DisturbedAeons

Item#: XXXX

Level4

Containment Class:

keter

Secondary Class:

tiamat

Disruption Class:

keneq

Risk Class:

warning

link to memo

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NOTICE FROM THE FOUNDATION'S ANOMALOUS RESISTANCE TEAM:

It is recommended that all personnel accessing this document have an A.R.S of over 15

— Maria Edwards, Director, A.R.T

[REDACTED]

Special Containment Procedures: In order to reliably contain SCP-XXXX and all other related entities, any and all followers are to be terminated upon discovery, any and all places of worship are to be bombarded with Class-3 artillery, and all gatherings are to be surrounded by MTF Nu-7 and subsequently destroyed.

Description: SCP-XXXX is an extradimensional deity resembling ███████ from H.P Lovecraft's ███████ mythos. The religion devoted to this entity is called The Cult of ███████. This cult will periodically hold services to this deity that include archaic chants, ritual murder, and other strange practices, many of which can be found in a book that is always present during these services: The Necronomicon, By: █████ ████████. Many of the chants and rituals that are included in The Necronomicon are anomalous in nature and/or have many anomalous hazards. Included below are some of the rituals and chants found in The Necronomicon (Cognito hazards redacted and/or neutralized). The participants of the services often wear headdresses that appear to be attempted replications of the head of ███████. looking upon living subjects donning these headdresses for more than ██ seconds will eventually cause the viewer to either fall insane, and/or become devoted to The Cult of ███████. These effects will present themselves anywhere from █ hours to ██ years after the initial ██ seconds of exposure. Viewing images of these subjects will not result in the aforementioned effects, but ██% of viewers will receive a headache after more than 15 seconds of viewing, and █% of these headaches will not dissipate. Above is an image of a devotee wearing one of the aforementioned headdresses.
NOTE: Personnel with an A.R.S of over 15 will not be affected by images that include subjects wearing the headdresses.

Awake ye horrid Great Olde Ones. A chant by █████ █████████. The Necronomicon.

Awake ye horrid Great Olde Ones, and nothing shall dismay.
Remember great ███████ shall rise up from █'████
To enlighten us with old knowledge if we should flock ███ way.

Oh, tidings of knowledge and song,
Knowledge and song,
Oh, tidings of knowledge and song.

In ███████ and in █████████ the Great Olde Ones were spawned,
Imprisoned by the Elder Gods to wait for long aeons.
Enticing humans to release them, whilst chanting greatest song.

Oh, tidings of ascendence and song,
Ascendence and song,
Oh, tidings of ascendence and song.

An Arab said "That is not dead which can eternal lie,
And in strange aeons you will find that even death may die."
The Great Olde Ones will rule once more and all will be reborn!

Oh, only songs of greatness and gong,
greatness and gong,
Oh, only songs of greatness and gong.

Death May Die. A chant by █████ ████████. The Necronomicon

████████ said that is not dead which can eternal lie.
███ ████ said that is not dead for even death may die.
For it is known that death will die, for even death may die.
████████ said that is not dead which can eternal lie
And on ███ own, did pen the tome, tis called the ██ ████.
The howling devil did sing to ███ with fiendish songs of grief.
With fiendish songs of grief it sang! With bloodied face of tears.
The howling demon did speak to ███, within ███ restless dreams.
Then unseen demons ate from ███, from ███ dry Damascus corpse.
Now ███ words live on, yes for strange eons, in The Necronomicon.
The Necronomicon ██ wrote, The Necronomicon.
██ still lives on within aeons, tis now the ██ ████!
Doth sing to us, ███ words the gong, The Necronomicon.

Carol of Fate. A prophecy. The Necronomicon.

Look to the sky, way up on high;
There in the night, stars now are right.
Aeons have passed, now then at last;
Whence they were penned, they shall descend.

