets dominant predator by hunting down all the other, deadlier, predators with pointed sticks and rocks."

[@idcgaming518]

Aight, I do hope that has more than one part. I like this one.

[@largeegg6505]

Agreed

[@Arialoxy]

There is on reddit

[@tcav3556]

Link?

[@Arialoxy]

@@tcav3556 it's in the description of the video

[@bennnymiddleton40]

Blood for the blood god Skulls for the skull thrown Comments for the algorithm

[@peterwall8191]

*Benny Middleton* Its, sculls for the scull throne. Btw the God emperor's holy inquisition advises you that a team of Arbites are en route to your location. We 'd like to have a chat with you.⁆⁅

[@jasonmendelsohn6316]

I'm looking for one about how humanity purchased a moon and turned it into a massive fort and defended the moons planet from invasion with the moon fort being beaten within an inch of its life. Can't find it but I think this guy did a video on it.

[@macamud6043]

Net Narrator: Get your long ass audio narrations while there hot get em now. All hail the algorithm! Me: quality shit right here

[@arfbark3924]

This feels like a multiparter, but it also feels new.

[@Strutinan]

For the Emperor! TERRA INVICTUS!

[@cnkclark]

The Emperor protects!

[@stalwartteakettlepotato9879]

This story has some strong similarities to the story of the Greater Terran Union made by the Templin institute. The speach by the US president contains sentences from those videos word for word.

[@kanebekkattla3963]

Plus hellfire across the heavens is a in universe movie.

[@socialistteletubby3642]

Yep, the speech is something I wrote after watching Stellaris Invicta in English class one day. The entire story was started because I thought that the speech was cool.

[@mill2712]

@@kanebekkattla3963 Well it was actually "Fire across the heavens" but yes, the similarities are extremely easy to see. In fact, I wouldn't be surprised if a fan of the templin Institute wrote this.

[@greyhansenndelara9082]

@@mill2712 It’s Hellfire Across the Heavens. VVS-989 Ryan’s Raiders video from the Templin Institute

[@mill2712]

@@greyhansenndelara9082 Had to go back to that video. You're right. "Hell" was said rather quickly so you could miss it.

[@Self-replicating_whatnot]

Tfw the rest of the galaxy combined is only twice the size of your single-species empire and they are really really pissy about it.

[@fernandomangarrez6742]

After the president declare war, the human characters in this story have been turn into Call of Duty characters.

[@chrisdufresne9359]

To be honest, I can applaud the author trying to make a story. I greatly enjoyed the sheer Exterminatus vibes coming from this story.

[@ISoloYouRelax]

I loved the emotion you put into this story when reading it.

[@jeffwillsea6757]

Not sure I have time to listen to this right now but I'm definitely going to. These are good videos. :)

[@hosstyle4926]

Human revolvers take magazines and aliens with exoskeletons have bones? Wtf...

[@sevrono]

i feel like the humans should have recalled their people before declaring war on the rest of the galaxy

[@cnkclark]

A little disappointed that they didn't cripple the second destroyer, then demolish the entire station before picking the warships clean of useful salvage. Purge the Xenos.

[@joshbras9400]

Wonderful story! Really regret the likelihood of not being able to explore this setting more.

[@Runedragonx]

Halo? This sounds quite a bit like the naval battles in the Halo books lol

[@itastecolors7]

Finally, an HFY story thats good and doesnt have us represented as overly powerfull.

[@Rose_Harmonic]

I wonder about the criteria involved with story selection. I posted one recently and I was reminded of how nice attention feels.

[@jirihorak784]

Algorithm boiz, I love your narrations

[@mugenokami2201]

So…it time for humanity to go for a very enthusiastic walk?

[@spencersholden]

I am getting major GTU vibes from the President’s speech!

[@AndresRamirez-fi5uw]

Definitely taken from GTU episodes.

[@demonblade001]

This was awesome. If I wasn't standing I'd be on the edge of my seat the whole time.

[@julesmasseffectmusic]

Humans came down from the trees and saw proto dogs and said, we can do it better. Then we used hands to carry stuff and Chuck rocks and our arms and hips got better at chucking and our branch leaping meant we already could judge distance, then we mastered fire and our fists had to better at punching, as we were our worst threat and our faces flatter to better take getting punched.

[@brad-7012]

These stories and your narration are awesome.

[@m.t.fguard8309]

Was there ever a part two for this?

