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anyone notices the system still acting up, please give me a call. You 
know the number. —Eric 


Name: God Worshipping Society 

SCP-2456-a: Hong Xiuquan 

Rownt Scale: 5 

Complementary Theology: Confucianism/ Catholicism 


Due to political instability, in addition to Xiuquan's weak state 
of body and mind, SCP-2456 was activated in early 1837. 
Xiuquan experienced vivid hallucinations based on his past 
knowledge of Confucianism and interactions with Christian 
evangelicals. During his B state, Xiuquan went into a waxing 
period of approximately 6 years, after which SCP-2456-1A 
was created. The local Hakka population was the first to 
experience infection, but rising tensions with the government 
led to the creation of the Taiping army, which became the 
major factor for widespread SCP-2456 contamination. 


Although not armed with sophisticated weaponry, the Taiping 
army completely devastated the Chinese landscape; during its 
14 year lifespan, it had marched through every province of 
China’. The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom of Peace only further 
increased virability, but weakened as SCP-2456 infection 
rates slowed down. 


One of the more prevalent properties of SCP-2456-1A was its 
ability to cause full nuclear transmutation of biological 
organisms. Accounts related to SCP-2456-1A show that B- 
instances would often involuntarily transform themselves into 
piles of geological matter. When researching the areas as 
described in these accounts, Foundation geologists found 
traces of human feces and saliva in pockets of igneous rock, 
and hominid DNA "bonded" to sediment. 


Name: Cult of Aten 

SCP-2456-a: [unidentified] 

Rownt Scale: 2 

Complementary Theology: Egyptian Mythos 


Although Akhenaten of Amarna was the leader of 
SCP-2456-1B, evidence shows that SCP-2456-1B originated 
from a scribe or mentor that was particularly close to the 
pharaoh. Akhenaten was a very aggressive B-instance, using 
his power as head of state to condemn worship of all Egyptian 
deities. Temples dedicated to Aten were generally peaceful. 
Foundation archaeological evidence shows that instruments 
dedicated to self-mutilation, removal of the heart, and [DATA 
EXPUNGED] were present in several major temples. 


Severe temporal and spatial shifts were common during the 
lifespan of SCP-2456-1B. One scribe's account indicates that 
the days were occasionally stretched out, and celestial bodies 
did not behave as they had once used to. At one point, the 
midday sun did not set for five days, causing a drought along 
the bank of the Nile, and sparking a peasant's riot near one of 
Aten's temples. Additional Egyptian astronomical charts show 


constellations, nebula and star systems that are nonexistent, 
or are depicted in incorrect placements. Further, a planet 
translated to "Nbu"4 appears commonly in astronomical 
accounts, and was described as being half the size of Venus, 
but would "pulse" with light in five-second intervals. 


Name: [undetermined] 

SCP-2456-a: [undetermined] 

Rownt Scale: 3 

Complementary Theology: Aztec Mythos 


Little is known about the origins of SCP-2456-1C, but its 
enormous impact on the Aztecs is evident. The Aztec deity 
Tonatiuh® is most likely an aspect of SCP-2456-1C that had 
infiltrated Aztec culture and society. The retrieval of Aztec 
texts from the Serpent's Hand (See Discovery) provides 
evidence for this theory. Sacrifices of the heart to Tonatiuh 
were very common, and may have even started solely 
because of SCP-2456. If this is the case, causalities linked to 
SCP-2456-1C could easily number around 56, , 


Although not a complete version of SCP-2456-1C, the 
worship of Tonatiuh still caused a mild reality-warping effect 
throughout the empire. Anomalous reports include accounts 
of the sun and moon being eclipsed by unknown celestial 
objects, lasting for weeks on end. Rarely, cadavers from past 
sacrifices would reanimate, and attack civilians in an 
aggressive behavior, immobilizing them and reaching into 
their throats to pull out their [DATA EXPUNGED]. Coastal 
regions of the Aztec empire suffered greatly from a periodical 
"glowing red poison" that killed off fish in the sea, caused 
tissue necrosis in humans, and formed large blood clots in the 
lungs. This is likely the result from bioluminescent 
dinoflagellates, which is unusual given the areas of 
occurrence, and the symptoms of infection. 


Note: A codex describing Tonatiuh in detail seems to indicate 
SCP-2456-1C originated from the Epi-Olmecs. A research 


party has been sent to Veracruz to uncover the genesis of 
SCP-2456-1C. Scheduled time of return: 17/05/2017 


Name: Cult of the Supreme Being 

SCP-2456-a: Augustin Bon Joseph de Robespierre (See 
Document-2456/A) 

Rownt Scale: 1 

Complementary Theology: Cult of Reason/ Catholicism 


Due to the small longevity of SCP-2456-1D, not much can be 
said about its traits, as it had not experienced widespread 
virability. Although it did not garner enough followers to cause 
intense reality-warping effects, some anomalous 
characteristics were still prevalent. 