They will return, mankind will learn;
New kinds of fear once they are here.
As they reclaim all in their name;
Hope turns to black, as they come back

Ignorant fools mankind now rules.
Where they ruled then, it's theirs again.
Stars brightly burning boiling bode
The returning seasons of doom:

[REDACTED] Solstice,
[REDACTED] Solstice

Up from the sea, from underground;
Down from the sky, they're all around.
They will return and mankind will learn,
Nothing they do will stop the stars.

Mankind will try, try then in vain
To stop the stars, from cycling.
Will they then learn, nothing they do
Can cease the stars, from what they do?

They will descend.
Woe without end
Where they extend:

Mankind Will Fall.

This "Carol of Fate" is the most concerning. If it is to be believed, upon a specific solstice of an unknown year, these "Great Olde Ones" will awake and reak havoc upon mankind, and according to this so-called prophecy, there is nothing that mankind will be able to do to stop or prevent this from occurring. Because our copy of The Necronomicon was obtained relatively recently, we do not know when █████ ████████ added this prophecy, if indeed ██ did. In conclusion, I believe it is best that we assume that this solstice is going to happen so that The Foundation can prepare for the worst, and decide what to do regarding The Masquerade.

████ ██████, O5-█

Below is an analysis conducted by The Foundations cryptography department on the nature of the three Necronomicon entries above:

+ "Awake ye Horrid Great Olde Ones"

Awake ye horrid Great Olde Ones. A chant by █████ █████████. The Necronomicon.

Awake ye horrid Great Olde Ones, and nothing shall dismay.

(This line is most likely from the point of view of the more sane members of The Cult of ███████. In this line, "Great Olde Ones" is plural, leading the cryptography team to believe that The Cult of ███████ is not just devoted to the deity of their namesake, but instead is devoted to the group of deities designated as the "Great Olde Ones", and further information about this is found later on.)

Remember great ███████ shall rise up from █'████

(This line is incredibly important to The Foundation, as it gives us a location, and though this given location cannot be found by a quick glance at the Earth, further study has found that █'████ is actually part of [REDACTED]. This gives The Foundation somewhere to start their studies.)

To enlighten us with old knowledge if we should flock ███ way.

(This line again is thought to be written from the point of view of the cult. We have found from different pieces within The Necronomicon [Note: As well as from recent tests performed to discover the effects that ███████ has on humans], viewing ███████ in any way causes mild to severe insanity. Whether this is caused by the introduction of knowledge {See SCP-606} is not of great importance because it is impossible to extract given knowledge after the onset of insanity. The use of "███" in this line suggests that ███████ is, or at least has, some defining characteristics that would lead cult members to deduce the biological sex of the entity.)

Oh, tidings of knowledge and song,
Knowledge and song,
Oh, tidings of knowledge and song.

(These three lines pose no specific interest)

In ███████ and in █████████ the Great Olde Ones were spawned,

(The two designations that are given here are titles, either of two Elder Gods [A designation thought to be of greater importance and/or higher power to the Great Olde Ones], or possibly two locations. This line also gives an origin of the Great Olde Ones, as they were spawned in ███████ and █████████.)

Imprisoned by the Elder Gods to wait for long aeons.

(This line introduces the Elder Gods as greater, older, and more powerful beings. The reason why they imprisoned the Great Olde Ones is shadowy at best, and through the use of the word "aeons", we are drawn to believe that the length of the Great Olde Ones' imprisonment is extensive. We have but a few records detailing the time when the Great Olde Ones were imprisoned, and their foretold emergence has no set date. The use of the word "wait" is also important, providing that they were imprisoned to stand by for something to come, rather than imprisoned to keep them from doing something.)

Enticing humans to release them, whilst chanting greatest song.

(This line conflicts with the "Carol of Fate" prophecy, which details that the Great Olde Ones will break containment due to an astrological occurrence rather than from human intervention. Due to this conflict, it is believed that the Great Olde Ones will escape containment on a solstice that matches the description in the "Carol of Fate" prophecy, but only if The Cult of ███████ has a degree of worship and/or influence that is of currently unknown size. This information is the cause of the current special containment procedures.)