[@purpledevilr7463]

I so want follow up stories of humanities great conquest of the galaxy.

[@seanmooney4113]

Liked video? Check. Comment for engagement? Check. Top notch narration and a damn good story? Check. We are a go for good times!

[@dairoleon2682]

For once, I'd like to see HFY refer to Earth as a "Lifeworld" since the life on Earth is the source of 90% of its danger.

[@asassypotatoe3199]

Hot damn, I've been binge listening to these videos and I just wish I could have you as a voice in Stellaris

[@havokprime2028]

LET THE GALAXY BURN

[@victortahlor4038]

Thank You for the reading

[@Inquisitor-Yog-Sothoth]

Angry Inquisition noises at Xenos

[@mr.factoid105]

Reminds me of a riot I had in Stars Without Number. Native population going after foreign spacers, expats, and migrants.

[@fabianwood9457]

I'd love this story to be a series

[@mutehowl]

Dag num it! Its these exciting stories that are too short.

[@calvingreene90]

Which mercenary you hire matters.

[@edua172]

Why I have the feeling that this is a fanfic of the Stellaris invicta season 1 series.

[@RockyX123]

It definitely is. The title "Hellfire across the heavens" is mentioned in the VVS-989 video as a movie in the GTU universe. The President's speech mimic's Larissa Thompson's speech in the GTU Prologue/Epilogue especially the parts about "Humanity will never be caught unprepared again. Mankind will once again march united in purposed. Every wonder encountered shall be utilized. Every challenge overcome..." Those are some quotes directly lifted from them.

[@oreo-postraphe]

Terra Angy, Terra Smesh >:C

[@julesmasseffectmusic]

Dear aliens, Ever wonder why humans find all baby mammals cute? Evolution those we didn't find cute did not survive our stone age. YOU ARE NOT CUTE! sincerely The all terrain mammals fear.

[@gaza102289]

Cool. Most of these stories paint humans as some unstoppable force. It's interesting to see one where humans are just humans

[@juhasznagyjozsef]

For the Narrator.

[@13thBear]

Can’t be all the galaxy races. Some must be chicken shits that just want to mind their own bizniz and not get into a galactic war against predatory militant races, but we will never know if the author doesn’t write more of this story!

[@brianlips8346]

Thanks for the story😊😅😮😊

[@DEMONOFLOVEANDDEATH]

For the Narrator

[@litoteh]

this was one of good ones

[@halonut96]

Nice GTU reference

[@Naramsit]

Ah yes. Based on the story of the Greater Terran Union

[@robertbemis9800]

So the xenoes have chosen Ragnarok Set loose Fenris and Carabis Give ares his sword and Thor his hammer Drowned the stars on ET Blood

[@tennesseeempire2892]

Glory to tera

[@Type_blazenil]

WE are the GREAT FILTER

[@bennet761]

please make a video of part two

[@JoaoSoares-rs6ec]

is this about the GTU our something else, that line every wonder encountered shal be utilized is from the GTU. is there more of this story.

[@RedHerring1290]

I would pay good money to play though this sequence in a video game.

[@Zedyne]

I don't like stories in which Humanity/humans are portrayed as underdogs (Halo for example), but this one sounds exciting. Hopefully it won't do cliché mess-ups either.

[@socialistteletubby3642]

Bro I'm trying but I have no idea how to write

[@Zedyne]

@@socialistteletubby3642 You are trying and that's what matters. You can try to find and read well received stories, read them and compare them to your own writing. It's not as difficult as it sounds and actually works - I write stuff myself (not in this genre) and I know for certain that reading other writers' work helped mine.

[@joshroundtree8751]

Links to more of this story... Playlist?

[@jeff669]

TERRA INVICTUS! TERRA INDOMITABLE!

[@lynntenney4851]

good read

[@robertbemis9800]

Is there more to this story?

[@Salt_discriminater]

They may have armoured exoskeletons, but thats not really effective against an anti material rifle

[@erikagehm2805]

I could see this happening.

[@aliksanon6491]

Terra Invicta

[@xaimaralexisii9095]

remind me of the flotilla names Ryan's raiders. THE GTU's most decorated battlegroup.

[@antonioscendrategattico2302]

Starcraft reference?

[@gabrielandradeferraz386]

@@antonioscendrategattico2302 kinda

[@gabrielandradeferraz386]

I actually thought it was the script for the in universe film

[@mill2712]

@@antonioscendrategattico2302 It's a reference to this actually. kzbin.info/aero/PL4YabFfWSaelXgXfV6T2ISJ5UN7Nci3qA

[@xaimaralexisii9095]

@@antonioscendrategattico2302 Greater terran union, stelleris invicta and yes, they made a reference to starcraft.

