#entropy worms

Now that we’re past the cut, here’s a fun fact about entropy worms in my canon. In the Multiverse of multiverses, branching timelines and realities are endless and can lead to clutter when they die out. With infinite existence in an infinite quantity, it could be trouble when a young timeline branches into an old dead one, so to keep infinity sustainable, entropy worms were made. These extra dimensional critters feed on the energy of reality; things like time, heat, light, sound, motion, willpower, and creativity are all forms of energy that entropy worms can eat for their bodily function. Larger worms have grown from consuming realities and timelines (and usually manifest on a size able to consume entire stars whole), while smaller ones have consumed only a few star-systems worth of energy (these manifest at the size of common earth insects). Entropy worms consume energy through physical contact and are sensitive enough to consume even the energy found in cosmic background radiation. Because of this, they are very cold to the touch, unless you have earned their trust.

Entropy worms are usually long and tubular in shape, but can use their energy to distort their bodies: causing stretching, shrinking, morphing shape, etc. One important note is that they will sometimes form a hardened mass when enough energy is stored within their bodies. With this extra energy, an entropy worm can either molt and grow into the next stage of life, or reproduce asexually by discarding the mass which will eventually hatch into a baby entropy worm after an aeon or two.