#mc sculk

[spoonforsoupp]

i have a theory about the sculk and wardens, about the sculk being a parasite and the warden being its host-turned-protector. wrote up a little creative thing for it, will turn this into an oc.

grotesque descriptions of rot, decay, bone + flesh mentions, suffering. etc, under the cut

STAGE 1 -

the sculk is inhaled. it begins to spread internally, starting in the lungs and quietly branching out. this stage remains largely undetected, but as the sculk piles up the host will begin to cough up its particles.

at this stage, the sculk can be killed by regularly drinking milk or honey.

STAGE 2 -

the sculk reaches vital internal organs - the brain, stomach, and heart. it permeates through each, beginning the process of rot and reshaping in parts of the body deemed unnecessary to it. the host's vision and movement will gradually decline, feeling as if their body has suddenly become too heavy for their legs to carry them. by this point, the sculk should be noticed.

the sculk can be killed by consuming large amounts of honey, and the body should slowly heal afterwards.

STAGE 3 -

the host's hearing and smell sharpen entirely, and instincts of hunting begin to form. all the while, their eyesight continues to worsen, just blurry colors by the time this stage is through. the host has stopped coughing, but instead their skin has begun to darken and blue. it starts on the fingers and knees, then works outwards. horn-like stalks grow along the shells of the ears.

the sculk may be damaged with the consumption of honey and regular warm baths. if successfully killed, which is rare, the body can somewhat heal but never entirely.

STAGE 4 -

the host loses sight entirely, skin grows over their eyes. the body goes through major changes, some parts even shedding skin to reveal bones. these bones shift and swell, agonizingly changing the host's body structure. the vocal chords begin to shift and swell, as well, preventing them from speaking and instead only producing inhuman, sonic sounds. the host feels an empty, indescribable hunger.

this is the point of no return, when the host can only wait for the inevitable.

STAGE 5 -

the stomach sheds open to reveal the host's ribs and sculk-infected heart. their mind is the last thing to go, and thus the host has become a warden of the deep dark.

[lil-spacie]

Glowy Warden/Sculk Stimboard

[anxiousworm]

I badly want to make a sculk zombie apocalypse who with me

[anxiousworm]

Idk why but the thought struck me what if you stuck your head into the Warden’s chest hole

You get decapitated by its hole teeth

You inhale a soul (could cause possession? Could just have to spit em out)

You inhale a shit ton of sculk spores. You’re done. It’s in you and you have a few hours to a day before your mind and body turn to fungus fertilizer

None of these are mutually exclusive either

[anxiousworm]

Made some doods of my interpretation of the sculk and warden in biology, might make more later