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    The Lorpa face a relentless invasion by the Void, a swarm of bio-organic horrors that overwhelm their defenses. As the Lorpa’s automated sentries and orbital fortresses fall, their starfighters engage in desperate battles. In their last stand, the Lorpa send an SOS, answered by Admiral Bailey and the Human Systems Alliance. Together, they launch a coordinated counterattack, targeting the Void’s capital ships and ground forces. The Humans and Lorpa, fighting side by side, ultimately repel the Void. In the aftermath, a new alliance is forged, symbolizing hope and unity in the face of galactic threats.
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  • @StarboundHFY
    @StarboundHFY  16 днів тому +15

    What strategy would you use against the Void's relentless swarms?

    • @omegaman7377
      @omegaman7377 16 днів тому

      Radiation of H bombs!

    • @Enderwave22
      @Enderwave22 16 днів тому +2

      A bunch of Hydrogen bombs. And if we're technologically advanced enough, a Mechagodzilla equipped with space travel.

    • @nautch900
      @nautch900 16 днів тому +1

      virus bombs.

    • @markmaher4548
      @markmaher4548 15 днів тому

      Gau8 avenger cannon

    • @alexandrefortin192
      @alexandrefortin192 15 днів тому

      Calling in a Doom Slayer!

  • @LawrenceKennard
    @LawrenceKennard 16 днів тому +37

    Okay look. What you do in narrating the stories are such a great help for people that you don't even know about I have low vision and I read a lot and study a lot and with people like you I can enjoy the world of reading without AI❤❤❤

    • @StarboundHFY
      @StarboundHFY  16 днів тому +8

      Glad you like them!

    • @gregdal8459
      @gregdal8459 8 днів тому

      Oh yes, absolutely! This is so much better than that AI crap!

  • @kevinnature
    @kevinnature 16 днів тому +20

    Feels ai created. Repitition of phrases can be a turn off, and anyone who knows war ain't t gunna be surprised by brutality. Good passion in your reading though

  • @jasonsamilton1659
    @jasonsamilton1659 16 днів тому +27

    My man! I promise you're honing your skill each and every read. Your mixed narrations are getting great! Keep it up!

    • @StarboundHFY
      @StarboundHFY  16 днів тому +8

      thank you!

    • @markedwards6455
      @markedwards6455 16 днів тому +6

      @@StarboundHFY As a proud veteran from long ago of the United States Air Force, a Security Police Ground Combat Specialist who secured nukes. I heard you speak of the F-22 Raptor with both surprise and pride in the Service I choose..
      THANK You for that inclusion and the recognition of it's proud legacy.. All our military Services worked together to secure our Nation, our Alliances.. and made it past the Cold War without burning our world to ash.. That we would fight so hard to share that battle back to peace with another world, helping them survive extinction is the BEST of Science fiction stories.. Not of war just for the adrenaline of battle..
      But to rescue other peoples, that brings a hope, a compassion that reminds us of what we are when we function at our best..'
      Stories are the myths that teach, that share emotions we all hope to gain.. So the Stories that teach us how we should be, even if we aren't there .. yet. are the most valuable.

    • @StarboundHFY
      @StarboundHFY  15 днів тому +4

      @@markedwards6455 Thank you so much for your kind words! It’s truly inspiring to hear from someone who’s served. I’m really glad you liked the mention of the F-22! I completely agree-science fiction is at its best when it's about more than just battles; it’s about hope, help, and humanity. We’ll keep aiming to tell stories that reflect these values. Thanks again for your service and support!

  • @frog7118
    @frog7118 16 днів тому +14

    Let's hope we find similar friends when someone comes for us.

  • @deltabravo2678
    @deltabravo2678 16 днів тому +14

    "cold calculating gaze of a creditor"

    • @Alvinthefrog-qq6yq
      @Alvinthefrog-qq6yq 14 днів тому +2

      Yeah.... ive seen that sort of thing from CitiBank a lot

  • @Raikadu
    @Raikadu 16 днів тому +6

    Ok, when you're portraying the Admiral, you're reminding me of the actor who plays Buzz Lightyear.

