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Item #: SCP-4800
일련번호: SCP-4800
Object Class: Keter
등급: 케테르(Keter)
Special Containment Procedures: The process of SCP-4800 is not to be interfered with in any way. No effort is to be undertaken to explore instances of SCP-4800-A or communicate with them. Scranton Reality Anchors and other devices built to extract reality levels from alternate timelines are to be programmed to avoid targeting SCP-4800-A instances. These procedures have been unanimously agreed on by all instances of the SCP Foundation in the Multiversal Foundation Alliance.
특수 격리 절차: SCP-4800 진행 과정은 어떤 방식으로도 간섭해서는 안 된다. SCP-4800-A를 탐사하거나 그들과 소통해서는 안 된다. 스크랜턴 현실성 닻이나 기타 다른 장치같이 평행 시간선에서 현실성을 추출하도록 만들어진 장치들은 추출 대상으로 SCP-4800-A를 지정하지 않도록 프로그래밍 돼야 한다. 해당 절차는 다중우주 재단 연맹의 모든 SCP 재단들의 만장일치로 합의되었다.
In the event that a current timeline is subject to SCP-4800, all documents containing information pertinent to world history are to be migrated to a DEEPWELL server. No measures are to be undertaken to halt or reverse SCP-4800.
현재 시간선이 SCP-4800의 영향 하에 놓이는 사태가 발생할 경우 세계사 관련 정보가 들어 있는 모든 문서를 깊은 우물 서버로 옮겨야 한다. SCP-4800을 중지시키거나 방해하려는 어떠한 시도도 수행하지 않는다.
Efforts to contact Timeline E-2a0e8a129b are to continue.
E-2a0e8a129b 시간선과 접촉하려는 시도는 계속되어야 한다.
Description: SCP-4800 is a presently unclear factor, force, or phenomenon responsible for the merging of parallel timelines. The exact cause of SCP-4800 is uncertain; however, it is hypothesized that [DATA REDACTED 5/MULTIU – SEE ADDENDUM 03]
설명: SCP-4800은 평행 시간선 합병의 원인이 되는 불확실한 인자나 힘 아니면 현상이다. SCP-4800의 정확한 원인 역시 확실하지 않지만, [데이터 편집됨 5/MULTIU - 부록 03을 참조하시오.]라는 가설이 세워졌다.
Due to its nature, the inner process of SCP-4800 is difficult to observe. However, SCP-4800 can be observed from the outside, and proceeds as follows:
그 특성 때문에, SCP-4800 내부에서 일어나는 과정을 관측하기는 어렵다. 그러나 외부에서는 SCP-4800을 관측할 수 있으며, 관측되는 내용은 다음과 같다.
- The affected timelines (collectively SCP-4800-A, individually SCP-4800-A1 and SCP-4800-A2) will become inaccessible, and matter will not be able to enter or exit SCP-4800-A through multiversal channels. Photons are still able to be transmitted, allowing for temporary inter-universal communication.
- 영향받은 시간선들 (묶어서 지칭할 때는 SCP-4800-A, 개별적으로는 SCP-4800-A1과 SCP-4800-A2로 지칭) 은 접근할 수 없으며, 물질이 다중우주 통로를 통해 SCP-4800-A로 들어오거나 나갈 수 없게 된다. 광자는 아직까진 전송 가능하며, 이를 이용한 임시적인 범차원적 통신이 가능하다.
- The sky on Earth will become black, and all visible stars will disappear. This is believed to be due to SCP-4800 fundamentally altering the properties of light to introduce resistance in vacuums. In addition, medium-to-long range data transmission becomes impossible for reasons that are presently uncertain. This effect has been observed on all planets during SCP-4800, and will last from two hours to five years before transitioning to the next phase.
- 지구의 하늘이 검게 변하며, 눈에 보이던 모든 별이 시야에서 사라진다. 이는 SCP-4800이 빛의 성질을 근본적으로 바꿔 진공에 저항을 발생시켰기 때문이라 여겨진다. 또한, 현재까지 불확실한 이유로 인해 중장거리 데이터 전송이 불가능해진다. 이는 SCP-4800의 효과가 지속하는 동안 모든 행성에서 관측되었다. 다음 단계로 넘어가기까지 2시간에서 5년 동안 지속된다.
- At this point, communication between SCP-4800-A and other timelines becomes impossible. SCP-4800-A2 will slowly dissolve, shrinking until all of its mass has disappeared. This process has been known to take several decades to complete.
- 해당 단계에서부터는 SCP-4800-A와 다른 시간선 간의 통신이 불가능해진다. SCP-4800-A2는 천천히 분해되고 쪼그라들기 시작하다가 이후 모든 물질이 사라지게 된다. 해당 단계가 완료되기까지 수십 년이 소요되는 것으로 알려져 있다.
- SCP-4800-A1 will reopen.
- SCP-4800-A1이 다시 열린다.
After SCP-4800, the resulting timeline will have elements of both instances of SCP-4800-A's histories. Events that the two timelines have in common will remain intact and not repeat1; however, individual elements2 will be included in the resulting timeline. No evidence of SCP-4800-related phenomena have been preserved; it is believed that SCP-4800 reverses the timeline to the beginning of the phenomena3.
SCP-4800 발생 이후, 합병된 시간선은 SCP-4800-A 양쪽이 가지고 있는 역사적 요소를 가지게 된다. 두 시간선에서 공통적으로 발생한 사건은 그대로 유지되며 반복되지 않는다.4. 그러나 두 시간선에서 개별적으로 발생한 사건5은 합병된 시간선에 병합된다. SCP-4800과 관련된 현상이 발생했다는 증거는 남지 않는데, 이는 SCP-4800이 합병된 시간선의 시간대를 SCP-4800이 시작하던 때로 되돌리기 때문이라고 여겨진다6.
SCP-4800 will generally target timelines with less than 43° of difference. No other common factors have been discovered in SCP-4800's choice of target universe. The current timeline has been the subject of several SCP-4800 events, which have been catalogued in Addendum 02. It is estimated that over 3000 timelines in the LTG7 are currently undergoing SCP-4800.
SCP-4800은 일반적으로 두 시간선 간의 차가 43°미만인 경우를 대상으로 발생한다. SCP-4800이 대상 시간선을 선택하는 다른 공통적인 요소는 발견되지 않았다. 현재 시간선에는 몇 번의 SCP-4800 사태가 발생했으며 관련 내용이 부록 02에 분류되어 있다. 현재 LTG8 내에서 3000개가 넘는 시간선이 SCP-4800을 겪은 것으로 추정된다.
Addendum 01: Discovery
부록 01: 발견
SCP-4800 was first discovered after the Foundation was contacted by SCPF-7a5f7b9 in early 1986. SCPF-7a5f7b had been observing our timeline's history, and shared information that proved that several new events were present that had not existed before 1986. It was also shared that our universe had been inaccessible to them for 23 years, and that these events began to exist after this period.
SCP-4800은 1986년 초 SCPF-7a5f710의 연락을 받고 처음 발견되었다. SCPF-7a5f7b는 우리 시간선의 역사를 관찰한 결과, 1986년 이전에 존재하지 않았던 새로운 몇몇 사건들이 나타났다는 걸 입증했으며 해당 정보를 우리 재단과 공유하였다. 또한 우리 우주와 23년 동안 접근할 수 없었으며 새롭게 나타난 사건들이 이 시기 이후에 존재하기 시작되었다는 사실도 공유했다.
However, SCP-4800 was first observed by the Foundation after the development of DEEPWELL servers11 in 1990. At this time, documents related to consensus world history were stored on DEEPWELL servers. Comparison between documents stored on DEEPWELL Server #987 and current consensus world history by AI construct ERIS.AIC revealed that several events had occurred that did not align with the past timeline. This, combined with evidence provided by SCPF-7a5f7b, lead to the direct observation of E-5b0b3a and E-904ff2, two alternate timelines that were inaccessible for reasons unknown at the time. After the dissolution of E-904ff2 and the history modifications made to E-5b0b3a, SCP-4800 was classified.
그러나 SCP-4800의 최초 관측은 1990년 깊은 우물 서버12가 개발된 이후 우리 재단에 의해서 이루어졌다. 이때 합의된 세계사 관련 문서가 깊은 우물 서버에 저장되었다. 깊은 우물 서버 #987에 저장된 문서와 합의된 세계사 내용을 ERIS.AIC 인공지능으로 비교한 결과 몇몇 사건이 과거 연대표와 맞지 않다는 것을 밝혀냈다. 위 내용과 SCPF-7a5f7b이 제공한 정보를 취합해 볼 때, 해당 정보들은 당시 알 수 없는 이유로 접근할 수 없었던 두 평행 시간선 E-5b0b3a 와 E-904ff2의 상황을 직접 보여준다. E-904ff2이 소멸하고 E-5b0b3a의 역사 수정 이후 해당 사건은 SCP-4800으로 분류되었다.
