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Article: SCP-100-DE - The Gargoyle's misdeeds
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Author: ThePencilwriter ThePencilwriter
Translator: Karpfisch Karpfisch
Item #: SCP-100-DE
Object Class: Keter
Special Containment Procedures: Newly discovered instances of SCP-100-DE in the real world are to be reported immediately, and to be secured by all means as soon as possible, or, if necessary, destroyed. Any and all new records concerning case SCP-100-DE are to be confiscated immediately, owners of whom are must be given class A amnesica. MTF DE9-W ("Gargoyles") is responsible for responsible for conforming such sightings.
SCP-100-DE-1 to SCP-100-DE-19 inhabit a closed room in Site-DE19 featuring the number 100. Solely personnel possessing access level 4/100 are permitted access to the room. Access level 4/100 is not enclosed within the standardized access level 4, and, if requested, may only be given to special personnel. Personnel entering the room must be equipped with VR googles as well as a head camera, so that wearers are unable to view their surroundings. The former may not be removed, in order to not trigger SCP-100-DE's effect accidentally.
Currently, SCP-100-DE-20, SCP-100-DE-21, SCP-100-DE-22 and SCP-100-DE-23 are located in different sites of the German foundation. Due to a variety of pending tests, they are being kept inside their respective sites for the time being. Decisive test results are being reported immediately, and added to the document.
Despite the distorted transmission, 45 video surveillance cameras are to be placed inside SCP-100-DE-A. They are to be inspected for any damages on a monthly basis. In case of present damages, they are to be repaired and replaced. In case of unauthorized persons inside SCP-100-DE-A, MTF unit DE9-W ("Gargoyles") is to be dispatched to apprehend said subject. During deployment, only SCP-100-DE-15 shall serve as passage in SCP-100-DE-A, as the respective linked waterspout has been localized on the Theo Burauen Square, in order to ensure the squad's return. Additionally, the MTF unit tasked with SCP-100-DE is to be equipped with water guns featuring a 10m radius. They are to be filled with holy water to counteract hazardous situations involving entities inside SCP-100-DE-A. Following the events of incident-100-Rema, Class D personnel entering SCP-100-DE-A must be equipped with an explosive necklace.
Description: SCP-100-DE is compromised of a collection of 23 stone waterspouts depicting a variety of different creatures and demons. Size and weight of the sculptures vary from 57 cm to 79 cm and 45 kg to 61 kg between the sculptures. In the collection, there are three (3) sculptures missing facial features and extremities.
The anomalous effect of SCP-100-DE occurs one second after viewing a waterspout, whereas SCP-100-DE-21 and SCP-100-DE-22 showed deviating abilities. The maximum distance in which an SCP-100-DE-waterspout can be observed to trigger its anomalous effect terminates at the curvature of the earth's surface. If the view on the object is obstructed, the effect does not appear to activate. This seems to also have been the case for photographs and reflections. When viewed in complete darkness, SCP-100-DE showed no effect as well. After viewing a waterspout, affected subjects begin to fully demanifest, and disappear from the view of any observer. According to reports, the subject does not feel any sense of movement or influence on its body thereby. Following the process, the subject appears in a world which is designated as SCP-100-DE-A. Currently, 7 distinct apparition sites could be documented inside SCP-100-DE-1. Subjects found themselves on the Domeplatte, a café located in downtown, a park, a skyscraper, a crossroad of the Tunis Street, the Hohenzollern Bridge or the Station Square.
Subjects report that SCP-100-DE-A shows similarities to the downtown of Cologne, the center of which a large cathedral can be found that has been identified as a replica to the Cologne Dome. In itself, the Cathedral is just 3/4 built, and stands, as in the real world, on a 7000 m2 pedestrian platform designated as Domeplatte. The terrain inside SCP-100-DE-1 is described as being feral and decayed; a part of downtown is likewise in a destroyed state. A red stone emerges from the broken Domplatte which especially fills the area around the Domeplatte. The vegetation inside SCP-100-DE-1 seems to be completely withered, and is, in addition, rarely found. In SCP-100-DE-1, there is a light akin to a sunset, with it possessing a dark-red tint, instead of an orange. This reportedly obscures the environment in SCP-100-DE-1. Intact recordings from SCP-100-DE-A prove that only a fraction of Cologne's city is present inside SCP-100-DE-A. Reportedly, said is located on a levitating island; the space around the island seems to otherwise be empty, as nothing can be seen from outside. Since a series of tests concluded that it would lead into a deep dark abyss around the present district, one presently assumes that this is not the case. Following calculations of a research team, the complete area of the city of Cologne existing in SCP-100-DE-A is estimated to be 1.53 km2.
