Talk:Snail's theory
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Blackdragon: You state in the Section "The Sathanes" that "...they were viciously attacked by unfamiliar ships, and decided to fight back." Unless I am mistaken, the Shivans fired the first shot(could be wrong). Perhaps they heard of the Lucifer's destruction and decided on revenge?
Response: The GTC Vigilant was 'ambushed' by the Shivans, so that may be true. However, some SOC/NTF/whoever may have found the Shivans and decided to attack them before the Vigilant was ambushed, causing the second Shivan war. Alternatively, the Shivans may be xenocidal anyway and decide to kill the Vigilant anyway.