D-90124: Right, yeah, sorry. You don't give a 
shit about what | think about the guards, do 
you? Uh, so, I'm put in this like airlock, and 
they shut the door behind me. The other door 
opens, and | get a brief look at this thing on the 
floor - looks like a rugby ball, of all things - and 
then... it starts growing really quick. (D-90124 
pauses.) I'm like 'Oh Jesus, what have they 
got for me now?’ and then it grows like arms, 
and legs, and a head, and then it's got a 
mouth and it's screaming, so loudly. Then it 
falls forward and like three seconds later it's a 
man on the floor on his hands and knees. 


Researcher Grant: What happened then? 


D-90124: Well, then it looked up. And it looks 
like me. Like almost exactly like me, but not 


quite. Just a tiny bit off. I'm like 'Oh my God 
what the fuck’, and just can't say anything or 
even move, and suddenly it runs towards me. | 
dive the fuck out of the way, and it starts 
banging on the door shouting 'Let me out! That 
fucking thing's jumped me! I'm the real!’ 
and then - Jesus, | actually nearly did shit 
myself here - the door opens and the thing 
goes through it! I'm like 'Fuck me, they're 
going to let that out and I'll be locked in here!’ 
but then the door opens again and you come 
through the door. What did you do with that 
thing? 


Researcher Grant: I'm afraid | cannot tell you 
that. Can you tell me anything more about the 
replication process? Did you feel anything 
whilst it occurred? 


D-90124: Apart from, like, terrified? It was 
weird. It felt... it felt kinda like it took something 
from me. You know? Not anything like literally 
from me, it didn't touch me, but shit man. 


Researcher Grant: Do you still feel like this? 


D-90124: (shivers) It's like something's 
missing. | dunno what. Like a spark, or 
something. It's funny, it's almost like... 


Researcher Grant: Like what? 
D-90124: It's like it's more real than | am. 


Note: post-testing psychoanalysis shows that 
D-90124 is suffering from sudden-onset major 
depressive disorder, a phenomenon which has 
occurred in less than 5% of other test subjects. 
It is believed that this is not a direct result of 
SCP-1536's anomalous effect, but rather a 
psychological response to the trauma. 


D-90124 is placed into solitary confinement to 
study the long-term effects of SCP-1536 
exposure, if any. See Test 1536-75. 


Interviewed: SCP-1536-1, immediately after 
Test 1536-52. 
Interviewer: Agent Rajesh 


Agent Rajesh: Tell me what just happened. 


SCP-1536-1: How the fuck do | know what 
happened? 


Agent Rajesh: Answer the question, or | am 
authorised to terminate you. 


SCP-1536-1: Jesus... always hated me, didn't 
you? Right, fuck, okay. So you show me into 
the cell, right? And there's this weird fucking 
rugby ball thing sitting on the floor. Next thing | 
know, it feels like my whole fucking body is, 
like, on fire. Like, the worst pain I've ever felt, 
so | sort of fall to my hands and knees. Then 
just like that, the pain's gone, and | look up, 
and there's this fucking thing that looks just 
like me standing over me. Well - not exactly 
like me, it looked just slightly off, you know? 
Slightly wrong. Christ. My first thought is 'Oh 
shit, they're gonna think that's me’, so | run 
over to the door, and start banging on it, like 
‘Let me out! That fucking thing's jumped me! 
I'm the real __‘!' I tell you, | was fucking glad 
that door opened! | was even pleased to see 
you... man, | was petrified you were gonna 
leave me in there. What're you gonna do with 
that thing now it looks like me? 


Agent Rajesh: | don't need to tell you that. 
Describe the transformation process in more 
detail. 


SCP-1536-1: | already did. It fucking hurt. 
What more do you want me to say? And 
what's with all of this shit, anyway? 
(SCP-1536-1 indicates the sheet of reinforced 
glass separating it from the interviewing agent 
and the cuffs securing it to its chair.) 


Agent Rajesh: It is necessary for the safety of 
the facility. 


