Dogs

Dogs are creatures that exist within The Nihility. They function to help cut loose ends of improperly deleted instances, allowing them to fully decay, fulfilling the purpose of The Nihility. They come in a variety of shapes and sizes, and while some operate on level meta to that of the physicality of The Nihility, others operate physically, presenting themselves as large mounds of flesh with 4 to 8 legs, directly consuming objects which they deem dangerous or misplaced to The Nihility,

Although a risky endeavor, if an entity were to ever attempt to slaughter and consume a dog, they may be able to sustain themselves longer in The Nihility before succumbing to Decay.

Known variants of dogs include :


 * Cattle Dogs
 * These dogs tend to lie dormant on top of or within Dog Cheese walls, slowly consuming and annihilating it. They help decay the more solid structure of The Nihility to make way for new structure in the ever changing, decaying landscape.
 * Due to their consumption habits, they often have a near identical appearance to their surrounding environment.
 * When tripped over or provoked, they may wrap unsuspecting victims in their worm-like tentacles for enhanced consumption or later use.
 * Asphyxiation Beasts
 * Found in areas of The Nihility deemed dangerous, anomalous, or actively opposing decay, these creatures actively attempt to kill/consume any living entities which have resisted The Decay. They often are tall, beige creatures lacking facial features other than a large mouth filled with metal teeth and destructive energy which incinerates non-dog material on contact. They typically have 4 long legs, which are used to pounce on unsuspecting prey.
 * If one manages to be slaughtered, their dead body is a commodity used to produce food which tends to imbue the consumer with a resistance to The Decay. With some caution, the neon white substance which circles their teeth can be neutralized and put into jars to store for consumption.
 * Bird Howlers
 * Often flying very high above ground within The Nihility, these creatures actively search for and spot prey or valuable material for other dogs to consume.
 * Upon finding material, they release an ear-piercing siren like noise alerting nearby dogs of the material.
 * Although they typically feed on the byproducts of Cattle Dogs and other deceased dogs, under dire situations they may swoop down and attempt to latch onto other creatures that exist within The Nihility. Due to their lack of teeth, they will then drag the victim upwards until dropping them and killing them via gravitational force. Once their victim has died, they will then swoop down and "incubate" the body, decaying it until it is absorbed as energy back into the dog.
 * Mirage Scratchers
 * Typically only found in the inner circles of The Nihility, these creatures have anomalous properties and will often flicker in and out of existence, blindly scraping the area they are present in until anything living has been killed within their vicinity. Although rarely sighted, large gashes in the ground rapidly showing up around a victim may be a sign that there is one nearby. The only way a victim can escape such a situation is by not moving to avoid elevating the irritation of the dog, hoping that they don't get cut open by the rapid cutting.