The War That Proved Humanity Was The Galaxy's Apex Predator | Best HFY Stories

[@Hypastpist]

"Violence, The supreme authority from which all authority is derived"

[@Rebelrocker69]

"My father told me that violence never solves anything." "Really? I wonder what the city fathers of Hiroshima have to say about that." I love that movie.

[@ObsydianShade]

Or, as Mao was fond of saying, "Political power grows from the barrel of a gun."

[@A-stray42]

"I'm doing my part!"

[@jebNightlinger]

Do you want to know more?

[@Indyofthedead]

A Robert Heinlein fan, I see.

[@MrSharks202]

Hello! Author here, another one of mine! I loved writing this one, it all kind of fell together and was just a blast to write. Let me know what you all think, or if you have any questions. As always, thanks to the narrator!

[@visionary556]

Good story. But could've been a bit longer, the actual war part almost felt like a side note. Like there was a time limit for the story, and it had to be crammed into couple of minutes.

[@satakrionkryptomortis]

this story is well done. thanks for writing it.

[@MrSharks202]

Thanks! Yeah I agree, I got really into writing the first part and kinda ran over the word range for the story. I apologize.

[@MrSharks202]

Thank you!

[@visionary556]

@@MrSharks202 ain't no need to apologize, it was a good story. Besides, if the only complaint of your writing is, that there ain't enough of it, I'd say that's pretty well done... 😁

[@SIB1963]

I started listening to HFY stories a few months ago. Most of the HFY I've listened to for the last couple of months is just garbage, worthless or nearly so. This is one of the few good, thoughtful ones. It actually develops a story rather than just sketch its borders, and describes actions and consequences rather than outline plot points. Well done.

[@jackreisewitz6632]

I've pretty much reached my saturation point on poorly written stories, with disjointed ideas filled with contradictions, and structure that barely holds together. This one was apparently authored by a real human, rather than computer generated. That, coupled with your commendation encourages me to invest my time in hearing it. Thank you. I hope that there is more to it than just another self gratifying dose of Machoism

[@mhep9367]

Sadly, many read like AI scripts or high schoolers with a thesaurus.

[@geofthompson3844]

Yeah, I agree completely. This was a proper story, written well, read by someone who knows how to emphasise, and with genuine stakes that kept you interested.

[@jackreisewitz6632]

@mhep9367 Well, a story should entertain. A good story will remain with you. A great story will influence you. Most of these HFY stories do none of that. Not surprising. That's not why they are written. They, just like the name "HFY" suggests, are only written to do no more than declare "Go● Damn !! We're So Effing Awesome !!" It's like watching WWF. Vicarious ego stroking.

[@MadaraUchihamizukage]

@@mhep9367 Because most are AI Scripts. Word Repetitions are a dead Give away.

[@ssnerd583]

SO awesome to be read by such a wonderful narrator. This is a HUUUUGE step above any AI reading a script.

[@GreatGreenGoo]

"Hi Aliens, let me introduce you to two words...'Asymmetrical Warfare..."

[@sbevil_kinevil2898]

"Today's lesson...uncoventional warfare tactics"

[@morgankuikka4940]

About to start adding new pages to the Geneva conventions

[@Haubitzer]

​@@morgankuikka4940Aka the Canadian check list. 😀

[@Haubitzer]

Well. If ya ain't cheating, ya ain't trying. 😁

[@crazeeaz]

​@@Haubitzerif you're in a fair fight, it's because your tactics suck.

[@lukkaredwolf3534]

Be careful how you respond when a human asks, "Do you need assistance?"

[@BurakkuHishou]

In the galactic space, humans are the government and humans know "The scariest phrase to hear is 'I'm from the government and i'm here to help."

[@hunter-in-the-shadows]

Now this is how you actually narrate and write a story. No AI voices, no AI generated garbage in the form of narrative. I've ran across a lot of stories on KZbin, and all of them obviously were AI generated. No soul, no nuance the show that it had a soul. This story is a breath of fresh air.😊

[@StarboundHFY]

glad you liked it! only humans involved in this channel :)

[@bloogonis]

Thats just what a robot would say! I saw that old documentary Terminator. I know whats up.

[@HrLBolle]

So Solomon has become Death, the Destroyer of worlds being forced to pry open the Seals that bind what lies in the deepest reaches of Pandoras Box

[@patta8388]

I fully expected this to be in the letter Solomon wrote.

