Is that how the cycle works? In a world without plants and animals, before their demons, their bodies served no purpose to the living; their data was washed into the waterways, from where the Karma Temple would gather their data, churn the rest and they were reborn with the rain.

Viktor had told him about plants and they seem so miraculous to Serph. Living things that could feed other living things while spawning more life. Monsters in this world were sometimes absorbed by their sigils, but even after devouring there were still parts left behind... and that went on to feed small plants and animals? In this kind of world, every living thing is connected then, aren't they?

Which makes what happened to the Junkyard so much worse; everyone still left in it... they weren't part of that cycle and now they are gone. The only thing that remains of them are what memories the last members of the Embryon have. It would be impossible to remember all of them; the Tribe's numbers had swelled as they absorbed the others and Serph did not have the chance to spent time with every member.

Serph is silent for a long, ponderous moment as he mulls over that. "Is that what it means to have life? To know your existence will sustain those who come after?"

What of constructs like SecUnit, then?