The Gek did not change. They – kzkzkt – invaded our souls –

The Gek did not change. They – kzkzkt – invaded our souls –

I blink and I am on Balaron itself, homeworld of the Gek. I stand within the centre of the First Spawn empire, witnessing events that occurred long ago. Name stands next to me, watching what I watch, tears streaming down their face.

I see enslaved Korvax move from Gek spawning pool to spawning pool. At each one, they cut into their own suits. Nanite Clusters pool out, falling into the fluid of embryonic Gek.

It is then that I finally understand. The fall of the Gek, their conversion to the Atlas, their release of the Korvax... It was not redemption. It was revolution. Hundreds of Korvax sacrificing their immortality, mingling their Nanite Clusters with the unborn Gek.

The Gek did not become good. They became Korvax, at least in part. Their slaves altered Gek brains, shifting their nature. For the first and final time, the Korvax Convergence delighted in the pain of the oppressor.