Last time on Walking with Demons, we went back 600 M.Y.A back to the Zacatian. We met the first life forms, living off the coast of a baren land. Predators took their first bite, and our ancestors made their spotlight appearance.
Now, we move forward 80 million years, where the seas have begun to explode with wildlife.
'Disruptive Beginnings'
Fort Vulcan
520 M.Y.A
Verbreitian Period
Avereage Temp.: 29C
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The volcanic eruptions have stopped, cooling the once-scorching earth. Temperatures have dropped dramatically, which has caused the sea temperatures to fall. This is the reason for a major evolution of the creatures of the ocean. The Psarithil are still around, but is being pushed to the brink of extinction, thanks to the very creature they're evolving to.
Defterko, a 85cm long predator. Her success is thanks to evolving a jaw. She specialises in Mikrokarcha, an early ancestor of sharks. He's only 25cm long. In the future, they'll be the kings of the ocean. But for now, they'll just have to wait.
The arthropods are getting larger as well. The first scorpion has appeared. The apex predator, Megascorpio, is 2 meters long. Although he has no stinger, he has strong, macbook-sized claws, which could snap a robloxian's arm off with relative ease. He hides under a cover of sand, waiting for anything to hover over. This Defterko has no idea of the danger incoming. With a single snap of those claws, the Defterko is finished. The scorpion is given a feast.
Something new has also happened. The recent drop in temperature have cause a major freezing at the poles. RT and Scripters are pretty much iced over completely. To respond to this, the Defterko make an annual 40 mile journey to OT, to reproduce and escape the cold. This time, however, they'll be there for a lot longer than usual. An extinction event, the first ever in Robloxia, is occuring. The ice is spreading from the south, and won't stop until Music. It's not only causing to make the oceans too cold for life, it's causing the seawaters to recede in areas not completely frozen.
A month later, they've finally reached OT. They head through a river into a small pool of water. Thanks to the extinction event, the tired fish will live the rest of their lives in the seas of Entertainment. The largest of fish there are only 20cm, so life should be pretty easy. The lack of seawater may kill most, but these species will live on.
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Join us next time to witness the invasion of land, and the new problems our ancestors have to deal with. |