Fragments of SCP-2953 (up to a total mass of 5 kg) were extracted 
by its previous custodians, the Imperial Japanese Abnormal 
Matters Examination Agency (IJAMEA). Most of these 
fragments were used as the main component in the construction of 
108 frangible bullets, with the remainder believed to be samples 
extracted for analysis and experiments. These bullets were encased 
in modified 6.5x50mmSR Arisaka cartridges, which are intended to 
be fired from the Type 97 sniper rifle. 


Prior to IJAMEA control of the item, SCP-2953 was held in the 
Seimei Gallery.1 Below is a translated transcript of a placard 
describing SCP-2953. 


This is the Sessho-seki, also the corpse of Tamamo-no- 
Mae, the fox spirit who once had ill designs on Emperor 
Toba and executed on the plains of Nasu in Shimotsuke 
Province. Her vengeful spirit resides in her corpse and 
warped into stone. A man who touches it is certain to fall 
to death, overcome by the spiritual essence of Tamamo- 
no-Mae. 


In the second year of the era Ryakuo, Shogun Ashikaga 
Takauji bestows this as tribute to the court of His 
Imperial Majesty. May it be proof of the shogunate's 
dedication in delivering justice to the pretender at 
Yoshino.2 


On / /1936, INAMEA requested SCP-2953 to be transferred from 
the Seimei Gallery for a project codenamed Operation Dakki. Below 
are translated excerpts from a proposal regarding Operation Dakki, 
written by Doctor Abe. 


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The premises of Operation Dakki lies in two 
cultural concepts of the Chinese. In Saiyuki,3 
spirits slaughtered by Son Goku‘ will revert to 
their primeval forms upon death. For instance, 


a dead fox spirit reverts to a fox. Also, there 
have been countless anecdotes from the 
Chinese emperor's harem of adulterous 
concubines birthing foxes as Heaven's sign of 
their unfaithfulness. 


Using the Sessho-seki as a basis, we will 
"expose" uncooperative Chinese leaders as 
"demons" to their subjects. Thereon, we can 
divert popular support to leaders favourable to 
our Empire's position. Without bloodshed, we 
of Japan shall adopt the position of "Heaven" 
to provide the mandate to the leaders of 
brethren nations and guide East Asia in 
harmony. 


Previous incidents recorded by the now- 
defunct Onmyo Bureau cautioned the prospect 
of desecrated shapeshifting youkai 
reincarnating in nearby areas and adopt traits 
of those lands.5: § While the onmy6 
practitioners deemed it a wildcard, | assert that 
this aspect can be a benefit to the Empire. 


War is increasingly an inevitability, whether it 
be to repel Soviet incursion in Northern Asia or 
to liberate the Southeast Asians from colonial 
rule. A reincarnated fox spirit can be another 
asset for the war to come, but we need nota 
seducer or trickster (which her kind are known 
for in both Japan and China). 


Instead, it will be advantageous if the fox spirit 
adopts a form that can kill one hundred heroes 
— a form suitable for war. The so-called kumiho 
of Chosen is said to be a bloodthirsty half-fox, 
half-human creature which feasted on human 
hearts and livers. That should be sufficient. 


Therefore, we need not sully the Home Islands 
with the return of an enemy of His Imperial 


Majesty's ancestor. Instead, we will have the 
fox spirit reincarnate in Chosen and become 
the evil spirit worthy of her place amongst 
Japan's Three Great Monsters and in the 
nightmares of Chosen natives. And she will 
serve the Empire's interest, with sufficient 
coercion on our part. 


With approval from the Ministry of the Imperial Household, 
SCP-2953 was transported to ISAMEA Fusan/ Facility. There, it was 
experimented upon for Operation Dakki. Below are a selection of 
translated excerpts regarding Operation Dakki. 


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Yesterday, using a volunteer, we have proved 
that direct contact with the Sessho-seki has a 
positive effect on the toucher. 


Today, we proceed to test the effect on a live 
human should a small portion of Sessho-seki 
be extracted. As expected, today's volunteer 
responded positively upon contact with 
Sessho-seki. As with yesterday's volunteer, he 
will be given relief off his earthly tethers for his 
troubles. 


Tomorrow, we will prepare to test for effects if 
a small portion of Sessho-seki is surgically 
transplanted into a person's body. As with 
previous successful tests, | hypothesise the 
result will be at least similar. 


With assistance from volunteers, we will begin 
to extract raw materials from Sessho-seki. 
They will be covered throughout their bodies 
while working on the rock, although their safety 
matters little if my superiors can guarantee the 
surplus from the Kwantung Army. Volunteers 
need not to know of Sessho-seki's properties, 
lest it promotes unsavoury thoughts among 


SCP-354 is believed to have been first discovered in _ by survivors 
of a plane crash, who encountered SCP-354 by chance. SCP-354 
had developed into a local urban legend long before Foundation 
personnel arrived to deal with the threat. 


After locating the source of the legend, SCP personnel set up Watch 
Station Epsilon-38 to monitor the pool and to deter future travellers 
from finding it. SCP-354 was classified as Euclid until its properties 
were further discovered. 


