During the brief stage of "disorder," Entropy Worms lost all their rules. They became meaningless masses of cells, and beneath the cocoon's wrapping, they had, in a sense, already "died."
The larval stage of life came to an end and returned to chaos.
Only when chaos was broken once more did a new beginning arrive.
Before this stage of disorder, they were creatures known as "Entropy Worms." Afterward, the cocoons gave birth to another creature known as "Entropy Butterflies."
If all the cells were shattered and reassembled, could it still be considered the original "self"?
Once all connections of consciousness had been erased and then linked again, could that consciousness still be considered the original one?
Entropy Worms of that time did not consider such complicated philosophical questions. This evolutionary form of life was merely a compromise mechanism they had developed when matter and energy were insufficient.
The larval form was a mining machine for gathering matter and energy.
The adult form was a breeding machine for continuing the species.
Together, the two life forms formed a chain of life, passing on their unique genes.
After Entropy Worms hatched from their cocoons, they spread their wings and became fully developed adults.
The adult lifespan was relatively short, usually lasting only from a few weeks to a few months.
During this stage, the adults reproduced. Female butterflies laid eggs, completing the cycle of their life cycle.
They were too fragile, and they could not gather matter and energy as efficiently as other creatures. They could only stretch out their life cycle and distribute the costs of reproduction across separate stages of life.
They would rather divide their lives into two parts, shatter their already ordered structures, and assemble themselves again in an entirely new form, all to fulfill their final mission.