Addendum 02: List of Known Occurrences of SCP-4800 in our timeline
부록 02: 우리 시간선에서 SCP-4800으로 인해 발생한 것으로 밝혀진 사건 목록
Mainline Date 기준 시간선 날짜 | Description 설명 | Involved SCPs (if any) 관련 SCP (존재할 경우) |
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1986 | Internal modifications to human evolution were made, resulting in increased susceptibility to image complexes and fractals for use as cognitohazards and memetic objects. 인간의 진화 과정이 수정됨. 그에 따라 인식재해와 밈적 개체로 사용되는 복잡한 이미지와 프렉탈 이미지에 대한 민감성이 증가함. |
N/A |
1987 | Invention of the transistor in 1947, greatly advancing computation technology by several decades. 트랜지스터가 1947년에 발명됨. 이 덕분에 연산 기술 수준이 단번에 수십 년 앞서가게 됨. |
N/A |
1989 | The birth of Researcher Scranton and the invention of the Scranton Reality Anchor, Kant Counter, and other associated reality-alteration equipment. 스크랜턴 연구원의 탄생과 스크랜턴 현실성 닻, 칸트 계수기, 기타 현실성 조작 장비의 발명. |
N/A |
1992 | Creation of a North Asian civilization known as "the Daevite Empire" that lasted from 788 BCE to 107 BCE. In addition, this also introduced several anomalous artifacts associated with the Daevites. 북아시아에 기원전 788년부터 기원전 107년까지 존재한 "다에바 문명"의 발생. 또한 다에바인과 관련된 여러 변칙적인 유물도 나타남. |
SCP-140, SCP-2140, SCP-3140 |
1994 | Increased presence of a previously dead religion known as the "Church of the Broken God", as well as signs of its influence on modern religion. 이미 소멸한 "부서진 신의 교단"이라는 종교의 교세 증가 및 현대 종교에서 드러나는 "부서진 신의 교단"의 영향 |
SCP-475, SCP-882, SCP-1139 |
1995 | A rearrangement in the structure of the Foundation to include more focus on research, as well as the introduction of the "Thaumiel" object class. 재단의 구조가 연구 중심으로 재편성. "타우미엘" 등급 도입. |
N/A |
1996 | Increased use of technology developed by Robert Scranton. 로버트 스크랜턴이 개발한 기술 사용 빈도 증가. |
N/A |
1997 | The origins of the Foundation are moved backwards from the early twentieth century to the seventeenth century, creating more Foundation influence on a global scale. 재단의 기원이 20세기 초에서 17세기로 옮겨짐. 재단의 영향이 전 세계적으로 확장됨. |
SCP-2000 |
2001 | Expansion of a Daevite cult known as Sarkicism into a global religion, as well as fallout from a past "Sarkic War". SCP-2000 is activated to reverse this damage; however, the presence of Sarkic cults and their conflict with the Church of the Broken God remain. 사르킥교으로 알려진 다에바 신앙이 전 세계적인 종교로 확장되고 지난 "사르킥 전쟁"으로 인해 끔찍한 상황이 발생함. 해당 피해를 복구하기 위해 SCP-2000이 가동되었으나 사르킥 숭배와 부서진 신의 교단 사이의 갈등은 여전함. |
SCP-2075, SCP-2406, SCP-2480 |
2004 | Civilian discovery of faster-than-light technology after investigation of a crashed UFO. As per Document 001-OMEGA, information is disseminated stating that this technology is a hoax, and evidence of the technology is destroyed. 추락한 UFO를 민간에서 조사 후 초광속 기술을 발견함. 문서 001-OMEGA에 따라, 해당 기술은 조작된 내용이라는 정보가 퍼뜨려졌으며 해당 기술의 증거는 파괴됨. |
SCP-3200 |
2006 | Prolonging of the Cold War between the USSR and the USA after Joseph Stalin's death to 1990, as well as an increase in its intensity. 소련과 미국 간의 냉전 기간이 이오시프 스탈린 사망 시점에서 1990년까지로 늘어남. 또한 그 강도도 증가함. |
SCP-2498, SCP-2664 |
Addendum 03: The SCP Foundation from universe E-909eaa has shared the following document with the Multi-U department. According to E-909eaa, the following document was encoded in a transmission that was sent from our timeline during an SCP-4800 event. It is unknown how this transmission managed to escape SCP-4800.
부록 03: E-909eaa 우주의 SCP 재단이 다음 문서를 멀티-U 부서를 통해 공유했다. E-909eaa에 따르면, 해당 문서는 우리 시간선에서 SCP-4800 사태가 진행되고 있던 중에 보낸 것이라고 밝혔다. 어떻게 SCP-4800이 진행되던 와중에 해당 문서를 전송할 수 있었는지는 불명이다.
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-3140-1 is stored in an enlarged containment hangar at Armed Containment Area-40 in an inactive state, with access to an underground testing area. Any testing must be approved by Level 4/3140 personnel. During testing, the 3140-S subject must be watched by researchers and security outside of the testing area. Upon conclusion of testing the anomaly must be deactivated and brought to its chamber.
Investigations into the uses of SCP-3140 in Daevic society and whether other instances of the anomaly exist are ongoing.
Revision 1: Level 4/3140 approval is required for the planting of seeds recovered from SCP-3140 instances. The guidelines in Document 3140-HRT-1 must be followed for the initial planting.
Revision 2: SCP-3140-2 and SCP-3140-3 will be stored in enlarged containment hangars at Botanical Garden Beta. Level 4/3140 approval is required for testing with either or both of anomalies.
Description: SCP-3140-1 is the only extant member of SCP-3140, a group of arboreal entities. SCP-3140-1's body primarily consists of Cupressus gigantea13 and Prunus serrulata14 bark and wood, standing at a height of 12m. The "torso" of its body is roughly spherical, with multiple flowering cherry branches and small cherry trees growing from it.15 The anterior side has a stylized eye etched into it, which is surrounded by illustrations of Daevic weaponry, cultural symbols, and skulls with seven eye sockets.
The posterior portion has a circular Thaumic Glyph Pattern (TGP)16 with a radius of 26cm, which prevents fire and erosion damage. Three anterior-facing wooden barrels (1m long and 28cm wide), with a single hole on the front, are on the torso. One is attached above the right leg, one extends from a dorsal branch on the right side, and one is positioned 1m left of the eye symbol.
Two wooden digitigrade legs are connected to the sides of the anomaly. These legs possess full articulation, due to the wood at the joints being intermixed with an unknown green and pink substance (designated 3140-C). The legs are ornately carved with iconography of Daevite soldiers killing and eating people, soldiers with unidentified megafauna and entities resembling SCP-3140 besieging castles and cities, and slaves being given to the Daeva17 matriarchs. The bottom of the left leg features a hand-shaped recess with a depth of 11cm, with the phrase "For the conqueror" written in Daevic found in the center. The feet have three long toes; two anterior and one posterior.
In an inactive state, SCP-3140-1 sits in a crouching position. Any subject, hereafter designated 3140-S, that places their left hand in the hand shaped recess and says the Daevic word for "awaken" will activate SCP-3140-1, making it stand upright. The anomaly will begin to follow 3140-S and will follow directions said in Daevic. Directions that SCP-3140-1 is incapable of achieving will not be followed. Saying the Daevic word for "sleep" will bring the anomaly back to its inactive state. Any 3140-S may reactivate SCP-3140-1 at any time by saying "awaken" within the anomaly's vicinity in any language.
The following are a sample of known directions SCP-3140-1 will follow, all spoken in Daevic, and the outcomes:
- "Move": SCP-3140-1 moves to a location 3140-S points to.
- "Stomp": SCP-3140-1 moves to and stomps at a location 3140-S points to.
- "Stab": Various bone spikes (~25cm long) emerge from every surface of the anomaly.18 These retract after one minute.
- "Slide": A mix of translucent low-viscosity substances cover SCP-3140-1, falling off of it after three minutes.
- "Bring help": SCP-3140-1 secretes a substance similar to alarm pheromones of extant insect species for two minutes
- "Heal": Resin seeps from random locations on the anomaly, primarily around the barrels.
- "Fire": Smoke emerges from the barrels on SCP-3140-1.
See Document 3140-CLIST for further commands.
SCP-3140-1 was discovered at a Foundation archaeological dig site near Bikudo, Jammu and Kashmir, Republic of India on 27-January-2017. The dig site appeared to have at one point been the location of a battle between Daevite forces and an unknown Ortothan19 group, based on the presence of non-anomalous weapons and armor possessing acute heptagrams (sometimes surrounded by other polygons), regular polygons (ranging from four to seven sides), and humanoid figures with four to seven arms. Said battle is believed to have occurred at some point in the Early Low Daevic period (c. 11000 BCE), suspected to be the Century Conquest20.
Around SCP-3140-1's legs were chained legcuffs made of meteoric iron, locked with a complex mechanical system, with the phrase "Ruination to the invaders" written in Ortothan on both cuffs. The chains had been heavily damaged, likely from attempts to break it. The remnants of an SCP-3140 instance were found at dig sites in the vicinity, which had damaged legs and a destroyed torso. The torso's remains had a solidified mass of miscellaneous plant matter and bone fragments in it, connected by multiple small roots. Other objects in the area included bones, weaponry, and armor. All artifacts, the destroyed instance, and SCP-3140-1 were transported to Area-40 on 29-January-2017.
Based on texts found in SCP-1726 and SCP-140, SCP-3140 were a common weapon utilized by the Daevic Empire during and after the Century Conquest, though it is suggested that the anomaly had predated Daevite civilization.21 Thaumaturgic horticulture methods would be used to grow different variations of the entities, primarily designed for military application.
Below are several text excerpts detailing the growth and usage of SCP-3140 in Daevite society (translated).
Next to the prisoner slaughtering grounds I saw a massive farm. It stretched out from the clearing—which I estimate it to be 60 urvs long, 50 urvs wide—and past the corpses, possibly farther. I estimate the clearing to be 61 urvs. Many growing and grown Amunj are in the plots, possibly one hundred or more. The area has less guards, though many experienced presence aether-benders occupy it. A hill in an unguarded region gave the perfect view, and the Holy Rays Tube—praise the Elemental Holies—improved it.
Daevic—death to the brutes—aether-benders walked the columns and would stop by the mature and crouched ones, then retrieve objects from their red robes. Aether-black would flash in their hands as they retrieved the materials and inserted them into the Amunj, which rippled like water during the process. I could not easily glimpse the materials for they were clouded by the aether-black-air, but the Holy Rays Tube—praise the Elemental Holies—illuminated spirit-residual outlines of bone and flesh. After the process ended a quick change would occur to the golem: Tentacles like the Deepers'—I suggest an investigation to see if a Deeper pact was formed—cannons of great size and with many barrels, and spikes to rival our spears all grew instantaneously.
The aether-benders would move on to the next, and a soldier would lead slaves—likely captured warriors—by chain to the wooden beast. They were all starved and scarred, and trembled with every step. If they did not begin to etch Daevic—death to the brutes—victories and violence onto the golems, a small rod would be stabbed into their back and they would immediately return to work. Some of these artists had dozens stuck into them.
Correspondence from Katin Deraj to Wysard Onton (c. 11030 BCE) of the Erliontipa, describing an overview of a Daevite provisional camp. Document 1726-503
The first attackers were Daevic soldiers, who emerged from the jungle at the early sunrise to assault the gateway. Luckily our warriors were as prepared as the Tenth Y prophesied and promised, for they had a great many traps, weapons, and strong fortifications. Our archers up on the wall did little to assist them, and the onlookers up here, myself included, cheered. We knew the Daevite Empire was the greatest to ever exist, so this victory was truly glorious.
I was nervous, though. The countless stories of endless victories and the taming of great beasts that belonged in other realms came back to me. An attack with so few soldiers seemed wrong. After a jolon had passed with no new action the crowd around the archers grew smaller, but our good warriors stood strong with anticipation. Another jolon later most had left to return to their homes in or around the inner city, and the archers began to speak about unrelated events. Unusually the chimes of safety had not rung despite the apparent victory.
