Day seven. I actually did this seven days in a row, if you ignore the technicality of day six.... Anywho, I have a special thing I'm working with and I'm officially tagging any of my original factions to make sorting easier (not that that matters now, but if more people ever take a look at me it'll be important). Alright, here's a group/being I'll be working with a bunch!
Null is all that's left of a god defiled. A god slain in cold blood by beings it cultivated. A god trapped in it's own immense corpse, forced to feel itself rot. Festering in it's own confusion, it's own self loathing, it's own RAGE until all that is left is that. Until all that is left is NULL.
A race known as (Haven't exactly decided yet, but am open to suggestions) found the corpse while exploring a previously unexplored price of the galaxy. Being a race of biotechnological supremacists, they jumped at the opportunity to study and later use the body. Their research files show the following...
1. It's massive, even dispite the centuries of decay, being larger than most warships.
2. Due to the age, there's a significant ecosystem within the corpse, along with the surrounding area.
3. The blood seems to have minor healing properties.
4. The brain and heart are still somewhat active, and it was later found some nerves are likely also active.
5. The body has reptilian, avian, and insectoid features
Of course, the bioengineers decided on several ways to use the body, such as...
1. Scions: standardized drones reinforced with the god's flesh and some measure of it's brain matter.
Usually used as bodyguards for important representatives. Tall, usually around 7 feet tall. Typically wield a polearm or another close range weapon.
2. Various (now widespread amongst their species) medical uses. After all, when you're average citizen can usually replace a body part with the ease of walking to the store, a little extra healing is nice.
3. They specifically used a large part of the body, including one of the hearts, to build a warship dubbed "G.L.A.D.E.".
But one day, during a digital conference streaming to a majority of the galactic community, something horrifying happened. As the delicate of the bioengineers spoke, the Scion bodyguards suddenly rose to attention, before tearing the very person they were protecting apart. Before anyone could react, the feeds suddenly lit up with dozens of similar incidents, with each being more high profile. Things only got worse as worlds that held more of the God's genetic material suddenly experienced sudden Temporal disruptions, tearing some apart and doing worse to others. The worse were what happened to any other members of the race that had integrated into anything using a component of the corpse, as most (with few exceptions), turned completely feral, tearing everyone and everything they could apart, destroying themselves in the process. The most important part was when G.L.A.D.E. went rogue.
This became known when the appeared over the home world of it's defilers, before a weapon that has been filed as "The heartbeat", the literal sound of the corpses beating heart. As it fired, all life on the world changed rapidly, almost as if it was FORCING evolution onto it. Not that it mattered, as soon afterwards everything that was living had died out, having changed so repeatedly that all the energy in the planet ran out, leading to a massive entropic even. The ship proceeded to use it's blink drive to leave the system.
After this, the remaining members of the offending race were few and far between, especially any from the higher caste. Most of them are actually quite personable, if you ignore the reasonably massive amount of paranoia.
As the years went on, more was discovered, such as...
1. G.L.A.D.E. landed on a planet, before planting itself into the ground. It seems to now be creating more Scions, along with new creations.
2. Several broadcasts have been made from the world, all very much conveying hostile intent. It seems whatever is the mind behind it HATES what remains of the race that used it corpse, but it also seems to purposefully be a avoiding finding them, almost seeming to enjoy the hunt and tormenting anything that gets in the way.
3. It has since renamed itself to NULL.
4. It seems to have unlocked some of what have once been it's prior power, as it's creations all seem to have various levels of power. The being itself can send varying amounts of it's creations anywhere within it's spreading influence, though there seems to be a limiting factor to how often it can send out forces.
As time as gone on, NULL's threat has also increased, having made new creations such as
Scions: almost identical to the original line, but now seems capable of sudden dizzying bursts of speed, making most beings assume they are teleporting. They are slightly more biological, but ultimately still the most mechanical.
Avatars: These scions are individuals that seem to be held in large esteem by NULL, almost functioning as it's direct line to the galaxy. They are taller that scions, along with longer limbs. They also carry themselves in a regal, almost cocky manner.
Their bodies are also more ornate and colorful, seemingly closer to whatever the original body of NULL looked like. They, unlike most scions, have functional mouths, or in most cases beaks. They have the ability to open short range portals that they use to close the distance to targets. They can also use it to dive onto a target, pinning them, before finishing them off.
Breachers: A creation of Null, these creatures are a brutal combination of clever, tough, and strong. Their carapace is resilient to most ballistics, and the energy shield cores In their chests protect them from energy fire. Of course, the battery of the shields can run out, but if unharmed, they will recharge. They are adept at being the Frontline of any engagement, usually assigned to Avatar's as bodyguards (Dispite being a mostly unnecessary measure). Dispite their toughness, they have low mobility and low engagement ranges. The worst assumption to make though, is that they are stupid. They are Intelligent enough to calculate the exact amount of force and momentum to break any defense. They're also smart enough to retreat to positions that force opponents to stay close to them.
Prowlers: The smallest of NULL's creations, they were made specifically to hunt down targets. Have a habit of forming vendettas. Strangely have mammalian traits, as some have fur. Though, this could be due to their unusual adaptability
