Impact of the heart flower on Weltan biology

The heart flower seems to interact and influence the biology of Welt, and these various effects can be observed. Fullhearts seem to create the creatures known as Ultrafauna and for this reason, the demon scion hide heart flowers away.
=Ultrafauna Organisms=
Main Article: Ultrafauna
Ultrafauna are colossal organisms created from an animate consuming a fullheart.found in the wilds of Welt or imprisoned within demon scion temples. 
= Heart flowers and the demon scion =
The most profound effect the heart flower has on the biology of welt is the effects it creates on the demon scion as a society. in fact, it is thought that the demon scion was formed uniquely to combat the threat that the heart flower poses. The demon scion has two unique interactions worth noting with the heart flower, the first is their complex relation to ultrafauna, and the second is their obsession with hiding quarterhearts.
== Ultrafauna and the demon scion ==
The Demon scion have a strange relationship with the heart flower, the objective of their actions with the flower are poorly understood and have given rise to two popular theories. The existence of and a method of reproduction of Ultrafaunic organisms is debated, but there are two leading theories. The first posits that Ultrafauna are weapons of war created by the other races of the surface to fight the Lyreans. Another theory concerning Ultrafauna is that the demon scion are wardens to Ultrafaunic Organisms, which they attempt to secure in their temples.
=== Ultrafauna are weapons of war created by the demon scion ===
It is possible that the demon scion of Welt keeps quarterhearts hidden away in order to create fullhearts and in turn use the fullhearts to create Ultrafauna. This could be a sort of bio-weapons program to even the scales in the demon scions’ arms race with the Lyreans.
This theory suffers from the fact that quarterhearts are stored away in difficult to reach, odd, and hastily made hiding places most of the time. Also the fact that the demon scion does not seem to actively seek out fullheart production does not lend credence to this theory. Perhaps this is because the Ultrafauna found in demon scion temples are test subjects to the powers of fullhearts.
=== The demon scion are the Ultrafauna’s wardens ===
ultrafauna are almost always found in expansive complexes known as temples guarded by the demon scion. This theory posits that the demon scion keep ultrafauna imprisoned in fortified temples so that they do not cause further destruction outside of the temple’s walls.
The supposition is based on the assumption that ultrafauna are found on the surface, where they are then captured and placed under lock and key in a fortified temple complex constructed by the demon scion. As an example, during an expedition, an Ultrafaunic Lophophore was sighted being pursued by a demon scion sandship, possibly to subdue the creature, and secure it in their Temple Stronghold on the shore. The conflict the demon scion has with the Lyreans could stem from the fact that lyrean warriors seem hell bent on hunting these ultrafauna despite them being secured in their prison temples. From these elements, it is supposed that ultrafaunic organisms aren't naturally created, but are the work of the heart flowers proliferation.
Both of these elements show that the relation between ultrafauna and fullhearts force the demon scion to take measures to secure the ultrafauna organisms of Welt.
==The mystery of the hidden quarterhearts==
Whenever quarterhearts are found by the demon scion, they are hidden away in hard to reach or protected areas. They are hidden behind stone walls, locked in chests, or hidden far away from where they could be found. The reason behind this demon scion practice is debated, but two theories exist. The first is that the surface creatures hide quarterhearts in order to keep them away from the Lyreans, the other is that quarterhearts are so dangerous that the surface creatures hide them away before they do even more harm.
===The demon scion want to deny the Lyreans access to quarterhearts===
This theory supposes that the demon scion go out of their way to keep quarterhearts away from Weltans because of the enormous advantage it gives them in battle, and possibly because they do not want more Ultrafauna to be created. As stated in other works, the heart flower gives Lyreans enormous combat advantages which makes them difficult to kill, as such it is logical that the demon scion would seek to deny them this advantage.
The demon scion can’t do anything about the heart flower growing all over the surface, because it is grown in the floating province by the Lyreans, where they cannot stamp it out permanently. As such, it is possible that whenever the demon scion finds a quarterheart, it is recovered and put in a safe place where it cannot infect local wildlife with cancerous spores.With this tactic, the demon scion can deny the Lyreans from getting more hearts on the surface, making them less resilient in combat.
===Quarterhearts are dangerous to the demon scion===
The theory of denial of access to the quarterhearts doesn't work when the conditions that the quarterhearts are hidden away by the demon scion are studied. The demon scion seems to hastily hide away newly discovered quarterhearts away from Lyreans. However the hastiness that the demon scion exhibits when hiding the quarterhearts points to another, more sinister theory on the effects of the plant.
As observed in the wild, most if not all creatures drop recovery hearts as spoils among other things when defeated. Hearts are seemingly generated by emotional moments. In these situations it has been observed that up to forty Hearts can burst from the pair or persons concerned, as well as the coveted Heart Containers.
Why this is is a subject of debate. One theory would be that this could mean that the creatures consume hearts. This is unlikely, as observed wounded creatures do not seek out the heart plant in order to heal themselves. Another theory is that quarterhearts constantly emit spores in order to seed the next generation of heart flowers. Should a seed land on a nearby creature the spore will develop into a heart flower and eventually grow into a recovery heart inside the creature. This would explain why recovery hearts can be found in creature spoils but are never seen used as curative items by wounded creatures. This means that quarterhearts are analogous to irradiated material and exposure to it creates cancerous growths (recovery hearts) in exposed creatures.
This explains why the demon scion lock away quarterhearts however they can. They keep them away from them in the hope that the spores they emit won't cause the parasitic fruits to grow inside their bodies, and is generally accepted as the truth on the matter.
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