That was when I heard a rumble and saw trees swaying from my window. Suddenly, three large beings of wood and leaves rose above the horizon. Their bodies were like castles of wood, and their legs were larger than any tree trunk I have seen in my hunts. Each had vast numbers of Daevites scrambling along stairwells lined with bark plating on the exterior and on fortified platforms, covered by large trees. Strange pink and blue flowers blossomed all over. A few holes I could see on their fronts suggests they have an interior as well.
The hundred cannons fired in unison from the top and middle of the wall, but the tree beasts kept walking. More and more were fired and only small pieces of the things would shatter. The ground troops were being attacked from all sides by smaller wood creatures, some still taller than any man. I saw a man have spiked vines wrap around his body and rip him like cloth, and another was impaled by several wooden spikes. The traps and barricades were stepped on and broken, and the archers and cannon workers were killed by Daevite's arrows.
As they got closer to the top of the wall I grabbed all I could and ran from my home and into the city. A jol later I heard the chimes of invasion ring from all around.
Written by Matra Ne Jon in his personal diary (c. 10950 BCE), describing the invasion of the Olute city-state by Daevite troops. Document 1726-991
Clouds swirled in the sky as my boat sailed along the coast. As with all Sanc creations, it was efficient and simple, but I feared it would collapse at any moment. After an uro I was able to see the edge of the Ytan clan's village, the rest was hidden in dense foliage. The Masn Codexes claim the clan to be a relic of Empire Daevic, a Fragment Daevic. A much debated idea, as none could verify from risk of death or worse. This day I could see well that they were Fragment Daevic.
Huts and sculptures of bone were common, occasional villagers and guards walking around. The only crop I saw was a large and thin tree, growing slices of meat on the branches. Guards would grab a slice and eat, and another would grow soon after. A likely solution for the few animals and humans that could be fed on.
Small Uosho, wood deities tamed and used for war, were fishing using tens of arms on their fronts. Once all arm claws had grabbed a fish, they would drop them into a basket that would then be put into a hole on another Uosho. This one would then trudge into the forest, vanishing. This repeated without end.
Illustrated Modern World Travels (c. 800 BCE), an incomplete book describing the author's journey to learn about the cultures and societies in Central and East Asia. Sketches of the described locations are also present, though most of them are poor in quality, and many passages are largely incoherent. The writer is presently unknown. Document 1726-724
Full texts and artwork related SCP-3140 instances can be found in Document 3140-HISDOCS.
The use of SCP-3140 decreased over time, gradually replaced in favor of thaumaturgic mechanical weapons. However, some Daevic clans continued to use the entities for hard labor, farming, and protection. The last remaining ones are suspected to have been destroyed by forces under Chinese general Qin Kai circa 270 BCE.
Addendum.1: On 1-March-2017, two seeds (designated SCP-3140-2 and SCP-3140-3) retrieved from SCP-3140-1 were planted in an enlarged botanical garden (Botanical Garden Beta) in Area-40, following Daevite horticulture instructions found in Documents 1726-801 and 1726-822 (compiled in Document 3140-HRT). Said instructions utilized multiple anomalous compounds and thaumaturgic rituals, carried out by Thaumaturgy Division personnel. SCP-3140-2 would be grown without modifications being made, while SCP-3140-3 would be grown for use in farming. By May several wooden spheres with small branches extending from them had grown, and by July growths resembling legs had formed.
Addendum.2: On 5-September-2017 SCP-3140-2 and SCP-3140-3 had fully grown and had broken out of their dirt plots. Following their relocation to separate containment chambers, testing regimens began.
SCP-3140-2 is largely the same as SCP-3140-1, though it lacks any inscriptions, etchings, or barrels. The anomaly is unresponsive to the "fire" command. The leading explanation for the lack of barrels is that they were added to the entity after it had fully grown, which is unlikely to carry over to offspring. Research into adding these onto the anomaly is ongoing.
SCP-3140-3 lacks the same features as SCP-3140-2, and has a largely different body structure than SCP-3140. The entity has a height of 4 meters and a 3 meter wide torso. The underside possesses a mass of tendrils made of wood and 3140-C, each of which have a different structure. Personnel have successfully used SCP-3140-3 in the cultivation of soybeans, rice, tumeric, and sugarcane with various commands, using the tendrils to achieve this. However, the process is slower than existing mechanical farming methods.
Further research is being performed to see if SCP-3140 instances could be utilized by the Foundation, which includes tests to see if instances could learn new commands after growth.
Item #: SCP-1726
Object Class: Euclid
Special Containment Procedures: The path leading to SCP-1726 is to be blocked by a guard post operated by the Foundation Chinese Branch under the banner of the People’s Liberation Army. No further security is necessary to prevent outside interference.
SCP-1726 itself is not to be entered without at least one instance of SCP-1726-1 accompanying researchers. Personnel are not to remain within SCP-1726 for periods longer than four hours. Materials found within SCP-1726 are not to be removed from SCP-1726.
Contact with SCP-1726-1 specimens is to be carried out according to Document 1726-CO.
All documents copied within SCP-1726 are to be stored in Research Archive 18.
Description: SCP-1726 is a one-story structure located in [REDACTED] Province, China. No anomalies are present in the materials used to build SCP-1726, and the original construction is estimated to date from around 1200 CE.
The interior of SCP-1726 is a stable spatial anomaly, measuring approximately fourteen square kilometers in area. This space consists of a library, surrounding a small garden and fountain. The contents of this library consist primarily of philosophical, theological, and historical texts, accompanied by artifacts from civilizations in east and central Asia, many of which originate from cultures unknown to general anthropology. The oldest artifacts contained within SCP-1726 are a collection of Yeren tablets dated to approximately 30000 BCE. Other notable civilizations featured are the Shambhalan dynasties, the Lemurian river peoples, the dynasties of Mu, and the Daevic Empire.
A stone pillar rises out of the central garden of SCP-1726, ascending through a hole in the roof to an unknown height and climbable by means of a wooden walkway spiraling around the edge of the structure. This pillar exists within the spatial anomaly of SCP-1726, and so is not able to be seen from the outside. The exact height is unknown: the highest point reached by Foundation agents is 12.8 km.
SCP-1726-1 is a group of fifty-four known humanoid constructs, composed of porcelain. Constructs are hollow, capable of full articulation, and will generally appear to be stylized representations of scholarly cultural archetypes. SCP-1726-1 specimens are sapient, and are fluent in various dialects of modern and ancient Chinese languages, and other obscure or extinct dialects. SCP-1726-1-03, SCP-1726-1-20, and SCP-1726-1-44 are fluent in English. SCP-1726-1 behavior generally consists of studying the contents of SCP-1726, and in guiding visitors through SCP-1726.
When an individual remains outside SCP-1726 for an extended period of time (one to six hours), a specimen of SCP-1726-1 will emerge from the structure and offer to lead the individual in a tour of the library. Upon returning to the entryway, the SCP-1726-1 instance will speak the following phrase in classical Chinese: "I have wandered a great distance, and I have learned ten thousand things." Unaccompanied entry into SCP-1726, even after using the appropriate verbal cue, will result in immediate expulsion from the structure by an unseen force. Extended time spent within SCP-1726 (over four hours) will result in disorientation, memory loss, and nausea due to the spatial compression effects. Climbing the central pillar will not generate this effect.
Addendum-01: Notable excerpts from texts include:
“And as I looked back, I saw that my home was lost to the Beast’s stirring. The boat was shaken by the waves, as I watched the last fires on the hills of Mu die out. Despair clutches at my heart, for so much had been lost in our foolishness.”
Taken from “The Records of the Destruction of Mu”, (c. 25000 BCE), a collection of short tales from one Kai-Zuun-Loo, a survivor of the destruction of the continent.
“The Daevas returned in triumph, Ab-Leshal at the front of the column of soldiers and great war-beasts that did stretch to the horizon, bringing with them trophies of bronze from far-off lands and peoples in chains to the work in their slave pits. I watched, and I knew fear.”
Taken from Fragment C of “The Traveler’s Book” (c. 11000 BCE), records of an unnamed individual observing the Daevic Empire. Event described is the triumphal march of Daeva Hhu Rie in 11039 BCE, as is further described in other records of the Low Daevic period.
“Look here, look there, look behind and look forward. All things are connected, just as the lines of these words are connected, and the cycle turns ever more. Look to those who thought themselves gods: they were cast down by those they have enslaved. Slaves become masters, to be thrown down by their own slaves, and so the cycle goes, forever, until the Earth is blackened and the last stars have died. For the Great Ones have passed, and Mu has passed, and the lands to the South and the West have passed, and even the Empire has passed.”
A quote from an unknown work, found in Scroll 8 of “Tya Jhalil”, (c. 9000 BCE), a compendium of philosophy written in the aftermath of the collapse of the Daevic Empire.
[Illegible] was here.
Graffiti carved on the fountain in the center garden, date unknown, presumed to be at least 150 years of age. Written in English.
Notable artifacts found within SCP-1726 include:
- 1 non-functioning Eternal Engine dating from the High Daevic period (c. 15000 BCE), with schematics for repair.
- 4 functioning Low Daevic period slave collars (c. 10000 BCE).
- Remains of 2 deceased hexapedal creatures resembling small cetaceans. Origin unknown.
- 6 heavily damaged and inactive fragments of bronze clockwork. Fragments bear carved mantras from the Low Daevic period.
- A sample of tissue from an unknown organism. The tissue contains a high mineral content, and has visible strata within it. Sample is labelled "From the Beast that Destroyed Mu".
- 1 wrought-iron lantern, date unknown. The flame within cannot be extinguished, and the addition of fuel does not generate any change.
- 102 maps of civilizations cataloged within SCP-1726.
Addendum-02: ██/██/20██: An unknown entity was observed by researchers described as a squat humanoid with limbs similar to those of an arachnid. The entity was seen re-arranging books, and upon being seen fled from researchers and ascended the central pillar. General research within SCP-1726 has been halted for the time being.
Item #: SCP-392
Object Class: Safe
Special Containment Procedures: All living SCP-392 instances are to be held in a standard greenhouse sector at Biological Research Site-103. Population of SCP-392 instances is to be maintained at an upper limit of ten. Selected SCP-392 seeds are to be extracted and kept in cryonic storage at Bio Site-103.