[@seanrobert9661]

[documented contact] { REDACTED KER-CHAK COMMENT}

[@austingregory8041]

I really liked this one

[@travisz59]

So part 2 ? Am i the only one still wating

[@alphateam3326]

Bro terra invicta = EARTH UNCONQUERED or UNCONQUERED EARTH

[@polasamierwahsh421]

AMAZING

[@stevenandalex9091]

AWW YEAH BOYS CHAPTER 2... If you're impatient like me haha www.reddit.com/r/HFY/comments/lpeq2s/hellfire_across_the_heavens_ch2_mistral/

[@purpledevilr7463]

For the Algorithm!

[@garrettguerra7616]

We need a full book of this

[@purple-pluto]

Yes

[@vmlinuxz]

Yea time for waaaar

[@awesomegamer4332]

First comment

[@jeffwillsea6757]

First responder to your comment, but third like.

[@arfbark3924]

Looks like it.

[@awesomegamer4332]

@@jeffwillsea6757 nah fam, switch to "newest first"

[@donaldscholand4617]

ok, new story idea here ... suppose the human race discovered a race from a 'deathworld' planet even more extreme than Earth? How do we prevail against a race even faster, stronger and more more aggressive than our own? Just asking

[@iaaf_nw2367]

Nuke the planet

[@Aim54Delta]

If I had to critique the story... And I am stopped about ten minutes in... It is that the story is the exact reason why it doesn't happen. A public broadcast that amounts to humanity vs everyone is just a bad idea. It's like a melodramatic videogame script that justifies why you are suddenly behind enemy lines and everyone is hostile. As if every alien was tuned in to the human broadcast and decided to respond to it by becoming hostile. The guards in the roadway couldn't have possibly seen the broadcast. Just walk to the darn ship and don't act like you have a reason to be shot for doing so. A more realistic scenario is one where the mercenary, here, is looking to set up pirate raids to disrupt various xenos and cache supplies in advance of military actions. Or, rather, the military will put an end to piracy and confiscate the supplies so conveniently available after the pirates are gone. Perhaps I am digging too deep into these stories and am starting to hit the highschool stuff. I get it that the point is to have fun - it's just one of those things where it pulls me out of suspense of disbelief and I have to feel like I am imparting some advice or wisdom onto someone.

[@MetalheadAndNerd]

I thought exactly the same. This president is stupid beyond comprehension. Endangering millions of humans spread all over the galaxy by declaring them enemies to everyone else.

[@Mae_Dastardly]

God bless our president and god bless america

[@bkane573]

Next chapter

[@cirroc213]

For the algorithm

[@brandonmaart2202]

For the Algorithm

[@thedarkcrow9631]

What the next chapter

[@FedralBI]

F.T.A

[@britishneko3906]

tbh if it were me I would've carried a small HEAT on a stick for self defense who knows when I'll need to kill a Class 20 Deathworlders or even a space marine

[@MetalheadAndNerd]

A stupid US president blurting out terran strategy and endangering every human in foreign space? Totally unrealistic. 😉

[@DanJones-np8xb]

Lol. I hear pathetic us propoganda. I unsub. Easy.

[@jdaraero]

How is this hfy

[@FrostyShock349]

Three humans that were outgunned and outmanned managed to take down a number of class 14 deathworlders with less than ideal weaponry, saving a dozen other humans. Shot down a station defence ship with two 900 ton projectiles going one percent the speed of light, with point defence systems shot down 4 internal AI guided missiles and launched a couple of nukes to shit on any pursuit. All wishing I’m guessing five minutes, seems pretty HFY to me. We certainly love our underdog stories and I heard there are 8 chapters, where I’m guessing they’d be able to properly pick their fights and win by the skin of their teeth screaming “victory or Valhalla!”

[@cnkclark]

Because we're 1/3 of the galactic population and we're done taking their shit. Some Xenos are gonna learn today.

[@aresthecrazy9335]

@@cnkclark indeed.

[@akriegguardsman]

Because the emperor is with us! FOR THE EMPEROR!

[@sheevpalprotein9132]

Commenting for the holy algorithm.

[@victortahlor4038]

Thank you for the reading

[@bathroomprophet2310]

For the algorithm