The Inkblot Disease

Inkblot Disease has dated back hundreds of years ago during the Great Turf War. Located within a secret base between the former war lines of Inkling and Octarian territory, now abandoned. The facility was run by inkling scientists in the development of war weaponry, one of them being a bioweapon. Despite the controversy within the facility, the operation of the bioweapon still proceeds in development, especially during a time for desperate times and desperate measures to gain triumph.

The department successfully acquired a lab-made pathogen to weaken the enemy lines. It was a successful start as it gained them an advantage. It was, however, too soon to speak of victory.

Everything backfired as the viral strain mutated, causing an anomalous transformation within the enemy lines, known as the Cephamalgam, a mass fusion Inklings and octolings. Soldiers saw their troops dissolve and transformed into something that is deemed vile and horrifying. The entity behaved hostile towards both armies, causing the Octarian and Inkling armada to retreat as the anomalies attacked both sides.

Within the laboratory, personnel got overwhelmed by the outbreak, infecting most of the cephalopod personnel and consuming the others as prey. The cause of the outbreak remains unknown, yet it was speculated that a captured soldier used as a test subject for the bioweapon got transformed and escaped from containment, resulting in havoc.

Few survivors managed to escape from the facility, yet the outbreak continues during the midst of the war.

Soon enough, both enemy lines were inflicted by this ailment increasing amounts of casualties, famously known as the “Inkblot Disease.” This name has been coined due to many victims’ ink color turning black and their bodies liquefying into a free-forming sort of monster that takes many shapes, like an “inkblot.” Not only did it take effect during the war, it nearly reached their homelands. The Octarian race successfully managed to conduct quarantine and established safety procedures for the public. Though on the Inkling’s side, their desperate attempts are to keep it discreet from the crowd masking it as some minor flu epidemic. To prevent further suspicion from the public, personnel are ordered to detain anyone infected, along with apprehending any residents that try to speak up against the administration.

Despite the death toll, the Inkblot has finally been contained. After 10 years, a treatable cure has been found along with safe certified treatment procedures, those with the early stages of the disease are cured thanks to treatment. Those who are in the terminal stage however must be terminated. The lab foundation where it originates was destroyed, sunken underground in the deep chasm after the catastrophe. The area is entirely out of limits, kept away from the public and wiped out from the geological maps.

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