Absolution_Blade
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Item #: SCP-XXXX

Object Class: Euclid

Special Containment Procedures:
Item SCP-XXXX must be contained in a cell, no smaller than 10m x 10m x 10m and guarded by two (2) Level 3 personnel.
Interaction with SCP-XXXX is strictly prohibited and can only be authorized by Level 4 personnel and 05 Command. SCP-XXXX is contained upon a small table situated at the exact center point of its containment cell. Any and all attempts to move SCP-XXXX from its situated position is strictly forbidden and will result in immediate termination.
Personnel granted access into SCP-XXXX's containment cell must adhere to a strict safe-zone of 4m, until further instruction are given. Failure to comply with this safe-zone will result in immediate disciplinary action and/or termination.
All authorized interactions with SCP-XXXX must be monitored at all times.
In no circumstances must SCP-XXXX be removed from its containment cell. In the efforts to prevent a containment breach, authorized personnel are advised not to handle SCP-XXXX, unless under strict testing situations.

Description:
SCP-XXXX is a simple clean kitchen knife. SCP-XXXX is approximately 13 inches in length, with an eight inch blade and a handle measuring an additional five inches. SCP-XXXX's blade is two inches thick. Results from testing shown that SCP-XXXX's blade is comprised of Damascus steel and blood, the handle's composition is made up of wood and what appears to be small traces of human bone.
SCP-XXXX has a high resilience to damage. All attempts to destroy SCP-XXXX by conventional means have been unsuccessful.

Within 6 meters of SCP-XXXX, a voice of unknown origin has been reported to be heard. Subjects describe the voice as a soothing baritone, pleading for the subject to pick up SCP-XXXX.
Further testing have proven no subject can resist SCP-XXXX instructions.

Subjects that have made physical contact with SCP-XXXX describe a voice attempting to establish communication with them, expressing the need to cure the subject;

"I can hear your demons. I can feel them. So much despair. I need to cure you of their torment"

When asked what SCP-XXXX's cure is, the voice simply responds;

"My will"

SCP-XXXX's purpose for curing subjects of "The Demons" is currently unknown.

SCP-XXXX was discovered at [DATA EXPUNGED], southwest of [DATE EXPUNGED]. Reports of unprecedented numbers of suicides from the area came to The Foundation's attention.
Continued investigation has uncovered that the deceased were between the ages of 26 and 45 years old, with a known history of troubled [REDACTED]. Further investigations have found that all of the deceased were employed by █ .

The location of which SCP-XXXX's was found has since been acquired by The Foundation and has been designated Location █.
Further investigation as to the origin of SCP-XXXX are currently ongoing.

SCP-XXXX was contained at site █ without incident.

Addendum:
D-Class personnel subjected to prolonged physical exposure to SCP-XXXX have resulted in unsettled and erratic behavior. This occurs within 20 minutes of continuous physical contact with SCP-XXXX.

Subjects no longer in physical contact with SCP-XXXX have reported suffering from migraines and have express heightened anxiety. Within one hour of physical contact with SCP-XXXX, subjects express a desire to self terminate, proclaiming that, they have been freed. Further Investigation into the effects of SCP-XXXX is currently in progress.