[@pinkbiohazardmercurialcoll7133]

For what is in the bottom of the box was Hope...

[@HrLBolle]

@@pinkbiohazardmercurialcoll7133 who's to know what lies beneath hope ...

[@pinkbiohazardmercurialcoll7133]

@@HrLBolle the bottom of the box, for hope was the last item within...

[@HrLBolle]

@@pinkbiohazardmercurialcoll7133 is what we have been told, But how can we ever be certain without checking ourselves?

[@saoisbad3158]

Ngl, I dig how a lot of these stories are just humans going, “There’s no Geneva Conventions in space.”

[@mischavanasperen3063]

This Solomon guy... I just SEE Keanu Reeves! Awesome story!

[@bruhnisher5454]

He was the only character I remembered the name of. I literally combed through my liked videos to find this story again.

[@BeatByATaLi]

Don't start a fight with a race that thrives from it.

[@kenydemeza]

Facts 😂😂😂

[@sgtpaw03]

“I have become death, the destroyer of worlds.”

[@PhycoKrusk]

In any conflict, the force that is not terrified of power will lose to the one that is.

[@brandisimpson6386]

Humans hate war, but we are very good at it. And we won't start the fight, but we will do whatever we deem necessary to finish it. Like the comic book character said "I am very good at what I do, but what I do isn't very nice".😁

[@killer13324]

i like to think that in peace time, an interplanetary/interstellar humanity would primarily use American training methods. play the underdog at a disadvantage on purpose to maintain adaptability under pressure.

[@erikjrn4080]

One of the best HFY stories I've heard on YT. I would love another chapter of it. Given the risk that there won't be a part 2, I commend the author on managing an open ending that's still satisfying; it works as a short story.

[@Ifyoucanreadthisgooglebroke]

Be cautious of the species that speaks softly but has a library of horrifyingly precise terms relating to warfare.

[@geofthompson3844]

This is definitely one of the better stories on here. It's concise, well narrated, has genuine suspense ,and believability. Thanks 👍 👏👏

[@goodcitizen64]

A very good story and narrator! This channel beats the crap out of all the other AI junk I've been trying to get through!

[@indigosteel5702]

The reason why Humans choose to do war no more is because they're so very, very *good* at it.

[@SHA4200]

Violence isn't the answer it's the question. Sometimes the answer is "YES".

[@diarradunlap9337]

Once more, Humans prove to be the galaxy's epitome of "Fornicate Circuitously and Discover".

[@chaoticevl]

I feel dumb that it took me way too long to understand what you meant. But I agree with it.

[@Darkzumi81]

FAFO!

[@Sude23490]

Make love and learn something new

[@RavensWolves]

Wow! This was a great story. I really enjoyed this one. Wonderfully written, impressively narrated, and beautifully illustrated. Well done!

[@HrLBolle]

The drums never fall silent in Mankind

[@343sinbad]

The tone just changes for mankind

[@krzyho27]

Wojna...wojna nie zmieni się nigdy.

[@normiesalvador1854]

I'm never certain who is going to be narrating, but at this point I'm taking it for granted that he or she will be excellent.

[@j.keezer]

Thanks to ad placement : "Not driven by gravity, but driven by Marcy Kaptur."

[@JMM33RanMA]

This site is the most consistent, so far. There are only two others that approach the quality of the selection and presentation of the material. As always the presenters are excellent, and this story shows that care is taken not to go on so long that you step on your story, get maudlin or become preachy. Kudos deserved and awarded.

[@astronomybrainiac]

War endures. War was always here. Before man was, war waited for him. The ultimate trade awaiting its ultimate practitioner.

[@jefferykrause6823]

Very good story. So much better than the repetative stuff that as flooded in. If i have to hear once thought, any more. Im gonna scream

[@archersfriend5900]

Go ahead and scream, it will be a good demonstration of your leadership potential.

[@zbrigaider9423]

I once thought that too :3c

[@kristomonieth]

Thanks!