At 1403 hours on __, an unidentified entity emerged from SCP-354. 
Contact with Watch Station Epsilon-38 was lost. Mobile Task Force 
was dispatched to deal with the entity and were eventually 
successful. All personnel at Watch Station Epsilon-38 were found 
dead. Area-354 was subsequently constructed to contain SCP-354. 


Document 354-1-a: Partial log of entities to have emerged from 
SCP-354 prior to Event 354-20. 


SCP-354-1: Original entity which destroyed Watch Station 
Epsilon-38. Resembled a giant bat. Neutralized by Mobile Task 
Force 


SCP-354-2: Bear-sized mammalian creature covered in razor-sharp 
spines. Resembled an echidna. Was virtually bulletproof, but was 
unable to escape the enclosure surrounding the pool. Neutralized 
via napalm. 


SCP-354-3: Black metallic sohere capable of levitation. Emitted 
concentrated levels of radiation in precisely directed beams 
sufficient to instantly cripple and later result in death. Then-Area 
Head Dr. struck SCP-354-3 with a sledgehammer, disabling it. 
SCP-354-3 then self-detonated, causing minor structural damage 
and severely wounding Dr. . Dr. made a full recovery and 
has been commended for his bravery. 


SCP-354-4: Humanoid reptilian creature, approximately 4.6m (15ft) 
tall. Escaped both the walled enclosure and Area-354 altogether. 
Gunfire caused very little physical harm and was highly ineffective. 
Mobile Task Force Omega-7 "Pandora's Box" was dispatched and 


them. 


Guards supervising those volunteers should 
be equally covered, so that no accidents will 
occur. 


Extraction is temporarily halted. As predicted, 
extraction from the head has resulted ina 
psychic backlash which has incapacitated the 
volunteers and guards present with Sessho- 
seki. None died in the backlash. 


Notably, this incident is similar to a successful 
execution of a so-called "Semitic solar deity" 
by the Germans during the 1800s. This is 
certainly interesting, and can be presented as 
evidence of the divinity of the fox spirit. 
Throughout East Asia, only we of Japan have 
recognised the divinity of the fox. Now, we 
have acquired evidence via the scientific 
method. 


That said, it is fortunate we did not choose to 
have the fox spirit reincarnate before an Inari 
shrine. The Empire does not need two 
manifested gods; His Imperial Majesty alone 
will suffice. Besides, an actual manifested god 
will only disrupt the primacy of state Shinto 
and threaten the Empire's social harmony. 


The facility will be on lookout for any possible 
leads to the fox spirit's manifestation. Once 
found, we will attempt to detain her, establish 
lines of communication and determine if our 
hypothesis is correct. 


March 14, 1939 
Dear Doctor Abe 


We are pleased to hear your many findings 


and results on Operation Dakki. They are truly 
useful as evidence of Japan's cultural 
supremacy in Asia, which would certainly 
please His Imperial Majesty. 


However, if | may recall this operation's 
objectives, it was to encourage cooperation 
among the Chinese leadership. Surely you 
would know that the Imperial Army has already 
captured both Nanking and Wuhan, and is 
confident that the Nationalist Party will be 
pacified when Chongqing falls. After which, the 
remaining warlords will surely submit to the 
Empire and there will be favourable 
cooperation among all parties in China — 
precisely the objectives of Operation Dakki, 
but soon to be realised. 


Therefore, the High Command has decided to 
shut down Operation Dakki until further notice. 
It is a pity truly, but the bullets that could be 
forged from Sessho-seki are but a drop of 
water before the massive flood of the Imperial 
Army's gunpowder. 


Regarding the fox spirit, notify General Nura of 
the Youkai Battalion when you have located 
her. 


Sincerely, 
General Kurata M. 


All pieces of SCP-2953 were recovered from IJAMEA Fusan Facility 
on / /1945, following Japan's surrender in World War Il. 


Abstract: Additional documents re: Entity "Tamamo-no-Mae". 
Despite its supposed origin as a byproduct of SCP-2953, the 
Foundation has not independently verified or disproved the 
postulation. 


IJAMEA High Command claimed that it has not received any 
documentation regarding the acquisition of Entity "Tamamo-no-Mae" 
and denied that the organisation ever had possession of it. 
However, documents from IJAMEA Fusan Facility suggested that it 
was successfully acquired and kept there until the end of World War 
Il. 


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As of 16 August Showa 14,8 a curfew will be 
called upon in the city of Fusan due to recent 
murders by a mysterious figure. The hearts 
and livers of all murder victims have been 
missing, and claw marks are identified on 
those victims. 


The murderer is suspected to be affiliated with 
Soviet-backed separatists. Suspect believed to 
be armed and dangerous. Specialists from the 
Empire's Armed Forces have been dispatched 
to investigate the matter. All locals are to be 
respectful to the specialists. 


All suspicious activities are to be reported to 
city authorities promptly. 


Governor Minami 


We have successfully detained the fox spirit. 
Given the current trajectory of the war, she will 
most likely be sent to China for Operation Ichi- 
Go. 


