Crystacean

The Crystacean are a species of Flora-Fauna that first appeared in the book The Autistic Hero 2: Worlds Clashing. It is a large predatorial crustacean which lives in Tropical climates of Kepler 22b and primarily feeds on small bugs as well as Florasapiens that enrage it. Crystaceans are well known for their Symmetrical appearance which is the first time in Xenobiology that a crab like creature isn't Asymmetrical. The animal is encountered in the segment before Xenith Stephenson and his friends get from the HeavyTree City to the Big Bug City and between this area is a tropical region which at first is a nice hot spot because of all the nice fruit and mostly peaceful wildlife but then The Towering One finds where they are by peering out of a flower and then manipulates a Crystacean to go and assassinate them. The Crystacean ends up snipping off Xenith's wing and they have to wait a day for the limb to grow back.

## Biology

Crystacean highly resemble Hermit crabs though theres one big detail and that is that they do not have a shell which makes it very much more easy to pierce but don't let it underestimate your views on it because the Crystacean is well prepared. Crystacean are likely some kind of evolutionary offshoot of the plant Allium cepa better known as The Onion. The Creature has special enzyme which works to alter the amino acids into Super lachrymator compounds which is better known as the thing that makes people cry when cutting an onion. This defense mechanism is very useful because once a predator bites into it they immediately will recoil and get blinded from how the sulfuric acids irritate the eye. The creature has a body similar to a very spherical onion with 2 large diamond colored claw pincers on its sides which are also very bendy and slim meaning the can even reach behind them and downwards which is done with swivel ball joints in the claw flesh. the creature has 4 legs which are attached to a special growth of flesh which acts as a swivel which allows this crab to scuttle in any direction and not just left and right making pursuit of prey and retreat from predators better than any earthen crustacean. the creature's eyes are very bulbous and much like fish eyes which swirl around the socket but they also can become eye stalks which they pop their eyes out and their eye stems are able to move around due to the muscle structure built into the nerves allowing them to look up high for flying enemies. Crystaceans come in many colors from green to lime to yellow and even orange and red which is very reminiscent of earthen onions. The Crystaceans have been reported heights of 6-10 meters tall

## Abilities

Swivel Legs: Crystaceans are able to swivel their bodies around and legs around in order to move in any direction and even owl head spin to catch ambushing predators off guard.

Sulfuric Enzymes: Whenever the Crystacean is cut into by a piercing, slashing, or impaling attack causes the creature to release the same enzymes that make us cry when we cut onions...but x20 because this can cause blindness and also can cause Fatigue which allows the beast to catch up to you.

Diamond Claws: the creature's massive 5.3 meter claw pincers are surrounded by a hard diamond coating which on closer inspection seems to be a type of native diamond called the Sulfur Diamond which built out of its skin from months of adaptation. This means that it can easily crush a human skull with those claws and it easily managed to snip off Xenith's wing which disabled him for a bit.

Aqua Onion Beam: From its two claws it can release a deadly beam that is Lime and cyan colored which are able to hit either 1 or multiple targets. This can cause Blindness due to releasing the special sulfur like if it was cut and also causes Burning and Fatigue to prey and predators. However this beam isn't possible if its claws are destroyed.

Water Breathing: The Crystacean is able to breathe underwater with ease due to the openings in its skin.

## Trivia

The Crystacean is a very blatant reference to the Peckish Aristocrab from Pikmin 3 right down to its onion body and crystal claws.