0:00

I

0:00

want from the observation room as the man

0:02

enters the chamber. He's

0:04

wearing an orange jumpsuit and has a

0:06

smear of blood on his forehead. The

0:09

large creature, SCP forty

0:11

seven fifteen, sits in one

0:13

corner using its powerful dark

0:15

fur coated tail as kind of stool Its

0:18

bear like legs are bent at the knees,

0:21

and its two pairs of arms are in a

0:23

relaxed repose at its side. There

0:25

are hash marks and accompanying numbers

0:27

on the wall behind it. Its head

0:30

sits at the fourteen foot mark It

0:33

watches the man with mild interest as he

0:35

walks into the room, carrying

0:37

a wicker basket full of raw meat.

0:40

I'm looking through the reinforced ballistic

0:42

glass observation panels directly

0:44

down into the chamber on the right. The

0:47

chamber on the left is currently unoccupied.

0:51

Once the procedure is finished, we'll

0:53

corral the creature into the other chamber

0:55

so we can work on cleaning and preparing

0:57

the one that's in use right now. I

1:00

glance over my shoulder and look at the monitors

1:02

in the observation realm. When

1:05

dealing with a creature that's powerful, it

1:07

pays to have bunch of fail safes in place

1:10

To my left, just under the row of

1:12

observation panels, is a button that

1:14

will immediately close reinforced steel

1:17

shutters if something should go wrong.

1:19

And if that happens, we can use the

1:22

monitors to view the creature's movements. We

1:24

have regular and thermal cameras.

1:27

along with motion sensors and

1:29

an array of aerosolized weapons we

1:31

can use in the creature. My

1:33

research assistant, Gilroy Turpin.

1:36

is at one of the two chairs in front of the monitoring

1:38

station ready to take action

1:40

if anything goes wrong. I

1:42

doubt it will though. We've

1:44

used d eighty seven sixty three

1:47

for the procedure for the last three months.

1:49

He has a down pat. still,

1:52

it's good to be prepared.

1:54

d eighty seven sixty three moves toward the

1:56

creature and sets the weaker back it down.

1:59

He

1:59

starts pulling meat from the container and placing

2:02

it in a specific arrangement. The

2:04

creature stares down at him with its intelligent,

2:07

forward set eyes. its

2:09

long, vaguely feline snout

2:11

is partially open, revealing

2:13

large pointed teeth. Two

2:16

massive curled horns sweep back from its skull.

2:19

One on either side of its head. Duck,

2:22

Turpin says from his seat at the security

2:25

station. We may have a

2:27

problem. I spin around and walk

2:29

toward him. What is it? An

2:31

answer. Turpin points a slender

2:33

finger at one of the monitors It's

2:35

not a feed from a camera in either of the chambers

2:38

though. It's a feed from outside

2:40

the chambers in an adjacent

2:42

hall. two men in jumpsuits

2:44

are arguing in the hallway. Oh,

2:46

Christ, I say. What the hell are

2:48

they doing there? Call Langford before

2:50

this gets out of hand. As turbine

2:53

reaches for his radio, I watch

2:55

the screen. Both d

2:57

class guys have mops in their hands.

2:59

they were clearly working together to clean the

3:01

hull and got into some ridiculous argument.

3:04

I turned my head looking up at one

3:06

of the monitors from inside the containment chamber.

3:09

the creature is getting antsy. It's

3:11

no longer sitting. Now

3:13

it's leaning forward on its two longer

3:15

claw tipped arms. At

3:18

the end of its shorter arms. Its

3:20

seven digit hands are opening and closing.

3:22

Despite the change in posture,

3:25

its

3:25

head is now at the seventeen foot mark.

3:27

it's growing. d

3:29

eighty seven sixty three glances over his

3:31

shoulder at the camera, fear,

3:34

clear on his face. back

3:36

on the other monitor. One d class

3:38

guy throws down his mop and lunges

3:40

for the other.

3:41

Shit, I say.

3:43

Turpin is talking to Langford, but who

3:45

knows where he is or how long

3:47

it will take for someone to break up the fight.

3:50

The two d class guys fall to the ground,

3:52

wrestling. I reached down

3:54

to grab my radio to tell d eighty seven

3:56

sixty three to get out of there,

3:58

but it's too late. The creature

4:00

swipes him up with one of its long muscular

4:03

arms. He screams, but

4:05

it doesn't last long. The

4:07

creature crushes his rib cage and clamps

4:09

its teeth around his skull. I look

4:11

away just as the man's head collapses.

