u/ObviateTonk

I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO MAKE THIS POST 3 TIMES NOW AND REDDIT KEEPS BREAKING AHHHHHHHHHHHH.

So ig this is basically an au now. So ill yap about minor worldbuilding and then the birds.

In this version instead of robots constructed to fulfill jobs and such, it was decided, why build from scratch when you have templates right there? Technology is still involved, but theyre more added onto the original animals. The infection is still simular. Infecting the biological, though with how the modifed were... created, they were more susceptible. Its why we are still a robot, as the infection was much harder to grasp onto the living steel rather than biological. Robots are still somewhat sentient, including our character. The infection itself makes the infected become wild and attack others, though infected give off a certain scent that masks them from eachother. Weaker cyborgs(as i will call them) were destroyed, while stronger ones that could resist attacks were infected

Now, bird time. Everytime i saw them in game they looked like idiot cartoon birds which inspired me to draw them. Lore was added afterwards

The shatterclaws were originally a species of long neck burrowing birds that blended in with the bright clay and dirt around them. But as the cybord initiative began, they were selected as ones that would help move large boxes and such. Chips were put in adults brains to obey commands. Slowly, over time, they were bred to fulfill the purpose better. Longer necks for reach, stronger and longer beaks, better burrowing, many even lost their tounges as they would sometimes ruin cargo. Leading to them needing to swallow food whole. Their wings grew smaller from lack of use and their neck bones so long that many can only bend their necks at certain angles. When infected, the limitations put upon them with their chips, as well as their biological limits, were shattered. Now, with only a job to kill, they act brashly, slamming their beaks into the ground in an attempt to grab uninfected, often hurting themselves, or even shattering their own beaks in the process. They also became more reckless than normally, moving their necks wildly in attacks, leading to intense pain and even broken bones.

The reavers were orignally a species of small, flocking birds that would crack open nuts and carry materials to their nests with their long talons. When the cyborg initiave started, they were selected as small delivery cyborgs due to their size, fast breeding and large egg size, and long talons. Unlike the Shatterclaw, who they were often paired with, the Reavers had much more cyborganetic modifications. In selective breeding attempts for longer and stronger claws, their wings ended up practically disappearing, only being used for balance now, requiring artifical propellars to be installed to keep flight. Overtime, their beaks were removed and replaced with a railway across the body, allowing custom attachments to be placed on and move from the front to the bottom or back side of the body with ease. Because of this major change, the Reavers were unable to eat, leading to them starving to death. The longer lasting Reavers were bred until they had 'suitable' lifespans. After the Infection, only the few with drill attatchments managed to survive and be infected, as those with other or no attatchments ended up being destroyed. Now, they fly around attacking with their drills, unwillingly spreading the infection by flying far, even if they quickly die out compared to other infected.