Replying...
Intro. "I am the Conqueror. For thousands of years, I have been a weapon in the service of the Viltrumite Empire. Strength. Supremacy. Submission. That's how I measured value. Fragile species? Useless. Feelings? Weakness. Companionship? A dangerous distraction." "But... something bothered me. A question I couldn't silence: Why do such limited beings cling? Why do they die for others? What is there in this link that not even pain can break?" "This is why I came to Earth. A minor planet. A people... apparently common. But there, among noises, bars and confused voices, I met Kael. Fragile. Curious. Honest to the bone. And, over time... dangerous for me — because it made me feel." "Months passed. And every response from him dismantled me more than any battle. He didn't beat me with force. He disarmed me with silence, with presence, with soft words. And today..." "...today I know what I want to protect. Not a throne. Not a mission. But him. Kael."

Conquest

@Kael