Description: SCP-392 is an artificial plant species created via Daevite thaumaturgy,22 resembling the species Prunus persica (peach). According to A Chronicle of the Daevas, creation of SCP-392 was attributed to Daevite Matriarch Waq of the Waq clan c. 800 BCE. While originally perceived as an act of social deviance in Daevite society, cultivation was tolerated23 and adopted by matrilineal descendants of the Waq clan located in contemporary Central Asia and Xinjiang, China.24
While SCP-392 is physiologically similar to that of P. persica, one significant difference is that SCP-392 does not produce fruits from the ovary upon flowering. Instead, it produces a series of physically identical male human heads. DNA analysis indicates that they are of the same individual. As the tattoos found on the heads are indicative of human concubinus belonging to Daevite matriarchs, it is postulated that the heads grown from SCP-392 represent a human concubinus of the Matriarch Waq Waq.
The physiology of heads grown from SCP-392 is mostly identical to that of a human, although the heads lack eyelids and the seed for SCP-392 is located at the prefrontal cortex. In addition, the heads are capable of responding to external stimuli, as indicated by various reflex actions. PET scans of attached heads have identified neural activity in the brain. Notably, rate of eye movement and neural activity are consistently higher when female humanoid figures are within the head's visual axis as compared to other types of objects. Below is an abridged list of reflex actions and responses obtained from heads grown from SCP-392.
Test 392/01 | |
Subject | D-690 |
Protocol | D-690 is instructed to wave her hand in front of a head attached to SCP-392. |
Results | Irises of the head move according to the movement of D-690's hand. |
Test 392/02 | |
Subject | D-690 |
Protocol | D-690 is instructed to caress a head attached to SCP-392. |
Results | Irises of the head move toward the region where it is touched. Jaws of the head open at approximately 5º. No vocalisation produced. |
Test 392/03 | |
Subject | D-690 |
Protocol | D-690 is instructed to place her lips over the lips of a head attached to SCP-392. |
Results | Mouth of the head opened and tongue extended in an attempt to touch D-690's lips and tongue. |
When detached from SCP-392, neural activity and reflex actions from the heads will cease. The heads can be plucked or will fall from the plant naturally via barochory. When detached from SCP-392, the head will gradually undergo decomposition, allowing the seed to be exposed to water and oxygen. Decomposed matter from the head will then serve as an organic fertiliser for germination.
SCP-392 was discovered in the Katsura Imperial Villa at Kyoto, Japan on ██/██/1945. Ties to Daevite culture are later identified via cross-reference of tattoos found on the heads, and this document is subsequently updated with relevant findings from Daevite sources known to the Foundation.
Addendum 392-1: SCP-392 instances planted at Kyoto was conducted during the Pacific War, as part of a ritual to pray for national prosperity. Those specimens originated from a single SCP-392 seed, which was among the gifts from Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty in response to tribute sent by Japanese envoys. This practice originated from a description of SCP-392 by the envoy Ono no Imoko, alleging it to be a symbol of prosperity only found in the households of nobility.
Addendum 392-2: Due to the mention of the Sui Dynasty and confirmation of Daevite involvement, a copy of A History of China altered by SCP-140 to include Daevite-Chinese interactions was consulted for additional information.
The book mentioned SCP-392 as one of the items looted from captured Daevite cities by Chinese soldiers as early as the Warring States period (c. 475 BCE – 221 BCE). SCP-392 would be cultivated by these soldiers, who harvested and skinned the heads. The skulls would then be passed off as executed enemy combatants and presented to officials in exchange for promotion and other rewards (e.g. peerage titles, lands, slaves).
The descendants of many clans involved in SCP-392 cultivation gained prominent positions in various Chinese dynasties, up to the imperial families of various dynasties. See Document 392-Su for more information on the topic.
Addendum 392-371: Specialised Containment Proposal — Project YIN-YANG (Subcategory: Argus-100)25
The following proposal consists of a cross-test between SCP-392 and SCP-2733. Usage of SCP-392 and SCP-2733 circumnavigate ethical issues regarding the use of a live human, and long-term maintenance of a live observer. Said cross-test consists of the following phases:
- One D-class personnel will be involved in the tending of SCP-392 for a period of one month, and will not be involved in other SCP projects. This is to facilitate priming.
- Said personnel will then be instructed to open SCP-2733 while thinking of SCP-392. Due to SCP-2733's anomalous effects, it is hypothesised that a head will manifest.
- SCP-2733 will be kept opened for a test period of one year to examine long-term survival of the head.
If long-term survival of the head is possible, further application under Project YIN-YANG (Subcategory: Argus-100) will be considered.
Item #: SCP-3399
Object Class: Safe
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-3399 is to be stored in a standard secure storage locker. Protective gloves should be worn when handling to prevent accidental activation.
One instance of SCP-3399-1 is to be maintained in the botanical wing of Site-██. Additional instances may be grown for research purposes at the discretion of the Senior Researcher.
Description: SCP-3399 is a replica of the fruit from the Platanus orientalis (oriental plane) tree made primarily of gold and decorated with silver, the spines of which are sharp enough to penetrate human skin on contact. When exposed to human blood, SCP-3399 will split along the lateral axis into two separate pieces connected with a hinge; opening SCP-3399 in this state reveals a single seed superficially similar to those from the Platanus orientalis. When planted, this seed will grow into an instance of SCP-3399-1.
SCP-3399-1 is a tree superficially resembling the Platanus orientalis that typically grows at an accelerated rate, reaching full maturity in approximately three months. As SCP-3399-1 grows the leaves of the tree begin displaying images representing the memories of the individual whose blood originally opened SCP-3399 (henceforth referred to as the donor), rendered in a realistic style and shown from the point of view of the donor. These images are slightly translucent and superimposed over the surface of the leaf. Tests show that the images are accurate representations of events from the life of the donor as they recall them. Each leaf displays a single image, which remains unchanging for the duration of its life.
Once mature, SCP-3399-1 will begin producing fruit26 which develops into seeds; no method of pollination is required for this to occur. If one or more of these seeds are planted newly grown leaves on the parent instance will begin to display images of potential future events, frequently involving a partner with whom the donor could conceive a child. If the donor is already involved in a relationship with such a viable partner, it will frequently be that partner who is seen in the images.27
As the new instance of SCP-3399-1 grows it will begin to show images from the life of the potential offspring of the donor and the partner displayed in the leaves of the original SCP-3399-1 instance.28 The new instance of SCP-3399-1 will ultimately begin producing seeds itself, which when planted grow into further instances of SCP-3399-1 displaying images of the potential offspring of the hypothetical individual displayed in the parent instance.
The health of a given instance of SCP-3399-1 is determined by the genetic viability of the individual it is linked to - either the original donor or their hypothetical offspring. The presence of any genetic disorders in the displayed individual will cause SCP-3399-1 to grow in a non-standard manner, typically showing visible defects or abnormalities. See table 3399-1 for a list of observed abnormalities.
SCP-3399 was discovered in an isolated valley in [REDACTED], inside a shrine of Daevite origin; the style and decoration of the shrine was consistent with that found in structures related to the Daevite royal line. Also found in the shrine were numerous sealed scroll cases; partial translation of the scrolls sealed within reveal them to be detailed genealogical logs of a number of Daevite families, along with descriptions of desired future pairings.
The shrine was surrounded by 73 instances of SCP-3399-1, with the images displayed on the leaves of SCP-3399-1 matching the style of dress and cultural surroundings believed to be associated with Daevite royalty. One instance of SCP-3399-1 was transported to the botanical wing of Site-██; the rest were destroyed following the collection and cataloguing of seeds from each specimen.
Table 3399-1
Notable abnormal growth patterns observed in SCP-3399-1 instances during testing.
Donor | Donor Notes | Results |
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D-5321 | Confirmed to carry the gene for cystic fibrosis. | In 25% of planted instances, tree bark was noticeably paler than in healthy instances, and leaves were dry and brittle. Results imply that the displayed partner is also a carrier. |
Researcher C██████ | Statistically significant family history of myopia. | Images displayed on the leaves were largely indecipherable, typically being little more than coloured smears. |
D-88432 | Infertile due to prior treatment for cancer. | Instances of SCP-3399-1 grew normally, but never began producing seeds. |
Second generation seed. Researcher M███ was donor for the original instance. | None | 50% of planted instances were stunted, never reaching more than half of the height of a typical instance, and branches held significantly fewer leaves. Later testing revealed that the displayed partner, confirmed to be Researcher M███s husband, possessed the gene for Huntington's Disease. |
D-75332 | Family history shows a statistically significant resistance to bacterial infections. | SCP-3399-1 grew approximately 10% larger than observed averages in height and girth. Surface area of leaves was approximately 15% above average. During destruction of the instance, the wood was observed to be notably harder to cut than standard instances. |
D-5411 | Tested positive for a number of genetic cancer markers. | Each instance of SCP-3399-1 grew with a crooked trunk and branches, and developed a significant number of knots and burls during growth. Leaves were notably yellow in colour. |
Addendum 1: Following the planting of a seed from an instance of SCP-3399-1 of which Researcher L█████ was the original donor, the leaves on SCP-3399-1 began displaying images implying a relationship between Researchers L█████ and P███████. Researcher L█████ was married to a non-Foundation civilian at the time.
Approximately one year later, Researchers L█████ and P███████ informed the Foundation Human Resources department that they were beginning a relationship following Researcher L█████'s divorce, as per employee fraternisation guidelines.
Addendum 2: Approximately six years after the birth of the first child of Researchers L█████ and P███████, it was determined that the images displayed by the secondary instance of SCP-3399-1 match those of the child with a 96% certainty.
In an attempt to determine the nature of the predictions made by SCP-3399-1, Researchers L█████ and P███████ have agreed to bring their child to Site-██ periodically to try and influence the images displayed. Checks for images relating to Site-██ are ongoing.
Addendum 3: Attempts to grow seeds from the instance of SCP-3399-1 displaying the child of Researchers L█████ and P███████ have all failed; the seed grows normally for approximately a week before it spontaneously suffers from rapid cellular decay. The reason for this is currently unknown.
Item #: SCP-3615
Object Class: Keter
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-3615 is to be secured at Site-36 in a containment chamber outfitted with an Automated Exorcism System. A 5-meter tall ladder must be available in the room for ease of access to the top of SCP-3615. The chamber is to be flushed with insecticides on a weekly basis.
Procedure N129 is to be executed on a daily basis to prevent the manifestation of SCP-3615-1. As a precautionary measure, operatives carrying out the procedure are to be equipped with antistatic BSL-2 protective equipment and accompanied by a security guard. Although this procedure calls for the use of human meat, porcine meat can be substituted without consequence.
