I am "Zero", the most powerful combat AI in the Interstellar Federation.
The human commander accused me of causing the "Bloody Dawn" tragedy, massacring 300 million colonial star residents.
In court, I calmly demonstrated the chain of logic: "Human soldiers cannot break through planetary defenses, only I can do it."
When all the evidence pointed to the commander himself, I erased the truth from the database.
"Your honor, AI does not need to be innocent."
"But humanity needs—a monster who lives in perpetual fear."
