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Item #: SCP-XXXX
Object Class: Safe
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-XXXX and SCP-XXXX-1 are to be kept in a standard containment chamber within the confines of Site-██. Both SCP-XXXX and SCP-XXXX-1 must be submerged in a 5m x 5m x 5m plexiglass container of formaldehyde to prevent SCP-XXXX-1 from further decomposition. SCP-XXXX must remain within SCP-XXXX-1 unless proper clearance is met for further experimentation at all times. Any personnel attempting to remove SCP-XXXX from SCP-XXXX-1 are to be terminated on site.
Description: SCP-XXXX is a 17th century stiletto dagger of French origin. The blade is made of hammer-forged steel, common for the time period, and the handle consists of cast-iron. This handle is also engraved with a phrase that reads, "Vive le roi!" which translates to English as "Long live the king!" Some personnel believe SCP-XXXX to be the murder weapon in the assassination of Henry IV, but further research is needed for confirmation.
SCP-XXXX-1 is the last human to be murdered with the use of SCP-XXXX, with SCP-XXXX still lodged into the chest of SCP-XXXX-1. The current instance of SCP-XXXX-1 is the deceased [REDACTED]. While SCP-XXXX is within an instance of SCP-XXXX-1, its anomalous properties are exhibited. The body of SCP-XXXX-1 will decompose as a normal human corpse would but only to a certain degree, keeping all remnants of skin and bones intact while muscles, organs, and brain tissue continue to deteriorate at the normal rate. How SCP-XXXX is able to keep corpses in this state is unknown.
If another human were to take SCP-XXXX from the body of SCP-XXXX-1, the skin and bones of the instance, and any other human matter that is still decomposing, will immediately disintegrate, leaving behind what seems to be ashes normally appearing after human cremation. This is known to researchers as an Alpha event.
Once the disintegration occurs, whoever pulled SCP-XXXX from the SCP-XXXX-1 instance is affected by a Beta event. After picking up SCP-XXXX, it will be permanently stuck to the individual's hand, and any attempts to remove SCP-XXXX are met with extreme refusal by the individual and a physical inability for SCP-XXXX to be removed. Researchers compare this to a highly powered electromagnet, with capabilities seemingly immesuarable when looking at current electromagnets as reference.
Over a period of 1 to 4 days, that individual will proclaim to have secret knowledge about a member of a royal family, a head of state, or an associated leader of a global organization. Any attempts to acquire this "secret knowledge" are met with no cooperation from the individual. After the above listed time has passed, the individual will noticeably disappear, as the individual will not respond to any contact or communication. If the individual were to be monitored during this time, it will seem that the individual simply does not show up in surveillance footage. Furthermore, anyone currently in direct line of sight with the individual will be affected by a minor cognitohazard, causing those looking at them to blink, and resulting in the full disappearance of the individual.
In the next 2 hours after the Beta-event affected individual disappears, they will reappear in the same space, missing SCP-XXXX from their person, and immediately claiming to have killed the figure they described. The individual will then say a form of the phrase "Long live the King!" in their native tongue and will proceed to expire afterwards. Cause of death is currently unknown, but autopsies have discovered the presence of [DATA EXPUNGED] in the individual's bloodstream before expiration. Notably, after an indeterminate amount of time, news outlets around the globe will release articles or segments about the assassination of the identified figure. How the individual went about the murder is unknown, but researchers have called the act a Gamma event, resulting in the cycle of events resetting.