4:14

It throws the dead man into the corner of the room

4:16

and drawers. the sound, a

4:19

mix between a bear, a cat,

4:21

and a barrage of gunfire. It's

4:23

still growing. feeding off the animosity

4:26

of the two d class inmates. Get

4:28

ready to use the aerosol spray. I

4:30

tell Turpin as he's putting the radio

4:32

down. Blankfort's gone me. He

4:34

says to me. Should see him any moment.

4:36

Sure enough, he runs on screen.

4:39

Nearly slipping on the wet floor as he approaches

4:41

the two fighting men. Another

4:43

security officer runs behind him,

4:45

and they quickly break up the fight. SCP

4:48

forty seven fifteen is stalking around at

4:50

cell, upping and grunting. As

4:53

I watch, it slows a bit

4:56

and then finally looks around as if

4:58

confused. breathe a

5:00

sigh of relief, it's coming

5:02

down. But we still have to

5:04

finish the procedure, which means

5:06

getting another d class in that room before the

5:08

night is through. I

5:10

grabbed my radio. Langford, come

5:12

to the observation room when you've got those two

5:14

sorted. I don't bother to hide the

5:16

anger in my voice. Lankford

5:19

knows better than to have anyone unattended

5:21

near the containment cells, especially

5:23

when it's time for the procedure. He

5:26

looks up at the camera and snaps a

5:28

lazy salute. His other hand

5:30

holding one of the sullen d class men.

5:33

I shake my head. Maybe

5:35

after this incident, I'll finally

5:37

convince the site commander to transfer Langford

5:39

to a safe SCP, somewhere

5:41

he can't mess up. and get people

5:43

killed. Five minutes

5:45

later, Langford comes into the observation

5:48

realm. The entity has shrunk

5:50

back to its normal size,

5:51

which is still pretty

5:52

big. Why were two d

5:54

class personnel unattended in the access

5:56

hallway? I asked Langford. He

5:59

shrugs.

5:59

He seems disinterested. Like

6:02

it's

6:02

no big deal.

6:03

I study him. Noting

6:05

the difference between his attitude and his

6:08

appearance He's

6:09

well camped. His uniform pressed

6:11

and clean. His hair trimmed

6:13

neatly. Face clean shaven.

6:16

If only he took as much care with his job as

6:18

he did with his appearance, you

6:20

don't know, I ask. I

6:22

thought you were in charge of d class personnel

6:24

for this facility. Was I wrong? Sorry.

6:28

Langford says, come

6:29

here. I say, pointing

6:31

down into the cell. Look at that.

6:34

Lakeford comes over and looks at where

6:36

I'm pointing.

6:37

d eighty seven sixty three's crushed bodies

6:39

against the wall, motionless, and

6:42

surrounded by a pool of blood. The

6:44

meat he'd been setting out hasn't been touched.

6:47

We'll have to get more meat and start the whole

6:49

thing over again. That man

6:51

is dead because of you. I tell him,

6:53

He doesn't seem to care.

6:56

He says nothing. I

6:58

exhale sharply and gather myself. Please

7:00

tell me you have another d class ready to

7:03

perform procedure waning moon. Of

7:05

course, he

7:06

says, that's what

7:07

I was just going to work on when you called me

7:10

up here. Fine. Go.

7:12

Hurry up. We'll get forty seven

7:14

fifteen into the other cell so your people can

7:16

clean your mess

7:17

up. Langford nods and walks

7:19

away.

7:20

bissling.

7:22

Turpin and my work to move SCP forty

7:24

seven fifteen into the adjacent cell

7:27

using strategic sprays of

7:29

aerosolized RTX, which

7:31

causes irritation to the eyes and

7:33

respiratory tract. It's

7:35

our main weapon against forty seven fifteen.

7:38

because it doesn't seem to have an immunity

7:40

to it. It can pretty

7:42

much take everything we throw at it.

7:44

And since it feeds on violent intentions,

7:46

we want to be very careful how we use our

7:48

weapons against it. Since

7:50

we're not really trying to hurt the creature,

7:52

it moves into the adjacent cell with

7:54

minimal prodding. We shut

7:56

the large connecting door and wait for

7:58

Langford to show up with the other d class

8:00

so we can let him or her into the

8:02

airlock. After

8:04

about fifteen minutes, I see Langford

8:06

on one of the camera feeds. The

8:08

security officer is escorting a man I

8:10

don't recognize to the containment cell.

8:13

Who is that? I asked Turpin.

8:16

He looks up

8:16

adjusting his glasses.

8:18

I don't know. I don't recognize

8:20

him. Must be a new transfer. How

8:23

did he train a new transfer so quickly?

8:25

I asked.

