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SCP-5161: THE BOOK OF LIFE AND DEATH
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Containment Measures
SCP-5161-has been stricken from MT.████████ and brought to site(REDACTED), for additional research on replicating said material, liquid, and whatever else it contained
SCP-5161-A is contained in a standard storage room in site-██
SCP 5161-B is Uncontainable.
5161-B has not been observed since 2008. SCP-5161-B was granted passage within the confines of the cafeteria and it's cell by the order of O5-6
A built-in tracker was placed in -B's base neckline.
SCP-5161-B-1 is contained in a vault at Thomas Hawkin’s office at site-██
Description:
SCP 5161 is a chamber by instances SCP 1000 on a ledge of Mt. ████████, the walls of this chamber is made of unknown materials at the moment that through past interaction proved indomitable, but appears to be granite, after an unprecedented opening of the door the researchers found intricate carvings, alongside SCP-5161-A, SCP-5161-A is the liquid inside a cryogenic pod, that of origin has not yet been identified,
the liquid in question has shown its ability to prolong deterioration, aging, and whatnot,
as deceased instances of mice were submerged in said liquid had regained heart palpitation within 13 hours on tests directed by ████████████.
SCP 5161 was discovered on MT. ████████ in 1965 by foundation personnel when a rumor was heard about an indestructible portion on MT. ████████, it was ignored until miners came to mine the portion but proved unsuccessful since it was infrangible, reports encircled about and foundation operatives took hold
In 1988 the anomaly opened its main entrance, with this the foundation tried to extract said chamber from MT.████████
SCP-5161-B-1
SCP 5161-B has been genetically identified as an offspring of O5 members Thomas, and Ashley Hawkins, although untrue 5161-B was originally found inside the pod beside 5161-A.
5161-B was missing at the age of 11, traces of -B's clothes and tracking implant were found in his quarters.
SCP 5161-B-1 was found inside SCP 5161, on top of the same pedestal which -A, was recovered on 15th October 1997,
SCP-5161-B-1 was found on 2008 inside SCP 5161, on top of the same pedestal which
5161-A, and 5161-B were discovered on 15th October 1997.
5161-B-1 is a 20-centimeter brass-plated book with three sections, all sections are accessible except the second set in which has been set under a concealed lock
The first section was filled with English text
it said in a portion that whomsoever holds the book can contain any object or entity within a 1km radius by the will and thought of the holder,
some parts of the book were identified as "journals\acknowledgements\entries" of Merlin or SCP 5161-B after he was missing.
SCP 5161-B-1 is a gift from Merlin to the foundation as said in a portion of SCP 5262-B-1.
timeline-5161
SCP-5161 was discovered in 1965 by SCP operatives searching the mountain regions on reports of encircling rumors, of a cult trying to replicate a material stronger than any before whilst preaching in a remote town in ██████,
the operatives found said cult members, on the side of MT.████████ trying to extract the said object,
cult members gave no such information other than they were men of prophetic conspiracy rising to take back their world from government organizations,
later 3d scans of 5161 depicted the material was a hollow chamber, ever since then foundation tried and failed opening said chamber, till 1988 it was unlocked and -A was recovered from the scene.
Document-5161-01-(DATA EXPUNGED)
Department director ██████ has requested that SCP(redacted) may be brought from site(redacted) to site(redacted)
O5 command declined this request and demoted said director
test log-5161-03
summarization by; Dr.(DATA EXPUNGED)A D-class was sucked in during a test by 5161-B-1, when released, the D-class in question informed of the vortex of time and space he was in, were time and energy did not matter, as he was immobilized on the Anti-gravitational dimension so did the creatures inside did, the D-class claimed to stay that way for a few days without sleep, food, water, or the excretion of these, all he felt was, nothing, nothing, in fact, he passed out when he was released from 5161-B-1
TEST LOGS: CURRENTLY VALIDATED
programs of tests for SCP-5161-B-1 are under the supervision of (redacted)
extracts from the entries of Merlin
I wrote this down for the foundation, for you will understand what I was created for.
