SCP-XXXX-EX (Fallen Angel)
Item #: SCP-XXXX-EX
Object Class: Safe
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-XXXX should be kept in a standard humanoid cell, it has yet to show hostile intent. SCP-XXXX does not require anything in order to survive, but prefers human company. Personnel may interact with SCP-XXXX during breaks. SCP-XXXX-EX's final resting place is located at the Site-06-3 graveyard.
Description: SCP-XXXX-EX was a winged humanoid, resembling an angel, though heavily scarred. It measured 171 cm in height, appeared to be aged about 18-25, and would have had a wingspan of about 4 meters. Its left wing was cut off prior to its dicovery by the Foundation, leaving only a 40 cm stump, and its body was covered in scars.
Recovery: It was discovered on the ██th of ████ 2005 near the village of ██████, Syria, when the Foundation took notice of several rumors in the area relating to an angelic figure being sighted near the home of an old woman who had recently expired.
Foundation personnel soon succeeded in tracking the object down, and though it was avoidant at first, it did not resist once surrounded by field agents. The following is a transcript of the interview between Dr. Shamash and the entity, 30 minutes after its capture, on site.
Dr. Shamash seats himself by the interviewing table, and attempts, in Assyrian, to address SCP-XXXX, which is docile but showing signs of confusion and sadness.
SCP-XXXX: "Would you prefer speaking in English? I wouldn't mind."
Dr. Shamash: "That would be easier for documentation. Do you mind telling us who you are?"
XXXX: "My name was taken from me many years ago, I am afraid. My family used to call me ܚܰܒ݂ܪܳܐ ."
Note: ܚܰܒ݂ܪܳܐ is pronounced roughly as "Hauro" and means "friend" in several Aramaic languages.
Shamash: "Your family? Do you mean the old woman who lived in the house nearby?"
XXXX: "Yes. She was the last in a very long line. I have been with her family since the one you call David. She was the very last one. As she grew old she moved out here, far away where I could go outside more often. I took care of her. I tried to keep her alive. I do not know what I did wrong. She… she is gone."
SCP-XXXX displays strong emotion, sobbing and crying. After a few minutes it seems to be able to pull itself together.
Shamash: "You say you've stayed with a single family line since the one we call David. Is this the King David of the Old Testament you are referring to?"
XXXX: "Yes, it is him. I was at his side until he died. How could I not be? When I was banished it was David who accepted me. My gratitude towards him, his descendants, indeed, all of humanity is unexpressable."
Shamash: "You were banished? Why? By whom?"
XXXX: "Love. I was banished for love."
SCP-XXXX refuses to explain in any more detail.
Shamash: "What will you do now then? Now that the family you've accompanied is gone?"
XXXX: "I suppose I shall follow you. I sense that you intend well, and that that is what you would prefer."
Shamash: "Good. I suppose that is more than enough for a preliminary interview."
Notes from Dr. Shamash: If this creature really has accompanied this family since the days of the Old Testament it's a fenomenal discovery! Think of all of the incredible knowledge this being must have. All of the snippets of everyday life dating back several millennia! We'll be taking it to site-06-3 for more interviews.
After being transported to site-06-3 without incident, SCP-XXXX-EX was immediately subjected to a standard non-hostile humanoid medical examination, which showed that it lacked most human organs, instead mostly being composed of muscle and bone. The two exceptions being the heart and brain, which appeared to be made of anomalous materials. The next step in the examination was an interview with Dr. Bernard, head of medical research at the facility.
Test A - 19██-██-██
Subject: SCP-XXXX.
Procedure:
Results:
Analysis:
Notes:
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Incident XXXX-01 19██-██-██
D-1287, who had previously assisted in "cursing" two D-class personnel (see test logs A and B), was caught attempting to break out of the D-class sleeping quarters at approx 4.30 AM. D-1287 was exhibiting extremely unusual behavior as seen on security camera footage from the entrance to the sleeping quarters, including tics and twitching, self-injury and [DATA EXPUNGED]. The nine nearby guards reported a breach before approaching D-1287 who proceded to [DATA EXPUNGED].
Tracking the movement of D-1287 was not difficult and it is believed that D-1287 was attempting to break into the storage area where SCP-XXXX was kept.
Other D-class personnel have reported that D-1287 had become obsessed with SCP-XXXX, "talking constantly about the power it grants him with every [DATA EXPUNGED]."
More than ██ guards were killed by D-1287's assault, all of them through similar [DATA EXPUNGED].
D-1287 was finally terminated with a rocket-propelled grenade.
Note from 05: We are extremely lucky that D-1287 could be terminated. Imagine what kind of monster we would have been facing had he just gotten to assist in one more experiment, let alone several! As SCP-XXXX is completely safe as long as no one uses it, all further testing is strictly forbidden.
SCP-XXXX (Predictor thingy)
Item #: SCP-XXXX
Object Class: Safe
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-XXXX is to be kept in a double-locked storage container, only accessible with two unique Level-3 personnel security codes.