[@patrickdurham8393]

I'm wanting more of this story ASAP

[@NoHandle44]

That alien has a widows peak that would rival the Prince of all McDonald's Arches. 😂

[@steelsquire2153]

“Be careful what you wish for.” -Chuckles the space clown

[@Baamthe25th]

This story has an almost literal Ultra Chad (in art and otherwise) as main human character

[@gprivat812_my_selection6]

❗️💄Great!! A lot of the human ambassadors and diplomats are smoking! Even after centuries of prohibition and severe punishment, important members of the human elite are still smoking! This gives me hope that Humanity will survive!😊❗️

[@HrLBolle]

General Top feels like a descendent of the one Leader of Humankind who made Contact with emissary of the Taugesha and the first Federation which they controlled from within the shadows of the mind

[@timobrien2813]

I remember Yasser Arafat while holding an AK 47 at the UN reiterating another's words: "Power comes from the barrel of a gun." Frightening story well read. Thank you> UKUK

[@normanhines5189]

Sentience can only evolve on what the author would call a death world

[@MrAlex_Raven]

25:08 Germany to Austria Hungary's high command 1915 colorized.

[@helljumper2565]

Do you believe in *Gravity*

[@tdpuuhailee8222]

Screw gravity. *Starts floating*

[@tc-tm1my]

Increases gravity and crushes dissidents.

[@cycleboy8028]

Well, ya know, Gravity is just a Theory and all....

[@tc-tm1my]

@@cycleboy8028 a game theory

[@Entoman1215]

Is that a Jojo reference

[@HVVP]

I am loving all these stories! Keep'em coming!

[@neilkent8296]

i enjoyed thanks mr sharks

[@MrSharks202]

Glad you liked it.

[@Rebelrocker69]

​@@MrSharks202please write a part 2. And maybe a trilogy of it.

[@Rebelrocker69]

​@@MrSharks202and if you know the authors of the series' with the Yorpils and Krill & the Stabby, please tell them that I am a fan of both and would greatly love more of those series. Maybe get the channel owner to set up playlists for new fans to enjoy them in chronological order. Pretty please.

[@pax1sw]

Wow! LOVED it! 💖 Is there a Part 2 yet? I can't wait! 😄👍

[@richardbale3278]

Rubber boots are unlikely to "ring out" anywhere. Good story.

[@danielh6015]

I enjoyed it very much. I wish Solomon had not disappeared. If you do a sequel, he should be in it.

[@davidsiegel9656]

Thank You.

[@jeffreyseitz9900]

I hope thereis going to be more to thisstory!!

[@yomogami4561]

wow sadly this hit the nail on the head there are those who will do anything for power and diplomacy won't work on them: sound familiar?

[@belelokai3328]

Gotta appreciate a voice actor who edits out the inhales

[@larryl43]

THANK YOU

[@MeNanWazaHowitzer]

The malarians ? Do they fly around in mosquitoes? 😂

[@KoolAid-p7z]

I want this channel to do the story of how humans rise when the council kill a human child.!

[@whosagreekgod4135]

I like this story, it get the blood pumping. ☺️

[@ANGRYWOLVERINE2060-ft2nc]

A very good story. I have been watching these youtube sf stories and this is one of the best ones.

[@DeadDivi]

27:00 daaaaamn brutal violent realistic war... holy maria save us.

[@Dave-un4oe]

Your voice is Angelic.

[@guyincognito394]

Solomon Faust, Bargainer Extraordinaire.

[@goldenseal50]

Very good

[@soldierscotty1959]

Another great story from the great lady! Please quit the forced CC? Your voice, and pictures are enough!

[@anne-christineacpetersson6870]

Great story.

[@jerhynstryker1058]

Seven words that make algorithms love You. 알고리즘이 당신을 사랑하게 만드는 일곱 단어.

[@anklebiterwoodworks2818]

So, Starbound HFY, are you the one who writes the stories read on your channel? I only stumbled on this channel from KZbin's "You may like..."

[@gamemasternintendoo]

Seems humanity had to remind them of the true horrors of war. 😈

[@draxpendragon]

True Diplomacy is not won by the political prowess but by the Military Might that can be unleashed to back up/uphold the intents/desires of the Negotiator/Ambassador....Might Makes Right

[@gauldothjr]

why do i find the next part missing last time i listened to this it had a part after the war was over

[@user-st8gb9bm6q]

Human voice and not A.I. so much better.

[@sikz26300]

2.7k likes.... does this one have a part 2??

[@PoppaWoodiE]

Finally a story read by a flesh n blood narrator without repetitiveness and mispronunciation. Thankyou. These would be soo much better with real living narrators that can actually read

[@DarkZodiacZZ]

Yes, it is nice to see that internet isn't completely dead yet.

