Vampiric Tar

Item#013: Vampiric Tar
Size	N/A	Type	Parasitic amorphous organism.
Living	Yes.	Conscious	Yes.
Hazards	Infection of personnel, and loss of resources.	Gear	In controlled environments Class-II Anti-Biological Suit and in the field it is recommended to carry a personal flamethrower or portable cooling equipment.
Location	About 28█ samples spread over various Bases around the globe.	Anomaly	Vampiric Organism.

Usage

A sample of the AV-01 variant.

The controlled use of the specimen (especially the AV-02 variant), is currently in an optimal state for its handling in small offensives, towards small groups of individuals (enemy bases, small towns and cities). Although it is still under discussion, which form of deployment is the most favorable to meet the interests of the Insurgents.

Due to the aggressiveness of the organism and its parasitic capacity and equal to the effectiveness of mimicry in urban environments, the organism has been rated with an 89% general effectiveness, and thus making it one of the most valuable items in the insurgent arsenal. Due to his historical appearances, he has become a general knowledge of the paranormal community (Mostly the AV-01 variant). Therefore the invention of new variants that leave behind the historical weaknesses of the parasite.

Report

At first glance the item appears to be a black sticky substance similar to tar, but it is actually a parasitic protist organism belonging to the genus amoeba. This organism, as mentioned above, subsists by parasitizing other forms of life, especially mammals.

For parasitization in a host to take place, the organism must enter the host's circulatory system.¹. Once that is done, the organism will advance towards the heart and brain, during this stage the host will suffer from seizures, and will begin to secrete a non-infectious black substance through all its pores. After the parasite has taken control of the host, the organism will periodically attempt to feed on other beings of the same species as the host.

Once the parasite has taken control of the host, it begins to feed on the nutrients present in the host's hemoglobin. Once the reserves present in the host are exhausted, the organism will look for other specimens of the species to feed on its blood. If it succeeds, the parasite through the host will begin to drain the blood of its prey. While doing this, the parasite will release "empty" blood through the pores of its host, which will be replaced by new blood from the prey. While normally the parasitized instances tend to completely drain their victims, they will sometimes leave a sufficient portion of blood within their prey for another instance of the parasite to take control of the prey and make it its host.

Currently it has been concluded that the need to "change blood" in addition to the obvious food reason, is due to the fact that the parasite, when feeding on the nutrients of hemoglobin, causes it to coagulate, and therefore the travel through the circulatory system becomes more difficult, to the point that the clots completely obstruct all the blood vessels. This causes in the host and in the parasite the impossibility of any movement and with it the impossibility of feeding. If this point is reached the parasite will go into hibernation within the host until it gets food or a new host.

In the case of humans, there is not much change in the symptoms, however there is a notable increase in the aggressiveness of the hosts, it also causes some more aggressive changes in human morphology such as:

• The eyes turn completely black.
• Nail and tooth growth.
• Strength and speed greater than that of the average human.
• Lack of pigmentation in the dermis.
• Constant secretion of black liquid from the pores.
• Aggression.

It should be taken into account that during the entire process the host is not aware of their actions and changes. But if the infection is treated² at an early stage the life rate can be 75%.

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[+] Answer - Dr. Zaragoza, Insurgent "Dracula Initiative"

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Project Corvus

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"The Vampires" a legend as old as mankind. But what is true? From what we have learned it has a lot of truth. Or we have already forgotten the "Mirror Vampires" and even the human subspecies "Homo Vampiris". And now that "Vampire Tar"… Apparently we have not realized that these examples are products of nature. All of them created from natural processes, following the principles of Darwinism. A vampire as such has never been created by the hand of men, although in this case we modify the "Tar" to create its variants, we are only improving a product of nature, not creating something new. And by God I have read all your proposals and I would like to leave some things clear.

Stake in the Heart: Perhaps one of the most remembered "Stereotypes" of vampires, although we must be clear: A stake in the heart would be fatal to anyone. But without leaving much of the subject it is necessary to clarify that in these "Vampires" this method works since, as it is written, the parasite needs the circulatory system to control its host and therefore to get food. But if this organ is destroyed, the parasite can no longer travel through the host's body to control its actions, and therefore chooses to abandon the host.

Solar Light: The sun is harmful to anyone but in those infected, due to the feeding of the parasite, they lose their pigmentation on the skin, a natural barrier to protect the human body from UV rays. Without this, these rays penetrate the body and by their radiation they begin to dry out the parasite. Perhaps not immediately, but if exposed for a long time, the parasite will die. This also goes hand in hand with the power of fire since if it burns them it will end with the parasite and also with the host.

Cold: Perhaps one of the most obvious weaknesses of the parasite, since as said, the circulatory system is the parasite's center of operations (Although it also takes control of the brain, its strength is located in the circulatory system) and the cold makes it difficult for the parasite to pass through the human body, causing an evident stiffness in the hosts, and consequently the deactivation of the "Tar".

Longevity and Regeneration: Perhaps the point that interests more to the high command, that although it is true, it is only achieved when the guest is constantly fed. At the same time, the possible myths of vampires that came back to "life" after sleeping centuries, perhaps it is due to instances that they managed to hibernate for long periods and by chance they managed to have contact with blood that caused the parasite and the host to reactivate. .

Secreciones: One of the most notable characteristics of this parasite is the secretion of a black substance from all its pores, every time they feed, which results in a "dirty" image to the guests. Although in an urban environment these can go somewhat unnoticed, due to the appearance of "vagabonds" that this secretion gives, when it comes to infiltration missions to enemy bases, this effect becomes one of the greatest weaknesses of the infected since it makes evident a difference between an infected and a human.

Variants

AV-01

The original parasite, from which all other variants have arisen, this is the rough diamond, and the best-known variant, as it has apparently been around for ███ thousand years. Being the base variant it contains the most common weaknesses

• The total dependence of the circulatory system.
• Weakness in sunlight.
• Obvious discharge of a black substance.
• Cold intolerance.
• Lack of intelligence, among others.

AV-02

Improved version of the parasite, created in 197█ in the Prometeus Laboratories and recovered after the dissolution of the laboratories. The Prometeus scientists managed to understand and change some things in the parasite. This version has the following improvements:

• Reduction in secretions, which gives a cleaner appearance.
• Tolerance to sunlight has been improved.
• The parasite can survive longer without food.

AV-03

Created by the Insurgency, this variant was specially designed to carry out an assault on Site-██, the Foundation antarctic base, therefore an attempt was made to improve its resistance to cold. This version is believed to have been a partial success:

• Although all instances managed to resist for about 16 hours in the extreme cold, they never managed to carry out the assault.

AV-04

The most recent version, capable of giving its host intelligence and independence from the parasite, at the same time almost completely eliminates secretions and improves mission efficiency.

And of course the reason for this message. I would like to say that, while I consider it a great advance in the science of Insurgency, I have to take a negative position to the creation of an Agent Corvus by means of this parasite. So my answer to the proposal of the higher command is a NO. I hope you understand that I do this for the safety of the insurgent personnel and that of the world, since exposing any of our other agents to this parasite can be a great danger.
- Dr. Zaragoza

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Original: Alquitrán Vampírico
Date: 17 Abr 2019
Author: carabina30
Translator: Yorick1

Footnotes

1. This can be done through open wounds or by direct infection.

2. The use of excessive cold or UV light is recommended.