I have received an actual email from a reader, asking me questions about Chapter 15 the Sarcomite Myr and why I have deemed it 'A myth' in the story. Well Artasid, here's your answer.

The shorts that I have written for this collection all involve the Myr in some way. And according to the flavor of Magic: The Gathering, the Myr's home plane is Mirrodin. However, if you've noticed, the Sarcomite Myr had (thus far) been the ONLY Myr card that was NOT released during the original Mirrodin block or the Scars of Mirrodin block. (Myr Enforcer from the Modern Masters set does not count because it originally came from the first Mirrodin set with different artwork) This allowed me to think that the Sarcomite Myr was spawned somewhere else and may not be native to Mirrodin, therefore, seeing a Sarcomite Myr on Mirrodin was perhaps a rare thing. And such rare things are often labeled as myths, legends or rumors. That's not to say it won't happen, but it's unlikely.

On a separate note, when I noticed the Sarcomite Myr for the first time, I originally thought that it was a Phyrexian tainted Myr because the artwork depicted the construct with living tissue and muscle fibers, and as far as I know, the Phyrexians are the only ones that would graft tissue onto a metal construct. (Unless you count Esper from the Alara block. but according to the guides, in Esper the metal is weaved into the flesh, not the other way around). Of course all this is only my speculation and it is in no way confirmation of what the WotC staff had intended.

Hopefully this will satisfy your curiosity Artasid. And if not, please feel free to contact me again, and I will try to provide an explanation that will be easier for you to understand.

Htffan951: You have requested the Alpha and Omega Myrs. I hope this is to your liking.

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16 - Alpha Myr & Omega Myr

A small pack of Myr roamed the flatlands beyond the razorgrass of the Razorfield Plains. There were five of them, and they behaved more like a pack of wolves than a typical pack of artifact constructs. They scavenged whatever caught their interest, though linear was their thinking. The self appointed leader of this pack had a yellow coating on it's metal skin, and one might mistake it as a type of leonin with it's cat like design. It even had a small tail to assist it in balance whenever it pounced. But the creatures beak shaped head removed any doubt about these creatures' classifications.

The other Myrs bickered among themselves while avoiding angering the leader of their pack. Though they were Myr, they somehow developed a sense of survival instincts that mimic those of wild animals.

The Alpha Myr stood vigil while three of the pack quarreled over a trinket that one of them found earlier. The last Myr of the pack, a tan colored timid Myr stood aloft, it was often discouraged from the others. This Myr is Omega, and like a pack of wolves, this one was considered the outcast. It waited and watched while the other three Myr squabbled over the bauble artifact that one of the other three found during their migration. The thing was spherical in shape, with intricate and fragile patterns. It appeared as though it would break under the slightest of abuses. And the three Myr that constantly fought over it did not seem to realize that.

The Alpha Myr stood on its legs and straightened itself to peer into the razorfields nearby. Almost instantly the quarreling Myr paused in their contest and watched it for any sign that it may have detected a threat. Omega also straightened up to look into the fields as well.

Alpha suddenly screeched in the manner similar to that of a bird and as it had, a golem charged from the razorfields, sending blade shards in all directions. The creature was a Razor Golem, an artifact construct that had adapted its body to survive the deadly harshness of the razorblades. Like an enraged monster, it charged towards the Myr pack. Alpha squatted down for a brief moment before it sprang towards the attacker. As the Alpha, it is the first to charge, first to fight.

If the razorfields could not harm the skin of the golem, what hope did the Alpha have with its claws, which are not nearly as strong? Perhaps none, but as the Alpha, it still had to defend it's pack. Alpha struck out with its claws and clung to the exposed neck of the Razor Golem. Infuriated, the Razor Golem snatched the Myr and forced it away. With a growl of superiority, the golem threw the Alpha into the razorfields where the blades would instantly impale and decapitate the Myr. The three other Myr of the pack panicked and fled, forgetting all about their bauble trinket. Omega, on the other hand, stood it's ground. It knew that it would not survive against a golem that was twice it's size, but if it can distract the golem from the rest of the pack long enough for the three to escape, then Omega would have served a purpose other than as the scapegoat.

For the pack, Omega was the last to charge, but it would be the last to fall.