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CHAPTER THREE: GHOSTWALKERS

simply the ghostwalker’s reflection and proof of their extra- The Response
dimensional nature. The Null Mysteriis are primarily concerned with figuring out
Regardless of which theory the Null’s hunters believe, all just how the infection process works, and seek to capture and test
hunters agree that not everyone is vulnerable to this infection. subjects to prove their theories. Some scientists are convinced that
Some people simply have a natural immunity; in fact, most blood tests will yield interesting results, since ectoplasm leaks from
people seem to not be affected. Only a few, for whatever reason, the body of the infected. It may well be the body sends ectoplasm
exhibit signs of the infection. The rest can bathe in ectoplasm, to a wound like a coagulating agent, and that is what gives the
or be around ghosts for days, with no real effect. infected their resilience to damage. Ectoplasm contained in the
To date, the Null hasn’t engineered an accurate means bloodstream also accounts for their rumored resistance to poison
of determining how and when ectoplasm will affect a person. or drugs, if eyewitness reports are to be believed.
They do, however, seek the means to detect the presence of Still, Null Mysteriis is very interested in collecting blood
ectoplasm through the use of their scientific instruments. samples from the infected. As most Null hunters become more

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