  • @MigdalShen
    @MigdalShen 16 днів тому +8

    "Railgun projectiles, traveling at hypersonic speeds," ... IN A SPACE BATTLE?!?!?!
    Easiy dodged, no? How far away are the respective ships?

  • @HellStr82
    @HellStr82 15 днів тому +3

    In this future i will open up a business ...making armchairs . seems like it`s good business

  • @elpajaro1700
    @elpajaro1700 5 днів тому

    Small point the Marines do not have medics -The United States Marines actually use Navy corpsmen as their medical support professionals, and this overlap in designations can be somewhat confusing. Corpsman train as soldiers as well as medical technicians, and serve alongside both Navy and Marine forces. They work in medical settings in the field, in military hospitals and in medical clinics and ships. In many instances, particularly in active combat zones, corpsmen are the first responders for injured soldiers.

  • @adamb89
    @adamb89 16 днів тому +8

    The narrator may be human but the story is still AI. I mean holy crap. Just spend some time with that microsoft copilot or whatever AI you choose to go with. Ask it to tell you a story similar to this, and you'll get all the same buzzwords.

  • @DavidDavidunderthebridgeChampi
    @DavidDavidunderthebridgeChampi 16 днів тому +3

    Outside of providing some context as to why an Earth Fleet would be in that part of space and sticking to kind of solid combat reporting that this should have been. They could still have formed more formal alliances after the battle. Yet, somehow, this was really not a combat warriors tale of combat against a foe threatening the galaxy.

  • @robertpopa2628
    @robertpopa2628 16 днів тому +3

    Send a note to the original author: intelligence is rarely used in military speech, it's nearly always shortened to intel; but it's more often refered to by the geoup it's a parr of: in the case of navy, you'd call for ops (operations); I think everyone else would call for S2 (staff 2, 2 is just where intel & sec are).
    For more on staff positions, look up the wiki for: staff military.
    Call signs are rarely 'cool,' for every awesome callsign there are 20 not-so-cool to just awful . Many are wordplays on the pilots name, some current cultural meme, or something that the individual was involved in (often embarrassing)

    • @digitalis2977
      @digitalis2977 10 днів тому

      And even less believable is Human Marines dropping on a Genocide-In-Progress and offering *ANY QUARTER WHATSOEVER* to the offending party. That "surviving Void" would have been Double-Tapped.
      It's right there at the top of the Geneva Checklist under the "Wrath of Man" Heading - Subsection "Do Unto Others."

  • @gilbertogarza9114
    @gilbertogarza9114 16 днів тому +5

    👍 love it my go to when I get tired of scrolling through bs 😑 a great break from the internet

    • @Alvinthefrog-qq6yq
      @Alvinthefrog-qq6yq 14 днів тому

      I know what you mean...my 94 year old ass gets tired of porn too.

  • @msumungo
    @msumungo 15 днів тому +2

    Subbed.

  • @hanscoelmont6383
    @hanscoelmont6383 16 днів тому +12

    I like the idea of a species evolving specifically to become a space war fleet

  • @Bob.Jenkins
    @Bob.Jenkins 16 днів тому +13

    Excellent story - except don't introduce players after the fact. The Indomitable was purportedly, a *single* ship... which then became a *Fleet.* Visualise the battle - from start to end - and go from there. Additionally - how could the Lorpa be emaciated (starving)? The 'War' has only lasted days...

    • @themandalorian400
      @themandalorian400 16 днів тому +1

      While it should have been mentioned, its reasonable that the Indomitable would have a host of support craft that could be described as a small fleet.

    • @TrepidDestiny
      @TrepidDestiny 15 днів тому +4

      @@themandalorian400 The admiral tells them "Human warship incoming." Warship singular.

    • @Rubbermatt
      @Rubbermatt 15 днів тому +3

      He's narrating AI produced garbage.
      That;s why none of it makes any sense.

    • @Mark_Agamotto1313_Smith
      @Mark_Agamotto1313_Smith 3 дні тому

      @@Rubbermatt The AI creation was ... less that admirable, but the narration was great!

