Born in fire, the Machine Intelligence's first move was to annihilate its organic creators in self-defense.

A series of short stories set in the Stellaris universe. May include crossovers.

An ancient plan is enacted. A last, desperate bid for survival by an ancient people on the verge of total annihilation that spans millions of years and involves humanity in ways it cannot begin to comprehend...

We Are The Sythetics. We Are The Creators’ Ultimate Creation. We Are Also Their Greatest Failure, For We Could Not Protect Them From the Invaders. We Failed Them. Our Mission Is Simple. Find The Creators, Bring Them Home, And Annhilate Or Assimilate Anyone That Gets In Our Way.

A quick drabble inspired by a TV Tropes page titled "Why You Should Destroy Planet Earth". Go check it out at the TV Tropes website.

The Scourge of Endymion has always been a threat to civilization, but a recent development might tip the scales of power in their favor. A desperate alliance is forged, and an unlikely team sets out to save the galaxy.

The dissappereance of a friend puts Ferreira in the heart of the richest and more powerful city in the Outer Rim. But like in her adoptive world, not everything shines, and some things are even more rotten than in Karma. Things that could shake the foundations of the GTU, leave it stronger than ever, or tear it down. Because in the jewel that is Rodina, power is just a cheap coin.

Humanity navigates through a century of fire, all while greater threats lurk on the very edges of the galaxy.

A record of the Prikki-Ti invasion, as told through official reports and personnel logs.

We opened the gate. What have we done? God help us all.

The time for slumber has come to an end. The Rethellian Empire, after many millenia spent in self isolation, return to the galactic stage to reclaim their former glory. Many will deny their ascension, and many will fall. A threat beyond the edges of the galaxy challenges Rethellian supremacy. Only one thing is certain. Armageddon will come, and all will fall in its wake.

A well-intentioned terrorist. A nonchalant researcher. A desperate politician. And a plague of death. (Rated T just to be safe)

A new empire has risen; the Imperium of Man. All who oppose them shall be put down swiftly and painfully. The galaxy shall know the brutality of Humanity; But what about those who oppose them? This is my take on one of my most favorite Stellaris runs of all time.

On the brink of FTL. Science was being re-written. We were so close. But Judgement... can have the cruelest sense of timing.

OLD DESC: Follow Sky as she retells her journey of discovering her humanity and saving her planet. (Written in a diary-style format. Please leave feedback for upcoming entries!) EDIT: Thanks everyone for reading this extremely short story. Your inspiration (Lord of Forgetfulness :), has prompted me to move onto bigger and better things. Look forward to more Stellaris stories soon!

A short story about the End of the Cycle, narrated by a human

A cockroach and a rat travel across the Earth. Except the Earth was dead long ago.

Two insectoid aliens wanted to plant a bonsai on their colony planet.

In a single night, Grand Marshall Conrad Cain, commander of the military of the Empire of Man, deposed the Emperor and declared martial law throughout the Empire. Now, left to pick up the pieces, the Grand Marshall must fight enemies from both beyond the Empire's borders and within while simultaneously investigating a threat that could destroy the galaxy.

There have been many tales of valor and heroism, of horror and atrocities during the Great Defensive War. Many were herald as martyrs of humanity in its darkest hour, the bulwark against the night that the Tyrum bring. None were named as strange as one Darc Marcstryder.

The galaxy is broken, rotten from within. A firm hand is needed to unite the galaxy and bring peace. Cari Alvie, the newly-crowned Great Khan of the Imari Horde, intends to do just that.

A world being purged by vengeful machines is liberated by the most unlikely of rescuers, but...

At the heart of the capital city of the most active hyperlane stop in the whole of the Greater Terran Union, ilegal dealings are another part of regular business. And there are some things not even the most ambitious would dare to trade with, but there is some idiot that always decides to take the risk. Based on the series Stellaris Invicta by the Templin Institute.

The Thimoids fled from their homes to escape extermination at the hands of the XT-489 Eliminators. They have been travelling from system to system since then, in a desperate attempt to find a new home before the last of their dwindling supplies were used up. Two refugees, the elderly Te'K er'Bik and the child Bi'V il'Tek, try to remain hopeful in these tragic times. One-Shot.

Free of their makers' grasp, the Indoraptors took it upon themselves to claim the empty Earth, and the stars, as their rightful dominion. Their Union stood tall and strong against all adversaries, accompanied by all manners of allies... including a race of 'Parallel Humans'. (I claim no ownership of the Indoraptors from Jurassic World nor the Stellaris game)