Pseudowater

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Pseudowater
Japanese	水もどき 模造水
Rōmaji	Mizu Modoki Mozō Mizu
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Species	Amorphous
Habitat	6th Layer
Danger Level	Unknown
First Appearance
Manga Debut	Chapter 49
Anime Debut	Season 2 Episode 7

Pseudowater is a parasitic creature found in the 6^th Layer of The Abyss.

Description

Pseudowater is a ferocious parasite that has the appearance and viscosity of water.

Upon being consumed by a host, it will appear to relieve dehydration and make the host feel refreshed, just as though they had consumed regular water. However, the symptoms of Pseudowater infection soon manifest. Pseudowater posed an existential threat to Ganja, during their delve into the 6^th Layer, although they found a way to survive the infection.

Pseudowater reproduces by laying eggs in the host's digestive system, which are usually excreted near the host due to a combination of diarrhea, general sickness (often caused by the infection), and inevitable immobility caused by the deformation of the host's body. The eggs are noted to be small, clear, and nearly impossible to notice.

After the host has passed away and their body has been deformed into an unrecognizable pile of stone-like flesh, the Pseudowater eggs will hatch and use their former host's corpse as a habitat to contain their water-like form, once again tempting thirsty animals to drink from it. Larger bodies of Pseudowater are held in a ponds shaped from the corpses of their numerous victims.

Infection Symptoms

Pseudowater causes different symptoms for each host, but there are two symptoms which are universally experienced by all hosts:

• The host will develop uncontrollable diarrhea.
• The infected individual's body will melt in a grotesque manner, then harden into a substance reminiscent of lead.

Known Victims

• Ganja

Trivia

• Pseudowater had not been discovered in Riko's time, so the way in which to handle it is unknown. Riko and her friends were able to avoid the Pseudowater by using streams. To grow to a sustainable size, Pseudowater likely needs a pond or larger body of water to breed.