Description: SCP-XXXX is a clay tablet of Sumerian origin, it is legible to any subject reading it, regardless of their language(s) of literacy, but illegible to illiterate subjects. It was initially theorized that SCP-XXXX causes a strong, anomalous desire in people to read its inscription out loud. Thaumaturgical readings suggest that SCP-XXXX does, in fact, not possess this property, but that its other anomalous traits are on their own merit enough to spur certain types of people to desire it.
When SCP-XXXX's inscription is read aloud, SCP-XXXX begins to glow in a shade described as "a color that doesn't exist, a mix of red and yellow, but not orange," by those exposed to its effects. The reader, through an unstudied compulsion effect, will then develop the desire to speak the name of an individual to SCP-XXXX in order to "sacrifice them." Subjects with identical names are not affected, so the item somehow knows which particular individual is the target.
Once the name has been spoken, SCP-XXXX will show no more anomalous behaviour, even when read aloud again, until the target has expired.
From this point the individual who was just elected for sacrifice becomes designated SCP-XXXX-1. Somewhere, usually in this person's vicinity (within the area that they move around on a day to day basis), black marks will appear on walls, floors, and even on people's skin in some cases. The black marks are visually comparable to black paint having been splattered on the object(s).
Exactly 100003 seconds from SCP-XXXX having received the name of the target (approx. 28 hours), SCP-XXXX-1 will die, spilling blood in such a fashion that it splatters onto all surfaces marked in an identical pattern. The exact cause of death varies, but observed civilian fatalities include:
- Being run over by a car (the car and road were marked).
- Falling from a tall building (road and two pedestrians marked, one of the pedestrians on their way to the hospital to see what the mark was).
SCP-XXXX was recovered after the second incident. Although the first incident was brought to the attention of the Foundation, no anomalous item was recovered at this site.
Test A - 19██-██-██
Subject: SCP-XXXX.
Procedure: D-4563, the chosen target of SCP-XXXX, was locked into a mattressed room before the test started, the doors were welded shut and cameras were mounted in the room outside of D-4563's reach. In another room D-1287 would "curse" D-4563 with SCP-XXXX.
Results: When the curse was laid by D-1287, a a large dark stain appeared near D-4563 on the mattressed floor. At the time of D-4563's predicted death, D-4563 threw up blood, and expired from internal hemorrhaging before personnel could make it inside the cell.
Analysis: SCP-XXXX is capable of causing very implausible coincidences.
Notes: What happens if we make the subject expire before the set out time? -Dr. ██████
Test B - 19██-██-██
Subject: SCP-XXXX.
Procedure: D-2234 will be cursed this time, by D-1287, the same "curser" as the last time. Immediately afterwards D-2234 will be terminated.
Results: Marks appeared around D-2234 almost instantly, after which D-2234 expired similarly to D-4563.
Analysis: SCP-XXXX causes death even in completely enclosed environments, but seems to never attempt to harm other subjects. The next test will attempt to verify this. It should also be noted that all known incidents so far have resulted in blood loss.
Notes: D-1287 is exhibiting unusual behavior. It might be best to recruit another D-class subject for the next time we lay the curse on someone. -Dr. ██████
Incident XXXX-01 19██-██-██
D-1287, who had previously assisted in "cursing" two D-class personnel (see test logs A and B), was caught attempting to break out of the D-class sleeping quarters at approx 4.30 AM. D-1287 was exhibiting extremely unusual behavior as seen on security camera footage from the entrance to the sleeping quarters, including tics and twitching, self-injury and [DATA EXPUNGED]. The nine nearby guards reported a breach before approaching D-1287 who proceded to [DATA EXPUNGED].
Tracking the movement of D-1287 was not difficult and it is believed that D-1287 was attempting to break into the storage area where SCP-XXXX was kept.
Other D-class personnel have reported that D-1287 had become obsessed with SCP-XXXX, "talking constantly about the power it grants him with every [DATA EXPUNGED]."
More than ██ guards were killed by D-1287's assault, all of them through similar [DATA EXPUNGED].
D-1287 was finally terminated with a rocket-propelled grenade.
Note from 05: We are extremely lucky that D-1287 could be terminated. Imagine what kind of monster we would have been facing had he just gotten to assist in one more experiment, let alone several! As SCP-XXXX is completely safe as long as no one uses it, all further testing is strictly forbidden.
My ideas on further development
A few of my ideas for continued development of the SCP (feel free to give feedback on these ideas too if you want to):
- Recovered "diaries" or similar data on D-1287's descent into madness.
- Removing the bit about the black marks appearing beforehand. On one hand it adds distinctiveness, on the other it's mostly aesthetic and therefore perhaps not entirely necessary. Maybe its lack of necessity is a good thing, as it works like a sort of fakeout for the reader, so they don't expect the item's more sinister traits? I'd appreciate thoughts on this.
- More origin story? Less origin story?
- I'm definitely thinking that the final incident log is a bit short. Or is it?