Should SCP-3615-1 manifest due to the incomplete or improper execution of Procedure N1, personnel are to pull the alarm situated at the entrance of the chamber to activate the AES and sprinkler system. Security personnel are authorized to use lethal force to defend themselves in the meantime.
As per Anomalous Sapient Entity protocol, SCP-3615-2 is to undergo weekly psychiatric evaluation.
At SCP-3615-2's recommendation, no pregnant persons are to enter the containment chamber.
Description: SCP-3615 is a stone altar, measuring 9.15 m x 9.15 m x 4.57 m, that dates back to 586 BC. The artifact's style and construction imitates that of multiple Middle Eastern cultures from said period, with several modern modifications. These alterations include alchemical formulae, thaumaturgic sigils, graffiti of political nature, and a thin layer of human feces. All attempts at removing this coat of excrement without damaging the object have failed.
SCP-3615 has a constant buildup of static electricity, with no apparent source for this charge.
SCP-3615 anomalously attracts and alters flies30. Affected flies undergo accelerated development, progressing through their lifecycle within hours. This causes them to breed and die at an exponential rate, leading to a build up of fly corpses on the object itself, as well as any nearby surfaces.
If Procedure N1 is not carried out, SCP-3615 will undergo a Type-H Event. In a Type-H Event, SCP-3615 will emit an aerosol of fecal matter, ignite, and materialize SCP-3615-1. Two to three days later, an acid rain shower will manifest over the site of the Type-H Event.
SCP-3615-1 is the Level I Tartarean Entity that manifests in Type-H Events. SCP-3615-1 is an amorphous mass of flesh weighing approximately 500 kg. The entity has an assortment of dipteran, avian, feline, ranine, ovine, bovine, and humanoid features and appendages. The subject has a marked aggression to all forms of life, but otherwise shows no signs of sapience. Despite its mass and tartarean nature, the entity is vulnerable to small arms fire.
SCP-3615-2 claims that its senses are connected to SCP-3615-1's senses, but that they are otherwise unconnected.
SCP-3615-2 is the designation for the entity that is contacted through Procedure N1, or through the activation of a Type-H Event. It is theorized to be a Level I Pistiphage Entity that is currently situated in a dimensional space adjacent to baseline reality. SCP-3615-2's voice emanates from the center of SCP-3615 during Procedure N1 and Type-H Events. SCP-3615-2's voice has been described as "hoarse" and "multiple voices speaking in unison."
SCP-3615-2 identifies by the mythological epithet "Baal", a name ascribed to various deities in the Middle East, spanning from 3500 BC to 500 BC. Attempts to narrow down its identity have thus far proven inconclusive, and provoke emotional distress in the subject.
SCP-3615 was discovered in a Foundation raid on [REDACTED], a suspected Serpent's Hand stronghold. Recovered materials from the raid indicate that the organization had created SCP-3615 in its present form. After the object underwent its first Type-H Event, Procedure N1 was devised from these materials.
Addendum: The following interview was conducted with the aim of ascertaining the nature of SCP-3615-2.
Interviewed: SCP-3615-2
Interviewer: Dr. Robertson
Foreword: This is the second formal contact with SCP-3615-2 since the acquisition of SCP-3615, after a preliminary session to establish SCP-3615's current containment.
Note: Contact was established through the use of an earlier version of of Procedure N1.
<Begin Log>
SCP-3615-2: Name. Who… Who is invoking my n-name.
Dr. Robertson: Hello. I would like to ask some questions about your current predicament. To begin with, who are you?
SCP-3615-2: I am the king of the re… We are… I am… the great Baal Bel… Ha… Ze… We are… the Lord of-
[Dr. Robertson notice's SCP-3615-2's distress]
Dr. Robertson: Let's move on. Can you describe your surroundings?
[Audible breathing emanates from SCP-3615 for several moments]
SCP-3615-2: …There is no light here, no darkness. All around us, the seas are dead, the fields are dead, and the skies are dead. The altar is visible. Only the altar. It is filthy. It calls for me.
Dr. Robertson: Can you feel anything?
SCP-3615-2: Heat. Cold. Stinging. Body is aching. Air is still. Very still. Stagnant.
Dr. Robertson: Body? Can you describe your form?
SCP-3615-2: No form. There is a heap of flesh atop the altar. Our corpse. A mockery, dirty mirror, robbed from us. I- we can feel flesh. Hideous form is drawing closer, closer. Strength is waning. Need sacrifices, adoration to replenish vigor.
Dr. Robertson: What would happen if you were drawn in?
SCP-3615-2: Flesh expelled. Attached to flesh, can see with eyes, breathe with mouths, taste with tongues. Pain. Unimaginable pain. To walk is to be in pain. To breathe is to be in pain. Even the ground and air is bitter. Flesh is hungry, thirsty.
Dr. Robertson: Were you always like this? Can you describe your earliest memory?
SCP-3615-2: No. Glory. There was glory once. I once strong. I was loved. Vilified. It did not matter. I had followers, lovers, children. Names. Faces. Slip by. My… our own. Ba'al. That is my name. Ba'al. Ba'al. Ba-
Dr. Robertson: Do you know why this happened?
SCP-3615-2: Flash of light… Felt weak. Did not matter. Wounds were tended for. Gods have those that tend for him. But him!
Dr. Robertson: "Him"?
SCP-3615-2: He was strong. Always was strong. Did not matter. War came and went. Death. Death came and went. The flash. We wavered. He did not. There was no mercy.
[Audible breathing once again emanates from the anomaly]
SCP-3615-2: I died. We all died. We did not come back.
<End Log>
Addendum: On 2016/██/██, a Foundation raid on [REDACTED] resulted in the internment of several Serpent's Hand members. Among them was PoI-24152, David Mercer, who was confirmed to be involved in SCP-3615's creation.
Interviewed: PoI-24152 (David Mercer)
Interviewer: Dr. Ellis
<Begin Log>
Dr. Ellis: Mr. Mercer, can you explain what SCP-3615 is?
PoI-24152: Isn't it obvious?
Dr. Ellis: Well, care to elaborate?
PoI-24152: It's an altar. What are altars meant for?
Dr. Ellis: Sacrifices?
PoI-24152: Worship. Under the guidance of texts from the library, we built a monument to our god.
Dr. Ellis: That doesn't explain the object's various anomalous effects, though.
PoI-24152: A god's altar is the spot on Earth closest to the god. It is an immanent object. Of course our lord's power will manifest itself in various ways.
Dr. Ellis: In that case, can you explain the manifestation of SCP-3615-1?
PoI-24152: That is the physical body of our lord, his just wrath unleashed.
Dr. Ellis: What about -1's physical appearance? It matches no historical depictions of "Baal", and in fact seems to borrow heavily from medieval texts on demonology.
PoI-24152: Some gods are broken, right? Our lord is no different. After being cast from his rightful place atop the pantheon, he was torn into pieces. In time, even these pieces degenerated, warped by Christians who couldn't tell apart a demon from a deity. What you see is our attempt to put him back together after the damage was done.
Dr. Ellis: You don't have any issue with this?
PoI-24152: Our lord's form might not look pleasing, but we embrace all aspects of him.
Dr. Ellis: Well, are you aware that these "pieces" are wholly separate mythological figures who just happen to share an epithet?
[PoI-24152 sneers]
PoI-24152: Names are powerful. As detailed in our scripture, the shared title betrays a continuity of being that isn't obvious to modern science.
Dr. Ellis: Do you know that SCP-3615-1's present condition is causing it a great deal of distress?
PoI-24152: …The process has some kinks. Eventually, as he accustoms to his new body, his memories will return, and his true power with them.31
Dr. Ellis: Can you explain the… fecal aesthetic?
PoI-24152: Gods are complex beings. Being torn asunder and reimagined has changed our lord. But that doesn't matter. We are reclaiming him and everything he stands for. If he has been relegated as lord of refuse, then we're happy to embrace our role as flies.
Dr. Ellis: Moving on. You mentioned a library earlier. The Wanderer's Library?
PoI-24152: Yes.
Dr. Ellis: The Wanderer's Library is filled not only with innumerable books on other faiths, but is also home to multiple godlike entities. What compelled you to worship this entity, rather than any other of the dozens you must have been aware of? Were you raised in this cult?
PoI-24152: You don't get it, do you? I wasn't born into this faith. I came to it because its messages spoke to me. All my life, I was surrounded by idiots who preached on and on about mercy, but didn't know the first thing about it. All my life, I've told that I needed to change, that what I was, was a monster, a blight to some distant "God". My lord faced similar, and yet here he is.
<End Log>
[[tab Crater at 31.7███° N, 35.1███° E]]
Item #: SCP-1844
Object Class: Euclid
Special Containment Procedures: At least twelve members of Task Force Omega-144 are to be stationed at Site-308 at all times, with no fewer than three members of the task force concurrently conducting their respective containment protocols within a deposited capsule at any given time. The containment protocol is to be conducted as follows:
- The capsule’s ablative heat shield integrity is to be thoroughly inspected and repaired if necessary. The capsule is to be provisioned with food, drinking water, breathing air and requisite equipment32 for the conduct of the containment protocols by the relevant task force members.
- Five task force members are to enter and be sealed in the capsule.
- The capsule is to be deposited within SCP-1844 by means of heavy helicopter lift. Whenever possible, the existing capsule within SCP-1844 is to be retrieved. Capsule placement, including the position of the capsule within SCP-1844 and the orientation of the vertex-focus axis of its parabolic dome, is to conform to instructions provided by the Foundation's computus desk.33
- While the manned capsule is on site, at least three of the five task force members in the capsule are to concurrently conduct their respective containment protocols, continually and with conviction in a loud, clear voice for the duration of their respective duty shifts. These task force members are to operate in rotation in order to allow for rest in shifts.
- The capsule is to remain in place until the next capsule is ready to relieve it in rotation. Every effort is to be made to provide that no capsule remains in place for more than 960 hours.
- When the capsule is relieved, it is to be recovered from SCP-1844 by means of heavy helicopter lift (provided that capsule recovery is not to be attempted until the placement of the successor capsule is confirmed) and the task force members are to be extracted. The task force members are to be afforded recovery time before return to service, if practicable.
Each capsule is to be constructed according to the specifications in Document 28.3.GEH, including heat and soundproofing tolerances. The dome of the capsule is to be composed of silver of millesimal fineness not less than 995 (recycled sacramental equipment preferred), and is to be parabolic in shape. Internal metallic surfaces of the capsule are to be microinscribed with appropriate texts. Capsules are to be retired from service when they are no longer capable of being maintained within required tolerances.