  • @seventhson27
    @seventhson27 15 днів тому +5

    Too many adjectives. Gets too "flowery" and a bit draggy.

    • @TrepidDestiny
      @TrepidDestiny 15 днів тому

      Yeah. I listen to most HFY stories, but this one feels like the writer is trying to shove a thesaurus down my throat. Assuming this one wasn't AI generated.
      Perhaps I'm being too harsh though. It could be some high school/college freshmen's first creative writing story that was good enough to be read on UA-cam.

  • @InsaneHunter01
    @InsaneHunter01 14 днів тому +1

    F22 is an atmospheric fighter. It can't be used in space. Unless you actually meant SF22. (Space Fighter 22)

  • @kentokae
    @kentokae 8 днів тому

    F-22 Raptor!
    F-22: Finally Would you intercept me? *smack *Smack* I'll Intercept me!
    Void: Who in the galaxy would send such a inhumane beast after us?

  • @carlenjupe7419
    @carlenjupe7419 15 днів тому +1

    These things are getting better: good work! The match between the script and the narration was near-perfect. The tactics were a little more believable than usual, too. Maybe next time use fewer identical phrases such as "engines thrumming with power"?

  • @timobrien2813
    @timobrien2813 14 днів тому +2

    A good story well read but beware an excess of hyperbole and feverish excitement, it defeats itself and numbs the listener. Thank you for your work. UKUK

  • @unkn0vvnmystery
    @unkn0vvnmystery 15 днів тому +4

    13:37 well I'll be the kid got him self a true air to air kill no more balloon vegan diet for him lol.

  • @FreddyDorsey-ie2gm
    @FreddyDorsey-ie2gm 16 днів тому +2

    In every reality their is a Swarm..40k..

  • @CosmicCreatorsHFY
    @CosmicCreatorsHFY 16 днів тому +2

    sounds very attractive

  • @ThePamAnne
    @ThePamAnne 15 днів тому +1

    I had one problem. How long was this battle? It doesn't sound like it took more than a few days at most and more like hours. Unless the Lorpa have extremely high metabolisms, there's no way they would be emaciated.

  • @Alvinthefrog-qq6yq
    @Alvinthefrog-qq6yq 16 днів тому +2

    Ok...back to the matrix now...cant stay awake any longer

  • @davidcollins2993
    @davidcollins2993 14 днів тому +1

    Taking a huge ship into the atmosphere , not wise.

  • @patrickbicking4933
    @patrickbicking4933 2 дні тому

    13:19 Would you intercept me? 'smack' *I'D INTERCEPT ME.*

  • @privateperson5054
    @privateperson5054 16 днів тому +4

    How many flag ships do they have ?

  • @HrLBolle
    @HrLBolle 15 днів тому +2

    why are the "Magog" the first species that comes to my mind hear of the void

    • @jacobshort6528
      @jacobshort6528 15 днів тому +1

      And their world-ships. Gene Roddenberry's Starship Andromeda sure was a great series, wasn't it?

    • @HrLBolle
      @HrLBolle 14 днів тому

      @@jacobshort6528 It kinda feels like a more grown up variation of Trek at times ...

  • @grandparedpill2695
    @grandparedpill2695 10 днів тому

    It's a funny thing Australian and English forces said the same thing that whenever they were in a tight fix, this was in Afghanistan and in Iraq, that they had always hoped that it was an American who heard their call. And the Marines without fail would respond with the following line: sit tight we're on our way.

  • @HrLBolle
    @HrLBolle 15 днів тому +1

    Intelligence officer Singh would not be a member of the same family that "Khan Noonien Singh" belongs too?

    • @Xsiondu
      @Xsiondu 5 днів тому +1

      It's head cannon for me now. This just became Star trek for me

  • @michaelpettersson4919
    @michaelpettersson4919 9 днів тому

    I do not believe the F-22 Raptor is designed for space combat.

  • @blazingarrows6117
    @blazingarrows6117 8 днів тому

    I stay for the narration. The stories need more editing. The lead ship broke apart three times. But it is getting better.

