Life Fibers

Life Fibers refers to a race of spacefaring parasitic organisms with a filament-esque physiology, originating in the Kill la Kill series .

Overview
Each individual Life Fiber appears as a glowing red strand, no thicker than most materials used in making fabrics. Despite their unassuming appearance, Life Fibers are sinister creatures. They are parasitic, leeching off of other organisms' thought patterns and circulatory fluids, and eventually consuming their entire bodies. In order to do this, Life Fibers conduct a subtle invasion of a planet, with distinct stages.

First, an Original Life Fiber- a gestalt organism consisting of countless smaller Life Fibers, will land on a planet, releasing Life Fibers through the atmosphere. These Life Fibers will attatch themselves to the most intelligent organisms available, developing a symbiotic relationship with them. The organisms will experience enhanced speed, strength, and intelligence, and will often completely dominate other organisms in their environment.

In the second stage, these enhanced organisms will begin to form societies, allowing for the exchange of Life Fibers between hosts. Garments that do not contain Life Fibers may also begin to appear.

By the third stage, intelligent organisms across the world live in a global society where Life Fibers may be exchanged across the planet with ease. Once the Life Fibers have spread sufficiently, the Original Life Fiber will activate and release billions of cocoons to ensnare and absorb the organisms that now dominate the surface of the planet. The cocoons will then form a thin layer across the outer atmosphere, and after absorbing enough matter from their hosts, will explode violently, carrying Life Fibers into space where they can multiply into more Original Life Fibers. The planet is often destroyed by this explosion.

While dangerous on their own, Life Fibers can be controlled by being woven into clothing. Clothing containing Life Fibers retains the performance-enhancing attributes of raw Life Fibers without putting the wearer at risk of being drained by the parasites.

Life Fibers have a uniqely physiology capable of nearly complete metamorphasis. An individual Life Fiber can shrink or extend its length, become highly malleable or rigid like metal. When many Life Fibers are grouped together, these abilities are amplified, and clothing containing a large enough percentage of Life Fiber can also demonstrate these abilities.