While humans across Earth were the most vocal about the changes, they weren't the only ones affected.
Animals were changing too.
Every creature—furred or feathered, scaled or skinned—was being subtly, but undeniably, altered.
Though the shift was still in its early stages, the effects were real. Forests, jungles, and natural preserves were growing denser—slowly, almost imperceptibly, but steadily. The common public hadn't noticed yet, but government agencies and specialized observers had.
Animals, however, were feeling the weight of Earth's new gravity even more intensely than humans. Gravity had effectively doubled, and for creatures not genetically enhanced like humans, the pressure was heavier. Movement slowed. Muscle strain increased.
But within that pressure… something was awakening.