Let’s start with my origin
It was a beautiful day when father and mother found me, mother woke up father, she told him that she might have found something very delightful,“Thomas, Thomas, Thomas,” she said desperately trying to wake up father, father just being woken up groaned and moaned as he told her
“what beauty”
, “Thomas, I think I’ve opened that door!”,
father instantly became sober as he sat, slowly stood up, mother told him to wear his shoes that they would go now after coffee,
a few minutes later they went out, out they went into the plain, spring wind. It was 6:00 AM, they went out to climb a mountain, the mountain had shrubs, and bushes, as they went further they came upon a ledge at the side of the mountain, as they went to what seemed like a horizontal rectangular stone door, the stone door after months of work wouldn’t even budge,
“the foundation is supposed to bring supplies tomorrow”, mother said, “well at least we get supplies”, mother scoffed at father,
“So…how to open it dear?”
“well Thomas, look”,
she spoke as she pushed the door open
father was astounded and didn’t seem to move,
mother chuckled at this,
“well, I found it open earlier this morning, someone or something triggered it that it opened when I pushed it earlier,
father frowned
“dear, then someone might have taken something”
mother shrugged him “hmm, I’m not worried, everything in this room is fixed to its place, and if someone reports this on the paper or the news, our spies will handle it quickly and quietly.”
“and that” as father pointed at what seemed like an incubator, holding what seemed like a child,
“it seems to be an "anomalous" cryogenic pod” mother said,
“should we bring it to the site?” father said,“well we should,” mother said, while softly hitting father’s leg, and looking at him with a father had a questioning look for a moment, till saying
“do you want to keep it?”
They went inside and looked at the child “well Thomas, earlier when I saw this, its face was constantly morphing from one to another, till I touched it”
“you touched it?” father said
“yes, there was this urge” the mother answered
"but I feel well" she assured him
“after I touched it, It faces was still morphing but I became more and more similar…..
to mine”father then gently touched the incubator’s surface, and the child’s face became fixed, it grew a set of genitals it was now a he,
the atmosphere of the room became lit with a tint of light green as the child sank to the bottommost part of the capsule, with that the capsule opened, the capsule opened with the motion that of a rose, as the liquid flowed away, mother quickly took a vial and filled it with the liquid, father was transfixed, the glass had merged with the table, and as the moments passed, the room was once former.
a baby’s cry was heard
moments later the child was brought by mother whilst in covered in silk white sheet, father brought the vials filled with the liquid, the liquid was unidentified and was not determined by even the best of scientists, father and mother contained the child just to prove that he was a safe class when the researchers extracted it was found out that the child was the spawn of the O5 members Thomas and Ashley Hawkins, this made the “parents” happy for so long they longed for a child,
they raised the child in a site but never let him roam free in the outside world, he was taught the basics of things, he had entertainment and everything a child would need in a 6 by 3 by 6 “containment cell” even though they were not to interact with any such anomalies they simply shrugged this idea off because they were above them, other members would try to stop them but would not pursue for they were valuable members, and had no child due to complications on both sides, they would eventually let them slide for they were sympathetic,
11 years went past and the child grew smarter and smarter first by year then by month then every day, an account was known that the 7-year-old child knew tenth-grade algebra, he knew most of the local languages in Europe in the age of 10, the O5 members saw this of course and planned to make this child a useful scientist, till on a time he disappeared.
And this is where my story began
my name is Merlin Hawkins, SCP 5161-B, or simply Merlin the enchanterit was noonday but the shadows in the forest made it darker, I was naked, bare naked, I almost panicked until I saw a small family,
their clothes were brown in leather, I looked around the place desperately trying to find clothes, on a log I saw were a set of clothes, set by who, I thought, I went towards the clothes then I saw a note, it said in English
“speak welsh”
I wore the clothes and followed the small family, the largest man stopped, I stopped, he spoke in Welsh asking
“are you lost boy”
“y-yes” I replied in stammering Welsh,
“then follow us were headed up a town north” I followed,
he asked then saying “where did you come from, boy”
"I d-ont know"
the man’s son said “father let’s help the boy let him stay till we find his parents”, the father nodded, then asked his wife
“dear can we help this lad”
“of course but this lad would need to help us in return”, she turned to me and asked
“would you help lad”,
I hesitantly asked “what work?”
“well we own a tavern boy, you can help clean the mugs, tables, and such, you can surely do that lad” knowing my options and my luck, I agreed to work saying
“of course I can do that, and you are?”
“just call me auntie, and just call my husband uncle, and you lad?”
“M-Merlin auntie”
“then good, help us clean the tables when we get there understand Merlin”
“of course auntie” she then smiled at me a gesture I would know of her in time.
