Scagdead

A Scagdead is a mutant species of Ooze and a direct result of a spontaneous mutation in individuals with a high resistance to the t-Abyss virus. This resistance is only seen in approximately one in a thousand individuals and even those individuals highly resistant are not completely immune. Within a few days after infection, the host develops a high fever and a lump between the shoulder and the neck. As the lump grows, the host’s willpower is diminished, resulting in a loss of bodily control – but still with complete awareness that they are powerless to their body being hijacked.

The head of the person whose body is being taken over by the virus will remain conscious throughout the entire mutation process. Pain perception is dulled and eventually they succumb to virus-induced madness, although the unconscious mutterings of a Scagdead’s human head are eerily similar to those of a sleepwalker. The virus causes their bodies to swell and bloat, and the human head is pushed to the left shoulder and replaced by a new growth, not entirely dissimilar to the G-Creature symptoms recorded from the infection profiles of William Birkin and Curtis Miller. This new growth is not so much a replacement head but more of an enlarged mouth full of razor-sharp teeth. Its left arm retains the most human appearance, but has still undergone significant transformation to resemble more of a spiked flipper.

The Scagdead’s right arm is the most impressive mutation, growing a flexible blade-like appendage that can be manipulated at speed like an organic buzz-saw. The creature’s enlarged bulk thanks to high levels of fatty deposits and water retention means it is quite slow and cumbersome, but it is still capable of short bursts of speed. A secretion of extra growth hormone is responsible for its larger appearance compared to regular Ooze. Once infected for a sustained period of time, the Scagdead’s original human host can no longer be identified and the blue tones of the skin are replaced by the more regular grey colour of an Ooze, though reddish portions remain near the human head where the skin has peeled. It is also capable of secreting organic ‘bear-trap’ organisms to trap nearby prey.

The process for how a Scagdead produces these is still undetermined by researchers but it is believed the process is similar to that of a jellyfish’s cycle of strobilation to the ephyra, mixed with shark’s teeth that constantly replenish themselves. The direction of the fangs is random to give more of an impression of an organic entity. It is circular in structure with a notional skeleton. The central point has a concentrated nerve system. If a person steps on it, the jaw muscles immediately contract and close, trapping them instantly for the Scagdead to then approach.

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