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[Failbird105]

Any reason we cant make the new ammo work for our existing AK-10 to have a hire powered automatic rifle?  Also with great power comes great plasma blasts, maybe we could make a high storage capacity battery with the sujium to make a pulse pistol, with lots of ammo.

The reason we can't make the new ammo work in the AK-10 is because the AK-10 isn't of an ambiguous but excessively high caliber. You need a really high caliber gun for Grenade rounds or Sujium Sabots to work.

Also, I mean, I'm not saying we couldn't make batteries using Sujium, but so far none of Sujiums properties suggest it's good at storing energy. So like, we could try, but I don't really know how one would go about writing it.
Frankly, I feel like there is likely mundane forms of high-capacity battery that will work plenty well without having all the issues of using Sujium.

[Failbird105]

The wastes are a barren, desolate, and most majorly, dry place. That doesn't mean however that there's nothing living in them. Nor does it mean that what is living in them isn't out to get you. This handy little guide will, well, guide you through the creatures you're liable to encounter out there and how best to deal with them.
Bloodbug
One of the smallest creatures(that's actually worth paying attention to) in the wastes. The Bloodbug is a sort of tick that's roughly as wide as a baseball, capable of jumping several meters at a time, and has a carapace that can handle being struck with a ball-peen hammer. And if that wasn't a terrifying enough concept for you, the mouth on these things can bite clean through ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛. Bloodbugs are an almost constant pest in the outback and the Sujian corner in general, but luckily, their size makes it impossible for them to enter Sujian homes unless you leave windows or doors open.
Now lets be real here, you probably won't be able to stop one of these things from latching onto you at least once in your life, well, unless you die first that is. But as for how you get it off, well the simplest option is acid. Yes, I know that sounds scary, but it's true. Just listen to the guide and be careful.
You'll need to collect some acid first of course, something potent, the sort that will actually reliably burn and melt through stuff, not like, citric acid. Get some ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ around the thing, will keep the acid off of you skin well enough, if it bit you through your ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ then this will be no problem, you won't even be able to take the shit off. Then from there, it's as simply as slowly, steadily pouring it on. Pour too fast you're liable to waste a good bit or get it on your skin, pour too slow it's going to take an age to start working. If you pour at just the right pace though, you'll know because you hear the thing squeel. It'll let go real quick after that.
From there, you've just gotta treat the wound, these things make some pretty big holes, and if your bloods thin or the pressures high then those holes can bleed real quick. Disinfect it, tie it up with a bandage, and then go see a doctor or medic to have the hole closed back up. Those things are way too big to scab over on their own.
Aspid
The natural predator of ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛, a species of giant flying insects, similar to giant mosquitoes, that look almost muscular with how thick their legs are. From their abdomens they can fire globs of burning acid as projectiles, similar to a suped-up version of ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ spit. While they don't quite travel in swarms, you can typically find two or three of them together. They usually make their nests inside of megacacti. Though their probosces are shorter, relative to their size anyway, the fact that the surfaces they need to pierce through aren't nearly as thick compared to their size means they can afford it. Aspids tend to hunt by melting holes in the armor of their prey, and then diving in to latch on. They can inject acid in smaller amounts through their mouths, this allows them to melt bits of their prey and drink them.
While not as dangerous alone as, say, a Snapjaw, Aspids are something that you're likely to encounter traveling through the wastes in too small a group. Luckily, they're certainly not the toughest thing in the wastes either. A good shot to the body, head, or even wings will bring them straight down. What you really have to worry about is their acid, luckily ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ can handle that without too much trouble as long as it doesn't hit your meat bits. I'd say watch for its bite too, but if it's gotten that close, you've probably got more to worry about than just getting bitten.
Snapjaw
The most pervasive predators of the waste. Everyone has heard the tales of a Hellephant rampaging through an outpost and leveling whatever got in its way, but you could see a Hellephant coming from half a city block away. The Snapjaws though, they're the ones you really have to watch out for. Reptilian, but with a sort of canine body structure. They've got a pair of eyes on each side of their head, razor sharp spines running down their back, and most importantly, a solid metal skull, with barely any skin or scales to speak of. Their jaws can clamp shut with enough force to bite through a steel rod. These pack hunters have cemented themselves as a constant threat beyond city walls.
The best way to deal with Snapjaws is, quite simply, intimidation. Don't run, don't let them think that you're weak, or prey, make yourself look as big as you can, make frightening noises, anything to spook them. If you can slowly, calmly move yourself to a safer location, then they probably won't bother you. They also tend to avoid large groups, if you outnumber them, they won't bother you in the first place.
Canyon Runner
As the name implies, these strange, particularly alien creatures tend to dwell within canyons, around cliffs, and generally around any rough, craggy inclines. They grow somewhat larger than a ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛, though not by much. Using their powerful legs, they easily scale rocky surfaces in a way similar to mountain goats on Earth. And on flat ground, they can reach incredible speeds. Canyon Runners are herbivores, generally eating hardy plants that grow along the rocky sides of cliffs and canyons.
Canyon Runners aren't really a threat to you. They might just be the least hostile thing in the wastes. That being said, don't let them trample on you. Those legs of theirs hurt, even if they literally couldn't kick to save their lives.
