Total Adaptation - War & Evolution

The darkness is everywhere, and all I can do is eat and rely on Minis for everything... I really dislike this feeling of powerlessness.

Of course, I am still smoothly progressing on the way of vocabulary and speed of thought. This is mostly thanks to my increase in size over the past day of non-stop eating, but also thanks to Minis reminding me of all kinds of words and their meanings.

I also told him to start using nicer words when speaking, like "Pardon" or "Congratulations". For some reason, it makes our conversations feel better.

[Process is over. Many nutrients have been absorbed, and size has crossed a threshold. You will now no longer be compared to a speck of dust... Congratulations.]

'... I never knew even you could be sarcastic at times. Well, it really is somewhat... uh...'

[Pathetic.]

'... and you can also be somewhat annoying. No, really annoying.'

[... Updating stats...

Name: Nameless

Affiliation: None

Age: 2 days

Current raison d'être: None

Shape and size: Small, unremarkable sphere of liquid.

Adaptations needed for Evolution:

1-Obtain Vision

2-??

3-??

New Lifespan: 18 hours.

Ways to survive: 1-Eat!]

Alright, back to eating...

'Wait, what?! What do you mean by "obtain vision" ?'

[The 1st requirement for Evolution. Hint: Not evolved enough to have hints... Good luck.]

'... This is just cruel.'

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I have to try the same method I used to understand the term engulf. I will have to rely on Minis a lot, but I can't be bothered with that anymore.

We are one and the same, after all.

"Hear us, son. There may come a day where we depart. But one day, you will have a second family. Trust them, and be worthy of their trust. After all, when you share the same blood... you are one and the same."

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'I don't know what blood is, but I guess we are family. Right, Minis?'

[...]

'Then, we are one and the same.'

[...Yes.]

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'To have the vision of something is to... see it. To see, you need...'

[Eyes.]

'Yes, and so I need to obtain eyes. But in order to obtain eyes, I need...'

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[Name: Nameless

Affiliation: None

Age: 2 days

Current raison d'être: None

Shape and size: Small, unremarkable sphere of liquid.

Adaptations needed for Evolution:

1-Obtain Vision

2-??

3-??

Lifespan left: 2 hours.

Ways to survive: 1-Eat!]

'It's useless, the process we used previously seems to be completely ineffective. Ugh.'

I keep sighing and complaining, but it really is just absurd. Minis helped me think of hundred of words having a relation to vision, yet nothing seems to have changed.

'And because I had all my energy focused on thinking, my lifespan seems to be decreasing at a faster rate and it seems I also couldn't afford the energy to look for food so my situation is now somewhat perilous. Truly problematic.'

[...]

'Look for food, Minis. We can continue thinking after we've secured our lifespan.'

[Error. Already in movement and looking for food.]

'... Are you saying we have been looking for food but haven't found any all this time?'

[Correct.]

'... I have a bad feeling about this. Continue looking for food Minis. Make an exception and eat food below the minuscule size if you find any.'

[Understood.]

I have a very, very bad feeling about this... Oh no, why am I remembering this now...

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"It was absolutely your mistake you didn't notice the leopard until it almost killed you. In fact, if I hadn't trained you so well, you would be dead right now."

"But father, it was too stealthy, how could I have known..."

"Signs. Nearby birds flew out a few seconds before the ambush, but even before then, didn't you notice how few animals there were? Be it rabbits or even zebras, none were to be seen. It means a more powerful organism had taken this place as their territory. Let me teach you a Law in your mother's stead: Mark your territory and don't intrude upon others' territories. If you do, do so stealthily and leave as soon as your business is finished.

Otherwise, you will be the one to be finished."