Oh, tidings of ascendence and song,
Ascendence and song,
Oh, tidings of ascendence and song.

(These lines pose no specific interest.)

An Arab said "That is not dead which can eternal lie,
And in strange aeons you will find that even death may die."

(The quote found in this line is present to a surprising degree throughout The Necronomicon, and is credited to █████ ████████. No specific purpose or effects have been connected to this quote, though it is speculated to hold some importance due to the frequency at which it can be found within The Necronomicon)

The Great Olde Ones will rule once more and all will be reborn!

(In the eyes of sane cult members, the coming of the Great Olde Ones will cause most of humanity to devote themselves entirely to the success of these deities and believe that those who do will be rewarded. The insane cult members however believe a variety of things, from the destruction of humanity when the Great Olde Ones arrive, to the eternal torture of all things on Earth upon their arrival.)

Oh, only songs of greatness and gong,
greatness and gong,
Oh, only songs of greatness and gong.

(These lines hold no significant value)

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+ "Death May Die"

Death May Die. A chant by █████ ████████. The Necronomicon

████████ said, "that is not dead which can eternal lie".
███ ████ said, "that is not dead for even death may die".

("████████" in this line is likely referring to █████ ████████, the author of The Necronomicon. Furthermore, "███ ████" is a known alias of █████ ████████. As mentioned before, these quotes are speculated to hold some importance, although exactly what is unknown.)

For it is known that death will die, for even death may die.

(The repetition of this quote again reinforces its importance.)

████████ said that is not dead which can eternal lie

(Again, repetition leads us to believe that these quotes are somehow important.)

And on ███ own, did pen the tome, tis called the ██ ████.

(The "██ ████" is another designation for The Necronomicon, a designation that holds greater value, but also more danger. This line also notes that the ██ ████ was created by █████ ████████ alone.)

The howling devil did sing to ███ with fiendish songs of grief.

(This line introduces a new entity, the possible nature of which is revealed later on in the passage. Whether or not the use of the word "songs" is literal or not is unknown, and likely unimportant.)

With fiendish songs of grief it sang! With bloodied face of tears.

(More descriptions of the unknown entity are located in this line. The cartography department has found a link between the unknown entity and the "smiling man" detailed in SCP-507)

The howling demon did speak to ███, within ███ restless dreams.

(This line shows that the unknown entity planted the idea of The Necronomicon in █████ ████████'s mind while ██ slept.)

Then unseen demons ate from ███, from ███ dry Damascus corpse.

(Details of █████ ████████'s ritual murder are present in this line)

Now ███ words live on, yes for strange aeons, in The Necronomicon.

(This line details how The Necronomicon continues to be updated, with each new entry being credited to █████ ████████. The cryptography team has decided that █████ ████████ is indeed writing new entries to The Necronomicon. It appears that the ritual murder of █████ ████████ has seemingly bound ███ to ███ work and ██ appears to be content, and is even willing to write more Necronomicon entries)

The Necronomicon ██ wrote, The Necronomicon.
██ still lives on within aeons, tis now the ██ ████!
Doth sing to us, ███ words the gong, The Necronomicon.

(These lines reinforce the idea that █████ ████████ was bound to The Necronomicon upon ███ murder, and that ██ continues to write more material that is subsequently added to The Necronomicon)

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+ "Carol of Fate"

Carol of Fate. A prophecy. The Necronomicon.

Look to the sky, way up on high;
There in the night, stars now are right.

(The suggestion that the Great Olde Ones will arrive when a certain astronomical event occurs is introduced in this line)

Aeons have passed, now then at last;
Whence they were penned, they shall descend.

("Whence they were penned, they shall descend" provides that the Great Olde Ones will emerge from where they were imprisoned, rather than from random locations. This is important as now The Foundation knows to fortify the imprisonment site of discovered entities.)

