*Countless eager Xenomorph soldiers were already making their way out of the safety of their Hive – their mouths drooling and muscles quivering in excitement, hissing impatiently with each step – and into the intense heat of the planet’s surface in order to properly intervene this growing threat from the unwelcome strangers, to hinder the invasive progress of these trespassers.
*Many did not give a second thought to the situation and immediately went to protect what had been their abode for many years. For them there was no threat too small that they should not take action against it; too much was at stake to disregard any hazard no matter how trivial.
*Though not all shared the same enthusiasm to spill blood as their comrades…
*Iseijin had been one of those that did not wish to engage in the conflict. At least not yet. There would be plenty of more occasions that will arise to stand to arms when the time came but for now she was content to stay behind and busy herself with the maintenance of the Hive. It was a big Hive so there was much to do.
*One of the many chores that presented itself was the care and cleaning of the numerous eggs that the Queen had laid. Every now and then Iseijin would make her way to the egg chamber and check the eggs to clear them of any dust and dirt that had collected on the egg over time. She would wipe her clawed hand over her mouth and use the drool that had been placed on her hand to wipe away the filth then go over to the next egg and repeat the process until all the eggs had been cleaned. This procedure also helped to clear any bacterial growth that may have flourished from the chamber’s thickly humid environment.
*If Iseijin wasn’t taking care of the eggs then she was busy caring and tending for the newly birthed chestbusters. Most of the parasites could escape from their fleshy prison easily but there was the odd one that could somehow not free itself so Iseijin would follow the distress calls from the tiny creature and prop herself up so her mouth could rip the host’s chest cavity open and liberate its new brethren. She would then lick the sodden thing from the ground clean of blood before picking it up between her sharp teeth with the gentleness of a mother to her offspring and carry it to a safer area where the other chestbusters that had been birthed earlier were located. Then Iseijin would go back, unfasten the dead host from the wall, and present it to the ravenous creatures so they could gain the proper nutrients and grow. Under harsh circumstances the chestbusters would have to fare on their own but if there was another Xenomorph to take care of them then there was no wrongdoing in it either. Anything for survival.
*Iseijin knew that thought fighting off the intruders may be critical for the safety of the Hive, the maintenance of their great home seemed just as important.
*She did not have much time to ponder these thoughts for there was another young chestbuster that had gotten trapped within its own host again and was chirping like mad…
~ No one is taller than the last man standing ~
~ Males conquer, females rule ~