Terse Elements

In the delta worldlet, a large vine had branched off the one that led to the acid rain worldlet. This second vine pressed against the edge of the space. It’s roots sank into the air, instead of the sand, and twisted about, full of mana. The pressure from the vine and the mana reached a threshold, and the vine pushed through into a new worldlet.

*bloop*

Hot dry air touched the leaves and roots of the vine as it droped towards the ground. The ground was also hot and dry, but the roots dug in anyway. The water and mana supplied from the main body were sufficient to keep the vine healthy, and the bright light. A short distance away from the vine, a pond of clear water sat, sparkling in the bright light. The air was dry enough that, as leaves fell from the vine, they crumbled to pieces and blew away in the slight breeze.

The first few fruits to drop spawned into jellyfish. The jellyfish drifted about for a few minutes, but visibly shrank and shriveled. As they lost the last of their water, the jellyfish flaked apart like dry bread crusts and fell to the ground. A millipede spawned and sat still, baking in the bright light. With no fallen leaves to hide under and eat, the millipede died from overheating. A few fish spawned and managed to flop into the cool pond.

Over six hours, the light in the oasis worldlet dimmed to night and then returned to bright day. During the night, the creatures that spawned did not slowly bake to death, but the day returned with the heat, and the unlucky creatures died.