Their existence had been known for a long time, but they were so small that no one paid them any attention. And apart from provoking the occasional allergy, they seemed perfectly harmless.
But now a massive mutation was underway. People began to notice that their mattresses had become lumpy, and that strange protuberances had appeared beneath the carpets.
The genetic revolution completed itself overnight. Grown suddenly to the size of small rats, present in their millions in every household, they tore their way through the mattresses and ripped out the throats and entrails of their sleeping hosts. The carpets erupted, and the creatures that had been skulking beneath them scuttled to join the feast. Those that were already living in eyelashes simply reached out with their steely pincers and snatched the eyeballs from their sockets, slurping contentedly on the delectable jelly.
It was the dawning of the Age of Acarians.
Last edited by Brian Allgar; 04-01-2013 at 02:12 PM.
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