On a planet where life survives by constant merging, a perversion of symbiosis is devouring everything.
Dr. Aris Thorne lands on Duovita – a world under twin suns where survival demands fluidity. Forests merge with beetles to anchor against storms. Herds fuse with the ground to vanish from predators. Beautiful chaos reigns as lifeforms bond and separate in seconds via iridescent Symbiont Spores. Connection is evolution.
Then the Vorax Strain emerges.
A purple, oily cancer spreads across Duovita. It doesn't just kill – it perverts symbiosis, forcibly assimilating all life into a twitching, homogenous mass of mindless hunger. Forests dissolve into purple plains. Defensive mergers shatter as Vorax tendrils spear through joints. The planet's dance of connection turns into a silent scream of consumption.
Aris discovers one fragile hope: the Shifters. These tiny, lizard-like creatures emit pulses that temporarily shatter Vorax bonds. But sending them against city-sized blobs is suicide. To save Duovita, Aris must embrace its ultimate law: