The moment they laid eyes on the natives of Planet Dige, everyone was jolted wide awake. Even Marcus, who was on the front lines, shuddered and cursed under his breath.
Damn it, these guys look way too much like us!
Even though they had mentally prepared themselves, seeing the real thing sent a chill down everyone's spine. Here was another primitive civilization, over twenty light-years away from Earth, and they looked... exactly like humans!
It felt like the universe was playing a massive, twisted joke on humanity.
The natives had oval faces with very few eyebrows, two eyes, a nose, and a mouth. Their faces were entirely hairless, giving them a slight resemblance to apes. Though many of them were covered in thick, black soot from the smoke, their general features were still clear.