Investigations into the Cathedral inside SCP-100-DE-A revealed that no waterspouts are present at the Cathedral itself, and a majority of the walls inside the Cathedral show humidity. Also noticeable was the strong odor of frankincense inside the church which was already capable of slightly dazing D-Class personnel. While investigating the catacombs of the Cathedral, a hole with a diameter of 0.5 m and an indeterminable depth was discovered. After a test involving a D-Class, the hole was recorded as kind of portal, as it transported the affected D-Class personnel back to the real world after entry (See Class-D Incident-100-DE). No other portal was found at the reappearance site. But the effect the portal induces on life forms is unknown.
SCP-100-DE-A was found to always contain a second waterspout which is similar to the waterspout being observed. The waterspouts seem to be connected in such a way that allows for subjects to travel back to the real world by viewing the waterspout inside SCP-100-DE-A. As there are a multitude of different waterspouts in SCP-100-DE-A, it frequently proved to be problematic to locate the observed waterspout. At the moment, 59 D-Class personnel failed in locating their corresponding waterspout. The transition from SCP-100-DE-A to the real world succeeds in a similar manner to entering SCP-100-DE-A, with the exception being an interim event. Subjects have always been placed inside a intermediate state, in which they are below a huge waterspout which is irrecognizable so far. A large waterfall streams from the waterspout's mouth, completely soaking the subjects,, and reportedly sending them back to real world after 3 seconds. Persons leaving SCP-100-DE-A re-appear exactly on their origin point they stood at the beginning when they entered a SCP-100-DE waterspout. When reappearing, a delay of 10 seconds occurs, before the subject is teleported to SCP-100-DE-A via renewed observation of the waterspout. However, when looking away and back at the waterspout, the subject was directly teleported.
Subjects often came into contact with various entities inside SCP-100-DE-A. The multitude of life forms in SCP-100-DE-A is currently under investigation. Class-D personnel described a species of entities as naked creatures with horns and black-red skin. Mostly, these were designated as terrifying and massive beings, and associated with demons or devil-like creatures by D-Class personnel. However, known life forms such as fire-colored-beetles or scarabs were found inside SCP-100-DE-A. Apart from that, the depictions of some entities match those of several of the 123 waterspouts currently located on the Cologne Cathedral. The life forms known in SCP-100-DE-A so far are the 23 small imps. The aforementioned earned its name due to their demeanor and appearance. They are recorded as SCP-100-DE-A-1 to SCP-100-DE-A-23 inside the document. During the stay in SCP-100-DE-A, subjects often recognize unusual events in their close proximity. Countless times, something seemingly invisible tugged on their clothes, pelted them with small stones, or let them fall to the ground. Closer observations could lead these pranks back to the 23 little imps. These were to be observed in intervals in remote locations or on top of roofs, on which they stuck out their tongue at the test subject, spitefully giggling onto themselves. Apparently, they always target the subject present in SCP-100-DE-A.
As of yet, carrying along objects from the real world into SCP-100-DE-A proceeded without incidents, whereas carrying or using cameras, as well as any other recording device has resulted in all recordings inside SCP-100-DE-A being corrupted after re-entering the real world. By simply physically touching an object during observation of a SCP-100-DE-A waterspout, the object can be taken along into SCP-100-DE-A. Additionally, there is the possibility of taking objects and even life forms from SCP-100-DE-A in the real world, though, this entails catastrophic consequences. Objects and life forms from SCP-100-DE-A all individually develop one or more anomalous properties, as soon as they are transferred to the real world. Strength, extent, threat, and quantity of anomalous abilities depends on the object's size and mass. However, many times objects have been taken, which in the end showed the same anomalous abilities. Known cases involving objects with little weight being extracted from SCP-100-DE-A even showed that it is possible to recover objects lacking anomalous effects. Life forms, however, almost always appear to posses one or more anomalous properties. Scientists theorize that taking along larger life forms along from SCP-100-DE-A would be able to cause an xk-class-end-of-the-world-scenario. A list of anomalous objects and life forms from SCP-100-DE-A has been appended to this document.