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Reminiscent of a ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬛⬛⬛⬛, with ⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬛⬛ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛. The ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ is one of the first creatures we encountered on this world, and the ⬛⬛⬛⬛ we managed to ⬛⬛⬛. ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ are, as the name implies, ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛, ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬛⬛ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛. They ⬛⬛ ⬛⬛⬛⬛ and ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛, ⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬛⬛⬛⬛(⬛⬛⬛ ⬛⬛⬛ ⬛), and are all around ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛, ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛, ⬛⬛⬛ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬛⬛⬛⬛ on ⬛⬛⬛⬛. Wild ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ tend to ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬛⬛ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬛ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ the desert, ⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬛⬛⬛ ⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬛⬛⬛ ⬛ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛. With the combination of ⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬛⬛⬛, ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬛⬛⬛⬛, ⬛⬛⬛⬛, and ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬛⬛⬛ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ have managed to carve themselves out a fairly middle-ground spot in the local food chain.
While the ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ back home may be friendly, don't expect that from the ones in the wild. They get far more aggressive from ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬛⬛⬛, and they don't have ⬛⬛⬛ ⬛⬛⬛⬛ to ⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬛⬛ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛. Luckily, ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬛⬛⬛ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬛ ⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬛⬛⬛ ⬛⬛.
Sculptor Crab
A massive, tough, and broad-shelled species of crustacean native to the Sujian Outback. Sculptor Crabs have thick shells made from a material similar to plastic, which our weaker weapons can't even pierce. This 'super-plastic' shell comes from the fact that, in place of water, Sculptor Crabs drink oil. Their claws, rather than being large pincers, are hooks, which they use both for the purpose of plucking up plants to eat, and for the habit which got them their name. Sculptor Crabs have a tendency for taking gravel, sand, and other loose particles, and forming them up into small 'structures' with their adhesive saliva. Often times they'll even use this technique to further increase their armor, though it doesn't add much considering how tough their shells already are.
The crabs aren't predatory, so they won't go out of their way to bother you. That being said, they are very irritable. Don't bother approaching them, they will club you half way to next year if you get too close. And that's provided they don't hit you with the pointed end instead.
Silt Strider
The Striders are, quite frankly, a sight to behold. Creatures that bring to mind a sea louse, walking on legs as tall as some trees. These massive crustaceans tend to be found moving along the bottoms of canyons in large groups. At first, we wondered why nothing seemed to want to eat the things. It's not until we hunted some down and tried it out that we learned. The things are near worthless as food. The meat has basically no nutritional value, and there's barely any of it there for all their size. The Silt Striders are a species that survives by just not being worth the effort to hunt.
That being said, while they don't have enough brains to fight back, that doesn't mean they're harmless. Indeed, if you hear the rumbling of what sounds like hundreds of legs coming towards you down a canyon, get yourself out of there fast, because you don't want to be caught in the way when that hailstorm of trampling legs passes through.
Hellephant
The Hellephant, easily the most infamous beast in the wastes by far. These behemoths are somewhere between an Earth elephant and Satans pet tortoise. Though they don't have teeth, their plate-like jaw can easily crush anything it puts in down to a fine paste well enough on its own. Their stature is broad, their tusks can punch through steel walls with the beasts full weight behind them, and their body is armored enough to ignore a bullet naturally in all the places they can't fit their make-shift platemail. Nothing on this planet is more primaly terrifying than the sight of a charging Hellephant.
And indeed, Hellephants have gained their infamy for a reason. A Hellephant on a rampage can easily destroy an entire town, there's a reason we had to create a ⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬛⬛⬛ just to deal with them. Whatever fortifications we put in their way mean little to nothing, and general infantry weapons prove out and out useless. Needless to say, if you see a Hellephant coming your way, run, and hope its not you that the thing is aiming at.
Desert Nomad
To say these creatures are local to the wastes is technically inaccurate. As their name implies, they actually tend to live in the desert. Located directly between Rayleigh and Sujian territory. However, it's not rare to see them wandering into the outback looking for large cacti to eat. We can only assume they'd be doing similar with trees off in the temperate zone. More similar to a mollusk/crustacean hybrid than any form of commonly land-based creature, the Nomads are easily the largest thing in the deserts, and quite possibly the tallest creature on the planet, towering high upon their incredibly long, sturdy legs. Nomads are one of the gentler creatures we've encountered, assumedly because of how the desert is so peaceful by comparison, and how basically nothing can bother them.
They roam, they eat plants, and if you piss them off, they will fuck you up. Where a Hellephant is massive, slow, and nigh unbreakable by most weaponry, a Nomad is relatively swift and agile for its size, easily able to sidestep obstacles or even propel itself several feet into the air(not counting the raising of its legs to increase clearance). The Nomad is the unstoppable force to the Hellephants immovable object. People have seen whales leap out of the water on Earth, but you haven't seen anything until you've watched a Desert Nomad with places to be jump over your convoy. We haven't seen a Nomad fight a Hellephant, but judging by what we've seen their kicks do to a MULE when its pilot got a bit too cocky, I don't think we can really say who'd win. If I were a betting man though? I wouldn't bet against the Nomad.

