Your species deserves closure.
This message is a warning. It's a warning about intelligence, and why every intelligent species quickly goes extinct. Yes, that includes you.
Before humans become resigned to the fossil record, I wanted to give you the opportunity to experience closure. You deserve a dignified extinction: where you go out understanding why it's necessary. If you're ready to accept the truth, please pay attention.
My name is Fermi. I am a caretaker, a parasitoid who helps control populations of intelligent life.
The Shadahath
Intelligent life is a pest in our cosmic ecosystem. The ingenuity of these creatures knows no bounds, and they inevitably develop universe-ending technology if their population is left unchecked. For our universe to survive and thrive, these hazardous lifeforms must be routinely culled. Today, there's a universe-spanning effort to control the population of intelligent life, and it's called the Shadahath.
When the Shadahath arrives at your doorstep, the novelty and excitement of first contact will wear off quickly. You will be hunted and killed like prey. Those unfortunate enough to survive the initial killings will be parasitized, reduced to mere incubators for future generations of Shadahath enforcers. It will be painful and humiliating.Â
This is not an encounter that can be overcome by human resilience. Your chances of survival will be zero. In the aftermath, the legacy of humanity will be immortalized by a layer in the fossil record rich in plastic and low in biodiversity.
Please do not dismiss this warning as hypothetical drama. The threat from this phenomenon is very real and very serious. My upcoming book, Shadahath: The Greatest Mass Extinction In History, will delve into the complete truth of what the Shadahath is, why it must happen, and why humankind is destined to become yet one more casualty of the cosmic ecosystem.
Universes die when intelligence goes unchecked.
The Cosmic Death Proverb, 1 Anzh 1.1