[@2zNick]

I love how this narrator sounds like ms butterbean

[@anne-christineacpetersson6870]

The favorite colour on female aliens seem to be silver, blue and green. 😊

[@robertescalante1154]

A beast beneath every angel. ^_^

[@Eclipsegaming-nx2yn]

is this an audio book?

[@tmmle7]

Impressive military coup!!

[@chriskelso723]

Did she seriously say *man* knew *her* nature?

[@suzettewilliams1758]

Unleash the Devil.

[@vindicareassassin271]

Do you want to make a deal?

[@nobis9414]

i think i have heard this stroy befor on a difrent chanel (not that this is a cretic, i fell i have lisend to almost all sifi storys on youtube twice, i statr to enjoy lissening to the same story told by difrent voices at that point) and isnt ther a second part of that story that tells of how the war ends, or ist ter a very simmeler story also it would be very nice if the sorce would be linked in the description

[@MrSharks202]

The story is an original by me!

[@nobis9414]

@@MrSharks202 then i have heard it on a difrent chanel befor, but i dont know witch one since i lissen so much to storys that have the same concept. earh or humanity gets totaly .underestemated by some sort of galaktic councel.....

[@gameandgamer1479]

​@nobis9414 yes, there are a great deal of HFY stories of this nature. This one is something of an extreme example of it--and well-written too, I might add--but there are many many others with a similar base plot concept.

[@DeepCFisher]

So the general is an interesting portrayal of a military officer to be sure. Not a good one though lol

[@adamhubbert8896]

Please let the leeks be leaks.

[@zakgibson7422]

Whos the person reading such a lovely voice

[@richardbale3278]

She had a "small, elegant, AND spacious" office? Pay attention to the words that you string together.

[@mattmantrell5708]

The general portrait is very immature, I'd say.

[@nancybrewer8494]

Why keep mentioning cigarettes?

[@alanjenkins1508]

Smoking. Really?

[@gameandgamer1479]

What, you think humanity's going to kick that habit just because they go to space? Nicotine is a demon, friend, and by the time one generation has collectively agreed to start stamping it out, the newest one or two will already be hooked en masse. It won't leave us til we find a worse demon to replace it with, and even then people like Solomon in the story will continue to use tobacco as a sign of "sophistication" or "traditionalism". Unfortunately for all of us who actually care about air quality one whit, cigarettes aren't going anywhere, even centuries from now.

[@sbevil_kinevil2898]

Yes

[@alexanderjosefsson4729]

Let lose the dogs of war

[@johnsvensson9294]

The IA generaged storys are often pompus luange and a flat story

[@Radmonkeyboy]

Eking= eeek - ing Primitive= prim - a - tive If you're not sure how to pronounce a word, look it up. Very good in general.

[@samwheller]

Author is obviously not a smoker.

[@samwheller]

I applaud the output though.

[@WayneRedelinghuys]

❤

[@tamarlindsay8382]

Needs editing. "His _suit_ wasn't tucked in"? as opposed to _shirt_? Battles "one" instead of "won".

[@johnhillbilly8625]

Why put the part in about the cigarette to pad out the story ow that's right the college told you rule one rave on and set the seen no it makes people think not worth watching

[@That1Kid-cr8zy]

This isn't really realism focused, sure we have the egde in intelligence and speed yet we can't even tank our own creations, DOGS

[@joshuam8146]

I'd rather have the AI voice. You seem nice. 0

A tiny suggestion: 2 voices or even 3 (narrator and one for each character) would make the audiobook better. I know it's more work but...

[@loj2252]

r

[@gprivat812_my_selection6]

❗️👎👎 BS❗️

[@MyrdinAnnoth]

If you like me came to this story hoping for something epic, be warned. The title is a clikbait and there is nothing interesting there. 25 minutes of bland, boring build up, overly emotional and pretencious babble, and once it finally get going the pay off is almost non existent. All talk no show.

[@socratesbleu]

Weak end. Felt rushed

[@gprivat812_my_selection6]

BS! Completely simplifying the power games played by powerful players! Btw, during important operations, seemingly the badass humans are permanently smoking and trying to get being drunken! Is this written by a feministic journalist with an inferiority complex?? 😂 ❗️

[@krmusick]

Well done Larissa. Well written @MrSharks202.

[@joshuam8146]

Nope, I'd rather have the AI voice.