They're Like Murder Horses!

Abaddon had gone through all of the areas that he'd destroyed with his death magic and set them ablaze with his flames. 

While he wasn't doing this to simply set the forest on fire, it was necessary to prevent the creation of more locusts. 

By burning up the areas affected by his death magic he was effectively erasing all traces of it, ensuring that no more flies would suddenly evolve. 

Suddenly introducing a new member into the animal kingdom would surely have disastrous consequences, so it was absolutely vital that he avoided making more for now. 

Currently, their numbers were around 750 and he had already begun to see some potential problems. 

For starters, the locusts were extremely aggressive. 

The slightest sound was met with fierce growls, and the stingers on the tips of their tails began to release a nauseating neurotoxin. 

In addition, the beasts had a rather large appetite.