Zeryakz, a ruthless dictator, awoke on a forest planet. “Is this a dream? No, I wouldn’t be asking if it were.”

  Zeryakz used their survival training to make weapons and build a shelter.

  Another alien materialized …

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  Heitokan, Zeryakz’s arch-nemesis, asked, “Why are we here?”

  “No idea. Go fend for yourself …” Zeryakz pointed to the dense forest.

  Heitokan survived as well …

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  Hunter androids materialized.

  “We must kill them both!” commanded their leader.

  Zeryakz approached Heitokan. “We can only survive this together …”

  — — — —

  Meanwhile, the anti-war resistance belonging to both species observed their notorious leaders plugged into the simulation.