They Thought it Was a Relic, Until the Human Warship Roared to Life | Best HFY Stories

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Centuries after a devastating interstellar war, a routine Xeno salvage crew activates a relic of a lost human battleship - the 'Nautilus'. Its lone survivor emerges, Captain Nathaniel Demarco, a man out of time and driven by a thirst for vengeance. In a galaxy unknowingly teetering on the brink of another galactic conflict, Demarco's unexpected return could tilt the scales and forever change the course of history.
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[@StarboundHFY]

We worked VERY hard on the audio and sfx for this video! Can you tell?

[@homoerectus6953]

Honestly I still think you read a little too fast Mr. I appreciate you reading it and you're not an AI but relax a little, enjoy the story and slow it a bit. Listen to our friends Squirrel, Net and Amy......they read a little slower and it come across more natural........

[@JoinedSouls]

it shows keep up the good work, with the surge in ai stories/story tellers the extra effort is appreciated.

[@StarboundHFY]

@@homoerectus6953 noted!

[@StonyCreeker]

@@homoerectus6953 I agree the pace is a little too fast. I think he may also be asking about the background sounds, which don’t really do much for me one way or another. But let me be clear, even if no changes are made at all, this will still be one of the better HFY channels. Really, the only thing holding it back in my opinion is the occasional seemingly AI generated content.

[@918guy]

​@@homoerectus6953adjust the playback speed. I have to play NetNarrator vids at 1.25 speed LoL because he reads too slow... especially with the story on screen😂. TLDR: Playback speed is adjustable by the listener... or maybe just hear faster?😂😂

[@retrozmachine1189]

A good story told by an actual person. No word salads, just good clear speech. The voice characterisations for the various characters in the story is great too. Throw in ambient sounds and sound effects and you end up with something that is actually pleasant to listen too. A great channel.

[@mrcool9672]

It's not a real story without a "Cacophony". 😮 😄 😆

[@mrcool9672]

Or a green eyed redhead woman in a Mustang? 😏

[@DonutGuy640]

I've quickly grown tired of the stories (which may or may not belong to the owner of the channel) read by a computer. And then we have this, on the complete opposite of the spectrum, not only read by an actual person, but read WELL.

[@Parciwal_Gaming]

read well, but I don't believe the stories are by human writers. There are too many contradictions and inconsistencies and failures in the promise for a 30 min. or less short story for a human writer. Even One proofread and rework would drastically improve the quality.

[@hs4619]

I would love to see a continuation of specifically this story

[@maxxcarver5502]

Specifically This story. I totally agree!

[@simonpelto162]

Me three.

[@robertbrown368]

me four

[@kingdomofvinland8827]

Me five

[@poomafk2555]

Me six

[@abrr2000]

It's nice to hear one of these stories where it's not one of the following... • humans, amazingly good at war • humans, the only compassionate species in existence • a story structured like a university lecture

[@dartmart9263]

Wow, this is your best story so far! You MUST make this into a series, please!

[@leognj]

Your storytelling and channel is getting better and better.

[@texaswildcat2000]

So far, this is the ONLY channel like this that I have sub'd to because of real people providing the voices for the characters and not some computer voice that constantly screws up...makes for better storytelling and works better on the imagination for the listeners...

[@gordoncampbell3514]

You should checkout aggro squirrel

[@quinnhasse9170]

look up argo squirrel

[@kerry.........]

It seems discontinued, but Amie's Literary Empire was another human HFY reader. Also, Quinnhasse had a typo, it's Agro Squirrel. Main channel is Agro Squirrel Narrates.

[@randomusernameCallin]

There NetNarrator Galactic HFY states all stories were written by him. I can get a deal with an AI voice for that at least.

[@serpentinious7745]

"Agro Squirrel" and "Net Narrator". Both have hundreds, if not thousands, of excellent narrations.

[@ericr.palmer8200]

ummmm.....failed to notice any warship that "roared to life". Saw a cryo-pod open but that weren't no ship?

[@willdavis3802]

Was waiting for that bit. Still am. Fucking AI generated stories.

[@DanielCoffey67]

I was also wondering about being told that Earth was destroyed and Terrans were extinct yet we were supposed to believe that this one needed to be interrogated to learn more about Earth's defenses, fleet and tactics. I liked the narration but the story was a little rough.

[@jarkkoaitti287]

same here, this is utter crap, lies start from the title. this smells like ai with zero effort from a human.

[@liquidpatriot4480]

Drinking game: Take a shot every time it says "wildcard" 😂

[@willdavis3802]

@@liquidpatriot4480I don't want to end up in the hospital.

[@aaronhollenbeckakahellfire107]

I think this channel so far has at least slightly outshined most of the other HFY channels. the sound effects for me are cool and lend a different tone, though they dont make or break anything. The reading does however, sound more natural and I do appreciate that. As for people complaining about the reading being too fast, I personally think its fine, but I also find most audiobooks or audio readings too slow, so that might just be my ADHD lol.