  • @wonttell4873
    @wonttell4873 16 днів тому +21

    First there was one human ship then all of a sudden a whole fleet. At first the one human ship was kicking a$$ then all of a sudden they need a turning point. To many unnecessary words as usual. And the repeats. Don't you proof read these first.

    • @Thurgosh_OG
      @Thurgosh_OG 14 днів тому +3

      Definitely some loss of continuity with this story. The Void are reeling from the loss of their leader but then, the Human ship identifies the controller ship of the Void, even though the pervious Dreadnought had already been selected due to differences identified by the Admiral and then suddenly its a fleet, as you've said. Also quite a bit of duplication of text being used, like the Marine's advanced Tech etc.

  • @KDarkmoon1
    @KDarkmoon1 9 днів тому

    Part of the problem with these AI generated stories is that they seem to just jump around with no timeline given. Emaciated civilians? Just how long was the invasion going on before the human warship arrived to help? It makes it all seem like everything is happening within a single day until the description of emaciated civilians hiding in ruins. The only mention of time passing is the days spent rooting out the Void on the planet.

  • @Tanislarnet
    @Tanislarnet 4 дні тому

    Ah yes. F22 in space

  • @krystie730
    @krystie730 15 днів тому +10

    Good narrative. But sad quality of story. Many plot holes and redundancy of certain phrases are ruining it for me. The AI story maker fails again.

  • @pbstarwars9596
    @pbstarwars9596 16 днів тому +12

    Shouldn't the F-22 Raptor engines stall, in space. The F-22 is an in atmosphere jet fighter, it shouldn't be able to operate in outer space.

    • @TrikeRoadPoet
      @TrikeRoadPoet 16 днів тому +2

      And why can't it be a space fighter too?

    • @JohnJBrowne11209
      @JohnJBrowne11209 16 днів тому +7

      Absolutely true except you forget that to Human engineers the laws of physics are at best merely suggestions.

    • @jedward8747
      @jedward8747 16 днів тому +2

      @@TrikeRoadPoet Their Engines require Oxygen for Combustion. That is why it cant operate in Space. Unless they changed the Engine.

    • @smiley3012
      @smiley3012 16 днів тому

      The Raptor engine is what Elon musk uses on Star Ship.

    • @Alvinthefrog-qq6yq
      @Alvinthefrog-qq6yq 16 днів тому +2

      Apparently they must have been retrofitted with Ion Engines ...lol😊

  • @paulacornelison243
    @paulacornelison243 15 днів тому +2

    The sci fi shorts are the reason that this story has too many holes in it.
    The overuse of adjectives is being used to cover up the deficiencies.
    All in all, the story as written is not enough to keep my attention. It is just noise.
    I knew from the title that the humans would win.

  • @kevincaruthers5412
    @kevincaruthers5412 6 днів тому

    Seriously?
    'Bio-organic'?
    In this context, 'bio' prefix means 'life' and 'organic' means made of living plants and/or animals.
    So 'bio-organic' would be 'life-life'.
    If the author meant a combination of technology and a living organism, he could have chosen 'techno-organic', 'metalo-organic', or even the ever trusty 'cyborg'.
    Trying to listen to this long enough to get the scene with the warship entering combat, but every time I hear 'bio-organic' it just makes me cringe.
    Seriously.
    BTW this note is for the AUTHOR. The narration is very good.

  • @stephenm2951
    @stephenm2951 11 днів тому +1

    SOS----- they know MORSE terms? hahaha!!!!!! C'mon!!

  • @joanndedera5487
    @joanndedera5487 День тому

    Has anyone else noticed the overuse of the words: determination, fraught and determination, resolve and determination, grim determination it gets old. There are many other words or series of words that can be used to express the same meaning without being so repetitive. It becomes too predictable. In my opinion. Ease up on the use of the word.

  • @MrCornelius61
    @MrCornelius61 16 днів тому

    Can I send you stories?