Life in the tavern was a beauty, it was always joyous, the people were always good of heart and mind, every morning the people would eat, they would tell stories of everyday lives, to tales without fathom,
at noon I would help uncle buy supplies for the night, for the nights were very cheery in eating and drinking, where men and women dance and mingle, others sing songs, some tell tales,
"abusers to the peace" as uncle would call will be cast outside no matter their standing since uncle’s family of seven was very much revered by many, no one would try to defy the peace,
every day my knowledge and wisdom grew through the tales of those in the tavern, those of story of tale of adventure, at night I always thought of mother’s teachings, father’s love and how it came to be, as days went past I realized that I came from a time centuries ago, in the year of our lord 1099, with this I kept my head low but the dreams inside me flew high, till one day
8 years later
I woke up early in the morning, that I may cook what the people over the town loves in the morning in the pot when the food became nice and my aim became true I went out to see the morning sun, I thought that 8 years had passed since I last saw mother, I never forgot her and father’s teachings of the foundation, and what it holds back from the world, and though that was past me, I can never forget that the foundation was formed in ( ████) and I was in 1107
" I came before the foundation" made me keener to the tales of beasts of horrendous size and appendages, abilities that inflict fear on men, and the darkness the demons lurk, I waited for my time, but my patience was running short.
Uncle taught us that we should never give in to fear, for through bravery people will have hope, through hope others would gain bravery from you. I thought f this one afternoon, not knowing that a few moments later a beast would appear,
the thing opened the tavern door, it was a ten-foot-tall wolf-man with glowing crimson eyes and teeth like daggers. Its howl sends shivers down our spine, as the people and women in the tavern instinctively understood that we are its prey,
its crooked teeth spewed saliva in the floor as he spoke “who-so-ever-bra-“ it hadn’t finished its sentence before I shouted
“HEY YOU HAIRY MONGREL YOU, GET-OUT THE PLACE BEFORE YOU FILL IT WITH SPI-“
at this the thing ran towards me in an animal-like manner on fours, I was frozen in fear till an arrow flew through its head with amazing speed that the arrow went through the head and landed on the wall beside it, the tavern was silent for a moment till a hooded man stood up in his mouth a blowpipe then “pshhhew” I was nauseous then all went black
I woke up in the room lying in my bed beside me was uncle, he looked like that he was there for moments, I struggled to speak but he hushed me down, he motioned me to follow him to the tavern, he wore the things he always wore woolen pants, and a leather tunic, quite a contrast on the three hooded men we met who wore fine woolen hoods and robes,
the tavern was surprisingly empty, perhaps they cleared it for these men
“are you he who challenged the beast?” asked the first figure
“y-es why ask” I replied, he stopped and asked again this time in mandarin
”are you he who challenged the beast?”
“yes, I am he who challenged the beast,” I said in mandarin
with this the second figure showed me a sketched portrait of a beast but as I looked closer it became more and more familiar, till it shot me, I cried with pain as my head was filled with the memories I’ve used to have, I remembered what had been, what always had, what always will be, and my part in it, in the vision I saw a stuffed animal with an army of blood-red replicas of that toy, I saw a massive crocodilian being burned to shreds but later arising stronger, I saw a statue with the speed of light as a head being twisted,
I saw the beast whose form I would never determine, for this was the devourer, I saw these and many more in the vision which I would not account for,
till I snapped,
then I was he,
then I was all,
I knew what I had to do and how to do it I stood straight then the first man I spoke to who I already knew, who was a man named Fredrick Sullivan
“so you are,” said Fredrick
“no, I am more than what the oracle told you, Fredrick”
“then who are you?” asked James the third,
"we should unite with the children of the night James”,
“but the others won't agree with us”, said uncle,
“they had,” I said as I concentrated on my power to make their people understand the concept at hand, when a moment passed I spoke
“your people now understand what they need to and for the other unanswered question,
I am Merlin The mage of the moon
I went ahead many adventures, many quests, I made the future of the world more independent, I made a planet for the children of the night to take refuge from the day of flowers, those with rotting minds and those who survived, their still out there I must find them and bring them to safety with this I leave in the vaults of your foundation that because of me your future will be much brighter, for with the foundation humanity will and will always be on your debt, this book will contain the worst things at hand use it wisely as it will protect you from now on
good luck
with LOVE —Merlin