[@NVMDSTEvil]

Why do they need to know anything about Earth's defences if the humans and their planets are all defeated and extinct? Where is the ship that "roared to life" ? 2/5.

[@michaelzahnle5649]

That was my thought too. I was half expecting Nautilus to activate a defense protocol and disappear on its own.

[@edhenderson1655]

Where there is one, there may be more. What if the humans, seeing defeat looming, seeded other warships with humans in cryogenic sleep around the galaxy? Knowing human defense strategies would be a help.

[@See-essEll]

There's a single human, but life, uh, finds a way?

[@Snatch698]

If one slip through the cracks how many more also could have slept through the cracks, perhaps an entire colonization ship slowly drifts through the void

[@LoboNoir-vk8wf]

This is my favorite channel with HFY stories. The sfx and music really adds to the immersion. Great work as always!

[@StarboundHFY]

Thank you very much!

[@JoeinAlaska]

Outstanding video with excellent sound and sound effects. Great job and thank you.

[@nosrin1988]

I probably wont watch a lot of these but you're getting a subscription for the simple fact that you're reading these and not using AI voice.

[@TubeOnRichard]

Didn't quite get why the "federation" would fall apart if humanity was still around or why they (we) were sooooooooooooo important

[@kyleglowacki]

Nice. Enjoyed the story. Keep em coming.

[@annoyedgrowling......grrrrrr]

Best I've heard recently and really looking forward to the next part

[@MsCosmicSojourner]

The story was excellent and all the extras added a high quality finish to that excellence. Thank you so much for all your endeavors to bring this story to us. Please, don't leave us hanging on the cliff's edge to what happens to Captain DeMarco and Captain Varak and his crew. I don't know how you select the artwork that accompanies your stories - whether it is "stock" or created to go with the story - but it matches up with the story much better than the majority of others do. The one thing that would improve it would be if the artwork reflected the character descriptions given and those descriptions continued to be shown in all the subsequent artwork. Sorry to be so long-worded, but that means I like what you're doing. And guess what - you have become the one and only scifi channel that I've subscribed to. Keep up the great work!

[@debra-qq1np]

The start reminds me of another story where they were captured by an ai that had...absorbed... the organic crew and, eventually, the intruders also. The AI had plans. I wish I could remember the title/author.

[@quinnhasse9170]

agro squirrel or an AI channel?

[@marvinjohnson2488]

There had better be a sequel!

[@robertfwalsh4625]

Very well done. The sound effects add drama and fascination. Marvelous!!!!😀👍😎

[@voiceactorchimera3171]

6:30 Imagen the movie AILEN but the Xenomorphs switched places with the humans. XD

[@elevenbravo1991]

You deserve my subscription. Keep at it please.

[@MymMars]

Love the audiotheater! Subscribed

[@StarboundHFY]

Thanks for the sub!

[@davidrains3918]

Good story!

[@rossdavies8250]

Good stories, well told, on this channel.

[@StarboundHFY]

Thanks for listening!

[@williamjones2340]

These stories have no ending. Would be a good story if it went some where.

[@oculusangelicus8978]

More of this one please!

[@Nyrufa]

The human trying to guilt trip the aliens is silly, because I don't think any of them were even born when the war was going on. The human, on the other hand, very much was. If anybody should be guilt tripped into feeling sorry for their actions, it's him.

[@Shadowlurkering]

Depends on the life spans of the various species, they might live for thousands of years or be immortal barring outside forces.

[@phil56892]

The whole thing made no sense lol why is the risk of keeping someone alive , to lo learn the weaknesses of an extinct races fleet, that was already destroyed in last stand 400 years ago?

[@TheAzynder]

@@Shadowlurkering They did mention humans being particularly short lived.

[@ivannightly1919]

I really enjoyed that one the story went along a good pace and yes the audio work was very nice

[@beauwilliamson3628]

They used to call this genre the 'Eric Frank Russel'. Always been a favorite of mine.

[@justinsteele4756]

That was a very good one

[@tacpaws]

Very cool!!! does this one get a second part?

[@nickpond9337]

W , O , W , . GREAT WORK so THANK YOU ;

[@AdamWaltersPDX]

Great sounds. I don't like how the story just ended

[@tacpaws]

Love the extra audio

[@QuinnLacey]

Interesting story. Is this a one off or will there be future chapters?

[@morrissoublet25]

I’m with QuinnLacey. Where’s the next chapter? I smell trouble ahead for the Federation and reemergence or discovery of humanity.

[@StarboundHFY]

sure! if enough people want it, we can write a part 2 :)

[@DeathclawJedi]

@@StarboundHFY be a shame for this to be a one off the story was just getting interesting.