Spoiler: Uncensored (click to show/hide)

The wastes are a barren, desolate, and most majorly, dry place. That doesn't mean however that there's nothing living in them. Nor does it mean that what is living in them isn't out to get you. This handy little guide will, well, guide you through the creatures you're liable to encounter out there and how best to deal with them.
Bloodbug
One of the smallest creatures(that's actually worth paying attention to) in the wastes. The Bloodbug is a sort of tick that's roughly as wide as a baseball, capable of jumping several meters at a time, and has a carapace that can handle being struck with a ball-peen hammer. And if that wasn't a terrifying enough concept for you, the mouth on these things can bite clean through Sleather. Bloodbugs are an almost constant pest in the outback and the Sujian corner in general, but luckily, their size makes it impossible for them to enter Sujian homes unless you leave windows or doors open.
Now lets be real here, you probably won't be able to stop one of these things from latching onto you at least once in your life, well, unless you die first that is. But as for how you get it off, well the simplest option is acid. Yes, I know that sounds scary, but it's true. Just listen to the guide and be careful.
You'll need to collect some acid first of course, something potent, the sort that will actually reliably burn and melt through stuff, not like, citric acid. Get some Sleather around the thing, will keep the acid off of you skin well enough, if it bit you through your Sleather then this will be no problem, you won't even be able to take the shit off. Then from there, it's as simply as slowly, steadily pouring it on. Pour too fast you're liable to waste a good bit or get it on your skin, pour too slow it's going to take an age to start working. If you pour at just the right pace though, you'll know because you hear the thing squeel. It'll let go real quick after that.
From there, you've just gotta treat the wound, these things make some pretty big holes, and if your bloods thin or the pressures high then those holes can bleed real quick. Disinfect it, tie it up with a bandage, and then go see a doctor or medic to have the hole closed back up. Those things are way too big to scab over on their own.
Aspid
The natural predator of Obsidian Ravens, a species of giant flying insects, similar to giant mosquitos, that look almost muscular with how thick their legs are. From their abdomens they can fire globs of burning acid as projectiles, similar to a suped-up version of Silicalisks spit. While they don't quite travel in swarms, you can typically find two or three of them together. They usually make their nests inside of megacacti. Though their probosci are shorter, relative to their size anyway, the fact that the surfaces they need to pierce through aren't nearly as thick compared to their size means they can afford it. Aspids tend to hunt by melting holes in the armor of their prey, and then diving in to latch on. They can inject acid in smaller amounts through their mouths, this allows them to melt bits of their prey and drink them.
While not as dangerous alone as, say, a Snapjaw, Aspids are something that you're likely to encounter traveling through the wastes in too small a group. Luckily, they're certainly not the toughest thing in the wastes either. A good shot to the body, head, or even wings will bring them straight down. What you really have to worry about is their acid, luckily Sleather can handle that without too much trouble as long as it doesn't hit your meat bits. I'd say watch for its bite too, but if it's gotten that close, you've probably got more to worry about than just getting bitten.
Obsidian Raven
These great black birds of stone are a scouts best friend. Exceptionally intelligent scavengers, the Obsidian Ravens can use tools such as cameras, mimic sounds, and can easily guide other creatures to objects of interest. Such as fresh kills and large plants. They've formed a sort of symbiotic relationship with many of the species in the Wastes. An Obsidian Raven can live for a currently unknown span of time, as of now it seems like the only way they die is when something else kills them. Though the ones back home may seem friendly though, the ones in the wild aren't so nice, and can be just as mean as anything else out there.
When dealing with a wild Raven, the most important thing to do, is to, quite simply, not piss the thing off in the first place. You're the bigger animal, they aren't going to come at you unless you set them off.  Much like their Earth counterparts, the Ravens are smart, and they do hold grudges. If you piss off an Obsidian Raven, expect every Raven in several miles to know your face by the end of the week, and none of them will be happy with you.
