The Laboratory

[Research notes of a familiar High Priest.]

### Day 1

Today I will begin my research for our currently unnamed plan for ridding of this Corruption. I’ve recently received a sample of this corruption, and have stored it in a hydraulic chamber, the current water temperature being 50OC. Currently no reactions to this water have been noticed since storing the sample in the tube. The sample shall wait in the tube until the following day.

### Day 2

No visible changes to the water’s temperature, or overall look have been noticed. We have received another sample of the Corruption. I'll store this sample in another enclosed chamber and act as the control group. This is where I will end my research for today.

### Day 3

No visible changes to specimen B. However, a slight change has occurred to specimen A. The tint in the water has changed slightly to the color of purple. We have received another sample for today. This one will be put in the third chamber, and function as the control. I will end my testing for today.

### Day 4

Changes have been noticed in all three chambers. Chambers A and B are damaged and the specimens in all three now take a larger form. Lab equipment seems to have been damaged. The water in chamber A has gone completely purple. Lab members have been instructed to clean up the area, and reinforce all walls of the chambers with quartz.

### Day 5

Some lab members seemed to have received black, rash type marks on hands and arms. I suspect that these marks are from cleaning up the mess that was made yesterday, and I believe these members have been infected. These members will be quarantined until further notice.

### Day 6

A fourth sample has arrived, which will be utilized to test on live animals. When one animal was introduced to the chamber, it seemed more skittish, but no significant changes were observed. However, when a second animal was introduced, we returned to find many hours later that they had torn each other apart. I am concerned to discover what this could mean for humans.

### Day 7

The samples in the containment chamber have grown a lot more than last seen. Though, I believe I have found something. I have surrounded chamber C with sea lanterns. Adding a first layer seems to have slowed it much, adding a second has stopped it completely. The sample has retracted, but its core still remains present.

### Day 8

I have returned to the laboratory and I have allowed my fellow lab members to return as well. Checking for any signs of symptoms, there were none to be found, only that their eyes have gone to a purple shade, which was rather frightening. However they have succeeded in all other cognitive tests that I had run on them, so I allowed them to proceed with the testing on the corruption.

### Day 9

I have returned to the lab to find most of the lab equipment broken and shattered. The area was already cleaned up, however specimen B has completely erupted from its chamber. The sample has been let loose and there is no stopping it now. The lab members are nowhere to be found. It appears I have received rashes of my own, and I feel a slight dizziness. I cannot let this continue any longer. It seems that pure science has failed me in this respect. I must look elsewhere for the answers I seek.

### Day 10

There is only so much I can learn from science alone. I must seek knowledge of the past before I can shape our future. Perhaps our history may have the key to eradication. There are rumors of a hidden library, out in the jungle west of the world’s center, containing centuries worth of history and information. Legend has it that its entrance lies below the roots of a towering jungle tree whose only characteristic is that it is one of the largest ones in its area. There are plenty of large trees in a jungle… but I’ve heard word it must be west of the gargantuan tree that radiates magical energy. \*That\* tree omens only death. Really, it is barely a child’s fable, but it is my best chance at understanding what it is we are facing. I can only hope it has what I am looking for.