Link to the original submission:
https://www.furaffinity.net/view/44909476/

Worshippers of hexatexime, and firm believers that the rix are a higher calling, are known as the Hex. They are a series of religious gatherers that partake of the hexatexime's spores or gooey fibers to become one with the beasts, awfully unaware of the consequences. Often times, this results in the downfall of the last of humanity's lingering civilizations. For this purpose, members of the Hex are considered dangerous and to be banished from the few sanctuaries left...

This member, Kronas, had found that from the few ceremonies he had partaken of, that he was not able to ascend the same as his brethren... For him, he had tried to directly come into contact with the beasts, only to be captured by an incubator... And when he awoke, he felt himself being propped upright... His feet feeling split into two, as if his mind were growing to control new limbs... And he felt the warmth of the hexatexime as it began to weave over him. He could feel the blue-ish glow beginning to take hold of his mind, and a sensation like many voices reaching into his head. The beast that he saw he was now mounted upon was speaking to him, and he spoke to it... This was not the typical assimilation... It understood his desire to be one -- to become more.

Kronas would feel the assured armor merge with his skin, and the digits of his fingers crackle without pain as his blade became formed. He, for certain, now only wished to spread this delight to his fellow man... He knew exactly where to begin his assignment as a new guardian... Not that the title gave him purpose... For the hive told him he was now a protector -- a blade to carve its path to new, unclaimed territory.

Character(s) © me, CreeperDragon ; Artwork © ShinyRubberPuro [FurAffinity]