8:25

Turpin

8:26

doesn't answer. He knows I'm

8:29

just thinking out loud. I

8:31

watch as turbine cycles the airlock, it

8:33

allows the orange jumpsuited man into the

8:35

cell. Like a d eighty

8:37

seven sixty three, he's

8:39

carrying a wicker basket full of meat, and

8:41

he has a smudge of blood on his forehead.

8:44

So far so good. I

8:46

move over to the observation panels to look down

8:48

at the procedure with the naked eye.

8:50

The creature sits in the middle of

8:52

the room. studying the d

8:54

class guy. I hear the

8:56

door lock behind me, disengage.

8:59

Glancing over my shoulder, I see

9:01

Langford walk in. My

9:03

first thought is to tell him to leave, but

9:05

I

9:05

suppress it. Maybe he's come

9:07

to make a sincere apology. It

9:10

doesn't really matter. is no time

9:12

now. I have to ensure the procedure

9:14

goes exactly as it should. I

9:16

turned back and looked down into the

9:18

cell. Demand is spreading the meat out

9:20

on the floor in the precise shape outlined

9:22

in the ancient document. I

9:24

feel Langford hovering around behind

9:26

me. looking out for my shoulder.

9:28

That's called Banknote says,

9:31

he's got a photographic memory. He

9:33

proved it to me. just one glance at the

9:35

instructions. And he remembered every

9:37

word. Pretty cool. I

9:40

ignore him. Watching his call places

9:42

the final piece of meat on the ground,

9:44

completing the design. He

9:46

sets the basket aside and

9:48

then prostrates himself in front of

9:50

the creature. This

9:51

we offer for your continued torpor,

9:53

flesh

9:54

of your time, blood of my

9:56

blood,

9:57

attention slowly releases from my shoulders

9:59

as I hear calm speak the words

10:02

loudly, enunciating them

10:04

clearly. Soon, The procedure

10:06

will be done and will be good for

10:08

another month. But

10:09

I keep watching just to be sure.

10:12

He

10:12

repeats those three sentences

10:14

twice more But then the words

10:16

change. My blood turns

10:18

cold as I hear what he's saying. My blood

10:20

The children of the sun be damned, demon

10:23

born of war,

10:24

Take your place among the mighty,

10:27

return the earth to its balance,

10:29

a bench the slaughter

10:30

of the children of the night,

10:33

endless rotation, and now

10:35

made

10:35

the hairless usurper suffer at

10:37

its hands and pay for their transgressions.

10:40

What

10:41

is he doing? I scream.

10:43

Slapping my palms on the thick ballistic

10:45

glass. Cold's words

10:47

turn from English to something like

10:49

guttural grunting noises. but

10:51

they aren't just random noises. I know that

10:53

much. They're a chant. SCP

10:56

forty seven fifteen roars and

10:58

shakes. It's growing faster than I've

11:00

ever seen it grow. Plug

11:02

the chamber with RTX. I

11:04

say, turning to look at turpin. only

11:07

to light for dragging a blade across

11:09

his throat, releasing the spray of

11:11

crimson liquid. Freight

11:13

not doctor Grissom, like for it says,

11:15

throwing

11:15

turpin's convulsing body to the floor.

11:18

I'm afraid

11:18

your time has come. Your

11:20

death will not be in vain though. It

11:22

will help make the war demon even more powerful.

11:25

It will help return balance

11:27

to the earth. He steps

11:29

toward me with his knife held at side.

11:32

Turpin's blood dripping off the blade.

11:34

Balance, I say,

11:36

backing up, thinking furiously. You

11:38

put those d class in the hallway on purpose,

11:40

didn't you? You need a d eighty seven

11:43

sixty three to die, so you could get

11:45

calm in there. Langford

11:47

smiles. It's amazing what a hundred

11:49

bucks and a commissary account will get

11:51

you. Turns out, not so much

11:53

it costs to throw the human race

11:55

into chaos. Below

11:57

us, down in

11:57

the chamber. Forty seven fifteen

11:59

keeps

11:59

roaring as calbs chanting continues.

12:03

The floor shakes as the creature slams one

12:05

massive hand against the wall. We

12:07

have fail safes in place. I

12:08

say, like for the shaking his

12:10

head even before I finish the sentence. Not

12:13

anymore, you don't. I've

12:15

disabled all the RTX dispensers and

12:17

bombs. I shake my head.

12:20

Ow. Let's just say that I'm

12:22

not the only child of night working in

12:24

this facility. The floor

12:26

is steadily shaking out. I

12:28

glanced down through the panel at the corner of the

12:30

room. and see that the creature's head is nearly

12:32

to the ceiling of the sixty foot tall

12:34

chamber. It's roaring

12:36

and banging on the walls. Out

12:39

of the corner of my eye, I see Langford

12:41

lunch for me. I throw myself

12:43

the other way that I'm not clicking out.

