The Great Genetic Containment Wall: A Living Bio-Wall
In a dystopian future, the ultimate border is not built by engineers, but by biologists. The Great Genetic Containment Wall is a living organism, a barrier that grows and expands over the boundaries of a divided world. Its main function is to isolate what the authorities call the purity plague: humans who retain their original unaltered genome. This is not a concrete wall, but a pulsating amalgam of flesh, chitin, and gigantic blood vessels. 🧬
Anatomy of a Living Border
The structure moves with the slowness of a living being, but its advance is constant. Its surface is formed by battlements that are fused vertebrae, from where the guardians watch. These soldiers use powerful mechanical exoskeletons and their sensors scan the forbidden territory without pause. The wall does not only watch, it feels and reacts to any threat to its integrity.
Key features of the bio-wall:- Organic composition: Muscle tissue, layers of hard chitin, and a visible vascular system that pulses.
- Self-repair: It can seal its own wounds using biomass, even that of captured intruders.
- Integrated surveillance: The structure itself detects cracks and movements, activating biological defenses.
The most effective walls are not built, they are cultivated.
An Escape and Assimilation Incident
During a routine patrol, a sector of the wall detects a crack. The response is immediate and organic. From the opening emerge armored tendrils, thick and covered in a shiny shell, functioning as tentacles. These seize several fugitives or barbarians who were trying to cross with force. The guards observe the process, which is silent except for the hum of their armor and the constant beating of the wall. The captured are absorbed and integrated into the structure, repairing the fissure with their own substance.
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