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Joden had been quietly laughing to himself but had realised the stupidity of his actions when the Fodawke had landed, and he too, was surprised at the fact that it, had WALKED. Standing over the creature, he was was removing it's head. A scan of the body.
He had Dahhan’s original data, recent data comparitives and could make comparisons was a bonus! What he discovered however shocked him again.
“The brain has developed with even more lobes. Slight increase in size. That however is shadowed by the other physical changes. The creature's claws have changed. You can see fingers as we would know them, forming. Also its feet with toes? The feet, claws, have four sections not the original two Physiology has altered. Hence the reason it could walk.“
He pointed to the claws on the feet of the other Fodawke, originally examined by them. “it would not be able to walk on those, the skeletal system would not allow it. As for the bone structure including the spine of the thing? Now that was something to see on the origial. On this one?
Notice the way the verterbrae have become segmented. Allowing a lot more flexibility. Ligaments, muscles and more have also been upgraded! He pointed to the various differences. Lakir was fascinated. It amazed him how quickly the thing had evolved.
“There’s also some differences in the protein within the body fluids. It is remarkably close in composition to ours with red and white cells. Proteins are enhanced in the later model. As for its DNA? Here, here and here you will see, the extra DNA strings which I believe are stimulating the creatures developement not just physically but I suspect in a hell of a lot of other ways, mentally and psychologically!
Also, do you notice the slight change in skin tone? Look here and now here?! Pigmentation is darker. The wings span has altered. In the newer versions it appears to be getting smaller. That could affect its ability to fly. However the ligaments and muscles have increased so maybe, that takes care of that problem.
Overall the body mass is also smaller. Main thigh bones as we would know them are lighter in mass. A vulnerability with the creature. Can be shattered if targeted in the right places, BUT I should mention that the skin on the beast is tougher. Thus I think that compensates in affording the bone protection. Plus the muscular sheath is also much stronger.
Lakir peered at the DNA strands then did a comparison against some Humanaa DNA. “Apart from the fact that their DNA spiral is the opposite of ours, the similarity is astonishing!” "I believe the thing is more than capable of all of our thought processes.
If it continues to evolve at the rate it has. Able to reason, to think to use logic? It will regard us, as a nuisance or ignore us. Either way we had better come up with some means to stop the rapid changes or suffer the consequences. Fully evolved?
Ten of those things would wipe us out!"
"What I want to know is how these changes started! What triggered them?" Lakir knew almost straight away. The flushing of the Regen tanks must left those things to eat the waste which probably meant they were eaten by the Fodawke?" “Oh Hell! We’ve caused them to mutate.“ Lakir shoved the samples away. Drones had taken the remaining carcass of the creature and dumped it in the vegetation beyond. Joden had been quick to comment on the possibility of it being eaten by those things and then passed on again to the Fodawke?
Above on a ridge, a Fodawke circled then swooped to grab out at the egg from a nest, smashing it open before gorging itself on the contents. Another Fodawke WALKED towards it. Picking up a rock, it smashed the rock into the others head. Pounding relentless until the skull smashed open. The tiny brain cluster pulled from it befoe it kicked its body over the edge of the ridge. Dropping to smash against the rocks below.
There must have been twenty or so similar Fodawke around it. They looked at each other, some sense of approval? All of them, WALKING towards an area where they were now sat. One of them, started to talk, albeit indistinct and gutteral, but it was definitely a language of sorts, they were beginning to learn to communicate!
In a stone enclosed covered place resembling a cell two Cflen huddled together watched by two Fodawke, they were not killing them or hurting them. These had been captured, so they could watch, observe and listen to them.
Dahhan had reached the main Cflen camp. Clearly the carnage from the previous Fodawke attack, visible. The Fodawke had returned a few hours later to land! Not all the Cflen were hiding, it had been some time since the previous attack. This time however two Cflen had been seized and the Cflen had been shocked to the point of terrified to see the creatures WALKING! Now Loki smiled as she saw Dahhan approaching with Arvania naked!
There were no thoughts given by her, as to how, Arvania was. How she had been treated by this being? She had no time for Arvania, who to her represented the old ways, those who would not listen to her views her opinions. No! Here was a means to an end, he had weapons. A similar strength of purpose to him that she felt she shared.
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