>>18608761The plant life in the waters also flourished, and was consumed by small aquatic life forms. Larger aquatic life forms consumed for energy the smaller plant eaters. When any creature became too large or slow, it became an easy target for the smaller creatures, who attacked in voracious numbers. The scraps and digestive waste settled to the bottom of the water bodies and so provided new nourishment for the aquatic plants, completing the circuit. The result was a steady flow of Loosh--from the life-span termination of the plants, from the intense conflict among the animals to avoid ingestion, and finally from the sudden termination of the life spans of such animals as the inevitable product of such conflicts.
Turning back to the surface with a dense-compound base, Demiurge applied the same techniques with even more advanced improvements. He added many varieties of vegetation to provide sufficient and diverse nourishment for the new mobile creatures he was to create. As in the waters, he made land creatures into a balance of two kinds, those who ingested and drew energy from the plants, and those who required other animals for sustenance. He created them in numerous types, small and large, yet none so large as the dinosaurs, and ingeniously gave each some appurtenance for conflict. These took the form of mass, elusive speed, deceptive and/or protective coating and color... protuberances for gouging, grasping, and rending during conflict. All of the latter served neatly to add to and prolong the conflict periods, with the resultant increase in Loosh emanation.