12:45

His blade slices my arm open.

12:48

I shout as I roll and get up to my feet

12:50

on uneven ground. Langford

12:52

turns toward me is back now to the

12:54

observation panels. Holding my

12:56

injured arm with my right hand, I

12:58

quickly go over what Langford has just told

13:00

me.

13:01

and I smile. What about the

13:03

thermoceric bomb? I ask

13:05

him. Shouting over the constant roaring and

13:07

rumbling. It won't kill

13:09

the entity. he will still stun it long enough

13:11

or back up to get here. Still

13:13

grinding. Langford shakes his

13:14

head. Nice try dock. You

13:17

can't

13:17

bullshit a bullshitter. is

13:19

a reason why we have different security clearances.

13:21

I see anyone. Backing up

13:24

toward the security keypad on the wall next to

13:26

the door. There's one near every

13:28

door, but they're not just for opening and

13:30

closing locked rooms. They're

13:32

also useful in case of a breach like

13:34

this one. Langford's

13:36

grin is waning, but he's still moving

13:38

toward me in a crouch. His arms

13:40

held out for balance. Behind

13:42

him, a giant, clawed hand

13:44

crashes into an observation panel.

13:46

It flies out of its reinforced

13:48

frame and slams into the ceiling.

13:50

Lankford flinches, half turning as

13:52

the ballistic glass crashes to the floor of

13:54

foot behind him. I spin

13:56

around at lunch for the security keypad, quickly

13:59

entering the code. A

14:01

small hidden panel just below the pad opens

14:03

up and presents two oval

14:05

shaped screens. excruciating

14:07

pain races through my body as

14:09

lanklets sinks his knife into my upper

14:11

back, a grunt and spin

14:13

wrenching the embedded knife out of his hand.

14:15

In the head button, smashing the curve of

14:17

my forehead into his nose, he

14:19

stumbles back,

14:20

dazed, but I grab his arms

14:22

and yanking close.

14:23

There's only one problem with the

14:25

thermbaric bomb, as anyone.

14:27

Just one person can't set

14:29

it off. I yank is right

14:31

thumb and press it

14:32

to one of the oval pads. I press

14:34

my thumb to the other one, allow

14:36

beep sounds. He pulls his hand

14:38

away. His momentary stupor

14:40

clearing. He looks at me with

14:42

disbelief. The fail

14:44

safe beeps with increasing frequency.

14:45

What did

14:46

you do? Screw you Langford,

14:49

I

14:49

said, I knew we should have transferred

14:51

you.

14:53

SCP forty seven fifteen is a large

14:56

hexapodle mammalian carnivore with

14:58

chimeric morphology standing at a

15:00

minimum height of fifteen feet.

15:03

and weighing around five thousand pounds.

15:05

It has a robust frame and a

15:07

vaguely feline skull with a

15:09

carnivorous dental structure farwood

15:11

set eyes, and a stout muzzle. SCP

15:14

forty seven fifteen is highly aggressive

15:16

and has been observed attempting to

15:18

attack most sapient life it has encountered.

15:22

However, when observed in situ,

15:24

it appears disinterested in most

15:26

other fauna. It has never been observed

15:28

hunting or pursuing other organisms,

15:30

and larger fauna avoids

15:32

it, instinctively fleeing from

15:34

its scent. in the event

15:36

that SCP forty seven fifteen

15:38

perceives an entity intending to harm

15:40

another,

15:40

including itself. It

15:42

will rapidly gain mass, proportional to

15:44

the number of such entities and the intensity

15:46

of these feelings. The source

15:48

of new mass gained during these episodes

15:51

is unknown. The most

15:53

egregious breach saw SCP

15:55

forty seven fifteen reach a height of

15:57

approximately eighty feet and a

15:59

weight approaching an estimated one hundred

16:01

twenty three thousand pounds. But depictions

16:03

and recovered historic artifacts

16:05

suggest the potential to grow larger

16:07

given sufficient exposure to

16:09

situations of conflict. SCP

16:11

forty seven fifteen has proven highly

16:13

resistant to most forms of

16:15

conventional weaponry and physical

16:17

trauma. Additionally, it

16:19

has shown the ability to regenerate and

16:22

heal injuries quickly. To

16:24

date, nothing has proven

16:26

capable of causing damage to SCP forty seven

16:28

fifteen's cranium, verbal

16:30

column, or central nervous system.

16:32

and nothing has proven capable of neutralizing

16:34

its capacity for regeneration.