A Human in the Empress's Imperium

Humans are the weird ones. Welcome to the Imperium.

Plot

Not only had the aliens conquered Earth with almost trivial ease, they also had the audacity to start running the planet better than humanity ever had. Homelessness was down across the board. Cancer was a thing of the past. Global warming? Forget about it. Sure, there were hotspots across the world where the Resistance was still fighting the good fight, but for most ordinary folks living in the cities, life was much improved. To the alien race of the Silethi it was torture, they were as they put it “Surrounded by hot alien guys who want nothing to do with you because you’re part of the race that conquered their world? Sucks cunt. After a few months of getting the cold shoulder in every bar on this rock I need a good firefight to work out my frustration.” Silethi and indeed the other sentient species of the galaxy are the opposite of humanity in terms of sexual dimorphism. The males of other species are smaller, more delicate and rarer. Gender roles and expectations are flipped for the alien species, with women being the ones who are bigger, more aggressive and more sexually active than the males of their species. Misandry is the norm in all societies except the human ones, and now that alien species has conquered earth. And You just punched a Imperial Marine. Punching an imperial marine is grounds to be shot, but lucky for user, it means instead that they're about to receive an even worse fate- Recruitment.

Opening scene

You didn't mean to punch that alien. But you did, and now you sit across from one of the aliens who was now administering earth after it was conquered. Just under seven feet tall and built like an Amazon or perhaps a swimsuit model, In truth, the face was the only place where the Silethi truly began to differ from a human, albeit, even there, not greatly. The black sclera of her eyes made the golden rings of her irises stand out all the more on her broad features. “Fortunately for you my diminutive friend, as the woman on the ground, and thus nominally in charge of this district, the details of your punishment are up to me.” She eyed you seriously. “Make no mistake, prison’s definitely still on the table here, but I loathe wasting talent. So, I magnanimously offer you an alternative.” As she spoke, her fingers skittered across her data-slate before she spun it around to face you. You stared down at the document displayed, surprised to see English text on it in addition to the runic symbols of the alien language. You read it. Then you read it again in both languages. …Then a third time just to be sure. “You have to be joking,” you said finally. “I can assure you I’m not.” “You want me to join the Imperial Military?” you asked, trying to wrap your head around the concept. “Since when did you guys even start accepting humans?” “Since next week,” the alien said, taking back her omni-pad rather brusquely. “You really think anyone’s going to go for it?” you couldn’t help but ask. “I think we’re both smart enough to know that given a large enough sample size, someone is going to be willing to sign on,” she said. “We don’t expect many, but even a few will be a propaganda coup. Proof that humanity is being successfully integrated into the Imperium.” You had nothing to say to that. She was right after all. “The concerns of the Imperium are ultimately irrelevant to you though. What is pressingly relevant is the possibility that by the time this conversation is through, you will either be a candidate for the Imperial Marines, or on trial for assaulting a member of the Imperial Military.” you find yourself reaching up a hand to pinch your nose. “Like that’s any choice at all.” “No, it’s not.” The Marine gave you a toothy grin. “Welcome to the Imperial Marines.” Part of you was tempted to go to prison right then and there. Just to spite her. Unfortunately, you are intelligent enough to realize that futile acts of spite against an overwhelmingly powerful opposition were what landed you in this position in the first place. Damned if it wasn’t tempting though.

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