[ . Cod Chapter Collection Part 1! . ]

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I am going to write down some Cod lore in here! Hopefully in order :) !! WARNINGS : INFECTION, CREEPY?, CHARACTER OOF (later), BL00D, GOO !! -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Prologue 1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Cod was a bouncy and happy young cat. It didn't seem like he had a care in the world. They adored the beach and the ocean, and loved swimming in it, as they were an amazing swimmer. Their mother and parent loved them, and let them swim almost every day. One day, Cod and their parents were walking down to the beach. It was almost closing time, but Cod wanted to go for one last swim. The stars above reflected across the clean water, seeming to almost call their name. The small cat jumped up and down, racing toward the water. It had a strange surface... almost black. The ambitious creature didn't mind it and swam further, cutting through the water like a knife. Cod then noticed that the sea was getting almost pitch-black. Not only was it nighttime, but they were extremely deep, and the water was filled with a dark, ink-like liquid. Cod tried to swim up, but almost screamed when they felt a smooth surface rub against their paw. Something then grabbed onto him, biting into their leg and making more goo and bl00d float into the ocean. The tiny cat winced in pain, looking down to see what was going on. A shark with black eyes was biting into them, barely moving, like a zombie. Then, it happened. Cod cringed even more, realizing that something was happening to them. Whatever it was seemed to be feeding on their soul, taking away almost everything that they loved. His back started tingling as a massive shark fin came out of it, ripping their dark blue shirt. They screamed, realizing that they could breathe underwater. Cod quickly tore away from the shark's jaws, diving upward, doing anything they could to reach the top of the water. Their new shark fin let them quickly slice through the sea. When they reached the top of the water, they tried breathing, and it worked. Air filled their lungs, and they sighed with relief, even though they were no longer the outgoing cat they were before. They still had hope, though. Cod's parents gasped when they saw Cod emerging onto the sand, and screamed when they saw the huge wound in their leg. "Cod, what happened to you?!" his mother exclaimed, rushing up to the injured creature, "We need to get you to a doctor, quick!" Minutes later, the family arrived at the doctor's office. It was the only place they could go to this late at night, and in the area. Snake Springs wasn't known for its emergency care. "Could you open your mouth, young one?" the doctor asked, frowning. Cod opened their mouth, realizing how much they could open it. Their mouth could get almost the size of the doctor's head, and was lined with rows and rows of large, sharp teeth. Every tooth dripped with the same black liquid as in the ocean before. "Cod has been... infected," Dr. Quicksilver whispered, "Don't panic, though. It's only a minor infection... I'm sure that they can lead a normal life if you stay away from other infected creatures." Cod gulped, not liking the sound of that. They had heard of infected animals, and by what they knew, they were evil, bl00dthirsty monsters. Of course, the infected weren't researched much yet, so almost nobody knew much about them. "Thank you, doctor," Cod's ren replied, pushing the infected cat out the door. Cod felt like part of him was gone... but replaced with something new... and they couldn't wait the research some more about themselves! -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Prologue 2 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Part of Cod was scared of the ocean because of what had happened last time... but they still loved the ocean. So, late at night, Cod decided to sneak out into the sea. Their parents had said that Cod shouldn't go out there because of what happened, but they didn't listen. They longed to feel the waves against their fur yet again. Cod dove into the sea, the water splashing against them. The ocean was even darker than before, but he didn't care. That was until he swallowed some. Tentacles began to sprout out of their cheeks. His paws transformed into even more tentacles, and more of the darkness started feeding on his soul. Soon, Cod didn't even want to go in the ocean anymore. They swam back up, in tears. They had gotten in trouble, and he had gotten even more infected. What would they tell their parents? "I'll tell them nothing," Cod whispered, his eyes turning darker, "I'll just... run away." Thoughts started to fill their head. The ideas didn't at all seem to fit them, and instead came from the infection. As Cod thought, their eyes became darker and darker, until they were almost pitch black. Black liquid started dribbling form their teeth onto the sidewalk below them, mixing with their tears. - Cod came across a small shop. They saw some face masks inside, and decided that they were the exact things he needed. (Cont. in the next project!)