In C.M. Kösemen’s speculative evolution novel All Tomorrows , the are a nomadic, billion-year-old alien race that sees themselves as the "masters of the universe". Their entire culture and religion are centered around the belief that they have a divine right to remake the galaxy through extreme genetic manipulation. Key Characteristics and History
: Humans turned into elk-like herd animals who retained their human memories but lacked the physical ability to express them.
: They are four-winged, insectoid-like creatures with two eye stalks and a long, prehensile tentacle. Their technology is so advanced it has become biological, allowing them to master nanotechnology and matter manipulation. the qu
: Perhaps the most tragic example, they were transformed into living blocks of flesh used as "biological waste filters" because they had resisted the Qu for the longest.
: As "punishment" for resisting or simply for their own amusement, the Qu bioengineered humans into dozens of bizarre, non-humanoid species. Key Characteristics and History : Humans turned into
: When they encountered the "Star People" (the descendants of humanity who had colonized the galaxy), they quickly defeated them despite the humans' star-destroying weaponry.
“The Qu didn't explicitly HATE humanity (except for maybe the colonials ofc) but rather just saw us as lesser or not sufficiently sapient the same way ppl look at cows that they breed.” YouTube · BewareCast · 4 years ago : Perhaps the most tragic example, they were
: After 40 million years of domination, the Qu simply left our galaxy to continue their nomadic crusade, leaving the mutated "post-humans" to evolve on their own. Community Perspectives Preamble text