During observation of SCP-100-DE-21 and SCP-100-DE-22, subjects reported vastly different experiences. The world subjects are teleported to after viewing SCP-100-DE-21 is denoted as SCP-100-DE-B. As it is entirely unknown how the world inside SCP-100-DE-21 looks like, as it is described differently by every subject, little has been documented about SCP-100-DE-B's interior. The transition into SCP-100-DE-B, however, is described exactly as the one into SCP-100-DE-A. Firstly, D-Class personnel reported SCP-100-DE-B looks like a flat rocky landscape, another time like a large dark labyrinth of white marble, and secondly like a destroyed amusement park called "Wojak Lanura". So far, 3 of 5 reports are known in which subjects could not return from SCP-100-DE-B. Test trials involving SCP-100-DE-21 to SCP-100-DE-22 have been discontinued for the time being to devote attention to SCP-100-DE-A.
Incident-100-Kuld
Date: 27.05.19██
Entry in SCP-100-DE: 16:02
Class-D Personal: D-819
D-819 was teleported to SCp-100-DE-A through SCP-100-DE-A and was tasked with investigating the Cathedral in SCP-100-DE-A. D-819 was equipped with appropriate measuring devices. Following review of the Cathedral, D-819 was ordered to explore the Cathedral's catacombs. After discovering a hole in the floor which showed a diameter of 0.5 meters, D-819 was instructed to descend with a rope. After repeating refuse, Doctor Estnish convinced him to climb down after all. While descending the hole, D-819 appeared to inconveniently slip, wherefore he fell into the hole, screaming for 8 seconds. After two (2) days, D-819 was retrieved from the custody room of SCP-100-DE-02. The former showed a few unknown body features. Large pupils, discoloration of the iris in a red tint, and moderate increase in musculature shaped D-819 when he was discovered in the custody room.Tests showed that D-819 now showed the performance of a professional athlete which he lacked before. D-819 was withheld for long-term studies and subsequently terminated.
Vorfall-100-Trofee
Date: 02.09.19██
Entry in SCP-100-DE: 10:10
Class-D Personal: D-1117
D-1117 was teleported to SCP-100-DE-A through SCP-100-DE-A and ordered to inspect the video surveillance in district-04 of the downtown, as well as other tasks. After completing the tasks, D-1117 was free to seek his waterspout to return to the real world. After █ days in SCP-100-DE-A, D-1117 decided to fall into the abyss of SCP-100-DE-A. The connection to the radio device of D-1117 which was already distorted broke down for 3 days. It was still possible in this time span to communicate with D-1117. According to his testimonials, the abyss of SCP-100-DE-A has no end, and he regretted jumping into it.
Vorfall-100-Reema
Date: 08.07.20██
Entry in SCP-100-DE: ██:██
Class-D Personal: D-1398
D-1398 was teleported to SCP-100-DE-A through SCP-100-DE-08, and was tasked to investigate the interior of buildings in downtown. After the third building which reportedly appeared to be a multifamily house, D-1398 removed his radio device. Two (2) days after this incident, D-1398 reported again via radio, threatening the foundation with carrying mighty entities to the real world. Given that the video recordings showed how D-1398 reappeared inside the custody room of SCP-100-DE-08 one day before, it was assumed D-1398 actually knows where an appropriate waterspout is located to transport him back to the real world. Following a meeting of the O5-Council, it was decided to utilize MTF-unit DE9-W ("Gargoyles") to neutralize D-1398. Using a tracker inside D-1398's body, the latter could be tracked down. The mission was conducted in secret and D-1398 led to believe that the foundation would do everything to hinder the former from causing an xk-class-end-of-the-world-scenario. D-1398 was successfully terminated on the 11.07.20██ at ██:██. In order to counteract future threats of Class-D personnel, Class-D personnel entering SCP-100-DE-A is to equipped with a detonative necklace.