SCP-1536-1: No, it fucking isn't! The safety of 
your fucking facility never depended on all this 
before! Hell, I'm probably safer than your 
facility; I'm not the one with shit like that 
cloning rugby ball locked up inside me! 


Agent Rajesh: You will be terminated if you 
refuse to co-operate. This is standard 
procedure. 


SCP-1536-1: Standard... what do you think 
I'm going to do? You showed the skip to me, 
not... holy fuck, you think I'm the skip, don't 
you? It's tricked you! I'm fucking real! | am! I'm 
, D-90124, my mother's name is 

, N.1. No. - - -, | went to school at 
[REDACTED], two weeks ago you injected me 
with SCP-fucking- and pissed purple, I'm - 
I'm - 


Note: at this point, SCP-1536-1 began to enter 
its active state and replicate Agent Rajesh. 
The agent was able to terminate SCP-1536-1 
by triggering the Dangerous Interviewee 
Chamber fail-safe, successfully returning it to 
inactive state. 


+ Addendum 1536-C: Incident 1536- 
y [LEVEL 4/1536 CLEARANCE REQUIRED] 


Test number: 1536-75 


Subject involved: D-90124 (subject of Test 
1536-52; months after initial exposure) 
Test aim: Determine the long-term effects of 
exposure to SCP-1536. 


Result: D-90124 developed sudden-onset 
major depressive disorder immediately 
following the events of Test 1536-52; this was 
hypothesised to be due to psychological 
trauma and not anomalous SCP-1536 effect. 
Psychotherapy delivered via video 
communication during solitary confinement 
proved moderately effective. 


After a period of — days in solitary 
confinement with no display of any anomalous 
effects, D-90124 was removed from 
confinement and a comprehensive series of 
tests were performed, all of which 
corroborated absence of anomalous effect. 
D-90124 was administered Class-C amnestics, 
which were incidentally effective in treating the 
major depressive disorder, and returned to 
normal rotation. 


Four days later, during work with SCP-__, 
D-90124 sustained severe injuries, and later 
expired in Medical Wing _; following this, 
D-90124 began transition into a new instance 
of SCP-1536. New instance is designated 
SCP-1536-2 and contained separately to 
SCP-1536-1; Agent Rajesh also quarantined 
and under observation. 


« SCP-1535 | SCP-1536 | SCP-1537 » 


SCP-1537: The Words of Akulhil 


Item #: SCP-1537 
Object Class: Keter 


Special Containment Procedures: Public knowledge of SCP-1537 
must be kept to an absolute minimum. This entails the appropriation 
of any and all texts containing SCP-1537 or references to it, the 
monitoring of global internet communication, and the blackout of any 
media reporting on incidents related to SCP-1537. Any incident 
related to SCP-1537 or "The Brothers of Akul'hil" (TBOA) must be 
investigated immediately. Individuals exposed to SCP-1537-1 are to 
be treated with Class-A amnestics!. Personnel in direct contact with 
members of TBOA or SCP-1537-B instances are to wear auditory 
protection and be screened for SCP-1537-1 contamination post- 
incident. 


Complete instances of SCP-1537-A will be contained in separate 8m 
x 4m x 8m concrete chambers. SCP-1537-A must not come into 
contact with SCP-1537-B or members of TBOA under any 
circumstances. If engagement of SCP-1537-A is necessary, 
immolation of the entity is prioritized. 


Instances of SCP-1537-B and members of TBOA will be housed in 
separate soundproofed humanoid containment cells. These 
individuals are to be monitored daily via non-auditory video 
surveillance. 


Please confirm 4/1537 Clearance for access to special containment 
procedures for SCP-1537- . 


