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From the Deep... They Rise. D.A.G.O.N Industries, a cutting-edge marine biology and bioengineering corporation, was on the verge of curing the world’s deadliest diseases. By experimenting with DNA reconstruction in aquatic species known for regeneration, they believed they had found salvation in an echinoderm: the starfish. But one test subject, infected with an advanced case of Sea Star Wasting Disease, reacted violently with DAGON’s regenerative elixir. The result: a parasitic mutation that evolved beyond the lab. A detached, virus-laden limb enters a human host, replacing their tongue like the tongue louse parasite—and transforming them into something inhuman. These new apex predators are called Grabbers—zombie/starfish hybrids that sprout radial limbs and fleshy beaks from their hosts’ mouths, spreading the "Star Virus" across both marine and terrestrial environments. As civilization collapses into chaos, an underground team of amateur marine biologists discovers the company’s most guarded secret: a young woman, Subject: Dohrnii, a successful experiment infused with the immortal jellyfish’s DNA. Practically ageless, she holds the key to stopping the virus—but she’s not entirely human either.