Sleeping Pandemic (Biohazard/Open)

[Raal]

It's been months since his little incident with Isafaro's military might and a mysterious scientist who managed to tame Void Moon for now.

Hunter was reduced to hiding in the sewers for the time being, away from any possible virus detectors above. Void Moon was resourceful in what it wanted. Despite being "tamed", it still found ways to get through. Its recent endeavors involved stealing an entire laboratory's worth of equipment and biohazardous material to work with. Void Moon worked in one of the many different chambers of the sewer system, out of sight, out of mind. It was too engrossed in making a new formula that would increase durability while in the air and in the water. All that time spent learning in the labs wasn't for nothing.

It would make more, but for the time being, extra durability was a good thing.

Hunter himself wanted to protest to the virus' plans, but was quickly shut up by getting his mental mouth sewn shut by its force of will alone. It did not need distractions, not now, not ever. It was going to spread like wildfire across the globe, then move on once all compatible sources have been disposed of. It could survive in space, survive immense heat and cold, and jump from host to host faster than the eye can blink. The ultimate life-killing virus, already spreading far and wide across the galaxy.

After durability, it would work on its weaknesses next. He grinned while watching the liquids boil, an inhuman projection of a voice almost purring in satisfaction, "Soon... very soon...."

All that liquid bubbling and boiling would no doubt attract something since the silence was so great a pin dropping could be heard a mile away.

[Biohazard]

No matter how many times she wandered through this place she'd never get used to it. After leaving Mr. Lizard behind to deal with Radiation Girl Biohazard returned to the sewers to head off the bio-weapons she had released. A lot of mutants had taken up to living in the sewers to avoid the upper world and its military, and Biohazard was looking to end that terrible habit and get them to come up to the surface where they belonged. She heard the voice up ahead and followed after the noise until she found Hunter, standing across the sewage on the other side of the tunnel across from him as she spoke.

“And you are?”

[Raal]

Void Moon was interrupted. Oh what NOW?! Annoyed, he turned around until he laid his eyes on a pretty little lady. What really irked the virus was that she was radioactive. The virus sensed radiation oozing from the lady, and it didn't like it at all. Well it would have to do two formulas at the same time. One for durability and one for radiation immunity. The latter would be far harder to do than the former.

Hunter answered, or rather, the virus answered using Hunter's vocal cords like a microphone for a speaker, "We are the next pandemic."

Something slid out of his shoulder. It was a deep purple tendril growth, resembling a suckerless tentacle or a thick vine. The wriggling thing plucked one of the boiling flasks off of the burner with surprising accuracy, mixing the flask with another. It was done without Hunter even looking at the alchemy table. The creature folded his arms across his chest, looking rather cross, "We are also busy."

[Biohazard]

“How appropriate to find you in a sewer. This place is crawling with disease.”

Biohazard took a look around, her eyes going down to watch the sewer water move downstream from where the two were standing before looking back at Hunter.

“All joking aside, what are you doing down here? If it's a pandemic you're looking for you should be up there.”

Biohazard pointed up with her right hand.

“With them.”

[Raal]

He smirked, "We know this, but we must prepare. We must increase the contagion rate, durability and... immunities."

Another tendril slipped out of the other shoulder, mixing another flask while the other tendril shook another flask. He was doing two jobs at once. Talking to a pretty lady, and mixing chemicals. It was like he had eyes all over him, as the virus itself was aware of everything that went on. The sensory input and output was extraordinary, and even though the virus was malicious in nature, Hunter could not help but quietly marvel at the pathogen's performances. It was truly at peak predatory condition.

Void Moon knew it, too.

[Biohazard]

“What exactly does this virus do?”

Biohazard asked with mild curiosity, already piecing together how she could use this man to her advantage while she waited for him to explain. If he did choose to explain.

[Raal]

His expression went from smug to confused. How did she not know what was going on? Were the tendrils peeling out of his shoulders not enough? He decided to give her the rundown, "We are the virus. Sentient and adaptive, able to hyper-mutate. Consume live flesh, get stronger. Mutate prey, and make more."

The virus mutated one arm to show its point. Deep purple growths twined themselves like rope to support the razor-sharp bone claws that grew out. The claws were made for slicing and dicing, able to rip open a tank like tearing a tin can. Those growths also served as extra armor, since they looked tough and solid.

"We are well-equipped. All we need now are improvements."

[Biohazard]

Biohazard watched the arm mutate, knowing that bit all too well from what happened to Eddie. Taking her eyes off the arm and then back into the man's, if you can call this thing a man, eyes hearing what he had to say next.

“What improvements?”

[Raal]

Void Moon changed the claw back to a regular arm as it turned around and observed the chemicals presented to him. It did not turn back around as it spoke, "Strength when out of a host, contagion rates... and radiation immunity. The latter will be difficult to perfect."

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When the liquids were done boiling and mixing, he combined them all together, and watched the translucent liquid turn a pale blue on its own. The durability serum was ready. He plucked it off of the burner and turned to Biohazard completely, "Since you are radioactive, care to partake in step two?"[/center][/size]