There were other possibilities, of course.
Theoretically, the truth could be virtually anything.
They were dealing with a different world with different species with different materials and with significantly greater technology.
However, the Emperor of Harmony was relatively certain that the truth was somewhere along the spectrum of the two possibilities that he mentioned.
In both cases, there were precious insights and intel into the true world civilizations that they were dealing with that could help them form more tailored counter-strategic strategies against their presumed entities.
"The Esocline Federation and the Kandrian Empire is currently digging through everything it can about the true world civilizations as much as it can from the aircraft and we should be able to learn more once the entity wakes up—"
BZZZT!
The Emperor of Harmony quickly read through the messages on his commpad as his eyes lit up with ecstasy.