Since the French Revolution was underway, it is impossible to 
estimate all casualties linked to SCP-2456. However, Jacobin 
letters and diary entries show that Maximilien Robespierre 
had become more "animalistic" and "ruthless" in his 
executions, as well as implementing a large daily quota. 
Incorporeal manifestations were visible in the Parisian streets, 
as well as sudden dimensional shifts in various salons and 
smoking parlours around the city. 


A manuscript detailing the a-instance can be found in 
Document-2456/A. 


Name: [undetermined] 

SCP-2456-a: [undetermined] 

Rownt Scale: [undetermined] 
Complementary Theology: [undetermined] 


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Name: [DATA EXPUNGED] 

SCP-2456-a: [undetermined] 

Rownt Scale: 8 

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Document-2456/A [LEVEL 3+ CLEARANCE ONLY] 


The following excerpts are taken from texts recovered by 
the Serpent's Hand. They have been translated from 
their native scripts into the English vernacular, in addition 
to being analyzed and deemed safe from any potential 
cognitohazards. A full transcript can be obtained by 
contacting the Department of Anomalous Texts. 


From Wisdoms of the Heavenly King, c. 1861: 


...And so the Prophet stood on the edge of the 
heavens, and looked down to the poor and 
weary below. And the great Prophet saddened 
inside, for men and women groveled in the filth 
and ash of great mountains, and so he spoke. 
And His children wept; for they understood, 
standing so terribly close to the stars... 


...He followed the smoke until the smoke had 
turned into steam, then mist, then vapor; He 
met the man from the West, who lived in the 
South, to further his knowledge of the great 


Dream. He studied for five months, and on the 
fifth day of the fifth month, the great Prophet 
understood... 


... he man from the West, who lived in the 
South, left with haste, and refused to assist the 
great Prophet's mission. The Prophet was 
angered, but understood. The man simply 
needed time to itself, and formulate his own 
opinion and vision... 


...And so the Great Prophet led the people of 
cinders from the ashes, and they waged war 
when attacked. The armies of the Usurper 
attacked at the dawn of the new year, but the 
sun was on our side, and we prevailed. They 
lost, and ran, but the ones that were left 
behind faced the Prophet, and they 
understood. And on the Fifth day, they turned 
into ebony tar, black sand, and white salt. 


Think five irrational thoughts a day. 


A student approaches his master, and asks, 
"We are born, we develop, and we toil until our 
deaths. Is this not our fate?" The wise master 
replied, "Our world withers away five pieces at 
a time, but the stars will always die in threes." 
The brash student, naive as he was, called his 
brave master a fool. 


Repay all debts due before a departure. 


Two men look up at a star- filled sky. One asks 
to the other, “Will we forever be bound to the 
celestial bodies?” The other replies “They have 
never been there, but you can make it so.” 


Five spokes of a broken star 
Five elements that forever spar 


At this time both SCP-271 and SCP-271-01 are thoroughly coated 
with the engraved symbols and seem to "swim" slightly - Dr. Vg and 
other observers have described them as looking "like the far side of 
a heat wave" or "not quite all there". The symbols also appear to 
have fractalized somewhat; studies with vision-enhancing equipment 
have revealed miniature symbols inside and around the larger 
carvings on both objects. 


SCP-271 was a previously unknown SCP recently acquired from a 
shrine belonging to the Church of the Broken God by Mobile Armed 
Task Force 12 when [DATA EXPUNGED]. It was previously stored 
in a room of its own, which documents note was to be kept sealed 
"until the assembly was ready". Documents acquired at the same 
time suggest that [DATA EXPUNGED]. The platform is original; on 
account of the extensive writing on the room in which it was 
contained, the shrine itself was pulverized. However, due to rapid 
retaliation by enemy forces, the remnants of MATF-12 were forced 
to [DATA EXPUNGED]. Contact has been reestablished, but the 
nature of the SCP and the enemy seekers prevent easy recovery, 
and it is currently considered more advisable for the SCP to remain 
hidden if comparatively unprotected than to attract attention by 
launching a very expensive recovery mission. MATF-12 has been 
ordered to conform itself into CU-!12 (the exclamation mark denoting 
their atypical existence outside of a secured SCP Foundation area). 


Addendum: SCP-271 is not to be brought into the presence of 
SCP-882. 


EMERGENCY BULLETIN: Reports from other embedded sources 
indicate that as of - - the Church is aware of CU-!12 and the 
location of SCP-271, and is planning an imminent assault against 
the unit. SCP-277 is to be kept out of enemy hands at all costs. CU-! 
12 has been ordered to mobilize and prepare for evacuation. A 
recovery team is being prepared for immediate deployment under 
the direction of Agent DuPont. A more detailed report is to follow. 


