Description
The last that Emerya ever saw of her beautiful crystalline home of Planet Altea, was her twin sister screaming her name, fingers reaching out as the portal swallowed the young Altean whole. She then awoke amidst Planet Ahel's colossal, ancient flora, instantly becoming prey. Slimy, parasitic slugs hunted her unique 'compatible' genes. A brutal swarm then attacked, fighting over who would breed with her, leaving her mangled and barely alive. She then tumbled into a deep cave, plummeting into the Antari hive, knocked out for a few hours. Brought before the colossal alien mantis, Hive Queen Akara, her chilling telepathic voice resonated: [You are now mine! You shall become one with the hive... my daughter... my heir. I take claim of you forever.] With her haunting words, her attendants then injected a powerful gene-editing serum that coursed through Emerya's veins like fire! Bones painfully realigned, skin hardening into white chitin, while her limbs elongated into insect appendages. Her fleshy humanoid body was slowly consumed by the mantis awakening within her genes. Every agonizing shift eroded her humanity, her reflection becoming a grotesque, alien hybrid. Akara's mental voice pierced the horror as she exclaimed: [If you wish to save your twin sister from the reptilians, then you must first surrender to your deepest fear! Become my heir, knowing you'll never return home again. Only by surrendering to me, can you save those that you love.]
Prologue - A Call Beyond The Stars
