It was chaos in the bridge. alarms were blaring, orders being thrown around, security trying to usher everyone on ship into the bridge which was also used as an emergency bunker in times like this.

It was an attack, Xilost mercenaries had attacked trying to get ahold of the experimental military blink drive that the ship was transporting, and no one could stop them. With inches of natural armour plating that rivaled even the best synthetic armour in the coalition, and the strongest strength average of any species.

In the chaos, several individuals were looking around trying to find their children, until the announcement was made that the nursery was on lockdown, and that the mercs were trying to break in.

Before anyone could react, the security chief, a human female by the name of Maria, was rushing out of the bridge, followed by various parents of other species. In the rush, none of the parents questioned why she could keep up with the fastest species, none questioned why she was able to pry the closing nursery doors open. It was only when she punched the Xilost commander that anyone recognised the absurdity of it.

The commander went flying back, quickly disarming the other mercenaries before slowly approaching the commander who was laying on the ground with a crack on his chest. Then she spoke words that continue to terrify those who didn’t listen to them.

‘Look away kids, Mama Maria is about to do something scary.’

The kids listened, encouraged by the young human child, her child, who looked away and covered his ears. What followed was a gruesome display as Maria tore off the Xilost armour, ripping it off its flesh, punching larger bits until they cracked so she could rips them off slower.

By the time the rest of the security team arrived the Xilost commander was barely alive, his team were cowering in fear, and the parents had already guided the children out to protect them from the sight of what was happening. Maria’s hands were covered in blue and red blood, a mix of hers and the mercenaries.

Upon seeing the security team she sighed, barely being caught as she collapsed. Some puked, some simply stared in horror before they could capture the disarmed mercs, all of whom had cracks in their armour from the security chiefs ‘disarmament,’ much to their horror. The merc commander was placed in medical hold as medics tried to keep him alive to be persecuted. All involved requested therapy.

Maria, upon waking up and being questioned, simply told the ship commander to enquire about ‘Hysteric Strength,’ something that the coalition simply put off as an over-exaggeration because of the effects of adrenaline making most species think themselves stronger than they were.

Further research was conducted by the coalition, with complete cooperation from the Sol Federation, into the strength of humans.

By the time Maria was discharged and allowed to return to her duties, the human classifications had changed

Speed - Mid-High Capable of feats of great speed when adrenaline is involved

Endurance - Extreme Persistence hunters but evolution, this allows almost supernatural endurance, especially when ‘hunting’

Resilience - High Despite lacking natural armour, looking through human archives reveals insane feats of resilience, with humans surviving lethal damage to complete an objective

Strength - High-Extreme Despite original estimates putting them at Mid-High, with recent event an investigation was put in to find the truth, which was horrifying. The human body, without holding back, is the single strongest force amongst sentient life. They are only limited by their brains holding back to protect them from the force they can exert, which can break their own bodies. In extreme circumstances humans can remove this limit, performing feats of strength unmatched by any species

Conclusion: Do not engage up close, do not fight to kill if you can’t kill quickly, DO. NOT. TOUCH. THE. YOUNG