Eruption

The Eruption (Hirudo conflagratio/Parasite 8) is a parasitical leech-like species, which has the ability to kill, and take control of its host. Although originally a biological weapon created by scientists of the First Milurian Empire, the species had established itself on one of Miypria’s moons before it was destroyed.



Origin
The Eruption was created over a long period of time. Research on parasites was undertaken over the time. After approximately four years, the Imperial scientists had created genetically altered leech organisms, which eventually developed to become the first Eruption.



Rise of the Eruption
The Eruption was accidentally released in the Milurian laboratory and the now-intelligent organisms killed all the scientists working on the project. The Eruption then stealthily entered a shuttle and, using their new hosts, flew the shuttle to Ignis, one of Miypria’s moons. They then learned and became more intelligent, eventually taking over the minds of the entire population of the Milurian colony on Ignis, which was some 3 million Miluri.



Cut off from the outside universe
After the fall of the Milurian Empire and the establishment of the United Democracy of the Milurian People, the government issued a decree that forbade all spacecraft bound to Miypria or coming from Miypria to stop off at Ignis. This gave the isolation that the Eruption learned to work with. They gained strength, and planned future attacks on other species. The Eruption also, given time, developed advanced technology that preserved dead bodies.



Evolution of Eruption technology
The technology of the Eruption became so advanced that they were able to create life. Laboratory Ovum germination became so common and widespread throughout the Eruption Empire that naturally conceived bodies were hardly used anymore. One great example is that of Eruption J-86-4, who preferred to be known as Jake Forault.



Biology


Infection of Hosts
The Eruption, when first entering their host, in their quaternary (parasite) form, bite on the host’s neck (Eruption can only take control of intelligent non-arthropod organisms, preferably humanoids such as Dhragolon, Humans, Miluri, etc.) Thereafter, they wrap themselves around the brain and consume the heart. The Eruption, if taking over a living organism, will maintain life support for a certain amount of time, and the host will remain normal, albeit some rather unusual spasms and ‘shocks’. The Eruption then consumes the lungs and begins to grow and develop within the host’s body. After consuming the liver, stomach, intestines, kidneys, etc., the Eruption will then unwrap itself from the brain and attach itself to a hipbone, then it eats the brain. The Eruption automatically kills the living organism, or takes full control of the body. The Eruption have ‘evolved’ to consume all the organs in the upper body of its hosts to fuel their initial hunger and to create living space. If the Eruption is trying to take over a living organism, it will take approximately one week to gain full control, whereas it takes only several hours for an Eruption to take over a dead organism.



Anatomy
The Eruption have no gender. This is so because the Eruption have both male and female reproductive organs within them. Over the years, the Eruption have adapted to reproducing using their hosts. Although naturally, the Eruption hatch from eggs stored in protective bags made from the waste excretion produced by the Eruption, which contains many nutrients and traps warmth, eventually, the Eruption developed a system of reproduction for Eruption working on other planets (as all Eruption had to reproduce at least once every year, although most Eruption generally reproduce approximately two to three times a year): Artificial bags would be with agents working off-planet, and every year, these bags would be warped to Ignis using special warp-pads hidden in their quarters.



Reproduction
Because Eruption now only reproduce through their host, they developed a special apparatus which allows the process to be carried out in the most efficient way possible. Eruption egg particles are excreted by the Eruption’s reproductive organs and are mixed into the host’s urine. The host, lying down on a special bed with a hole (face down for males, face up for females) where the urine, excreted through the genitals, will be filtered and the egg particles will go through the filter and into the artificial bags, ready to be transported to Ignis. This process of reproduction takes approximately two hours, as Eruption have to release one thousand egg particles in one sitting, and they only release two every minute.

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Forms
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0level1lfo1"> ·       Primary (Normal) Form: This form of the Eruption is essentially the Eruption within the host maintaining the host’s structure.

<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0level1lfo1"> ·       Secondary (Slime) Form: This form of the Eruption is the transitional stage from the Primary to the Tertiary Form. A sticky, smelly excretion oozes from the sweat pores of the host's head and forms a slime formation over the head. The Eruption normally immediately becomes more aggressive.

<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0level1lfo1"> ·       Tertiary (Devastator) Form: This form of the Eruption is the most violent and dangerous incarnation of the parasite. The excretion from the Slime Form then begins oozing all over the rest of the body, hardens, and forms a shell over the host’s actual body. Although very violent, if its opponents smash it against the wall enough times, the shell drops off the host. As a last resort, the host then goes into its Quaternary Form.

<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0level1lfo1"> ·       Quaternary (Final) Form: This form of the Eruption is less dangerous than the Devastator Form, but is still very violent and very willing to fight. It is at this point normally that the host’s head would melt away or explode, leaving slimy tentacles floating in the air. The Final Form is very unpredictable, and the Eruption normally gives up and leaves the host rather than transform into the Quaternary stage.

<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0level1lfo1"> ·       Parasite Form: This is the most basic form of the Eruption, and is basically a worm with circular jaws. Its jaws are the only bones in the body of the Parasite Form. Eruption also hatch in this form, and do not change until it infects a host.

<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0level1lfo1"> ·       Upper Parasite Form: This is a variation of the parasite form, which the Eruption transform into following the completion of the infection process.

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Relations with other species
<p class="MsoNormal">The Eruption originally had tension against the Miluri, but eventually became cordial with them. However, friendly relationships broke down with the Milurian Government’s order to obliterate the Eruption’s residential body, the Miyprian moon of Ignis. The remaining Parasite Forms rode on asteroids to the Milky Way Galaxy, where they attacked the Dhragolon. They then re-established themselves on [name of planet]. The GSSOC had previously been assigned the mission to search out and obliterate the Eruption, but the Galactic Senate has since lost interest in the Eruption, as the parasites had remained dormant for over a decade.

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