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As both disgusting parasites, clearly big enough to cause damage to your ship, and do to the fact you have little other recourse- you decide to open fire after giving a quick warning.
<span class="mu-r">"Go gal? Go galla gol?"</span>
"ATTENTION! Alien Language on file!"
No way... these are <span class="mu-s"><span class="mu-i">Aannel</span></span>. They're huge, and seem a bit different then the worm's you've seen. These ones may be a mature and adult form, with a "mane" of spikes grown around their neck. Parasites commonly have barbs or spikes to keep themselves inside their prey- and these Aannel are no exception.
<span class="mu-r">"Hmm? This is not a calf, nor a mate."
"It's a steel belly, not a flesh belly!"
"It's the Jaaxi!"
"Go away stupid Jaaxi! This whale does not concern you-"</span>
Kimnan fires a warning shot.
<span class="mu-g">"Stay away from this vessel- you are intruding upon Hegemonic Space!"</span>
As expected, the worm fired at by the ship does not attempt to dodge the lasers by crossing into the sunlight- they are all staying within the shadow of the great space whale.
Of course- this is a huge revelation. The Aannel are some kind of parasite species, perhaps evolved to live inside the bodies of these giant space whales and feed upon them. It would make sense in such a hostile environment they would have the ability to cross through open space through FTL and hyperspace methods. But why are they so intelligent?