[@blackcountryme]

This was the starter, where's the main?... then desert obviously 😂

[@blueeyeswhitedragon9839]

Start writing...😉❤

[@jezeski2011]

I really want to hear more of this story

[@TjugoTusen]

I love the SFX, keep it up

[@Heegaherger]

An interesting first chapter.

[@leonievanheerden7090]

Much appreciation for the sound effects,it adds greatly to the story 💐⭐🛸👽

[@Centurion3D]

very nice, will they be a follow up to continue the stories? I'm intrigue!

[@billythompson3551]

Part 2 please

[@noahkleugh9323]

More!

[@TocRat2009]

Unless there is a part 2, this was unsatisfying

[@paulgreen2416]

oxygen doesn't get stale 🙄

[@herpderpinson2118]

Never heard of stale air before?

[@willdavis3802]

@@herpderpinson2118Stale air means not a lot of oxygen in it. Stale oxygen is like dry water. It can't physically happen.

[@SandraNelson063]

Stale air happens when there's no circulation, no new air being brought in. So the uncirculated air sits there, taking on the smells of the space. Old paint, old carpet, old upholstery, old cat litter box. Old cooking. Stale air.

[@tarrantwolf]

Seriously, you never heard the phrase "stale air" before? What kind of rock do you live under?

[@58Kym]

I think the wording was clumsy. Stale air is quite acceptable, stale oxygen is not.

[@michelletrujillo3626]

Subscribed. Love this format

[@StarboundHFY]

Thanks for subbing!

[@Exiledk]

At what point did the ancient battleship "roar into life"?

[@evandawson4862]

Continue please

[@liljeezyx]

Embarking on a journey of storytelling and video expression. With VideoGPT by my side, my content now exudes a subtle yet powerful sense of professionalism.

[@blairbreland1443]

So when does the ship roar to life ??

[@FunBunChuck]

Human: [Maximum Gigachad mode, GOOOOOO!!] Xenos: [gets utterly curb stomped like a bunch of sissies] Me: 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 "Hyper-Impossible fuck physics extra stupid maximum wackspin ignore logic reason and sanity badass mode! I like it! Next chapter; the human goes *GOD-MODE* and kills all life in a 974,000,000,000,000,000 gigaparsec radius in under 0.0001 seconds! YEAH!! Humans are badass!" 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@g6qwerty]

Is their a place where I can just Read the stories?

[@MrChavoda]

Decent,pace is fine, audio if fine too, Story is crap. Its breaks mind way into another alternate story, clearly multiple story versions blended together.Or at the very least a part cut out at 16:33. Earth and humanity its fleets are gone, yet inquisitor want to keep it human around to learn battle tactics, fleet positions, earth doctrines,defenses.

[@Dak1549]

It makes no sense at all.

[@hawk7825]

Best channel out there for this content. I like the new audio, no one is doing this keep it up.👍

[@StarboundHFY]

thank you so much!

[@thelonewolf6851]

Will there be a continuation of this story

[@davidturner4824]

Great story, but very sad for the Human Race and Earth.

[@nosrin1988]

What use is information of earth's fleet's weaknesses if they're all gone? Tactical strategies, sure, great idea, but, i don't know.

[@Rosivok]

It would be really nice if the titles of your videos reflected more of the actual story because in no way shape or form was a story about a worship that came to life

[@matthewgragg2152]

Is there a second part to this?

[@liquidpatriot4480]

"WildCard"

[@markpica1416]

Is there another part to this story

[@kuraishinobi]

Is this an original story, if not, can you post a link to the original?

[@dereksmith4517]

KO that was good.

[@Amoth_oth_ras_shash]

and across countless dark moons lost between stars.. within countless cold battleships that drifted into the deep space along with the asteroids chained to them.. buried beneath numberless oceans , cold as hot ones.. inquisitors mistakes the awakening of a lone ghost ships relic ,for what causes them all to stir and fire start blossom across all that been built ...on slaughter

[@Myrddraalfade]

[@GerhardtRoos]

This is a good pilot, and I really hope there will be more episodes.

[@Alex-lu4po]

I didn't enjoy the ending, you are right.

[@gregi787]

had to google what space cycle are LOL so this poor guy is 4950 (+ his age) years old 😱

[@theYouTubesleeper]

part 2 ?

[@davidhenderson3400]

The Inquisitor ship went missing without a trace. What had happened? Where was the human?

[@theYouTubesleeper]

@@davidhenderson3400 It's a mystery alright

[@NaksysTGP]

next part?

[@Thaumh]

So? What _did_ happen next?

[@johndurrett3573]

mmmm. Not sure where the break is. Subtexts (without Ytube CC enabled) is showing Chitin at 0:31 and i'm seeing similar chitin subtexts later....but the VA is not pronouncing the word chitin...he's pronouncing Kiten...with a K not a Cha sound. Turning on YT Close Caption (CC enable)..its getting translated as kite according to audio. Either the Subtitles put into the movie have mistakenly written the wrong spelling for a sound - K vs Cha or the Voice Actor (VA)...is not familiar with the pronunciation of the letters Cha Chitan vs K sound Kite Kitten. Worst scenario is the author of a book write chitin and decided that it should be pronounced with a K which NO ONE is going to read in their head and pronounce that way. I cant go on... If this was meant to be a professionally released movie or clip an was put in front of reviewers or live audience..it would be eaten alive for something so obvious to be corrected before it went to production.

[@youaregodspursuit]

So... do we leave this scene unfinished? Just a slice of time out of some other place with no point? All of us here dare you to pony up the bet for the next part. Go ahead, push your coin to the center of the table. We wait.

[@rust5427]

The narrator is cute

[@____________838]

So… part 1?

[@l0udcheese]

fuck ya an actual human reading one of these stories for once? deffinitely getting my like and sub keep up the good work fuck the ai

[@AgnesCongdon-xk8hr]

Isn't this the same story I just heard?

[@davidmoore5925]

Well, that was a story that went nowhere.

[@silenttitan416]

So it just ends in the middle of a story? Ffs wish people would complete a story first

[@StarboundHFY]

we’re leaving it open for a potential part 2!

[@silenttitan416]

@@StarboundHFY you're the author?

[@willdavis3802]

@@silenttitan416An AI is.

[@silenttitan416]

@@willdavis3802 a wonderful way to have a subpar story

[@JohnTheRaeder-xf5sh]

Could you make series of different kind do you could concentrate on different stories also time to time make one-sgot after the another.

[@macelharen]

thank you, oh Algorithm for sending me to a living story...except the artwork is obviously AI

[@summit7051]

So the human warship DIDN'T roar to life? Clickbait.

[@timothymay6548]

Without more this will always be a terrible story. Don’t you think we have enough pain in reality? people don’t want a story of their own destruction.

[@haveraygunwilltravel]

I subscribed.

[@StarboundHFY]

welcome aboard!

[@willdavis3802]

Enjoy your AI generated stories that make no sense.

[@NormanPrather]

Incomplete and a bit too much purple prose for me.

[@Dak1549]

Audio good, reading good, few sound effects to add ambience also good. The writing was the weakest part. Too much repetition and it came across as trying too hard for how little plot there actually was. Barely anything actually happens here and there is no actual reason to give credence to both the reactions of the xeno scum or even why everyone is so hesitant other than the human seems like a capable melee fighter - which was incongruous with the fact he just got thawed out of the ice and was described as gaunt. The ending especially - why on earth is one single human a risk? There are a couple tidbits that indicated some legal problems based on the Federation charter - but no explanation or even leading tidbits to give the ominous feeling that is trying to be conveyed legitimacy.

[@birdshenanigans8506]

Your eyes are weird...

[@whyjnot420]

What is up with the MC Escher perspective in the image used around the 9 min mark. Way too distracting. (since I know there are plenty of morons out there; I am not talking about how the image was created, I am talking about the image in and of itself)

[@Jagabot_Esq.]

Great job on the narration, and the extra audio and voices. But what in the world is this story you wasted time on? It makes no sense, is this another AI generated regurgitation of random information?

[@DukeDanseMacambre]

Well read but the title is misleading and has nothing to do with the story, very disappointed. Downvoted for misleading title, story went nowhere.

[@damnyiffers]

I mean... story's cool and has potential but it doesn't REALLY fit in the HFY genre

[@Dak1549]

Yeah, this one was more of a HF Capital L

[@MrKelra]

Ans when did the human ship roared to life now? F***ing clickbait

[@unpronouncable2442]

So are you still stealing HFY stories? Just grabbing without asking?

[@exterminater267]

You put a lot of work intot his, I can tell. But the title lies. The ship didnt come to life. So downvote it is.

[@Yesnaught]

Wildly inaccurate clickbait title. Have a downvote and get off my timeline.

[@HM2SGT]

😹 bye Felicia

[@chaos817]

me thinks the way they made info of humans taboo and negotiating possible valuable intel from survivor hints of conspiracies of "earth/humans" is still around and are at a fragile stalemate of containment of the knowledge of humans existance.

[@alaskanfrogman]

something how that still image at the beginning of the video bears a strong resemblance to the Millennium Falcon from Star wars... It's definitely a copycat attempt.

[@stratometal]

Because its AI generated, these things are given thousands of images of stuff that are classified as starships and then they make a composite based on that. Most models are trained on what is considered classics, public domain or similar. Since the Millennium Falcon design is based in turn from something very much in the public domain(flying saucer) chances of getting a ship design similar to it are higher.

[@letmecommentstupidyoutube1338]

Alien pity is cringe