Noting that site member Celesttial (account age 9d, site membership ~8d) recently posted a page that contains indicators of AI-generation: https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/scp-8168
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+ Special Containment Procedures
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SCP-8168 must be contained within a specially secured cell constructed from reinforced iron, surrounded by a continuous ring of mineral salt with a minimum thickness of 7 cm.
This barrier significantly limits its mobility and aggression. Regular maintenance of the barrier is mandatory. Any breach in its structure must be immediately repaired.
The entity must be fed human flesh and blood at least once every 72 hours.
Neglecting feeding results in a drastic increase in aggression and attempts to breach containment.
The food source should be Class D personnel designated for termination.
Control over SCP-8168 is maintained by Senior Researcher Dr. Stone, a Foundation member with verified ███ class anomalous abilities, the nature of which has been classified as [REDACTED].
SCP-8168 demonstrates absolute loyalty and subordination to Dr. Stone, behavior not exhibited toward any other personnel.
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+ Description
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SCP-8168 is a massive, partially incorporeal, terrifying entity resembling an overgrown dog. Its body is composed of dense, black-blue smoke, with only indistinct contours suggesting physical structure, mainly outlines of the head, limbs, and maw.
The entity emits an intense odor of sulfur, persistently present in its surroundings and detectable even by those insensitive to its presence.
SCP-8168 possesses thousands of sharp teeth arranged in layered structures capable of mechanically shredding nearly any kind of matter.
Its jaws can open at multiple angles, and its motor responses are unnaturally fast and precise.
SCP-8168 is invisible to most beings, which can only perceive it through objects made of [REDACTED], such as ███████.
However, certain anomalous entities and individuals nearing the moment of their death (both clinically and metaphysically) may see SCP-8168.
The entity has been observed to move at extremely high speeds, act with exceptional strength, and eliminate targets without hesitation.
Subject is voracious, relentless, and demonstrates a high intelligence quotient. Once SCP-8168 detects the scent of its target, it remembers it for life and will not cease hunting until either the entity or its target dies or until its master recalls it.
SCP-8168 is nearly impossible to deceive or distract and is capable of improvising to reach its victim.
It often physically tears its victims apart, reportedly to collect their souls. In some cases, its mere presence is enough to literally scare people to death.
The precise method of its control is unclear. It is known to understand verbal commands, but [REDACTED], simply because [REDACTED].
The entity is vulnerable to iron and salt.
SCP-8168 is just one representative of the breed.
Analysis of ritualistic records and documentation recovered from the Illustratus site suggests that SCP-8168 belongs to an ancient group of entities known in some occult circles as Hellhounds.
These are regarded as agents of anomalous beings such as Grim Reapers, Demons, █████, and ████████.
According to hypotheses developed by Dr. Stone, there are hundreds or even thousands of others of the same species, most of which fulfill the same function, as soul reapears.
Available data indicates that SCP-8168 may be the only known specimen ever to be imprisoned and more disturbingly [REDACTED] and [REDACTED].
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+ Addendum 8168-01: Salt Barrier
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Natural salt creates an impassable barrier for SCP-8168.
The entity experiences clear discomfort and pain upon attempting to breach it.
Himalayan salt is recommended, with renewal every 48 hours. Documented instances exist of SCP-8168 intentionally attempting to destroy the salt circle to escape.
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+ Addendum 8168-02: Initial Encounters
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During the acquisition of the Illustratus base, an active research-ritual center of that organization, the Foundation team discovered a massive, secured cage containing SCP-8168.
The cage was protected by electronic systems, ritual structures, and a complete salt circle. Upon deactivating the security systems, the entity awakened and neutralized seven members of MTF Tau-7 "Grave Silence."Only the arrival of Dr. Stone, who entered the contact zone, caused immediate submission from SCP-8168.
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[AUDIO LOG — MTF Tau-7 "Grave Silence"]
Location: Illustratus Organization Base, Patagonia Mountains, Argentina.
Date: ██.██.20██
Agent Koral
Agent Vela
Agent Turner
Agent Silva
Agent Lenz
Agent Haru
Agent Ortega
Agent Rajani
Agent Sova
Dr. Stone
[BEGIN LOG]
Koral: We're in contact with the central segment.
Cage in sight. Steel, ritual markings, salt circle... but empty.
Vela: It’s not empty. Something’s here. The place is breathing.
Sova: Readings are off the charts.
Sub-18Hz sounds, concrete vibrations, pressure fluctuations...
like something big is moving.
Turner: Everything’s offline.Cameras, scanners, thermal.... dead.
We're blind.
Silva: I’ve got chills. Koral, I swear, something just brushed my back.
But there's nothing here...
Lenz: Sulfur. Everywhere. I feel it seeping into my skin.
Ortega: (tense) Something’s stalking me.
That ambush instinct... but no target.
Rajani: Koral... Haru’s silent. Losing drones.