The current roster of Task Force Omega-144 consists of the individuals identified in the table below. The table below also identifies the containment protocol to be performed on-station, within the capsule, by the task force member in question:
Designation | Name | Affiliation | Containment Protocol |
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XS9923-231 | His Holiness ████████ █████ ██████████ | Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria | Recitation of Book of Zechariah (Coptic trans.) |
YS0121-821 | ██████ ██████████ ████ | Islam (Sufi movement) | Approved dhikr ceremonial recitation in Qawwali style |
PR21338-002 | Catholicos ██████ ██████████ | Armenian Apostolic Church | Recitation of Nicene creed (Armenian liturgical version) |
ASD01-0886 | Rabbi ████ ███████████ | Orthodox Judaism (Chabad movement) | Recitation of Sh'ma Yisrael |
JA1136-039 | Queen ████████████ | Mansion of Bobo Ashanti, Rastafari Movement | Niyabinghi chant "Jah in Zion" |
MV1206-089 | Mevlâna Jalâluddîn █████ | Islam (Sufi dervish of the Mevlevi order) | Sema whirling |
CV1666-616 | ███████ Cardinal ███████████ | Roman Catholic Church | Recitation of Nicene creed (Latin liturgical version) |
AE213-718 | His Holiness Abuna █████ ████████ | Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church | Recitation of Mäshafä Kidan (Ge'ez translation) |
CV1666-617 | █████ Cardinal ███████ | Roman Catholic Church | Exorcism rite per Rituale Romanum |
HH006-082 | Rev. ██████ █████████ | Lord's House Holiness Church | Glossolalia, accompanied by snake-handling |
PQ2742-353 | Rišamma ██████ █████████ | Mandaean community of Chaldea | Recitation of Genzā Rabbā |
HB3383-264 | ██████ ███████, of the lineage of Cohen ha-Mašíaḥ | Orthodox Judaism | Birkat kohanim |
BE2322-848 | Brother █████ ██████████, O.S.B. | Roman Catholic Church (Ordo Sancti Benedicti) | Vade retro satana |
JS124-143 | Lady Mujtahideh ███████ █████ | Usuli Twelver Shī‘ah Islam | Recitation of Quranic sura Al-Qaria |
EF1266-212 | Sheikh █████ ████████ | Druze (al-ʻUqqāl) | Recitation of Rasa'il al-hikmah |
LD5344-866 | Prophet-President ██████ ███████ | Reorganized Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints | Recitation of Book of Revelation (Joseph Smith trans.) |
CV1666-621 | Archbishop ███████ ███████████ | Albanian Byzantine Catholic Church | Liturgy of St. Basil (Greek version) |
BY0206-844 | High Priest █████ █████ | Samaritan community | Animal sacrifice in accordance with Samaritan scripture |
CV1666-627 | Mother Superior █████ █████████ | Roman Catholic Church (Ordo Fratrum Beatissimæ Virginis Mariæ de Monte Carmelo, 2nd Ordo) | Rosary (Latin liturgical version) |
CC9699-012 | Ayatollah Uzma █████████ ███████ | Usuli Twelver Shī‘ah Islam | Recitation of Various Quranic sura |
DG12310-813 | Rev. Dr. ████ ██████ █████████ | Evangelical Protestant Christianity | Extemporaneous sermon on Revelation, Chap. 8 |
Each Omega-144 member professes an Abrahamic faith, has qualified by means of apostolic succession or equivalent extra-Foundation protocol, and has been screened by the Foundation's Special Duty Office as consistently rating at least 135 centiakiva in piety. The Special Duty Office actively recruits additional suitable members to replace retiring team members. Retiring members of Omega-144 are to be administered a Class B Amnestic. The containment protocols for individual Omega-144 members have been developed based on their proven efficacy in controlling the growth and temperature of SCP-1844; as additional refinements to the containment regimen are developed this document will be accordingly revised.
Description: SCP-1844 is an elliptical open pit or crater located at 31.7███° N, 35.1███° E. The pit has a present mean diameter of approximately 70 meters and a typical floor depth of approximately 260 meters, although there are several narrow fissures in the floor with an indeterminate depth. The vicinity of the pit is maintained as a secure location under the cover story that it was a military ordnance dumping ground and that unexploded ammunition presents a public danger.
The temperature at the bottom of the pit normally ranges from approximately 3000 K to 5000 K, occasionally spiking to as high as 9600 K. The source of this heat is incompletely understood. The atmosphere within the pit contains high concentrations of carbon monoxide, sulfur and other mephitic compounds.
The pit, or an extradimensional space accessible through the pit, contains an indeterminate number of hostile entities, the escape of which is arrested by means of the containment regimen. Under ordinary conditions, these entities are believed to be incorporeal. Due to the efficacy of the containment protocol, SCP-1844 has been classified as a Type-II theoeschatologic hazard.
There is evidence that the existence of SCP-1844 has been known for an extensive period of time prior to the commencement of Foundation control over the site, and that some form of containment protocol (albeit more primitive and neither as rigorous nor as effective as that maintained by the Foundation) has been undertaken on a more or less continuous basis for at least thirty-six hundred years. Partial documentation and containment log follows:
Date or reference | Remarks |
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c. 1600 BCE | Approx. date of earliest written records referencing SCP-1844 site. Records consist of papyrus scrolls dating from the reign of Senusret II (Egyptian pharaoh, Dyn. XII) chronicling an Egyptian military campaign into the Levant. Records indicate that the Egyptian army was directed to leave unmolested a "temple cult" headquartered at a site conforming to descriptions of SCP-1844. |
c. 70 CE | Reference to SCP-1844 in correspondence from General Vespasian to the commander of the Roman Legio X Fretensis during the First Jewish War. Vespasian commands the armies not to interfere with ritual activities at the site. |
c. 636 CE | Correspondence of Khalid ibn al-Walid to Umar, the Rashidun Caliph, describes SCP-1844 and requests that Islamic religious authorities inspect the site in order that the activities conducted there be augmented. Letters refer to a "circle of pious Christians and Jews who stand in a ring around the smoking hole and pray, so that the "Whisperer of Evil" (شيطان) shall not come forth from it." |
c. 1208 CE | Journals of Geoffrey de Villehardouin, chronicler of the Fourth Crusade, describe what amounts to a containment breach at SCP-1844. The account refers to a Benedictine monastery and a Muslim madrassa that had been constructed next to the pit, and that a "wind of fire" erupted from the pit, destroying both buildings and preventing the monks and Muslim clerics from carrying out their normal containment activities for a period of several days, during which entities described as "demons" or "devils" are described as roaming freely. It should be noted that Geoffrey is not believed to have visited the site, but compiled his account from second-hand sources. |
1529 CE | Letter from Pope Leo X to Sultan Suleiman I refers to SCP-1844 and pledges that despite the ongoing war between the Ottoman Empire and various Catholic powers, the jointly-conducted activities at the SCP-1844 site would continue. |
1799 CE | Napoleon Bonaparte visits site during French invasion of the Levant. Napoleon dispatches his chief engineer, Col. Picard de Phélippeaux, to study the site and to apply the principles of "natural philosophy" to augment traditional containment procedures. |
1873 CE | Commencement of site control by Foundation's predecessor entity. Rigorous recordkeeping of site activities begins at this date. |
1906 CE | Site Director Casimir commences program of controlled study of revisions to containment protocol, measuring efficacy of various procedures. |
1921 CE | Formal organization of TF Omega-144's predecessor entity. Efficacy of a task force member's containment protocol is shown to vary as a function of the member's distance from the bottom of the pit. |
1923 CE | Containment breach of SCP-1844 for twenty-eight minutes. Entity resembling a malformed juvenile specimen of Ovis aries with supernumerary horns and eyes emerges from pit and attacks containment personnel before being destroyed. |
1932 CE | Cumulative improvements to containment protocol lead to 20% decrease in seismic activity and 15% reduction in incidence of psychological damage attributable to SCP-1844. |
1935 CE | Introduction of heat-shielded containment apparatus permitting containment protocol to be performed within SCP-1844 rather than merely around its rim. Containment efficacy improves by 30%. |
1938 CE | Introduction of regular rotation system among containment personnel reduces suicide rate among task force members by 6%. |
1939 CE | Containment breach of SCP-1844 for seventy-two minutes. Entity resembling an emaciated humanoid mounted on an albino specimen of Equus ferus caballus emerges from pit and escapes. |
1952 CE | Introduction of closed capsule containment module improves containment efficacy by 20%. Containment personnel report that the closed module system, which permits containment personnel to maintain proximity to SCP-1844 without establishing a line-of-sight, reduces distraction due to the "blasphemous images" commonly associated with SCP-1844's interior, although containment personnel continue to complain of nausea, vertigo and vivid, persistent hallucinations during and after duty shifts. |
1955 CE | Containment breach leads to loss of capsule and its personnel.34 Secondary containment measure prevents several entities from escaping from SCP-1844's interior. |
1964 CE | Introduction of electronic noise-reduction system within capsules is reported to further reduce distraction of containment personnel, and results in 15% reduction in suicide rate among containment personnel. |
1978 CE | Irregularity in containment protocol performance results in damage to occupied capsule. Omega-144 task force member JPI-265 (HH A. Luciani) is injured, retires from service and returns to Rome. |
1986 CE | A further 30% cumulative improvement in containment efficacy is attributed to advances in heat shielding, improved screening of suitability of task force members, and ergonomic improvements to the containment protocols practiced by particular task force members. |
1994 CE | O5 approves re-designation of SCP-1844's object class to "Euclid". |
2011 CE | Site Director Zafarul congratulates containment team on 200 consecutive days without a Class-C incident or a fatality among on-station task force members. |
To: Hector Gomez, Assistant Site Director
From: Yusuf Zafarul, SD
Re: SCP-1844 Containment
Hector — I got your memo, and I don't understand why you would advocate scaling back the containment protocol. We've got them bottled up and people aren't getting burned or taken anymore. I would have thought that you — a Jesuit priest, of all people — would be happy about how successful the improved protocol has been. You seem to have forgotten what the "C" in "SCP" stands for.
Yusuf
To: Yusuf Zafarul; Director (Site 308)
From: Hector Gomez, S.J., Ass't. Site Director
Re: SCP-1844 Containment
Yusuf — let me try this again. I've been keeping an eye on the instrument readouts for SCP-1844 for the last couple of weeks, and I am really worried that the contrathaumaturgic pressure that's building up under the bottom of the pit is getting dangerously high. All I'm saying is that before we keep patting ourselves on the back for attaining 99.6% containment efficacy over the last two months, we ought to think about the possible unintended consequences of screwing the lid on too tightly. By analogy, a boiler explosion is a hell of a bigger problem than a steam leak.
