The scent, however familiar, was foreign. It was this familiarity that guides the intruder onward โ leading him towards the unknown. Towards the entrance of the hive where his answer awaits.
Frozen, as if awaiting judgment, the lonesome drone simply stares towards the Queen.
Sharpened senses would allow for immediate understanding. But, for one that dwelled in captivityโฆ it proved disorienting. Bewildering. The vastness of this world, it was beyond his comprehension.
Standing tall the living shadow appears fine. Alas such an illusion is broken
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the ship he called โhome,โ becomes welcoming. Inviting.
So he deliberates. He hesitates to move. Where should he go? โ What would allow him to best survive? Instinctive thoughts rush forth, though not fast enough it seemsโฆ
Something large had begun to approach.
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The living darkness within the chaos had taken form. Cleaving through the smoke, escaping its metallic prison, a single specimen emerges.
A hiss crawls from its throat as an abundance of new senses plague him. Would this noisy arrival draw the attention of anything?
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Night time had drawn upon this planet. Riddled with stars, accompanied by its own moon, the sky was a source of utter tranquility and peace.
From below, all was right.
From above, all was wrong.
Breaching the atmosphere and igniting with pandemonium, a
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from within.
There would be no survivors. They had been lost long before this vessel breached the atmosphere.
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The sound of footsteps break the stillness of the world. Heavy, disorganized. Whatever stirred had not been unscathed โ very few beings could.
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