We will be establishing lines of communication 
to her very soon. After which, we will report her 
to the High Command. 


We have concluded our first attempt to speak 
with Tamamo-no-Mae. Sadly, she does not 
seem amiable for much communication yet. 
Nonetheless, | was finally able to behold her in 


my eyes. She was in human form partially, 
with her nine red tails wrapping her otherwise 
nude body. 


As | stood outside her cell, her yellow eyes 
were solely affixed on me. The guards claimed 
she was looking at them instead, but that must 
be a matter of perspective. While she was 
mostly silent, | thought | heard she spoke 
something, but the guards heard nothing. The 
word spoken was "father", while facing me. Is 
she aware of my role in reincarnating her in 
Chosen? If that were the case, it shames me 
for Tamamo-no-Mae to regard me in such 
manner. 


Today, we have tested Tamamo-no-Mae's 
capacity as a combatant with the aid of several 
volunteers. She displayed her natural abilities 
and savagery, making short work of the 
volunteers. After which, we allowed her to 
feast on her spoils. 


Humanoid-vulpine polymorphism O 
Divination ? 

Pyrokinesis X 

Spiritual possession of humans X 
Hallucination creation ? 


Many of the abilities ascribed to her kind were 
not displayed in our tests. Perhaps we need to 
assist her in accessing those abilities? 


Thus far, Tamamo-no-Mae is cooperative. 
Perhaps she is aware of her origin as a 
Japanese, despite acquiring the imagery 
imposed by Chosen natives? With further 
acclimatisation and guidance, she can be fit for 
war. 


Strange. There has been no response from the 


Youkai Battalion. | am certain that | have 
written to General Nura a few weeks ago. 


A pity. It appears that Tamamo-no-Mae will be 
in our care for a while longer. 


Tamamo-no-Mae still resides here. The Youkai 
Battalion must have been too busy to claim 
her, especially with the fierce fighting in China 
and Okinawa. 


The Home Islands have faced the wrath of the 
Americans' new weapon, and the Soviets have 
invaded the Chosen Peninsula. It is inevitable. 


Certainly the Allies will come and take over 
Chosen, including Fusan. The High Command 
has issued a memo to safeguard all abnormal 
materials to be handed over to our enemy, the 
SCP Foundation. But it shall be done. 


Even if she has adopted Chosen traits, 
Tamamo-no-Mae is still a Japanese. She is 
technically not an abnormal material. She 
should not be surrendered to foreigners. 


When the Foundation occupied IJAMEA Fusan Facility on / /1945, 
Entity "Tamamo-no-Mae" was not found in its supposed holding cell. 
Its current whereabouts remain unknown. A hypothesis from O5- 
postulates that Entity "Tamamo-no-Mae" has been contained as a 
separate SCP object, namely SCP-953 due to the latter's initial 
recovery at Fusan. However, SCP-953 responded negatively to any 
connotations pertaining to Japan. 


Footnotes 

1. A private gallery underneath the ruins of the Heian Palace. It 
contains various anomalous objects owned by the Japanese 
Imperial Family and formerly administrated by the Ministry of the 
Imperial Household. Following the end of World War II, the Seimei 
Gallery is jointly owned by the Foundation (via Site-49 Anomalous 
Items Wing) and the Government of Japan (via the Imperial 


Household Agency). 

2. Refers to the Southern court, which opposed the Ashikaga 
shogunate during the Nanboku-cho (Northern and Southern Courts) 
period. 

3. Japanese title for the Chinese classicJourney to the West. 

4. Japanese name for Sun Wukong, a protagonist ofJourney to the 
West 

5. Onmyo Bureau documents cited in the proposal were dated to 
pre-Asuka periods or during the Genpei War, Nanboku-cho and 
Warring States periods. Due to Japan's political instability during 
those periods, most Onmyo Bureau records from those periods are 
believed to be of low historicity and often exaggerated from 
secondary sources. 

6. Despite partial low historicity, IAMEA maintained the stance that 
all Onmyo Bureau documentation are factual records of anomalous 
occurrences in Japan. Counterarguments to this stance were often 
derided as foreign influence to allegedly "undermine Japan's 
national integrity”. 

7. Japanese name for Pusan, Korea. 

8. Equivalent to 1939 CE. 


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SCP-2954: Looping Kaiju Killing 


Item #: SCP-2954 
Object Class: Euclid 


Special Containment Procedures: SCP-2954-2 is eventually killed 
by SCP-2954-1 during Tsuburaya Events. During the event's 
duration, personnel should observe from afar due to potentially life- 
threatening damage SCP-2954 causes. Guards are stationed 
around the area of Events to deter civilians during inactive times. 
Class-A Amnestics are to be administered to civilians witnessing 
Tsuburaya Events. 


Description: SCP-2954-1A refers to six large pieces of weaponry 
resembling satellite dishes located on the boundaries of a deserted 
rural town in [REDACTED]', Japan. SCP-2954-1A are capable of 
autonomously discharging electric arcs through unknown means; 
analysis of SCP-2954-1A's interior reveals no relevant components 
apart from a rope and pulley system used to position SCP-2954-1A.