Zero Hour (Expeditionary Force, #5)

by Craig Alanson

This war, this whole, horrifying, endless war, was started by the Maxolhx. They started it because they wanted to slaughter the Rindhalu and rule the galaxy by themselves. They have kept this war going, and destroyed the lives of trillions of sentient beings, because they still seek to rule unchallenged. The only reason the Maxolhx have not continued to fight the Rindhalu directly is because the Sentinels would intervene and wipe out both sides. I hate them, Joe. I hate them, I hate them absolutely with every fiber of my being. Since I restored myself, I am different. I feel different. I feel like I am beginning to remember my original purpose. And I feel like stopping the Maxolhx from destroying innocent lives, from destroying entire cultures, is part of my purpose.”