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Conscious cadaver is the only known achaea to cause infection (its cell wall lacks peptodyclycan). It has three defining features, the first of which I have already mentioned. The second feature is its abilitiy to withstand conditions even tardigrades cannot withstand. Its last defining feature is a unique enzyme it uses to disable any and all immune cells, known as Infirmitatase. This enzyme also affects the nervous system, completely paralyzing the infected individual. With the immune system disabled and the victim completely paralyzed, the body begins go into rigor mortis. The victim is completley helpless as they rot. Sometimes, the victims regains control, only to scream in pain and relapse into a death-like "sleep"

While "conscious while rotting" is a pretty good body horror trope, I don't really feel that it is enough to carry an article alone, even with a half-believable scientific explanation attached.

Why? Because it merely reads as one-step further locked-in syndrome.

Nutellakinesis, instead of making an entire new thread for an updated version of the same idea, you can edit your previous post using the "edit" function under the "options" tab to the lower right of every comment. Making a new thread every time you edit an idea isn't necessary (compared to draft threads that have already gotten multiple reviews) and can spam up the forums.

There was only one reply to your other thread; I've locked it and posted a link to this new thread. Please keep one thread for each idea you wish to discuss.