Cry for the Villain

Tejeda pondered his choices after being absorbed inside of Fresh Flesh. He could either wait for the bacteria to consume him or initiate the shift. He had a lot of DNA swimming around him.

Only in extremely dire situations did he do this. He hated the perks of his psionic ascension and avoided using these abilities, which he perceived as a curse. Others strived to earn powers, to climb the steps toward an Apex, while he was close enough to reach two of them. The biological one was easy; nature provided for him and he didn’t want to deny his roots. He had never wanted psionic powers but living so long as he did meant learning stuff even if you didn’t want to.

He started to take over the meat body, one molecule at a time. His mind melded with Fresh Flesh's, who already had Kirian’s inside. Tejeda could use this to his advantage. He was eager to know how the scientist managed to create a sentient bacteria.