Void Flowers (Flower Sick)

== History ==
Void Flowers (Oddly no scientific name) are a type of flower virus brought to Eldham approximately 2,600 years ago accidentally by Arbiter Lancaster (thearbitorlife). They very in size, some being smaller than the palm of a humanoid's hand, while others being as tall as a birch tree. Originally, void flowers did not grow to be this big, but with contact with the Hole, things changed. Void Flowers spread rapidly, having dark green stems. The Void Flowers have been unleashed on Ashai and Eldham only recently, as Arbiter Lancaster had kept it contained until now.
=== Spreading ===
Void Flowers spread by extended period of contact to anything. They can grow on people, underground tunnels, houses, in and on water, and any physical being or structure. Void Flowers go towards biological beings more often, as they are an efficient way to spread, however they spread more slowly on a biological being, most likely due to the flowers' stems attaching to the host's nervous system, though rate of spread depends on a biological beings' rate of age.
=== Behavior ===
The Void Flowers sole goal appears to be to destroy everything, as no other motive has been observed. The flowers grow on objects and people, and when the flowers completely cover the surface of the host or object, the flowers - along with the object or host - begin rapidly imploding on a molecular level, separating and Isolating atoms until the matter is destroyed. It is unknown how the flowers are able to defy the first law of physics, even with a geneticist studying it for thousands of years. in late stages of the virus, the world that it is consuming is disrupted, often having wormholes and black holes open up, often leading to other universes in the space time continuum. It is speculated that this is the flowers' doing, opening up ways for it to infect more places. It is known that Eldham is not the flowers' origin, a universe sitting above Eldham brought the flowers to Eldham after all. But the flowers were not native to that world either. Perhaps there is something more at play?
== Void Flower Properties ==
The Void Flowers share a genetic structure with kaleidoscope roses, several common viruses and trees. It is unknown how they can withstand fire, freezing temperatures, and large quantities of water. Its genetic structure deems it as a virus to most other bacteria and sicknesses, so they do nothing to stop the flowers. Biological beings' bodies see the flowers as just another biological organism, and don't fight the flowers when they hold of their new host. The flowers don't seem to be able to communicate with other lifeforms. Radiation, nuclear power, digestion, and acid don't appear to harm the Void Flowers in any way, it is actually speculated that Void flowers get their energy not by sunlight or water, but steals the energy it needs from objects with high energy, such as radiation, nuclear power, acid, and a host it might be attached to. A host could in theory pull out the flowers that have buried into them, but because they attach to a host's nervous system, the host's nervous system would be pulled out along with the flowers, killing the host. For an odd reason, one cannot cut the flowers off either. Cactus plants - who have an inherent gene that slows down its own growth - seem to be the only things so far that 
== Flower Sick ==
A biological organism that has made contact with a Void Flower for an extended period of time gets what is known as 'the flower sick.' This is when the Void Flowers find purchase on the biological organism. Without ingesting cactus in some form, 'squish people' or people with short life spans, live 10-15 years at best. People who live longer than an average human lifespan the more likely it is they will live longer. So far, the only thing effective at slowing down the flower sick is cactus, especially cactus juice. So far, there is no cure, and the flower sick is terminal. Some flower sick people try to prevent it as much as possible, but others decide to help it spread out of the host's own will. 
==== Symptoms ====
Symptoms of the flower sick include the slow spread of tiny cyan flowers on the host's clothes and skin. The host's head and eyes are usually the last to be covered up by the flowers. It's speculated that this is because the flowers' objective is to spread as much as they can. Bouts of drowsiness, sleepiness, and coughing up blood is also sometimes seen. When the flowers have completely spread over the host, death is imminent. 
== Where the flowers can be found ==
All over Eldham. You'll find it.
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