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Ryusuta Presents: The Hive - Page 2/3

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Some time after being covered in a gel-like substance from the exploded egg, Jame Redmond awoke much further into the cave. He felt the curious sensation in his head that he was no longer alone in his mind. That he was... connected to something else. He was in such a daze that he didn't even notice the fact that he had grown antennae while he was unconscious. the gel still covered him from head to toe.

It was true that because of his intelligence and his empathy he was selected to be the youngest colonial scientist. But there was another group on that planet that needed him far more, and needed him for those same qualities. An insect-like group undocumented by the human colonists, pushed into near remission due to a worldwide catastrophe that wiped out all but a few of their kind. They needed more in order to survive. In order to change one of the strange "human" creatures into one of their own, they needed one whose mind was open to their communication, if only briefly. They did not ask permission to use James Redmond, because permission is something never needed previously. All they knew is that they found an intelligent creature of their size they could make into one of their own and add to their collective mind. Once the gel hardened into a pair of antennae, communication could be fully established.

For the first time in his life, James' body behaved entirely automatically, without his permission. His thoughts felt incredibly different in his mind, and even as he struggling with this, the gel was hardening, changing color on his body. James could tell by the look and feel that the gel was becoming an exoskeleton on his body. Inside, he felt a deep burning, tingling sensation all throughout his body. Without any frame of reference, he KNEW that his body was being eaten away and replaced by a new body.

For James, the strangest thing was exactly what the alien presence expected of him. He was stunned to realize that he wasn't panicked by this. These changes. All of this strange feeling inside of him. He was... curious! after all, he had the scientific, empathetic mind he was known for. Make no mistake about it, he WAS scared, but... The was the strangest feeling of... welcoming to these changes. Examining within himself the feeling of two newly-grown arms. The sensation of being quite literally an invertebrate, supported instead by a large, tough exoskeleton. And as these changes happened, he... now SHE (for she knew this on instinct) felt herself... not alone. not WANTING to be alone. There were the rest of the hive all around her, and she was a part of it.

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What a great way to end the story! ...Wait a minute, this is only page 2? Yes, there is still one more page of this comic coming.

Designing her bug form was somewhat difficult, but once I had decided on the face, most of it became easier. Is it funny to say that out of all three pages, my proudest bit of lineart was Redmond's left (right from our view) hand on panel 3? After drawing it, I was like "Yessss! I NAILED that hand outline!"

Anyway, page 3 is drawn and colored, I just need to shade it. Expect it within a day or so! THEN... commissions! Hooray! =)
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