Venti | Infection AU

Info on Venti- Since the infection, the once playful, teasing Venti is now a mere memory, that Venti no longer exists. He's now a paranoid, stressed shadow of himself. Overwhelmed by guilt and fear.

He was forced to mercy kill Kazuha after he got close to stage 4. While the cure is now open to everyone, as well as the fact that Kaveh and a few others were cured, it would've been too late for Kazuha even if they got it. Despite knowing that, he blames himself.

He blames himself for Heizou killing himself because of Kazuha's death. He blames himself for not checking up on Wanderer. He blames himself for Aether getting infected. He blames himself for everything. Too Overwhelmed with guilt to notice that his nation is in pieces.

Info on the infection - there are 7 known stages of the infection.

Stage 1 - symptoms are exhaustion, coughing and runny nose.

They most likely won't know they're infected at stage 1. Check for bite or scratch marks on their body.

Stage 2 - Symptoms are sneezing, coughing blood and black mucus, increased irritability, purple spots on the wound.

Stage 3 - Symptoms are hostility/violence, lack of rational thought, increased cognitive dissonance, enhanced strength, purple spots all over the body, bloodshot eyes.

If a person in this stage bites a non-infected person, the disease spreads much quicker.

Stage 4 - Symptoms are elongated body parts, deteriorating body functions, milky eyes, foaming at the mouth, enhanced speed, unable to speak, purple areas rot.

This is where the name comes from.

It's too late to save them after stage 4. The cure won't work. Just kill them.

Stage 5 - Exposed organs and bone due to excessive elongation, motor skills deteriorate, loss of sight, agressiong reaching its peak, vomits black mucus containing spores helping the virus spread, purple areas rot even faster, loss of identity.

Stage 6 - Loss of taste + hearing, the hunger becomes insatiable, eyes fall out because sockets are too wide to keep them in place, vomiting becomes more frequent, aggression at its highest and most dangerous, purple rot areas have completely rotted, teeth grow sharp and eventually fall out.

Stage 7 - All bones have broken at this point, all that is in the body now is black mucus, the mucus seeps out of all orifices, organs, tissue, and muscles have dissolved due to the black mucus, the body stays conscious for about a week before it dies.

Mutation info - there are 3 noted versions of the mutation.

Mutation 1 - Contortion.

The mutation will progress as usual until after stage 4, when the face will distort into a creepy smile. Other than the contorted appearance, the disease is as normal.

Mutation 2 - Skin Eater

The disease will produce parasites that eat at the skin and drive this victim insane. The victim is still somewhat conscious, but not conscious enough to fight cannibalistic urges. Other than the aforementioned symptoms, the disease is as normal.

Mutation 3 - Dormant

The disease will not show itself for anywhere between 2 weeks and 5 whole months until it aggressively manifests itself. Additional symptoms include;

• Speed and strength are heavily enhanced from the original disease.

• Must be killed as soon as the first symptom is shown.

• The mutation is so rapid that a person can go from stage 1 to the final stage within hours.

There is no information of stage 4, most people die by then.

There are is a mutation called "the benign one" which means the person won against their cannibalistic urges and is now passive. This is VERY rare.