Sealactia (parasite)

Sealactia is a parasitic hostile organism that takes residence in the New Fantendoverse, being a hard counter and destructive threat to all Heralds they come in contact with. They take residence almost primarily in cold places, rapidly breeding in places that remain freezing-low in temperature all year long. They actively seek out Heralds as their prey of choice, detecting their presence through the presence of the special genes that let these Heralds use their powers.
When Sealactia organisms latch onto a Herald's skin, they will feast away at their powers and thus seal them away. This includes not just their Herald powers, but all of their powers, including immortality if they have it. Their presence inside of a Herald will cause them to age significantly faster before they die. Their origins are unclear, but it's thought that they were an experiment set off some time ago.
==Biology==
Sealactia parasites resemble gelatinous thick grey disks with orange jello-like centers full of bacteria vermin, with teeth surrounding the disk perimeter. These disks are about the size of an adult human hand's. They are soft to the touch, but are very sticky and gooey, making it difficult to remove them if they have latched onto someone's skin (especially a Herald's). Whenever a Sealactia parasite latches onto its prey, the orange centers will dissolve as the bacteria spreads into the Herald's bloodstream to consume their powers. The grey disks will detach only when the bacteria return with the stolen genes, which will result in the disks looking rather bloated. It's thought that Sealactia reproduce in the winter, reproducing asexually to create several more individuals.
Sealactia bacteria can only penetrate organic matter, meaning that they can only enter inside living material. This means that Heralds like Isenlore are usually invincible to the powers of Sealactia. However, it also means that they become carriers for the Sealactia, who latch onto them and get carried for free through space or any place they might be traveling through (unless the being is warm or the place they're going through is hot). If they come across an organic being with cybernetic parts, they will still be able to infect the organism if they are a Herald. However, they will be incapable of passing through any part of the body that has cybernetic parts blocking the way to more organic parts of the body. This makes infections on those Heralds much more difficult.
People who are not Heralds are simply immune to the Sealactia, who will simply float around those it is powerless against and maybe even flee. Sealactia are very prone to succumbing to any temperature above freezing point; they will be slowly weakened in hotter temperatures and evaporate fast if the temperature rises above 40 degrees Celsius. When infecting Heralds in warm weather, Sealactia bacteria will evaporate quickly as they explore their bodies, but those that are under chilly conditions will be very vulnerable to this parasite's power, especially if they have frostbite. Warmth is not their only weakness; they are also fragile to strong radio waves, which can split their bodies and cause their cellular makeup to fall apart completely. Radio towers are among their worst enemies.
==Variations==
===Sealactia A===
Sealactia A parasites feature grey disks with jello-like centers as mentioned under the biology section; they are the most common type of Sealactia parasite. They possess the basic features of the parasite and are the easiest ones to destroy. In spite of being the most common, they are hard to come by as well as the species itself. Sealactia A can be disposed of when exposed to strong heat, and weakened considerably if in a room temperature between 0 and 40 degrees Celsius. They are the easiest to contain by scientists.
===Sealactia B===
This variation of the parasite has a larger green jello core with three grey disks spinning around it. They are harder to come by, but instead of aging a Herald quickly, they grant that Herald near-instant death as they spread through a body much faster. They also are good at hiding from heat and deliberately finding ways to make Herald into its prey. Though they are weak to heat, only a temperature of 70 degrees Celsius can easily destroy them, with lower heat not doing the job well anymore.
===Sealactia C===
Has a cyan blue jelly core with a hard spiny exterior surrounding it. They are the rarest of the three known Sealactia types. They can survive all heat until 100 degrees Celsius - the boiling point temperature - and fare well against any radio signals. They are offensive weapons rather than direct parasites, ramming themselves into Heralds so its spines dig into their skin and start to sap at their health rapidly. It will not absorb their genes, though it can still seal their powers. Once they are deceased, the Sealactia feeds on their direct body.
==Targets==
*Silver Zin (B)
*Mallory Zin (B)
*Hitomi Yamamoto (A)
*Zellen Harley Quimbleson (A)
*Viven La Vida (A)
*Noel (B)
*Xen (A)
*NULL (A)
*Quinn Fooly (A)
*Sage Form Reten (A)
Characters marked with (A) are organic and prone to infection and ones with (B) are immortal but organic and prone to instant death.
==Trivia==
*Sealactia get their name as a portmanteau of "seal" and "bacteria", as they are designed to seal Herald powers and feast off of Heralds like harmful bacteria of sorts.
*They are greatly inspired by the X Parasite from the Metroid series.
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