13HRP – 0060 – Plague Zygoun
Description
Entity-classified event 13HRP – 0060 – Plague Zygoun refers to a large-scale outbreak that occurred about 700,000 years ago in the Mirror World (13HRP-0051). The plague was both biological and metaphysical, and it reshaped the destiny of many beings. Survivors became strange entities that still roam the realm today. Unlike normal diseases, Plague Zygoun does not survive as an active virus. Instead, it lingers as a living memory held in the genetics, dreams, and rituals of those it changed. Consequently, its influence has never truly faded.
Nature of the Plague
- Hybrid Origin: Samples of spores and fossil tissue show Plague Zygoun acted as both an infection and a mental force. Victims suffered fast physical changes while also experiencing visions of “a great mirror breaking inside itself.” As a result, the line between sickness and prophecy blurred.
- Infection Window: Spread occurred through fluids and thought. Simply watching an infected host for more than 13 minutes could trigger symptoms. Therefore, containment proved impossible.
- Mutation Outcome: Roughly 77% of the infected died. The rest changed quickly into new forms, giving rise to:
- The Mushroom Women (13HRP-0013)
- The Arm Eaters (13HRP-0022)
- Early members of the Butter Cult (13HRP-0047)
- Proto-clown beings that later became the Demon Clown (13HRP-0039).
Cultural Impact
Archaeological finds in the Mirror World show that survivors formed cults around their changes, praising their mutations as divine. Old murals reveal people with fungal crowns, skeletal jaws, or metal growths, bowing to a figure called the “Zygoun Host.” Scholars believe this being was the first to endure full infection without dying, and as a result, worshipers elevated them to godhood. Furthermore, the murals suggest that entire societies collapsed into plague-based religions.
Modern Traces
- Fossil remains confirm that bloodlines of the infected still exist, which explains the wide variety of beings in the Mirror World.
- Some artifacts, like 13HRP-0070 – Unknown Element C-70, react when placed near preserved Zygoun fossils. This reaction implies that the plague permanently altered the base rules of Mirror life.
- At times, “dream outbreaks” occur where groups of inhabitants relive the plague in visions. Moreover, these visions sometimes cause physical mutations during the dream itself, showing that the infection crosses mental and physical borders.
Containment Status
Containment remains impossible. Plague Zygoun no longer exists in direct biological form; however, its echoes remain in beings and artifacts. The Hollow Reality Project lists it as an Event-Class Anomaly, studied only through remnants, dream records, and genetic traces. Therefore, researchers focus on monitoring outbreaks rather than control.
Cross References
- 13HRP-0013 – Mushroom Women: Likely direct results of Zygoun infection.
- 13HRP-0039 – Demon Clown: Ritual masks from Zygoun cults resemble early clown faces, linking the plague to later clown phenomena.
- 13HRP-0046 – Butter Bible: Contains a passage on “the feast of the plague,” which ties back to Zygoun worship and its rituals.
- 13HRP-0051 – Mirror World: The entire realm may still be fractured by the plague’s lasting influence, connecting its distortions to this ancient event.
Assessment
13HRP – 0060 – Plague Zygoun is seen as the origin of Mirror corruption. Without it, the Mirror World might have stayed closer to the human world. Instead, it turned into a place of divergence. Disease became not an end, but a new beginning. Ultimately, the plague acts as both grave and cradle, shaping the Hollow Reality with every echo it leaves behind.
Last modified 2025/09/09 at 19:35 pm
Published: 2025/09/09 at 23:30 pm
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