« SCP-270 | SCP-271 | SCP-272 » 


Five senses to evoke the mind 
Five pieces slowly unwind. 


A Black Moon, howling, is a vision unworthy of 
one's sight. 


From a verse of the Great Hymn of the Aten®: 


Thou claimest the world for its own, according 
to thy desire 

But's given the heart to its sole son 

The King who lives by Maat, the Lord of the 
Two Lands, 

Neferkheprure, Sole-one-of-Re, Champion of 
the Western Nile. 

And the humble Scribe, my appreciable 
mentor, 

The messenger of thy glory, rises alongside 
you unforgotten. 

The stars and the Earth command to thy 
wishes. 

Thou alone art their lifetime, a candle in the 
dark 

Thou rises with them, and thou shalt die with 
them as well. 

In thine cycles through the sky, thou sendest 
visions from the heavens 

A distant mirage, light fires in the water 

Thou lives in the deepest drenches of the 
Great [Gzymmtprhic?] Sea 

Thou didst perish amongst the harlots; in the 
Fifth day of the solstice, 

And the Fifth Year of the Summer Harvest, 
thou didst suffered. 

But no matter the cause, no matter the Threat, 
Thou shalt live on to indulge the next world 
with thy divine antipathy! 

So says the black moon of the Winter months. 


Entries taken from the diary of Augustin Bon Joseph de 


Robespierre, 11 November 1793 — 27 July 1794: 
21 Brumaire Il, 


La Féte de la Raison has been an 
unimaginable success! The Jacobins parade in 
the streets, throwing flowers in the air, children 
sing and laugh! The era of change has begun, 
but alas! The age of tyranny has not yet 
ended. The Frenchmen pride in their 
progressiveness, but it is too soon to 
celebrate. 


29 Brumaire Il, 


My dear brother, Maximilien, has voiced his 
concern about the Cult of Reason. | received 
an epistle from him while | was in my parlor, 
requesting my sole presence in the 7 
salon during the twilight hours. | found him in 
the corner, reading a paper in a booth, and he 
met my gaze with leering eyes. He raged on 
end about the vileness of the feast, the 
hypocrisy of the officials that organized it. | sat 
on the opposite side, pipe in hand, and stared 
at him bemusingly. My brother is a visionary, 
but at times like these his thoughts simply 
consume him. Give him time, and he will 
understand there's nothing to fear of change. 


23 Frimaire Il, 


| dreamt a most peculiar dream last night. But 
unlike the rest, it has invaded my reveries, a 
vivid thought that eats up my very mind. Ce 
n’était qu'un [unintelligible]? 


30 Frimaire Il, 


| see the dream more clearly now. A 
belligerent ruler that defies all odds and 


expectations. It will reconquer the world, using 
France as its figurehead. The pope, slain. The 
king, dead. The world, subservient. All for the 
glory to the One True King. People celebrating 
both the Science, and the Spirits of the world. 
A King must always exist in society. My 
brother must reason with me; | must share the 
wonders of this illuminating message! 


13 Nivése Il, 


| have received a letter back from my brother. 
In it was nothing more than a crude sketch of a 
ship, sailing on the Sea, far away into 
nothingness. | worry for him sometimes. | shall 
send for a carriage tomorrow, and take myself 
to his home. | only wished to share the dream, 
but it seems to have become a new obsession. 


14 Nivose Il, 


| knocked at his door, but no answer came in 
return. It seemed almost as if no one had lived 
there for some time. | paranoically began to 
believe that my brother had vanished 
alongside my good friend Sebastien, who | 
could no longer find ever since | shared my 
dream with him. However, | continued my 
racket, until the door slowly creaked open, the 
terrified expression of my brother peered out 
behind chains. He relaxed upon realization 
that it was just my sole company, and hastily 
ushered me inside. 


He poured me a cold cup of tea, and began to 
bash me with questions about the dream. | told 
him everything, even the thoughts of culthood 
that wretched my very mind. He grew visibly 
excited with every new sentence, and began to 
write notes in a small sketchbook of his. | 
share his joy, change is always good for the 


heart, but | fear for his health. His hands are 
like those I've seen in medical journals, of the 
dead and dying. 


15 Nivose Il, 


| have returned to his tenancy, but nobody was 
home. The neighbor says that he saw my 
brother leaving his abode in the early hours, 
but Robespierre's destination could not 
determined. | asked if he thought my brother 
looked ill with any malady, but was astonished 
to hear the antithetical. Most curious. 


18 Floréal Il, 


Le culte de I'Etre supréme has been formally 
announced! The members of the council 
grumble with suspicion, but give it time, and 
time we need, and our numbers will surely 
amass! 


[Date Missing] 


| have begun seeing it. Our power grows. And 
the Nightmare swells.