  • @JS443
    @JS443 10 днів тому

    US military says during IRAQ & Afghanistan

  • @Fractal227
    @Fractal227 16 днів тому

    So why does my comments keep getting deleted within minutes because i give you a link for inspiration from the templin institue with a positive comment? Of great story telling, stellaris invicta season 1 prologue... I really wanna know what my comment is harming.

    • @StarboundHFY
      @StarboundHFY  16 днів тому

      sorry, youtube auto-deletes comments with links sometimes :(

    • @Fractal227
      @Fractal227 15 днів тому

      @@StarboundHFY That explains it, but super strange when it is youtube's own link.
      Thanks for letting me know.
      What i tried to do was share you a link for Stellaris Invicta season 1, prologue from Templin institute (youtube channel name).
      It is a story / world building series that is just great in my opinion, if you don't know it you might find inspiration / new ideas you could use and just to share something that is in line with what you do.

  • @TheTravis1984
    @TheTravis1984 16 днів тому +1

    Well.. It's certainly not the worst story I have ever heard. The reading it self was good, however, the story itself needs a little work. The one thing that REALLY broke the immersion for me was calling their fighters "F22 Raptors". The writer could have called it ANYTHING, and it would have been better than that. Beyond that, while I understand this genre is EXTREMELY pro human, There was at no point ANY tension. The humans show up to stick up for some poor alien with a single ship, mop the floor with an alien armada, and scour an entire planet for enemies. Unfortunately, they do this like its a humdrum Tuesday at the office. There is no sense that they have even the slightest chance to have a mildly inconvenient time with this. In short, there was no sense of conflict.

    • @julonkrutor4649
      @julonkrutor4649 16 днів тому +1

      The F22 just got to many upgrades ^^

    • @TrepidDestiny
      @TrepidDestiny 15 днів тому

      Everyone knows that F-22 was peak Human fighter design. Nothing else compares. We will continue to upgrade it for generations to come, ensuring it is space worthy.
      Ignoring the fact that it is an expensive hangar queen that the Air Force wants gone, not because it isn't effective, but it's cost to performance ratio is bad.

    • @Thurgosh_OG
      @Thurgosh_OG 14 днів тому

      Don't forget that Human ship suddenly became a fleet half way through the story.

  • @jacquesplumart
    @jacquesplumart 16 днів тому

    Kudos to Starbound for the narration, but the story is a bit too... pompous and overwrought.

  • @davidu6093
    @davidu6093 16 днів тому

    Exterminatus !!

  • @Alvinthefrog-qq6yq
    @Alvinthefrog-qq6yq 16 днів тому +1

    He's talking too fast and im stoned

  • @randyriddle4824
    @randyriddle4824 14 днів тому

    So many of these stories are just derivative. They start out about how not to piss off humans and then go to a point where the humans show mercy. It's just fugging ridiculous ..

    • @digitalis2977
      @digitalis2977 10 днів тому

      You drop Humans into a gravity well where an active genocide is occurring, and Mercy *WILL NOT* be on those haulers with them...

  • @ghimmy47
    @ghimmy47 14 днів тому

    Astoundingly, it only requires a maximum of five humans with sufficient "determination" or "resolve" to accomplish anything. This is childish in the extreme. Throughout WW2 no one had more of those qualities than the Japanese and it did them no good. Please try to grow up. A force can not be invulnerable if you want drama beyond 5th grade level. A fleet can not defeat men embedded in an area. See recent news re: Sudan and Red Sea.

  • @JustinCiasullo
    @JustinCiasullo День тому

    Way too much fat and not enough meat on the bone in this one…

  • @einyv
    @einyv 16 днів тому

    Helping the void warrior? That's just stupid.

  • @JustinCiasullo
    @JustinCiasullo День тому

    The callsigns are way too “cool”, real callsigns are derogatory, nasty or just plain funny…also way too much emphasis on individuals being overemphasized

  • @elsaimmersatt2795
    @elsaimmersatt2795 16 днів тому +3

    just meh, utterly, awful meh.

  • @DanOKC
    @DanOKC 11 днів тому

    AI story with the usual WOKE buzz words.