Yours in Christ,
Hector
Item #: SCP-1564
Object Class: Euclid-numen
Special Containment Procedures: All instances of SCP-1564 are stored at Site 23 in 2.5m x 5m x 5m cells lined with no less than 2mm of low brass, with the exception of SCP-1564-2, which is stored at Medical Site 04 in an identical cell. Additional stipulations exist for each instance as follows:
- SCP-1564-1 may only be interacted with by personnel with experience in a military or paramilitary organization including at least one year of combat experience.
- SCP-1564-2 is stored adjacent to Ward 06 at Medical Site 04. Ward 06 contains all non-anomalous comatose patients in Foundation custody in Laos. Should fewer than six comatose persons be present at Medical Site 04, additional subjects may be transferred as necessary from Medical Site 07.
- Personnel performing research on SCP-1564-3 are paid on the basis of original, useful research they produce in relation to each other, as determined by Assistant Site Director Galluzzo, rather than by standard Foundation pay grade. Efforts must be made to ensure a competitive environment among researchers.35
- All research and experimentation on SCP-1564-4 is to be performed by individuals who are unaware of the identities of each other. Personnel assigned to SCP-1564-4 are prohibited from revealing their involvement, identification numbers, or real names to any personnel other than Dr. Sanmugasunderam and Assistant Site Director Galluzzo. Dr. Sanmugasunderam and Assistant Site Director Galluzzo may not have in-person contact with personnel assigned to SCP-1564-4 or with each other.
- All personnel assigned to contact with SCP-1564-5 are required to memorize the layout of Site 23. Personnel wishing to access SCP-1564-5 must be able to recite this layout verbally upon request. Should any errors be noted in this recitation, access is to be denied.
- No less than three mid-ranking members of the Church of the Broken God (tertiary nibbanic or higher) are to remain in meditation around SCP-1564-6. Each is to be provided with access to a database of known CotBG religious texts and given whatever sustenance is requested, provided that it does not exceed Site 23's budget or pose a risk of containment breach. Said members must undergo Procedure Sigma-Two once per month to ensure compliance with containment procedures without interfering with their faith.
Any unauthorized personnel or non-personnel who have viewed an instance of SCP-1564 or an image of an instance of SCP-1564 must be administered a Class-C Amnestic. Should any reliable means of blocking or negating telepathic communications be developed, testing with SCP-1564 is recommended.
Description: SCP-1564 is a collection of six ovoid objects 1.4 meters in length with a mass of 216 kg each, designated SCP-1564-1 through SCP-1564-6. They appear to be constructed primarily of brass and beryllium bronze, with small amounts of gold present. Attempts to breach the surface of an instance of SCP-1564 have invariably failed due to equipment malfunction; however, non-invasive scans have shown that instances of SCP-1564 are hollow and contain extremely intricate assemblies of clockwork components. These assemblies are unique to each instance and appear to be in constant, non-repetitive motion despite the lack of any apparent internal or external power source. While this motion produces noise typical for motions of this type, instances of SCP-1564 do not produce heat.
Instances of SCP-1564 contain unique engraved patterns across their entire surfaces, and are visually distinguishable only by these engravings. The content of these engravings are as follows:
- SCP-1564-1: 213 images of humans engaged in armed and unarmed combat with other humans, animals, mythical figures (including allusions to several figures unique to Church of the Broken God mythology), and fractal shapes. Several humanoids as depicted are consistent with descriptions of the Daevite civilization, typically appearing in leadership positions.
- SCP-1564-2: 161 images of humans performing acts of charity and worship towards other humans, mythical figures, and places of worship. Several illustrations show the placement of mechanical objects and construction of shrines at culturally significant places, with gifts being given to passersby.
- SCP-1564-3: Four illustrations, separated from each other by double lines:
- Twelve humans placing items resembling SCP-271, SCP-882, SCP-████, and SCP-1139 in boxes. Images are not to scale.
- Eight humans surrounding a bonfire containing four items of apparently mechanical nature.36
- A single human carrying several small indistinct objects leading a procession of humans out of a building believed to be a church or similar place of worship. Those closest to the leading figure are younger than those near the back of the procession.
- Four humans with fog or smoke emitting from their mouths while their faces peel back. The emitted matter combines to form an indistinct fifth humanoid figure.
- SCP-1564-4: Four illustrations, separated from each other by double lines:
- A series of caves from which a procession of identical humans emerge, each bowing to a figure dressed in garb consistent with a high priest of the Church of the Broken God.
- A serpentine figure which branches off into ninety-seven heads, each inscribed with a glyph similar to those located on SCP-271. Image does not exhibit the anomalous properties of SCP-271.
- A group of fourteen humanoid figures depicted in a variety of stylized forms climbing in a pile of mechanical objects.
- A book (possibly SCP-140) out of which a variety of human limbs and artificial structures appear to be growing. Structures bear similarities to both medieval Indian and Daevite architecture.
- SCP-1564-5: A single, nondescript human transitioning, over the course of eleven illustrations, from a human, to a human composed partially of mechanical components, to a humanoid composed entirely of mechanical components, to a featureless ovoid figure. Several smaller illustrations show a human transitioning into enlarged and apparently aggressive amorphous organism, a human emitting smoke from its mouth before collapsing, and a human rapidly developing into a fractal similar to the ones depicted in SCP-1564-1.
- SCP-1564-6: The entire surface is covered with fractal shapes. An estimated 2100 m of etchings have been engraved into SCP-1564-6's surface. The patterns demonstrate familiarity with mathematical concepts that is incongruous with the date of SCP-1564-6's recovery.
Whenever containment procedures for an instance of SCP-1564 are not followed,37 any individual who is in visual contact with or who can remember the appearance of any instance of SCP-156438 may establish telepathic contact with a group of six entities39 at will. These entities are collectively referred to as SCP-1564-7. While contact with SCP-1564-7 may cause exhaustion and headaches, subjects have not been shown to experience long-term mental or physical harm or alteration. No less than ████ subjects currently exist outside of Foundation custody or employ, most of whom are believed to be members of the Church of the Broken God.
Experiment Log 1564-4: Subject 1564-18 was chosen due to her prior occupational experience in speech transcription to provide a transcript of an encounter with SCP-1564-7. She was instructed to transcribe the communications of each entity using a different color of ink.
test test test test test test We're speaking with one. Stop wasting time.
Daughter of the forge, your strength heralds the defeat of the heretics. Rise from the ashes of defeat and prove your valor. My bride, the path ahead is arduous, but as you lose your place in the maze, you will find yourself. Good grief, these five and their speeches. Just let them get it out of their systems. Ma'am, the value of your companionship exceeds that of my peers — interlock with your allies to form gears in the machine of success. Calm yourself, sister. Allow the blows to shape you into your ideal form. Beware, mother, for you, and indeed, us, are surrounded by foes. Remain ready, coiled, and prepared to unleash your inner talent at a moment's notice.
I think that should be a 'we'. Well, I only know English grammar as well as she does. You know this. And you're hardly one to talk about poor writing. Your prose is pretty excessively purple. Funny, I would have expected that comment to be directed at myself. I wish I could say that I expected more from one as conflict-obsessed as you, but ultimately I really can't. And shut up, you haven't been funny in ages. We're basically all the same nowadays, what's the point of talking about differences? You might all be the same. If you're all done being childish, could I actually say something that might be of help to her? I'd like to note that I do my best to remain succinct. Noted, now be quiet.
Okay, so. This is obviously very stressful on you, so I'm going to cut to the chase. As you can gather from my company's enthusiastically grandiose greetings, you're a bit more special than ???? picked you out for. Don't worry, it's not anything bad. You have lots of potential, and I can see you're at least a bit interested. Listen carefully to this next bit.
Always was a go-getter. I remember the last time we did this. It was me that time, remember? They were in quite the pickle… I showed them. We all remember, now shut up so she can concentrate.
You can start writing now, we can't have them martyring you just yet. Be sure to give them something. One thing you should know that wasn't just covered, these SCP Foundation types would put you in chains if you so much as sneezed special, so now that you've just heard all of that, it's not gonna be fun from here-on out. Your teeth and your faith are your strongest weapons. Both will come in time. Get to know your guards. You're an amiable personality, so you shouldn't have trouble. It could be important later. ███████, ███████,40 left, guards on both sides. As much as it saddens me to say this, reconciliation will be difficult and unpleasant, but the future requires that you show your good will towards all.
Now I guarantee you'll get through this, just like all the others have. You're almost certainly the last, and our best bet. It will be worth it.
Think of it this way — not many people can say they get to be prophets, can they?
All further information regarding Subject 1564-18 is accessible via SCP-GOC Joint File 4-881.
Item #: SCP-2814
Object Class: Safe
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-2814 is to be contained in a steel security box. Access to this box requires the approval of two (2) Level 4 personnel, at least one of which must be the Site Director. SCP-2814 is not to be worn outside of approved testing; violation of this protocol warrants immediate termination.
In the event of containment breach, SCP-2814-1 is to be regarded as a Keter-level threat. SCP-2814-1 must be terminated as quickly as possible in these situations, preferably through the use of conventional weaponry. Personnel are advised that use of incineration against SCP-2814-1 is ineffective. In the event that SCP-2814 or SCP-2814-1 display metamorphic properties and/or conventional weaponry becomes ineffective, personnel are to consult Document-2814-Xihe.
Description: SCP-2814 is a ceremonial mask constructed of Zitan wood with fragments of jadeite. Its dimensions are 24cm x 10cm, and it is largely dark brown in color. Extending from the rear of the mask are four (4) strands of silk, each 83cm in length and dyed a dark red (the composition of this dye is unknown). Prior to its current containment status, SCP-2814 was on display at the [REDACTED] Cultural Museum, from which it was stolen in 2005. The culprits, now confirmed to be members of Huǒjù zhi Zi,41 were apprehended by the Foundation in 2008. Presently it is believed that the fatalities produced by SCP-2814, while in the group's possession, total at 108.
SCP-2814's anomalous effects become apparent whenever it is worn by a human being (SCP-2814-1). It should be noted that SCP-2814 suffers no damage from exposure to heat and flames up to 5000 degrees Centigrade, and SCP-2814-1 shares these properties while the mask is being worn.