| Object | Appearance | Anomalous abilities |
|---|---|---|
| Pocket watch | Pocket watch lacking a pattern with yellow-gold housing, golden inner cover and gilded platinum pallet fork | Effect always occurs when the watch shows 06:00. (clock-dependent time) Leads to moderate amnesia. |
| Ivory comb | Regular ivory comb | Subjects feel an introspective feeling after using the comb. Affected persons possess a completely different world view after recollection, and perceive themselves as a king. Apparently, the latter is the direct offspring of the Egyptian falcon god Horus. As of yet, the anomalous effect cannot be reversed. |
| Imprinted ceramic cup | Dark-brown colored cup of ceramic with print, volume of 330 ml | Drinking any desired liquid from this ceramic cup will lead to severe internal bleeding. |
| A pocket book: City guidebook through Cologne | Regular city guidebook with special map view of 20██ and of 18██ | No anomalous abilities. |
| Purse of linen | Shimmering yarns, slip pocket with magnetic closure and zipper compartment on the purse's back | Inside the purse, an unlimited amount of black sweaters of the brand ████████ are present at any time; furthermore, the purse moves in irregular intervals. |
| Light blue backpack | Classic free time backpack in a plane, light blue design | When put on without content, the backpack takes the wearer's weight, however, the backpack explodes when an object is put inside. After the explosion, it once again looks undamaged. The fragments caused by the explosion are, depending on the content, deadly within a radius of 6 to 20 m. |
| Park bench | Usual park bench of wood and metal | Physical contact causes high-degree burns even with clothes. Fireproof clothing proved to be protective measure against the burns. Additionally, the short sitting on the bench leads to brain tumors. How this effect proceeds is completely unknown. |
| Life form | Appearance | Anomalous ability | Terminated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fire-colored-beetle (Pyrochroidae) | Scarlet fire beetle. | When touched, it causes extreme high-degree burns, appears to be attracted to other life forms. | Currently in containment. |
| Entity akin to a horse | Stands upright on both hooves, hair color entirely black, sharp-tonged, possesses a small head with black round eyes, is capable of human speech in all its languages. | Possesses the ability to emit an incredibly high sound, which causes radioactive radiation damages in the human body. Appears to also be able to cause rains of carbon black rains, as well as manipulating the weather in a 5 km radius. | Life form has been terminated. |
| An entity described as being troll-like | The entity seems to match the description of an approximately 3 meter high being. A huge nose piercing of an unknown material shapes the entity's face. The skin shows a purple color. | Abilities such as high jumping, spitting of acid, suddenly appearing music, and light distortions of time and space could be observed. | Life form has been terminated. |
| A devil-like entity with a skeletal skull as head | An entity about 3.5 meters tall with black pigmented skin featuring bat-like wings, and an skeletal skull in place of a head. | Was capable of creating small black holes, influence upon time and space has also been observed. | Life form has been terminated. Black holes were secured in their respective locations. Access is only permitted to O5 members. |
Discovery: On the 9. December 19██, 23 anomalous waterspouts were removed from the Cologne Cathedral. They were brought into custody, with replicas being placed in their former position, to prevent further attention from the civilian population. The total sum of persons which were teleported to SCP-100-DE-A by viewing an SCP-100-DE waterspout before the foundation arrived was 39. The foundation became aware of SCP-100-DE when masses of civilians and media reported a phenomena, in which people on the Domplatte suddenly vanished. Due to the awareness of ██% of Cologne's population being above SCP-100-DE, the local release of an aerosolized Class-A amnesica was performed. Any and all evidences of private persons, businesses, authorities, or the public relating to the SCP-100-DE case have been completely expunged within a year.
Addendum-A: On the 17.03 19██, an unauthorized person was observed within SCP-100-DE-A. This person was brought to the real world by MTF DE9-W ("Gargoyles") for questioning. The person in question was an elderly man with camera equipment. The man stated he has been to SCP-100-DE several times and tried to make recordings. When asked how the man accessed the world in SCP-100-DE, he answered to have always thought that is a dream, as he occasionally wakes up in said world when he sleeps, suddenly awaking in his bed after viewing any waterspout inside SCP-100-DE-A. A Class-A amnesica was administered to the person, whereafter he was sent back home. Since this incident, more people were found inside SCP-100-DE-A. The aforementioned persons also testified that they thought it is a lucid dream.
Addendum-B: In SCP-100-DE-A, no christian statues or crucifixes such as crosses were observed, even in their original locations. Currently, it can only be speculated if there is a connection with the theory of the scientists.
Addendum-C: Investigations into the waterspouts concluded that the stone appears to only be about 200 years old.