Nem TDoc 009
Xyrian
Speculative advanced stealth predators utilizing alleged cloaking and alleged extreme speed.
Nem TDoc 009
Technical data sheet (source): Nem TDoc 009 - Xyrian
Subject: Unidentified Hostile Species – Designation “Xyrians”
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This analysis was submitted by Military Intelligence but has been formally rejected by Terran Command. All conclusions remain purely speculative and have not been corroborated by any verifiable evidence or survivor testimony.
Author: Major Elias Korr, Terran Military Intelligence
All data compiled from fragmented security footage and damaged black box recordings. No survivors have ever provided usable testimony.
Incident 1 – Alleged Cloaking Ability
Recovered footage from UTS Vanguard’s Lament shows emergency lighting and door systems activating sequentially with no visible personnel present. A computer terminal was actively being used — screens flipping and buttons visibly depressing — while only a faint atmospheric shimmer could be seen in front of the panel. Automated turrets repeatedly failed to acquire targets despite clear movement through the corridors. Moments later, the ship’s self-destruct sequence was initiated.
Incident 2 – Alleged Hyper Movement
Security footage from Lockdown Base Omicron-12 shows the entity appearing in the forward cargo bay, then thirty seconds later in the aft engineering section — a distance that would normally take a human approximately five minutes to cover at a full sprint. Two intruders were killed in transit with no visible struggle. Due to its alleged cloaking ability and alleged extreme speed, motion trackers were unable to maintain consistent contact.
Incident 3 – Alleged Elite Combat Prowess
During the Battle of Outpost Epsilon-9, the entity entered the first engagement room and killed a Prime Blood specimen, its body immediately splattering across the camera lens and obscuring the view. In the remaining partially blocked footage, the creature is seen dispatching three additional Prime Bloods and three Terran soldiers in under ninety seconds. It then moved into the nest where, despite the Cerasta largely blocking the camera, it engaged the Prime Blood Queen in direct hand-to-hand combat for a long drawn-out minute. It then tactically retreated, as if realizing it could not kill the Cerasta one-on-one.
Incident 4 – Alleged Individual/Small Unit Tactics
Analysis of multiple encounters suggests no more than one, two, or three individuals were active aboard each vessel. Unlike every other known xeno species, there is no evidence of swarming or horde behavior. The creature appears to operate as a lone hunter or in small units.
Incident 5 – Alleged Honor-Bound Hierarchy
Security footage from Lockdown Base Omicron-12 shows a group of survivors huddled in terror. Their demeanor suddenly shifts. They drop to their knees and bow their heads in clear submission toward an off-camera presence. After several seconds, they visibly relax and display what appears to be gratitude — some are seen nodding their heads and placing hands over their chests. No audio is available on the recording. Whatever presence they were acknowledging appears to leave shortly afterward.
No corroborating interview was possible. Prime Blood forces overran the base and killed those same survivors eight hours later.
Incident 6 – Alleged Advanced Technology
Recovered debris from multiple sites includes remnants of a detonated device with energy signatures far exceeding known human or xeno ordnance. Additionally, several pieces of unidentified, completely burned-out sensory equipment were found wired into the station’s technical access tunnels.
Conclusion
Based on available footage, this species demonstrates alleged technological superiority, alleged extreme physical capability, and alleged sophisticated tactical behavior. They do not infest, swarm, or overwhelm. They strike with precision and vanish.
We are no longer dealing with another predatory organism.
We may be dealing with the first species that is genuinely our superior in combat.