Galactic Year 7193

The invasion of Earth has gone far different from our expectations, my lord. This does not mean that we are winning, it is the opposite, and I recommend that you call the Earth's leaders for a treaty. When we caught and dissected the dominant species on that planet, the Humans, and compared them to the other specimens, we were truly baffled at how they became the dominant species. We assumed that they were merely lucky to survive due to a past war between all the other notable species. The only notable things we found that they had comparatively higher cognitive activity alongside endurance capable of adapting to several environments. The muscles of the humans were abnormally low in comparison to their closest relatives, which include the chimpanzees and ape specimens we found, which contain 99% genetic similarity. We deemed the humans to be easy prey that were merely lucky in attaining dominance. We were wrong. The humans, with sheer coincidence or madness, have successfully created a weapon capable of rivaling weapons costing several galactic years worth of budget at a fraction of the cost. When we invaded, they managed to utilize a propulsion system to launch several explosive weapons at our ships, taking down 39% of our fleet before we set foot. As soon as we landed was when the slaughter began. As you know, our species has been the pinnacle of weaponry, utilizing the finest alloys and plasma weaponry ever discovered in addition to the camouflage technology that allowed us to strike without being seen. Meanwhile, the humans were still working on refining alloys that couldn't possible stand against ours, yet they found a way to utilize the elements naturally found on their planet. The humans attained propulsion in a matter far different from our use of electromagnetic forces. They instead use different particles and ignite them to create explosions to propel their spacecrafts and weaponry. Their weaponry utilizes mixture known as "gunpowder" that gave the humans a cheap and effective way to propel their alloys at speeds capable of puncturing our armors with ease. When we attempted to use our cloaking technology and sneak up to them, they called in what they called an "Airstrike" and showered our men with flames that couldn't go out. I saw many of our soldiers perish screaming in agony before dying while others chose to end themselves. At the cost of 72% of our men, we have secured a base camp, but we cannot hold out much longer. I recommend that we surrender now, before they begin to retaliate, because as we speak they have found our communication devices and plan to create an alliance with our conquered planets.