SCP-7825

Section of a mostly corrupted VHS tape recording documenting the presumed final moments of a victim of SCP-7825 during one of its containment breaches

Item #: SCP-7825
Object Class: Keter
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-7825 is to be contained within a cell with a 10cm reinforced steel plate lining across all internal surfaces, measuring 10m x 10m x 10m, in Research Sector-02 at Site-19 without any type of lighting or camera systems due to the subject's anomalous abilities. Personnel are to spend no more than 10 minutes within the containment area designated to SCP-7825, due to the risk of contracting previously reported symptoms of insanity and mind control. Personnel who have found out to have broken this time limit will be quickly subdued, restrained, and later terminated for disobedience when concerning the nature of a high-risk subject.
In the event of a containment breach, the nearest Mobile Task Force should attempt to pursue the subject with reasonable advised precautions, and once contact has been made, the specially designed containment box should be utilised to lure the subject in, where afterward it can be safely returned to its containment chamber.
Description: SCP-7825, often referred to by many foundation personnel as 'The Agonizing Phantom', is an anomalous humanoid creature measuring approximately 2.32 meters in height whilst maintaining an unknown weight (if it has any at all), adopting a grim and ghostly appearance that resembles that of a man made out of what as of documenting is unknown, but would appear to be an extremely durable corrosive black material that, when coming in contact with a person's skin, will begin to crumble into a pile of dark ashes and dust, with zero traces of any former organic body. A phenomenon that is widely reported by those designated to research SCP-7825 and spend a greater amount of time with it is that of a feeling of confusion, disorientation, witnessing hallucinations of the subject, and many other symptoms of insanity.
Past containment breaches have also proven that SCP-7825 also holds capabilities that it uses to assist in its pursuit of its victims that further add to its anomalous properties, being the entity's strange ability to manipulate the lighting and camera systems within its vicinity at its will, being able to completely cut lights and blur camera feeds, nullifying the incident provided in the image above, proving to be the only current imagery of the subject to this date. As well as this, SCP-7825 has been observed to briefly 'warp in and out of reality' at its will (where the subject goes in this state is still unknown to foundation researchers), which has proven to be challenging for Mobile Task Force units attempting interception of the subject. Finally, the subject has been noted to take great cognitive control over a person who spends too long within close vicinity of the subject for too long, and after a certain passing of time, they find themselves uncontrollably doing the short-term bidding of SCP-7825.

ADDENDUM-A: Interview between Doctor ███████ and SCP-7825 whilst being monitored by Guard ████ and Guard █████ (prior to knowledge of subjects cognitive abilities)

[BEGIN LOG]
Doctor ███████: "Hello there, I am Doctor ███████."
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Doctor ███████: "And you?"
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Doctor ███████: "Can you understand me, at all?-"Doctor ███████: "Good, yes very good indeed. I have a few questions to ask you, that is, if its alright with you of course?"
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Doctor ███████: "Hello?-"Doctor ███████: "Release? Your going to have to be more speci-"…
Guard ████: "What's he doing, i thought this wou-"
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Guard █████: "What the fuck has he done? That things now loose, fucking idiot!"
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Guard ████: "Oh my god, WE NEED BACKU-"
[END LOG]

ADDENDUM-B: Conversation between two lower ranking Mobile Task Force operatives midst the recontainment of SCP-7825 during one of its breaches

[BEGIN LOG]
Operative #1: "So what did they say this one was called again during the mission briefing? SCP-784…"
Operative #2: "No clue, only thing I need to know is that we should be keeping an eye out for it incase it suddenly appears. This one can supposedly send you to an early grave just by pokin' you."
Operative #2: "Hell, they are not paying me enough to deal with these crazies, I should probably look into a career chan-"
Operative #1: "You hearing those whispers too?"
Operative #2: "What? No-"
…
Operative #2: "Shit! That guy just turned to fucking ashes!"
…
Operative #2: "Hey what are you doing!? We got-"
*Gunshot*
[END LOG]