BLUE BEETLE

BLUE BEETLE

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The abandoned warehouse exuded an air of desolation, a relic of forgotten industry slowly succumbing to the passage of time. Its weathered exterior bore the scars of countless years, with cracked windows like eyes that had long lost their luster. Jagged beams jutted from its sides like skeletal fingers, reaching toward the sky in a futile attempt to escape the weight of decay.
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MOLT 32

The world has never been a favorable place for the insects. Permanently branded as a pest and a nuisance, they have faced an impressive array of threats to their existence, from flyswatters to pesticides to the soles of human footwear. Yet they endured. They endured, and they thrived. They took up residence on this lovely blue-green planet long before the first human stood up on his two feet, and they will be here as ever-present witnesses to the workings of time as our cities are abandoned and reclaimed by the forces of nature. At the height of our power, we humans did all that could be done with our planet. We mapped, we charted, we analyzed, we conquered. We tamed and we eradicated. We silenced and we manipulated. Yet we could not seem to put a dent in the thick-skinned little class Insecta. Kill a roach, and there will always be another to take its place. Find a termite and you might as well have found a thousand. Through war and peace, famine and prosperity, wealth and bankruptcy, the insects endured. We are no longer the kings of this planet. The tables have turned. It is now our turn to endure. So we take inspiration from our exoskeleton-clad comrades and we endure. We endure. We MOLT Highest Ranking: #200

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