Snapjaw
The most pervasive predators of the waste. Everyone has heard the tales of a Hellephant rampaging through an outpost and leveling whatever got in its way, but you could see a Hellephant coming from half a city block away. The Snapjaws though, they're the ones you really have to watch out for. Reptilian, but with a sort of canine body structure. They've got a pair of eyes on each side of their head, razor sharp spines running down their back, and most importantly, a solid metal skull, with barely any skin or scales to speak of. Their jaws can clamp shut with enough force to bite through a steel rod. These pack hunters have cemented themselves as a constant threat beyond city walls.
The best way to deal with Snapjaws is, quite simply, intimidation. Don't run, don't let them think that you're weak, or prey, make yourself look as big as you can, make frightening noises, anything to spook them. If you can slowly, calmly move yourself to a safer location, then they probably won't bother you. They also tend to avoid large groups, if you outnumber them, they won't bother you in the first place.
Canyon Runner
As the name implies, these strange, particularly alien creatures tend to dwell within canyons, around cliffs, and generally around any rough, craggy inclines. They grow somewhat larger than a Silicalisk, but not by much. Using their powerful legs, they easily scale rocky surfaces in a way similar to mountain goats on Earth. And on flat ground, they can reach incredible speeds. Canyon Runners are herbivores, generally eating hardy plants that grow along the rocky sides of cliffs and canyons.
Canyon Runners aren't really a threat to you. They might just be the least hostile thing in the wastes. That being said, don't let them trample on you. Those legs of theirs hurt, even if they literally couldn't kick to save their lives.
Silicalisk
Reminiscent of a large, long-armed raptor, with stone instead of scales. The Silicalisk is one of the first creatures we encountered on this world, and the first we managed to tame. Silicalisks are, as the name implies, a silicon based species, instead of carbon. They eat rocks and metal, drink acid(and spit it), and are all around different, biologically, from anything back on Earth. Wild Silicalisks tend to gather in caves or wandering the desert, where the most minerals can be found. With the combination of their acid, armored hides, claws, and general size Silicalisks have managed to carve themselves out a fairly middle-ground spot in the local food chain.
While the Silicalisks back home may be friendly, don't expect that from the ones in the wild. They get far more aggressive from drinking acid, and they don't have much else to drink out there. Luckily, they're more interested in metal than you.
Groundrunner
The wastes are a hostile place, terrifyingly so. As an example in any other place, a Mole-Bear with massive claws sharp enough to carve through stone, enough strength to literally rip a man clean in half, and an uncannily accurate ability to detect vibrations would normally be an apex predator, dominating their local ecosystems food chain with ease. In the wastes however? They are skittish scavengers taking full advantage of being omnivores. Groundrunners live in, well, the ground, avoiding any excessive amount of vibrations like the plague. They largely eat from the large root systems of the incredibly hardy plants growing in the Outback, but are known to eat small amounts of metal, including Sujium. The metal is used by their body to create their claws and teeth. The inclusion of Sujium in their diet causes these claws to become far more sensetive to vibrations, letting them detect potential threats from much further away. Not only that, but they can also vibrate these claws intentionally, notably increasing their already formidable cutting power.
Groundrunners aren't aggressive, the opposite really, they're pretty easily spooked. The problem is, you don't want to be spooking an eight foot tall Mole-Bear with vibro-claws when you're not some form of alien deathworld Megafauna. Just stay calm around them, and don't make sudden movements. Don't play dead, they're not scavengers for nothing, but just don't do anything that might make them think you're attacking, and you'll be fine.
Sculptor Crab
