I remember reading a story about a whole bunch of space-faring civilizations that realised their ancient cultures all worshipped creators that looked similar and gave them a common language.
They spent generations scouring the universe in search of their creators, eventually finding a dead rock near an almost burnt-out star. What's left of their gods' home planet.
They found ancient, almost indecipherable messages about how each race was engineered.
They eventually discovered why they were created in the first place.
"We looked to the stars, begging for guidance, or at least companionship. For eons we called and searched, but we found nothing, and heard only ghosts. We created you so that no people would ever suffer the silence and loneliness that we did. We are not gods, but people. We were humanity, and we were alone."
That story has stuck with me for years, but I can never seem to find it.
I read a similar one where humanity discovered that space was cold, dark and empty... soon realizing that they were the mystical First Ones, the Forerunners... the Progenitors that Science Fiction said we'd find... and set out to undertake a massive engineering project to taken the galaxy and make it habitable.
After a fashion, fulfilling the sci-fi prophecy of there being an elder race that guided and encouraged the child races, except we were it.
There's a phrase I think I've heard in H,FY! and other places... I've even used it myself:
"We have become the very Gods that our ancestors once worshipped."
Just Google "Humanity, Fuck Yeah!" and you'll find hundreds, if not thousands of related short stories that run in a similar vein.
You'll find them on Reddit, 4chan and about a dozen other sites.
All in the name of exploration... named FOR exploration.
"They told us to say hello, because they thought it was important."
Damn, that's powerful.
They spent generations scouring the universe in search of their creators, eventually finding a dead rock near an almost burnt-out star. What's left of their gods' home planet.
They found ancient, almost indecipherable messages about how each race was engineered.
They eventually discovered why they were created in the first place.
"We looked to the stars, begging for guidance, or at least companionship. For eons we called and searched, but we found nothing, and heard only ghosts. We created you so that no people would ever suffer the silence and loneliness that we did. We are not gods, but people. We were humanity, and we were alone."
That story has stuck with me for years, but I can never seem to find it.
After a fashion, fulfilling the sci-fi prophecy of there being an elder race that guided and encouraged the child races, except we were it.
There's a phrase I think I've heard in H,FY! and other places... I've even used it myself:
"We have become the very Gods that our ancestors once worshipped."
You'll find them on Reddit, 4chan and about a dozen other sites.
"Ok google can you suck my dick *snickers*"