Post by Aniyu on Feb 19, 2013 13:14:01 GMT -5
As humans continued to evolve, so did their impact on the environment. They endlessly exhausted precious earth until it was near dust, and then used the wasteland as a place to build new urban living. Their roaring machines easily tore though wildlife without a second thought; it was an unstoppable plague on hopeless creatures. The sickness engulfed the wildlife's homes, it tainted any land that was deemed unnecessary. It slowly attacked at their resources, sliced away what basic life needs they had. Some creatures slowly died to the perils of starvation or dehydration at lost territory, some were torn away from sickness unknown, and some were lucky to be quickly shot to death. Slowly and painfully, hope for their lives dwindled until it was barely existent- the sickness had surrounded them. Many assumed the sickness had won.
However, as with most plagues, a lucky few grew a resistance to this disease. And fast.
Human religious leaders called it an act of God for their sinful natures. Human conspiracists called this it an act of mother nature herself fighting back for her home. Human scientists called it exponential natural selection, and based it on the fact that the animals had no other chance of surviving unless this evolution occurred. They all watched species transform into new beings that were intangible to anything predicted. They witnessed sparrows that could teleport, panthers with venomous fangs, and wolves that could make fire appear with ease. All living beings beyond the humans sprang through this evolution- even trees became as tough as steel, and vines grew spikes comparable to barbed wire. The human sickness was no longer a worry to the wildlife who had pushed through, until, like polio, the disease ceased to exist.
It's now 100 years in the future. Any species in existence is "hyper-evolved" and make most living conditions very hostile. Mostly the earth is covered in foliage of some sort, but some human cities still remain.
However, as with most plagues, a lucky few grew a resistance to this disease. And fast.
Human religious leaders called it an act of God for their sinful natures. Human conspiracists called this it an act of mother nature herself fighting back for her home. Human scientists called it exponential natural selection, and based it on the fact that the animals had no other chance of surviving unless this evolution occurred. They all watched species transform into new beings that were intangible to anything predicted. They witnessed sparrows that could teleport, panthers with venomous fangs, and wolves that could make fire appear with ease. All living beings beyond the humans sprang through this evolution- even trees became as tough as steel, and vines grew spikes comparable to barbed wire. The human sickness was no longer a worry to the wildlife who had pushed through, until, like polio, the disease ceased to exist.
It's now 100 years in the future. Any species in existence is "hyper-evolved" and make most living conditions very hostile. Mostly the earth is covered in foliage of some sort, but some human cities still remain.