They will return, mankind will learn;
New kinds of fear once they are here.
As they reclaim all in their name;
Hope turns to black, as they come back

(This line suggests that mankind will know fear as we have never before, and will lose all hope as the Great Olde Ones return. "All in their name" suggests that the Earth was promised to the Great Olde Ones, perhaps by the Elder Gods.)

Ignorant fools mankind now rules.

(This line stumped the cryptography team for a significant length of time. At first glance, this line seems to be addressing the Great Olde Ones, telling them that they are ignorant for underestimating the power that mankind now can access. However, it is possible that a typo was made: "Now" instead of "new". No typos have ever been found within The Necronomicon and yet, the inclusion of one in this prophecy would fit the theme of The Necronomicon much better: Now stating that mankind is ignorant, and the discovery of this prophecy forces The Foundation to think differently, [following new rules, as the typo would suggest]. Another note that the cryptography team has deemed worthy to mention is, seeing that author of The Necronomicon is thought to be actively writing, the author could have purposefully added this typo to throw The Foundation "off their trail" as it were, giving false hope to a possible successful outcome. Because the idea of a purposeful typo fits so well, the cryptography team will continue as if this is the objective truth, and a small cryptography team will continue to analyze this line of text.)

Where they ruled then, it's theirs again.

(This line reinforces the idea that the Great Olde Ones did indeed once inhabit and rule the Earth, but for some unknown reason were imprisoned by the Elder Gods to wait for something for an unknown reason. Seeing as SCP-XXXX resembles an entity created by H.P Lovecraft, further study into H.P Lovecraft's writing, specifically [REDACTED], is heavily encouraged. A relation to SCP-2264 has been found.)

Stars brightly burning boiling bode
the returning seasons of doom:

(The star Atroitrokt recently underwent a strange process [ aptly named cosmic evaporation ] where the surface of the star began to 'bubble' in a process similar to boiling, this process created intense heat and light, even reaching Earth and causing a 50-degree increase in average temperatures across the globe for the 15 hours that the process lasted. Seemingly in coincidence, the seemingly extinct La Garita Caldera erupted at the same time when the effects of Atroitrokt's evaporation reached Earth. Investigation into the La Garita Caldera volcano is underway by MTF Epsilon-9 [ See Exploration Logs ]. This occurrence could mark the beginning of the [REDACTED] Solstice.)

[REDACTED] Solstice,
[REDACTED] Solstice

(These are descriptions of the cosmic alignment during the Solstice of Awakening.)

Up from the sea, from underground;
Down from the sky, they're all around.

(This shows the vague locations where the Great Olde Ones will emerge. This reinforces the idea that a Great Olde One is located inside of the La Garita Caldera)

They will return and mankind will learn,
Nothing they do will stop the stars.

(Again, these lines reinforce the idea that the Solstice of Awakening will occur based on an astronomical occurrence)

Mankind will try, try then in vain
To stop the stars, from cycling.

(This line foretells that The Foundation, or in the case of a Broken Masquerade, all of mankind will attempt to prevent the movement of the cosmos in order to keep the Solstice of Awakening from happening.)

Will they then learn, nothing they do
Can cease the stars, from what they do?

(This suggests that the attempts of mankind will fall short and that we will have to accept that we will need to fight in order to survive.)

They will descend.
Woe without end
Where they extend:

(Yet again, this tells that the coming of the Great Olde Ones will occur)

Mankind Will Fall.

(This line suggests that humanity will fall, but with all confidence, The Foundation assures you, this will not happen.)

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+ (Out of Universe Note)

The overarching ideas in this piece are credited to H.P Lovecraft's Cthulhu mythos. The chants that I have included were originally lyrics in songs from "A VERY SCARY SOLSTICE by the HP Lovecraft Historical Society" and "AN EVEN SCARIER SOLSTICE by the HP Lovecraft Historical Society" which I modified to fit the theme of the piece. The image is licensed under the Creative Commons licenses