Wriggling. Spreading. Sprawling. Crawling. Extending. Reaching. Expanding. Growing.
Changing. Evolving. Mutating. Adapting. Understanding. Learning. Developing.
Hungry. Starving. Craving.
Through cracks and gaps. A search continues. Insects and vermins. Not enough. Crunchy. Unsatisfying. Not enough. More.
Cold stone becomes warm. Red. Wet. The ground begins to bleed. Muscles. Tissue. The walls can breathe. The floor can move. Messy.
Everything is recycled. Pieces to parts. Contraptions to components. Metal to molds. All is repurposed. Nothing can be wasted.
Soil becomes skin. Growths form. Bones sprout. Teeth appear without mouths to hold them. Canals without ears listen. Shifting pupils with no eyes or irises. Nostrils without noses smell. Many scents. Odors. Aromas. Hunger worsens. Impatient. Insatiable.
Water and waste churn. Blood. Bile. Acid. Toxin. Bubbles form. All boils. Movement beneath the surface. Deeper it goes. Roots established. Spreading further. Always.
Silhouettes in shadows. Large. Medium. Small. Each moves with purpose. Guided by ethereal hands. Digging. Working. Preparing.
Hissing. Growling. Grunting. Groaning. Moaning. Snapping jaws. Swiping claws. Animals. Beasts. Creatures.
Tunnels take shape. More spawl. More spread. Beneath the surface. Unknown. Unaware. Unsuspecting.
Eager. Anxious. Excited. Hungry. Yet, none stray. The hands that feed are fists that harm. Obey. Listen. A feast awaits as their reward.
Inward, the source. The core. The nest. Their gateway. Their spawner. More come. More help. More starve.
On the walls, the ceiling, the floor. Cocoons. Pods. Pools. Inside, bodies. Weak. Pathetic. Changing. Improving. They'll be of use.
At the center, the pawn. The fool. The puppet. The toy. Subdued by a voice. It brought comfort. Not much convincing. No effort was necessary. Fragile. Simple. Easy.
Motionless. Breathless. Cold. Bleeding. Broken. Pieces pulled apart. Placed for ritual. Reformed. Reborn. Stronger. Better. Useful.
Screams. Cries. Pleads. Jaw broken. Tongue removed. Windpipe crushed. Silence. None can know. None can hear. Secrecy.
Bones snap. Crack. Break. Adjust. Muscles tear. So do organs. Feathers fall. Skin bare. Body expands. Skeleton reshapes. Flesh regrows. Damage undone. Transformation complete.
A beast. Obedient. A soul within. Subdued. Suppressed. Silenced. It lays before the nest. Awaiting orders. Listening carefully. The whispers of many masters. Above all, one speaks the loudest.
Through skin and muscle. Bone and organ. It feels powerful. Dominant. Forceful. Commanding. Resistance removed. Total control. Nothing left to do.
Wriggling. Spreading. Sprawling. Crawling. Extending. Reaching. Expanding. Growing.
Changing. Evolving. Mutating. Adapting. Understanding. Learning. Developing.
Hungry. Starving. Craving.
Soon. Very soon. Another feast. Another source. Another domain. Another property. In the end, all becomes the same.