12-22-2015, 06:49 AM
The way the mantis said this made it sound like Khell should be proud, but being the mother to an entire forest just brought him a lot of pain and nausea. During a moment of respite, yellow eyes glanced around him at the cluster of yellow hills. Seven. There were seven hills, which meant he had to cough up seven pods. He managed three so far. The mantis carried him to the fourth location and again dug a hole.
A fine layer of sweat broke out across Khell's carapace. His eyes watered as a new lump forced its way up his throat. More choking and gagging noises accompanied its ascent. One hand pressed against the flank of his quivering belly while the other wrapped around his neck. Damn those flowers. Damn this planet! He felt the mantis' eggs shifting beneath his trio of fingers. Only one more week stood between him and giving birth. Would it be the same as this seed pod ordeal? Somehow, he doubted it. Khell threw up the fourth egg. "I can't keep this up," he moaned."
A fine layer of sweat broke out across Khell's carapace. His eyes watered as a new lump forced its way up his throat. More choking and gagging noises accompanied its ascent. One hand pressed against the flank of his quivering belly while the other wrapped around his neck. Damn those flowers. Damn this planet! He felt the mantis' eggs shifting beneath his trio of fingers. Only one more week stood between him and giving birth. Would it be the same as this seed pod ordeal? Somehow, he doubted it. Khell threw up the fourth egg. "I can't keep this up," he moaned."