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You frantically search through the historical record, certain you must have passed over the fourth chapter by accident. However, no matter how many times you flip through, you can’t find it. It is a digital book, so the obvious answer was the chapter was removed. Perhaps this lends evidence to your theory that despite the fact this is a secure document, it was still being censored.
You think for a moment and debate your options. If you recall correctly, even censored digital books may still contain the removed information. It could just be encrypted or locked behind a password. A friend of a friend taught you a trick to crack them. However, doing so on a document like this would almost certainly get you in the worst kind of trouble.
On the other hand, you just want to know as much as possible about these creatures. It may be the only way you’ll know what happened to your father and brother. Of course, what good is that information if you’re locked in a cell.
You decide to put that option on the bench for now and continued to the fifth chapter.
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Chapter V: Relationship With Other Races
Cyangels have an obviously negative relationship with all other spacefaring humanoids. Their constant conquest and expansion have wiped out many a civilization and once nearly destroyed the entire Themision Federation. Needless to say, most other races despise, hate, or fear them. The Cyangels, in turn, are indifferent to most other races as a whole, seeing little distinction between the organics. There are a few notable exceptions. For example, the slave races mentioned previously, many non-organic species and a scant few non-slave organics.
An excellent example of the former would be the Oblong, the former slave race of Barkweed-8. The Oblong were the original dominant species of Barkweed-8 before the humans of Barkweed-1 conquered them and turned the planet into a massive farm, the Oblongs being the cattle. Barkweed-8 was among the first planets conquered by the Cyangels, and recordings from said invasion are responsible for a great deal of data in this document.
While the humans were quickly removed from the planet and used for whatever Cyangels do with captured humans, the Oblongs were left alone. In fact, it seems the Oblongs were rendered equal citizens to the Cyangels and allowed to live their lives as they see fit. Even to this day, Barkweed-8 is still inhabited by a mix of Oblongs and Cyangels. While the whole planet has long since been terraformed to the Cyangel’s preference, they have made numerous accommodations for Oblongs. They have shared in a surprisingly long peace.
While the relationship between the two races seems to be a mark of peace and equality, it should be noted that the humans of Barkweed-1 basically lobotomized the entire Oblong race. Thus, the reality is that the Cyangels are merely carers for a disadvantaged race.
Another example of a positive relationship is between Cyangels and the handful of other inorganic races. Such as the rocky Bouldrmen, the energy beings the Ciphers, or the mechanical Eingens. Such races seem to be incompatible with whatever the Cyangels need organic races for. As a result, the Cyangels seemed almost hesitant to invade such planets during the war. In fact, the planets housing such races were among the few to make non-aggression pacts or peace treaties with the Cyangels.
Unlike the close relations with former slave races like the Oblong, Cyangels have a more neutral and businesslike approach to these races. Goods and information are exchanged, conflict is prevented, and so on, but there are no collaborations and few examples of coexistence.
Lastly, there are a few rare examples of Cyangels having a good relationship with organics. The most notable example being the scientific think tank, The Mind Collective. The Collective housed themselves in a massive space station orbiting the planet Carvac-3. They were among the few to actively study the Cyangels during the war and had several incredible breakthroughs. A good deal of their surviving research made it into this very document.
However, at some point, they seceded from the Federation to join the Cyangels. Something in their research apparently convinced them the Cyangels would be the winners of the war. They decided to preemptively “go over to the winning side,” which were their exact words. They became a center of scientific activity for the Cyangels until the end of the war. Once the war ended in Cyangel defeat, they converted their space station into a ship and flew off into the outer rim of the universe, never to be seen again…
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You pinch the bridge of your nose. This isn’t what you were looking for. Your temptation to crack into the fourth chapter grows, but there is at least one more you want to read before you’ll allow yourself to risk it. Again, you notice awkward parts of the document, clearly hinting that Cyangels do something with organic humanoids that they’re refusing to elaborate on.
After you read the next part, “Current Studies,” you may very well need to break into the fourth chapter to get the information you want. However, that will be for later. For now, you turn to the next chapter. This chapter should at least tell you something relevant.
To Be Continued…
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Diplomacy is perhaps the architect of the modern world and all of history. Which makes it just that more complicated when you run into something that doesn't care about making peace.
Ramblings aside, we're nearing the end, only two more parts to go. Now we're getting into the juicy stuff.
Until next time, Read, Comment and Enjoy
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