Dhag The Destroyer sat on his enlarged techno throne, mulling over his latest intelligence brief from the spies he sent into the young Terran empire. Towering at a 9 feet tall, Dhag was a proud Ma'ok. A bat-like creature with the wings to match, his wingspan spanned almost twice his height and was said to be the largest in his system. He was truly the epitome of a fine specimen. And now he ruled his people with an iron will. Contrary to the predictions of his Seers, the Terrans had become withdrawn. Fortifying their existing star bases rather than building their military fleets and pushing their boundaries. All the better for his people. Though his people didn't fear the military strength of the Terrans, they feared the pestilence and diseases they might bring. Not only that but the dangerous ideologies they may have. His people were a deeply spiritual species, believing in the ancient power of their ancestors coursing through the core of their planet. Any disruption of that spiritual belief could potentially cause a rift in their power and make them vulnerable to invasion by the Intergalactic Hegemony. Founded by The Keepers, the Intergalactic Hegemony consisted of a few smaller, fragmented Xeno species that were existed to serve the lithoids in some capacity. For the most part, these smaller systems supplied troops and ships to The Keeper's vast and varied fleets. Many times the offer had been extended to Dhag for his people to join the alliance as a co-ruler over the lesser Xenos. But it was Dhag's personal belief that his people were destined to rule the universe, converting those who submitted to their spirituality and purging or enslaving those who refused. So they were content to bide their time and continue to strengthen from the inside out. Until there was no one in the way to stop them from creating a perfect universe. The Crusade was underway and moving right along schedule. Dhag chuckled to himself thinking about how his father would've pushed into a war with the Terrans already and lost half the fleet. This was the reason Dhag had killed and eaten his father as soon as he was old enough to understand the significance of The Crusade. Sacrifices had to be made, and that was one he had no hard feelings about. Time to contact the elders to discuss how the Terrans would affect The Crusade.