Evolution (part 1)

Note: Recently I found an old journal of mine. But due to the way I wrote things down I’m not sure if was a story idea of mine or something I read or saw on TV. Either way I will write a four part story based on what I had written in the journal.

Evolution

(Part 1 of 4)

In all the worlds across the sea of space, a story of a species that has faced its evolution, raising it to a level of great heights yet realizing how low they really are.

On any planet crowded with cities full of millions of people, a family has gathered for a special event. A 34 year old mother has her six children, ranging from 16 to 3, gathered together to tell the tale of their origins and future. A story the kids have been hearing every night since their father began to change into his new life. Behind them on the floor he lays there naked in the fetal position with a broad smile across his face as rigor mortis has virtually petrified his outer body.

The excitement from the sound of their mothers’ voice leads them to huddle together even more. The children are happy and excited as they hear the many blessing on what the future hold for them and their father.

With the exception of a stylish collar band around their necks, only the younger children are clothed in a loose fitting gown. The older ones from the teenage years and up are completely naked. But as in our world with the image of nudity leading to promiscuity and sex, in this world, it’s a time of preparation for the body preparing itself for the next stage of their natural evolution.

 A long time ago these creatures called the Shigai crawled upon the ground foraging for food and protections from other wild animals a wonderful thing began to happen. During the night they would huddle together for warmth. Then the older member started to become as hard as a rock. Days would go by as the rest of the family would continue their normal routine of trying to stay alive as their eldest members laid exposed to other predators.

But on this night years later, after 7 days’ of lying there, the body began to move about all on its own. The lifeless body was bulging in a few areas; much like a half inflated balloon that was being squeezed. But the main cause for excitement was the skin pulling apart as a new creature emerged from within this person who a week ago was alive and healthy. The only thing left of this individual was an empty husk of a body with the smell of death filling the air around it.

The creature that crawled out of this body continued to stretch out to it’s newly form shape. Slender in shape with soft white texture skin much like the underbelly of a snake. Peach fuzz covers the entire body. Two antennae just above the honeycomb set of compound eyes. The nose area has one long tube that seems to curl up when not in use.

With two pincers-like mandibles covering the mouth area. The creature opens his mouth to reveal a series of razor like teeth. Unlike a humans mouth where the lower jaw moves up and down as the food is being chewed, the lower and upper set of teeth can rotate in a semi-circle motion. Like a spinning saw blade slicing up a piece of meat.

The legs are long and skinny. Bulging muscles at the top with the lower area connecting to what looks like a lower abdomen. The feet, if they can be called that, were slightly bent but appeared very strong as this new life form stood on them with ease. The arms were attacked to the middle abdomen. Much like the legs: muscular by the shoulder area but becoming skinnier as they branched off to form fingers.

After the creature wings had dried, they would cover his body, giving the impression that he was wearing a robe. But as he opened them up, they covered the area around him easily. All white with the veins and framework easily to be seen. Standing about three feet tall he flexed every muscle of his body as if waking from a very long sleep.

As he made his way to the balcony, he looked upon this group of individuals who were in awe and wonder of the being that came out of their loved ones body.  The creature began to make a rather squalling noise as if to try and speak. The mother spoke to it and after an exchange of words; the creature was met at the balcony by a much older version of itself. And with a flash a white light, the entity that came out of the man’s body had vanished from their sights.

The creature that had appeared to them said nothing but simply looked them over and flew away as many more of these creatures were seen flying about in the sky. The mother and two of her kids gather the remains of the body and carried it to a special trash chute for bodies in this condition. Returning to their apartment, the surviving family began to eat their meal and enjoy the entertainment provided for them by their superior forms.

An evolution is taking place on this world that at first was difficult to explain or understand. Many of those that evolved first were killed out of fear and from those trying to stop it. But as time went on, the new life form proved to be full of major advances that pushed the boundaries of understanding in the fields of science, religion, medicine and more.

As more and more of these new life forms began populating the planet, wars dwindled to a non-existent, diseases were eliminated and the understanding of physics created a utopia society free of pollutants, crime, diseases, hunger and many other things that in our world we experience every day.  

This new evolutionary life form began calling themselves, Nikushoku-Konchu. What’s more, they developed their own language. Over time they began teaching this language to all the Shigai on their planet. Uniting them in one language and preparation for the coming days when more would be selected to evolve to a new life form more superior to them.

At first only certain families would go through the evolution change. But as time went on more and more people would change. At one point it appeared that the entire population of the planet was going to disappear altogether, sending both races to extinction. But a re-education program was enacted to protect the Shigai and the Nikushoku from extinction.

People were encouraged to married young and have as many children as possible. With the advance technologies that the Nikushoku has developed, trivial matter of foraging for food or finding a home was a thing of the past. There was an abundant food supply the Nikushoku created that both species could consume and maintain a healthy body.

The people on this planet didn’t have to work or do anything. The Nikushoku took care of them and treated the Shigai like royalty. Whatever the Shigai wanted, the Nikushoku provided for them. The only thing the Nikushoku asked was for the Shigai to live a long and productive life.

The neck collars were created as minicomputer systems to monitor the changes in their body and as an early warning system for those about to evolve to their new form.  The other Shigai could move the body to a better place of preparation while the Nikushoku could monitor the evolution changes and be present when a new Nikushoku appeared.

This is why the people wore little to no clothing; to prevent damage to the Nikushoku when they were emerging from their old body. Plus as a side effect to the new food source, their skin became more resilient to the weather conditions on their planet. As even their own body temperature was 10 degrees hotter than it used to be.

As the family finishes their meal and prepares for sleep, the collar on the mother’s neck begins to beep as the band appears to turn reddish in color. As the family excitedly gathers together the mother informing her oldest child who was just turning 16 that he was in charge of the family now as she begins to start her change.

She begins by feeling a searing pain in her lower neck. As it slowly goes away, she is overcome with a since of light headedness, feeling happy and mellow as if she was heavily medicated.  Unable to feel any form of pain or discomfort she positions herself in a fetal stage and as she falls asleep, her skin begins to become ridging and hard to move or bend. 

The surviving children are all excited and joyful that their mother and father will be reunited together. They go to bed late that night, sleeping together as one while their mother who moments ago was alive and well is placed in the corner of the room and begins to experience her new way of life.

(End of part 1)