+ VERIFY SECURITY CLEARANCE 


SCP-1537- is currently housed at Area- 
SCP-1537- is contained in the same manner 
as SCP-1537-B instances, with several 


specifications. The chamber is constructed of 
lead-lined steel and equipped with dosimeters. 
Should said equipment detect gamma 
radiation at levels of 10 grays per hour or 
greater, it will be assumed that SCP-1537- is 
displaying extra-dimensional properties [DATA 
EXPUNGED] If 10 grays per hour or greater 
are detected, the chamber is to be saturated 
with nitrous oxide until the event has been 
neutralized. SCP-1537- has been observed 
to sleep, pace, meditate, and converse with 
itself (or possibly an unknown entity). Any 
activity that does not fall within these 
parameters must be reported immediately to a 
Level 5 supervisor. In the event that nitrous 
oxide saturation fails to subdue SCP-1537- , 
Contingency-Hadraniel-Alpha must be 
implemented (see Secure-File- 
Thanatos-1537). The failure of Hadraniel- 
Alpha constitutes the immediate detonation of 
Area-_ 's on-site thermonuclear device. 


Description: SCP-1537 is a language associated with a group 
identified as "The Brothers of Akul'hil" (TBOA). SCP-1537 
demonstrates no connection to or similarities with any known 
terrestrial language. Details regarding the origin and purpose of 
TBOA are presently speculative. The first known incident traced to 
SCP-1537 occurred in 1982 and involved several prolific groups of 
interest, specifically the Global Occult Coalition. Further information 
on SCP-1537's discovery may be found in Document-SCP-1537- 
Alpha. 


SCP-1537-1 is a phrase in SCP-1537 which, when spoken aloud, 
produces an anomalous reaction in human beings that perceive it. 
There are two discrete presentations of this reaction (SCP-1537-A 
and SCP-1537-B). SCP-1537-1 is roughly translatable as [DATA 
EXPUNGED]. 


SCP-1537-A is the more common reaction (over 99% of subjects). 
Individuals affected by SCP-1537-A will undergo the following 


progression of symptoms: 


« Initial exposure: Asymptomatic 

* 1-2 days: Metallic taste, fever (89 degrees Centigrade) 

* 2 days - 1 week: Fatigue, shortness of breath, mild jaundice 
¢ 1-2 weeks: Internal bleeding, angina 

¢ 2 weeks: Death and subsequent transformation 


Two weeks after exposure, the subject's body will rapidly 
disintegrate, producing a mass of pseudo-liquid material. What 
comprises this mass is inconclusive: some human organic materials 
are present, however, the majority of its composition remains 
unidentified. These entities are either autonomous or sentient, and 
are capable of both locomotion and altering their mass/shape (mass 
increases of 200% have been observed). The variety of shapes that 
SCP-1537-A entities can assume is virtually limitless, and they are 
capable of increasing their durability to approximately the strength of 
steel. The amorphous and metamorphic nature of SCP-1537-A 
render them resilient to most forms of physical damage; immolation 
is thus far the only known method of termination. In combat, 
SCP-1537-A have been observed to produce various appendages 
and structures, most often tendrils of varying length. SCP-1537-A 
are exceptionally agile and can propel themselves at speeds 
reaching 81km/h. While mainly inert, SCP-1537-A may be provoked 
into violence by hostile action against it, or if ordered to by 
SCP-1537-B instances and members of TBOA. 


SCP-1537-B is a rarer reaction (less than 1% of subjects) and 
produces no physical symptoms or effects. Subjects affected by 
SCP-1537-B demonstrate progressively fluent awareness of 
SCP-1537 and are capable of reproducing the language in both text 
and speaking. SCP-1537-1 is universally the first phrase that 
SCP-1537-B instances comprehend. SCP-1537-B do not display 
any observed psychological changes or abnormalities in contrast to 
their prior mental state and demonstrate a reasonable degree of 
surprise in response to their own comprehension of SCP-1537. 
However, SCP-1537-B appear to be more vulnerable to suggestion 
and persuasion by TBOA. 


SCP-1537-B instances are capable of giving instructions to 
SCP-1537-A instances in both SCP-1537 and terrestrial languages. 


These instructions may encompass anything from simple chores to 
attack orders. In addition, SCP-1537-A are both entirely loyal 
towards and extremely protective of SCP-1537-B, and will use their 
bodies as shields for the latter. 


