The Second Forms

The Second Forms are the evolved states of the First Forms. Once 15 unique glowing orbs wondering the ocean floor now are 10 unique fishes and fish-like creatures swimming within the currents of the ocean's middle layers.

## Second Forms

After 5 of the First Forms became extinct, the remaining 10 became the Second Forms. Ancient glowing aquatic creatures that still aim to evolve even further through survival and breeding.

### Parasite Fish

These fish are the smallest out of all of the other Second Forms. It's appearance is a tiny glowing pink, tadpole shaped fish with beady eyes and prickly mandibles that it uses to leech off it's hosts. Just like when it was a First Form, this creature uses it's maws to latch onto other fishes and drain their blood. After drinking it's fill of blood, it will become fat and have a tougher time swimming about. While it's in it's most vulnerable state, it will also be on the lookout for a mate. An empty Parasite Fish will be caught by a full one, transitioning the blood to the other, the blood will be used as fuel to form eggs. Unfortunately for the Parasite Fish, their only defense mechanism is to spit the blood inside their bodies out at predators which despite the transformed acidity to cause more harm, does actually very little harm and the Parasite Fish are eaten into extinction.

### Sparkling Fish

These fishs' body mass ranges in medium sizes and is one of the most deadliest of the Second Forms. It's appearance is a constant sparkling white, having a spiky dorsal fin, caudal fin and pectoral fin. It's eyes are closed with inflated eyelids and it's nose curves up into point. Settled between the eyes is a tendril with a speared end that it uses to stab it's prey, poisoning it before consumption. When the Sparkling Fish's poison is injected into another fish, that fish will start to sparkle and glow before dying. Only when a fish is infected that the Sparkling Fish can digest it. These killers evolve to their Third Form later on.

### Tasting Fish

Small to medium-small round bodies, these fishes have three tails used to swim and to lay eggs. The top portion of their bodies are covered in lumps. Using large eyes to see any potential food and extended tendrils with claws to capture prey. When grabbing onto another fish, it brings the meal to it's underside where it's mouth is located and takes a bite before letting the fish go. Though cruel, letting half-eaten prey go attracts other Second Forms to feed on the dying or already dead fish, overall helping the thriving populations. However, when a Tasting Fish consumes the same type of Second Form, it's body will have a reaction where it will then shortly die after. This malfunction in it's biology unfortunately causes the Tasting Fish to die out.

### Soft Fish

From medium to large sizes, these fish appear as a clump of fur swimming in water. As they are mostly inconspicuous to other Second Forms, this allows them to swim dangerously close to prey and lunge at them. The 'fur' that the Soft Fish are covered in, hides their fins, eyes and mouth and is actually quite sticky. When made contact with, it is nearly impossible for a fish to unstick itself and while a fish is stuck to it, the Soft Fish will then slowly absorb the prey into itself, often eating fish alive. These merciless predators succeed to their third stage of evolution.

### Invisible Fish

Usually from medium to long lengths, these fish appear as swimming brains; the only exception that isn't brain-like in their design is the bulging eyes, razor teeth and elegant looking pectoral fins. The Invisible Fish, as their name may suggest, can turn invisible but unfortunately not at will. While able to catch and eat prey easily enough, mating is out of the question as these fish will shyly become invisible around any other Second Form, including their own. As a result, these Second Forms do not make it to their Third Form.

### Curly Fish

One of the largest of the Second Forms. Their bodies are round, with dozens of curling and winding tendrils at the bottom, ranging from very long to tiny. On the sides of their bodies are two small, wing-like fins that flap endlessly. The back of their bodies holds a thin blanket of extra skin, used to attract mates and hold eggs. Their face is frontward, with two dots for eyes and a straight line for a mouth. Their strength and size helps them catch prey with an extended tendril. The Curly Fish live on to evolve into their Third Form.

### Levitating Fish

The Levitating Fish is only slightly larger than the Parasite Fish. The design of this Second Form is similar to a Starfish, but having four very short arms. On the top side of the Levitating Fish is an armor plating and on the bottom side is where it's thousands of constantly moving balls, these are used to draw in food towards it's mouth. At the end of each arm is two conjoined fins that act as propellers that help the fish levitate over the water. The only way these fish eat is by sucking in any blood or fish parts that may float to the surface. That being said, these fishes do not make it to their Third Form as finding food was rare and they needed as much food as possible for energy. The Levitating Fish became extinct due to starvation or eaten by another fish while feeding on top of the water.

### Sound Fish

The second largest of all other Second Forms, these fish's designs resemble that of a giant dolphin with no eyes. These fish use sounds to detect prey, usually going after schools of fish. Not much else to say about these simple giants of the sea, but they do live on to evolve into their Third Form.

### Eye Fish

Medium sized fishes with round bodies mostly covered in varying sizes of eyeballs that allow them to see nearly every direction and distance. This helps them spot the nearest prey to attack and eat. Pectoral fins hang down and their caudal fin is shaped similar to a webbed foot in order to help guide where they swim. Their mouth consist of many sharp teeth and two tusks attached to their underbite. These fish survive long enough to enter their Third Form.

### Shapeshifting Fish

The second most simplest design to that of the Soft Fish but unlike the Soft Fish, the Shapeshifting Fishs' look ultimately leads to it's greatest downfall: it's extinction. A small body, black lines on each side of it's head to symbol eyes yet they have none. no nasal holes. an outline indention where a mouth might be but no actual mouth is located. pectoral fins stiff to the sides of their body and their caudal fin is split into a fatty half-heart shape. Even though these Second Forms can shapeshift into any other Second Form around them, the only way they can do that is by ingesting the opposing fish's blood which they cannot due to having no actual mouth. Evolution nerfed these guys to death.