Free Annihilation: Book 06 - Demon's Sacrifice by Saxon Andrew

their threat. She looked around and thought, “Well, at least I won’t be sending my families anywhere from here.” She felt her hunger as she looked around and decided to eat a rather large four legged creature. She worried about her survival but reasoned that she could have been killed instead of captured so maybe she had some time before they decided what to do with her. “I might as well enjoy it.”
     

Chapter 5
    T he Red being looked at his console and felt his anger rise. Then he heard, “Your project must be causing you problems to be this angry.”
     
    “I wanted this particular tool because they are more vicious than our current tool. The current tool must be forced to kill even though they are gifted with a form that makes it easy. I also want this new tool to pass the compulsions genetically so they’re not dependent on machines. Unfortunately, they turn on each other when another life form is not available. These creatures were naturally territorial in their original environment and now I’m forcing them into close quarters. I gain one thing but another problem arises. This tool loves to kill and I have to build in restraints.”
     
    “That may not be a bad thing.”
     
    “I thought about that but there is time spent traveling to different universes and they cannot restrain themselves from attacking each other that long.”
     
    “What are you going to do?”
     
    “I’m not sure; I like their viciousness and don’t want to restrain it but it appears I might not have a choice. Do you have any suggestions?”
     
    “Why not make them suffer severe pain whenever they touch; that should cut down on their attacks. If the pain is severe enough they will avoid contact unless the final compulsion is activated. You’ll also have to make them immune to that beam weapon you’ve given them.”
     
    The being thought a moment, “That idea has merit. I think I’ll build the final compulsion to make them the tastiest meal they can eat but possibly cause them to burn if they touch each other without the compulsion. I’ll also enhance their territorial instinct so that when the time comes to remove them it will happen very quickly.”
     
    “That’s almost funny. The last survivor will end up eating himself.”
     
    The red being smiled, “You’re right; I really want to actually see that happen. I might make a sample and see if it works.” He thought a moment, “It will require them to wear armor most of the time to prevent damage to each other.”
     
    “Just make sure they have the capability to rip through the armor when the time comes to remove this tool.”
     
    “I’ll do it just as you’ve suggested.”
     
    “Another benefit of this tool over the current is there is no time needed to digest what they’ve killed. They can leave one universe and go directly to another. Once they start killing it will be continuous.”
     
    “Have you looked in on your current tool?”
     
    “They are so boring; no, not recently. I’ve been too busy working on the new one. Besides, they won’t be around much longer. I might even let them be the first meal for my new creation and that problematic universe the second. However, these new tools will resolve those issues quickly. As soon as I rework the new structure into them, I’ll look in on the old ones.”
     
    “Don’t waste your time. You should use it constructively and finish this project.”
     
    “I know; if you think of anything else let me know.”
     
    “You know I will.”
     
    The Supreme Males were on a communication channel attempting to decide what to do. The Senior Male said, “I think we should hatch a new Nest Mother.”
     
    “To what purpose? The command chamber is gone and without it the new Mother will be useless.”
     
    “Then what would you suggest?”
     
    “I believe that she has been taken to that universe that stopped our harvest. If they could come here and take her, that suggests that there is another way into