Kalran: Tales of the four nations/Infected "X"

Tactical analysis

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History
"I can still see it. Johnson held onto my arm, now tainted green as the fungus began to invade and rip out of his skin, begging me to help as more of it crawled up and invade his mind. There was nothing I could do but... But... Dear gods, I'm sorry Johnny, Anno, everyone."

-Recorded psyche of captain Don, one of the few survivors of battle of Esenwick, where the phoenix gas was used and first recorded

The rat cell of the Reclaimers are rather infamous for their use of toxins and their willingness to test it, whether at the enemy on the field, innocents from a town, or even their own clones. Ranging from nerve gas to metal melting acid, but none more a toxin loathed then the phoenix gas.

Once exposed to the gas, the spores will begin to invade, finding any bare flesh to take root or digging its way through thin materials, upon which it will begin to infect and kill the host, compromising the host immune system, as it slowly poisons their cells. And once the host has reached critical conditions the spores insidious purpose is revealed.

From there the spores will begin to invade and take control of the host nervous system and, if intact, brain, forcing the body to move to its will, where upon which it will attack nearby creatures to further spread it spores and intake nutrition's needed to sustain itself, and thank to being man made the Reclaimers had also implanted nanobots that allows them to control the infected host. During this if the user is unfortunately alive will have full conscious, but little to no control of their infested body, as they can only watch in horror and beg for help. Scarily this also works against ai, controlling the machines just as well as a being while converting any nutrients it takes to power the machine battery.