DATA EXPUNGED: INFORMATION REGARDING 
SCP-1537- HAS BEEN TRANSFERRED TO SECURE- 
FILE-THANATOS-1537 (CLEARANCE 5/1537 
REQUIRED). 


Addendum [1537-001]: Recovered Materials 
+ Show documentation 


The following materials were recovered from the Global 
Occult Coalition in 1982. 


File 0423-7B 
Reconnaissance Report 
[REDACTED] 


The source was two men (Caucasian: 25-35, 
Brown/Green; Middle Eastern: 30-40, Black/ 
Brown) claiming to be "the representatives of 
Akul'hil." We have no reports of any terrestrial, 
extraterrestrial, or extra-dimensional entities 
matching this identification. Intelligence from 
our sources within other organizations are 
likewise negative, though that stance is 
tentative. Initial observations of the pair 
demonstrate no irregularities and capture was 
uneventful (they are not hostile and gave no 
resistance). [REDACTED] screening was 
negative. 


(Excerpt from the personal log of GOC 
operative Anton Weiss) 


/ /1982 


They keep spouting in some weird guttural 


language. | can't make head or tail of it, neither 
can anybody else. They keep repeating this 
one phrase: [DATA EXPUNGED] Nobody else 
thinks anything of it, but | keep hearing the 
words [REDACTED] in my head whenever | 
hear them say that. What on earth is that 
about? | don't like this. 


File 0423-8A 
Incident Report 
[REDACTED] 


Several personnel in contact with 0423-Alpha 
and 0423-Beta have contracted an unidentified 
illness. Class IV Bio-Hazard protocols are to 
be immediately implemented and all affected 
subjects redirected to quarantine. Symptoms 
include fever, fatigue, and metallic taste. 


Neutralization order overridden by supervisor 
Kellogg. Interrogation of entities will continue 
to ascertain the nature of their organization. 
The possibility that further instances of this 
parathreat? exist is currently considered to 
outweigh 0423-Alpha and 0423-Beta's 
immediate danger. 


(Excerpt from operative Weiss's log) 
/ /1982 


Fuck. So they were carrying some kind of 
plague, no wonder they just let us capture 
them. Now we've taken them here where they 
can infect us all. My suggestion was blow their 
brains out but no that imbecile Kellogg is in 
charge and he'd rather pussyfoot around the 
problem. As luck would have it, I'm the one 
stuck watching their asses now, and because 
of what | proposed, they won't even let me 
carry my sidearm in the monitoring room. So 


now | sit and listen to them ramble away in 
whatever-the-fuck they speak. 


This is really getting weird. | hear them talk, 
and it's like | can hear two other guys chatting 
away in my head. My mind fills in the spaces. 
I've never heard this language, but it feels like 
I'm listening to English. I'm not coming down 
with any of the symptoms, so what is this? Am 
| contaminated? | swear to God I'll kill Kellogg 
myself if | am because it's all his fucking fault. 


File 0423-8B 
Incident Report 
[REDACTED] 


Total personnel infected by 0423-Alpha 0423- 
Beta now at 11; advanced stages of the illness 
feature internal bleeding. Lock-down of Sector- 
G7 now in effect. Standby order issued by 
supervisor Kellogg regarding 0423-Alpha and 
0423-Beta still standing. Interrogations have 
currently yielded no results. Standby order 
currently under contest by operative Anton 
Weiss via appeal to regional director 
Esperanza. 


(Excerpt from operative Weiss's log) 
/ /1982 


Their words are boring into my head. | can 
understand the entire conversation. They keep 
talking about "him". Akul'hil. He's getting 
impatient with the "others." Apparently he's 
angry with their tolerance for "The Bellmaker". 
They call him a charlatan. "He's wasting our 
time." [DATA EXPUNGED] "Where is the 
daughter?" [DATA EXPUNGED] "How much 
longer until the servants are ready?" 


[DATA EXPUNGED] 
(Excerpt from operative Weiss's log) 
/ 11982