[i] The Hunter sniffs the air. No scent. Again. The humans that were once abundant for feeding were becoming more scarce. The hive leader called, not aloud, but by mental command. The Hunter knew the signals and where to meet by a thought that was little more than "Come." Hunters from all around were closing in on the alley that the Hunter-Leader resided. Each Hunter was required to bring a piece of meat from a human to the Hunter-Leader as sacrifice. This time, one of the Hunters didn't, as a challenge to the current Hunter-Leader. The Hunter-Leader and its challenger faced off in a battle to the death. It's rare for there to be a Leader being challenged, but this particular day, one particular Hunter was feeling strong. The two faced off. The Leader lunged first, aiming a blow to the Challenger's head, but the Challenger blocked with its arms crossed over its head. The Challenger counters with two consecutive swipes at the Leader's gut. One of its swipes making contact, the Leader momentarily doubles over from the swipe's piercing of the skin. The Challenger uses the moment to hit the Leader over the head with both fists, and continuously hitting the Leader until it concedes. Noting the plea, the Challenger backs off the now-defeated Leader. The Leader transfers its control, which is an earpiece that has a bug on the end of it, which is the source of the Hive mind. The victorious Challenger inserts the earpiece and is immediately struck by the bug's bite. The ex-Leader now smirks as it sees the new Leader in such pain, where there is the moment of individuality among the Hunters until the bug makes the neurological link between it and the small part of the Hunters' brains that allows for interconnectivity, as though they had Hunter-Brain Wi-Fi. Once the link was made, the new Leader took all the meat that was set for sacrifice, as its right as Leader. This is the world now. The hunters hunt humans. If there aren't enough humans, they turn on each other. All of the giant-souled beings have moved to Euro-Merica. Land masses have shifted, and bodies of water are in new locations. Many houses are now flooded, while places are newly emerged from the ocean. You need to figure out what's going on. Why the Hunters? Why the giant-souled beings? How? Along with any questions of your own. [center]This is your world.[/center][/i]