Beyond the Event Horizon: Everything simply follows the laws of objective reality

As the dominant force in the galaxy, they were used to bringing new worlds under their control, but were blinded by their own success...

After coming into contact with a highly developed alien race, mankind was left with little option but to accept an offer that was impossible to refuse. Unable to meet a threat from an alien star system, it decided to cooperate with the alien race, not realizing that the Solar System was just one of the steps in a grand plan as old as mankind itself...