A massive, tough, and broad-shelled species of crustacean native to the Sujian Outback. Sculptor Crabs have thick shells made from a material similar to plastic, which our weaker weapons can't even pierce. This 'super-plastic' shell comes from the fact that, in place of water, Sculptor Crabs drink oil. Their claws, rather than being large pincers, are hooks, which they use both for the purpose of plucking up plants to eat, and for the habit which got them their name. Sculptor Crabs have a tendency for taking gravel, sand, and other loose particles, and forming them up into small 'structures' with their adhesive saliva. Often times they'll even use this technique to further increase their armor, though it doesn't add much considering how tough their shells already are.
The crabs aren't predatory, so they won't go out of their way to bother you. That being said, they are very irritable. Don't bother approaching them, they will club you half way to next year if you get too close. And that's provided they don't hit you with the pointed end instead.
Silt Strider
The Striders are, quite frankly, a sight to behold. Creatures that bring to mind a sea louse, walking on legs as tall as some trees. These massive crustaceans tend to be found moving along the bottoms of canyons in large groups. At first, we wondered why nothing seemed to want to eat the things. It's not until we hunted some down and tried it out that we learned. The things are near worthless as food. The meat has basically no nutritional value, and there's barely any of it there for all their size. The Silt Striders are a species that survives by just not being worth the effort to hunt.
That being said, while they don't have enough brains to fight back, that doesn't mean they're harmless. Indeed, if you hear the rumbling of what sounds like hundreds of legs coming towards you down a canyon, get yourself out of there fast, because you don't want to be caught in the way when that hailstorm of trampling legs passes through.
Hellephant
The Hellephant, easily the most infamous beast in the wastes by far. These behemoths are somewhere between an Earth elephant and Satans pet tortoise. Though they don't have teeth, their plate-like jaw can easily crush anything it puts in down to a fine paste well enough on its own. Their stature is broad, their tusks can punch through steel walls with the beasts full weight behind them, and their body is armored enough to ignore a bullet naturally in all the places they can't fit their make-shift platemail. Nothing on this planet is more primaly terrifying than the sight of a charging Hellephant.
And indeed, Hellephants have gained their infamy for a reason. A Hellephant on a rampage can easily destroy an entire town, there's a reason we had to create a Sujium powered anti-material rifle just to deal with them. Whatever fortifications we put in their way mean little to nothing, and most weapons prove out and out useless. Needless to say, if you see a Hellephant coming your way, run, and hope its not you that the thing is aiming at.
Desert Nomad
To say these creatures are local to the wastes is technically inaccurate. As their name implies, they actually tend to live in the desert. Located directly between Rayleigh and Sujian territory. However, it's not rare to see them wandering into the outback looking for large cacti to eat. We can only assume they'd be doing similar with trees off in the temperate zone. More similar to a mollusk/crustacean hybrid than any form of commonly land-based creature, the Nomads are easily the largest thing in the deserts, and quite possibly the tallest creature on the planet, towering high upon their incredibly long, sturdy legs. Nomads are one of the gentler creatures we've encountered, assumedly because of how the desert is so peaceful by comparison, and how basically nothing can bother them.
They roam, they eat plants, and if you piss them off, they will fuck you up. Where a Hellephant is massive, slow, and nigh unbreakable by most weaponry, a Nomad is relatively swift and agile for its size, easily able to sidestep obstacles or even propel itself several feet into the air(not counting the raising of its legs to increase clearance). The Nomad is the unstoppable force to the Hellephants immovable object. People have seen whales leap out of the water on Earth, but you haven't seen anything until you've watched a Desert Nomad with places to be jump over your convoy. We haven't seen a Nomad fight a Hellephant, but judging by what we've seen their kicks do to a MULE when its pilot got a bit too cocky, I don't think we can really say who'd win. If I were a betting man though? I wouldn't bet against the Nomad.