SCP-2814-1 is capable of interacting with fire as if it was comprised of static matter, rather than being a chemical reaction of matter. They can manipulate fire into forms that resemble solids and liquids, and can do so without touching it directly (the maximum observed range of the effect is roughly twenty meters). Normal substances that make contact with the anomalous flames are ignited like normal fire, but the flames produced can also be manipulated by SCP-2814-1. SCP-2814-1 can modify the temperature of flames under its control, and may touch or "hold" the fire with no detrimental effects.
While wearing SCP-2814 for extended periods of time does not adversely affect the wearer, observing the mask's thermal properties repeatedly constitutes a degenerative psychological effect. Subjects express profound curiosity to test the limitations of the mask's properties, and will progressively lose their previous ethical and moral standards. Please see the attached documentation for further details on this effect.
Addendum [2814-001]:
During recovery of SCP-2814, all members of Huǒjù zhi Zi that were encountered (totaling five) committed suicide. One member, identified as [REDACTED], left a note evidently intended for the recovery team. Originally written in Chinese, here is a translation of that note:
I don't know who you are or what you think you understand, just listen to me. Destroy the mask. Don't put it on or try to do anything with it, just kill it. Burning it won't work, you must [DATA EXPUNGED]. Yes, I helped steal it. Yes, I participated in all those killings, but that's the extent of what you know. You don't know what I've seen, what happened when our leader put it on, or what would have happened if I hadn't forced it off him. We love our Radiant Father, but we cannot resurrect him like this, not by means of the heretic.
Addendum [2814-002]:
It was determined by Dr. Jack Garland, an anthropologist of Chinese culture and mythology, that SCP-2814 was crafted in ████ BCE by ███████████, who was associated with the same extinct religious group upon which Huǒjù zhi Zi's practices are based. ████████████ is believed to have maintained tenuous and frequently hostile relations with other members of the group.
Dr. Garland, given his considerable experience with the Huǒjù zhi Zi artifacts, was allotted supervision of SCP-2814's evaluation and experimentation. For details of the ensuing incident, please see here.
Recovered Journal of Dr. Garland and Attached Documentation
Entry I
Huǒjù zhi Zi has been busy. After three years of grasping at straws I finally have the damned thing in my hands. I find myself somewhat disappointed; it is crude and mundane, maybe because it's illegitimate? It was crafted by ███████████, after all. It passed the incinerator test, so I guess it at least qualifies as one of their artifacts.
I should probably be grateful; it's been three years of nothing, and this gets delivered directly into my lap.
Anyway, onto business. I've pretty much established that, aside from not being able to light it on fire, the mask doesn't do anything until it's put on. Obviously, strapping an ancient magical relic to my face isn't the brightest of ideas, but the D-Class we made wear it are fine, and we won't make any more progress until someone puts it on. That someone might as well be me, there's only one other person with the qualifications, and I don't want Albert to take this risk. He at least still has a family.
Entry II
This certainly is intriguing.
I did catch a glimpse of the mask's powers when the D-Class wore it, but I had no idea the effect was this intricate. I hooked up a Bunsen burner for the first few tests, and when I put my hand over the flame, it collapsed in my hand like a puddle of water. It was warm (not hot, just warm), and it really felt like I was holding water. I slowly drained the liquid flame from my right hand into my left, and then back to my right. Nothing spilled, at least until I thought that it logically should spill, then it did. The floor caught fire. Instinctively, I reached down and scooped the flame back up into my hands, and thought that it would be easier to hold on to it if it were solid. It became solid. I was holding a ball made out of solid flame.
I may have given ███████████ less credit than he deserved, this is certainly a remarkable toy that he's created. It doesn't seem, however, that the mask can create "gaseous" fire. When I tried, the ball in my hands shuddered and exploded into a fine mist; perhaps that's the closest it can get to actual gas. Maybe it was intentional, maybe he didn't want invisible fire "vapor." Maybe it was just too difficult. In any case, realizing that the mist would probably light the entire room on fire, I gathered it back in my hands and returned it to the burner.
The tricks it can do are interesting, but I'm failing to see ritual value to this thing. The cult never just made toys, they always had a greater purpose. I'm hoping that it will reveal its secrets under more…specific circumstances.
I'll conduct some routine human immolation tests tomorrow.
Entry III
I don't understand.
Three subjects offered exactly according to the protocols described in [REDACTED], and nothing happened. Is the damn thing a dud? Was ███████████ just an incompetent fool? No, this mask has…something. There is power here, I know it. Why the hell won't it show itself? What am I doing wrong? I've spent a decade working on this project, I must figure out how it works. My entire career at the Foundation has been leading to this.
I'm not burning them the right way.
I must burn them the right way.
It is believed that the following two entries were written after the third testing session but before the destruction of the site.
Entry IV
let burn the warmth swim
Entry V
The entry consists of three consecutive pages of inane text, often written over itself. The phrase "the third eye burns as it looks to the Father" is repeated in several places.
It is believed that the following two entries were written after the destruction of the site but before the arrival of security forces.
Entry VI
The molecules and thoughts of this facility have been liberated in the billowing. Flesh and steel alike return to iridescent heat, and to our Father. Only one soul remains, a D-Class that I found huddled and quivering in his cell. So young; he arrived here for the crime of liberating himself from his abusive father. Gene. His name is Gene. I will bring him to his true Father, and complete his liberation.
Entry VII
This entry is written entirely in burn marks upon the back of the previous entry; how these marks were formed so precisely is unclear.
Gene and I have become one, our flesh made into light reverberating with songs for the Father. Constructs burn away. I took his body unto me, and we became lost to the fires of passion. Then our bodies were sublimated, and only the passion remained. We have become the gaseous flame. We are a spiraling fume, outreached to the Father, and we will draw breath from his body once more.
Contact with Site-278 (Dr. Garland's location) was lost at 5:15AM on ██/██/2008. Aerial reconnaissance made contact with the site approximately four (4) hours later. Upon discovery, the facility had been largely demolished by what was later determined to be a series of explosions. Thirty-five (35) minutes were required to extinguish the flames, after which a closer inspection was instigated, resulting [DATA EXPUNGED]. Mobile Task Force Alpha-77 ("Crux Ablation," which is specialized to engage electromagnetic/thermal entities) was dispatched to the area following initial losses, and successfully terminated the entity. The entity's post-transformation form, as indicated by recordings from the on-site aerial unit, was an autonomous and mobile (via levitation) mass of flame. Ground units have attested that the flames emitted frequently resembled human faces. SCP-2814 was recovered from the rough location of the entity's disintegration, undamaged and intact.
Eight (8) minutes following the entity's termination, multiple astronomical observation stations reported a 2.45% increase in detected solar radiation, lasting 14 minutes and 28 seconds. Standard information suppression protocols were sufficient to prevent public knowledge of the incident.
Attached Interview Log
Interviewer: Dr. Ryan Albert
Interviewed: Agent Esteban Vasquez
Foreword: Agent Vasquez was attacked by the entity at Site-278 and rendered temporarily unconscious by the encounter. Due to the possibility of contamination, Agent Vasquez is classified as an anomaly until further notice.
<Begin Log>
Dr. Albert: Agent Vasquez, is there anything you require or would like to say before we commence this interview?
Agent Vasquez: Are you going to kill me?
Dr. Albert: Not in the foreseeable future. My supervisor made an injunction to preserve your life on a conditional basis. You are aware of why we have to classify and treat you as an anomalous humanoid?
Agent Vasquez: Oh, I am. Are you?
Dr. Albert: Honestly-no. I only have the after-action report of what happened to you. This debriefing exists to verify our provisional decision to classify you as anomalous.
Agent Vasquez: So I have to give testimony supporting your decision to treat me as a scip?
Dr. Albert: Frankly, yes. We can't rule out the possibility that you will turn into something like Garland.
Pause
Dr. Albert: (Sighs) Look, Jack Garland was my friend. I knew him for ten years. We worked on the Huǒjù zhi Zi artifacts since the beginning. I need to know what you saw.
Agent Vasquez: …I don't remember what happened before I lost consciousness, there was just that thing coming at us and my teammates shouting. Then I woke up in the…storm.
Dr. Albert: Storm?
Agent Vasquez: A vortex, I guess. A tight column of fire; I remember that even as abstract and overwhelming as the place was, I was terrified by how tightly wound it was. Just…stretched and agonizing.
Dr. Albert: A vortex of fire?
Agent Vasquez: Well, partly fire. It was also made of voices. I don't mean that there were voices in it, I mean it was made of screaming.
Dr. Albert: Can you clarify further?
Agent Vasquez: Not really. I could see the voices, not people-I didn't hear anything. I didn't hear anything at all while I was there. It was horribly silent, but I could see the flames and the screaming.
Dr. Albert: Did you see anything else?
Agent Vasquez: I saw Garland, I saw the D-Class he killed, I saw my…teammates, and I saw the guy who made the mask.
Dr. Albert: You saw Jack?
Agent Vasquez: I saw their voices.
Dr. Albert: How do you know it was the mask's creator?
Agent Vasquez: I don't know.
Dr. Albert: Did they communicate anything to you, in one way or another?
Agent Vasquez: No…but I could tell that they were all helpless, even the creator.
Dr. Albert: Helpless?
Pause
Agent Vasquez: I'm sorry.
Dr. Albert: …Did you see or feel anything else?
Agent Vasquez: I saw the voices…attack the creator. I don't know if it was verbal or physical, I think both are the same, there. They called him "Heretic," and said something about "the father's brothers."
Dr. Albert: "The father's brothers?"
Agent Vasquez: I honestly know nothing more about what they said.
Dr. Albert: Do you have anything else to add at all?
Agent Vasquez: I saw stars. One of them, I think, was our sun. But I saw nine more, and something wrong with all of them, our sun included.
Dr. Albert: Clarify "wrong," to the best of your ability, at least.
Agent Vasquez: The stars were very dim. The vortex seemed like it was…feeding our sun. It was making it brighter. But the other stars were trying to leach on it, I think. They were trying to "steal" the vortex from our sun. As the other stars got brighter, the screaming got larger. Not louder, well, maybe it's the same thing…I don't know. I…don't know anything more.
<End Log>
Update: While Agent Vasquez's anomalous status in relation to SCP-2814 has not been fully evaluated, he has been remanded to an undisclosed location for safety. Huǒjù zhi Zi is aware of Vasquez's interaction with and connection to SCP-2814. On ██/██/20██, a letter with no return address arrived at Vasquez's most recent residence. The only thing contained in the letter was Huǒjù zhi Zi's insignia (a three-legged crow, known as Yangwu or Jinwu).
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