Hiruko Cape Phobia

The Hiruko Cape Phobia is a Phobia that lives in the Hiruko Cape, where it compels couples to commit a “Lover’s Suicide”. It has drawn in many victims, and grown to great size.

Appearance
Initially, the Hiruko Cape Phobia appears as a gigantic eye in the water, formed from dozens of smaller bodies that appear as hairy balls of flesh with eyes and wood-like protrusions. The secondary bodies can move far from the original to draw in victims.

After being empowered by Mu, it transforms into a humanoid form; in this state it is several meters tall and extremely muscular, covered in a chitinous armor. Its face has four horizontal segments, with eight eyes in total. It also has long black hair and two tree-like horns

Personality
Like all phobias, the Hiruko Cape Phobia strives to drive as many humans as it can into committing suicide, and has a preference for people committing a “Lover’s Sucide”. In its normal state, the Hiruko Cape Phobia behaves almost animalistically, with a very direct approach, as is common for phobias.

After being empowered, it became more intelligent and able to speak, berating Akane for not being loved enough by her parent’s, who didn't commit suicide with her.

Imperceptibility
Like all Phobias, the Hiruko Cape Phobia is invisible and intangible to humans that aren’t Suicide Girls.

Negative Emotion Amplification
The Hiruko Cape Phobia increases the negative emotions within its victims to drive them into suicide, though it specifically targets couples. It has grown very powerful, and can very quickly draw in victims.

Swarm Form
The Hiruko Cape Phobia has a swarm of secondary bodies it can use to attack, scout and infest victims. Destroying these secondary bodies has no effect on the original, but significantly damaging the original will cause the secondary bodies to vanish.

Empowered Form
After receiving some of Mu’s blood, the Hiruko Cape Phobia became significantly stronger, faster and smarter, able to quickly dispatch Manten and Kirari simultaneously.

Plot
The Hiruko Cape Phobia has turned the Hiruko Cape into a popular Suicide spot, especially for couples. Its influence has affected many people and it has managed to grow to a great size.

Trivia

 * Hiruko (蛭子), later called Ebisu, is the god of fishermen and luck, and ironic name given it drives people to suicide by jumping off a cliff into the sea.