[Failbird105]

Lore: Amateur anti-Rayleigh propaganda

[Doubloon-Seven]

Lore: Proposed Flag of the FCS

[Failbird105]

Lore: Maw of the Sea
Ali sat on the cliffs edge. This was his favorite spot to relax, even if he wasn't really supposed to be relaxing right now. Really he was supposed to be on lookout in this general area. But considering how far away this area was from anything dangerous, he didn't feet like there'd be any harm done. He almost wanted to laugh, he could see thunderstorms a ways out from here, yet they seemed to stretch and bend to avoid Sujia like the plague. He'd look off this cliff often, at the beautiful ocean below, and he would wonder; What's out there? If they left this damned island, left these damned aliens, left the damned monsters all behind and went searching for something different, what would they find? A Crackle sounded out from Ali's hip, his radio. He lifted it up to answer.

"Ali, get your ass back here, it's lunch time." The voice said. That was his captain.

"Alright, on my way sir. Save some for me okay." Ali replied, he went to move, when he heard rushing water behind him. He was so high up, how could he have heard...

"I can't be held accountable for your rations Private, just get over here." Came the voice of Ali's captain. Yet Ali wasn't listening, too focused on the noise from behind him.

Ali turned to look, and his radio dropped to the floor, his jaw practically followed. Stumbling backwards, he reached for his camera. Standard issue for Sujian scouts, with how dangerous a lack of attention in a major area could be around here no boys crying wolf were allowed, you needed pictures. The thing had to be miles out and yet...

"Ali? Are you alright out there Private? Ali!" His captain shouted, and Ali scrambled for his radio.

"Yeah, yeah I'm... I'm fine sir." Ali said, he could feel his heart in the pit of his stomach, beating like he was living his whole life in one minute.

"What was that all about Private?" The captain said, and Ali looked down at his camera. The image almost felt more vivid in his mind than on the small screen.

"S-sir... I don't want to be assigned to the waterfront cliffs anymore..."

That was his favorite spot to relax, though he wasn't supposed to be relaxing. He'd look off that cliff often, at the ocean below, and he would wonder; What's out there? Now he knew. He knew what they would find if they left this island, left the aliens, left the monsters.

Spoiler: They would find death (click to show/hide)