Haru: (quietly) One... two... three...
something’s swatting them, I can’t see it.
(A loud bang. Haru screams. Sounds of bone-breaking and gear tearing.)
Koral: HARU! FIRE! TWELVE-METER RADIUS!
(Gunfire into empty space. Screaming.)
Silva: FUCK! IT’S IN THE CIRCLE!
SALT’S BROKEN!
(Silva is dragged into the cage. metal grating, scream abruptly cut off.)
Vela: IT’S INVISIBLE! IT... ATE HIM!
Sova: (panicked) It’s next to me, I FEEL ITS BREATH!
(Sound of thousands of teeth grinding. Air shifts.)
Ortega: ENGAGING!
(Explosion. Body hits wall with concrete-breaking force.)
Lenz: It’s killing us methodically. Quiet. No rage. Like... routine.
(Growl. Lenz screams and fires blindly. Silence.)
Rajani: (whispers) I see dents on the floor.... new ones appear...
no body, but something is there. It's too late now.
(Grind, short moan. Silence.)
(Vela begins a ritual chant in broken Latin. Voice falters, mic falls.)
Turner: (screams) THEY’RE ALL DEAD! JUST ME AND KORAL! WE'RE STILL ALIVE!
Koral: It’s gonna fucking kill us. KILL US!
(Heavy footsteps. Slow clapping in the distance. Breathing of SCP-XXXX calms.)
Dr. Stone: That’s enough.
(Silence. Then a deep, guttural rumble.)
Koral: (shocked) Stone?! How... how are you here…?
Dr. Stone: Down. Now.
(Sound of large body settling on stone floor.)
Turner: WHAT THE FUCK IS THAT?!
Dr. Stone: Not "what." "Who." And you’re not worthy to see him.
[END LOG]
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The death of seven MTF agents and subsequent sudden obedience to Dr. Stone made [REDACTED]. Dr. Stone expressed willingness to conduct experiments on SCP-8168 with his participation, citing "a unique resonance" between himself and the anomaly that may yield unprecedented results.
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+ Addendum 8168-03: Connection with Dr. Stone
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Dr. Stone, who possesses documented anomalous abilities, is the only staff member capable of exerting full control over SCP-8168.
Their interaction requires no violence or rituals. The entity obeys Dr. Stone’s commands instantly, even when starving or enraged.
Dr. Stone’s abilities have been classified as [REDACTED] class anomalous, and his bond with SCP-8168 is believed to result from unknown ritual-metaphysical interactions.
Access to details of this relationship is restricted to clearance level ███████.
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Since its initial containment at Site-427, SCP-8168 has demonstrated behavior and properties that necessitate detailed experimental analysis.
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Item: Dr.Stone
Date: ██/██/20██Location: Interaction Chamber Theta-9, Site-427
Objective: To document the behavioral and communicative response of SCP-8168 during a controlled interaction with Dr. Stone.
Supervising Personnel: Dr. Stone, Dr. █████, Agent █████
Observations:
SCP-8168 was isolated within Interaction Chamber Theta-9. 7 cm salt containment circle was temporarily disrupted. Dr. Stone, accompanied only by surveillance personnel, entered the chamber unarmed.
SCP-8168 remains in a dormant, non-corporeal state
after 15 seconds SCP-8168 approaches Dr. Stone without signs of hostility.
Audio readings detect a low-frequency growl, later analyzed as non-threatening.
at 40 seconds SCP-8168 lowers its body to the floor in a pose resembling submission. Dr.Stone gives a verbal command:
"Heel. Sit"
SCP-8168 emits a resonant vocalization resembling a response. The entity approaches Dr.Stone, then remains motionless at his side.
Dr. Stone places his hand on the invisible head of SCP-8168, and starts stroking the entity. There is no sign of pain or resistance.
at 2 minutes, the chamber lights flicker. Electromagnetic fluctuations are detected but stabilize rapidly. SCP-8168 emits a short vocalization. Dr Stone gives another verbal command:
"To the circle. Down."
SCP-8168 returns to the interrupted salt circle and lies down in the middle of it.
Dr. Stone and member of surveillance personnel exits the chamber. Heart rate, neural activity, and psionic readings remain within anomalous but stable ranges.
Outcome:
SCP-8168 shows complete deference and obedience to Dr. Stone, including during vulnerable exposure. Verbal interaction, though incomprehensible to staff, seems to imply a bond or shared understanding between the two.
No aggressive behavior observed.
Dr. Stone possesses unique and unexplained influence over SCP-8168.
The nature of their communication seems vocal. Continued observation is required, but full containment of SCP-XXXX without Dr. Stone cooperation is currently deemed nonviable.
//Note: This wasn't an experiment. This was a meeting between a master and his creature.//
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Item: Class D personel
Date: ██/██/20██Location: Interaction Chamber Theta-9, Site-427
Objective: To test the responsiveness of SCP-8168 to direct verbal command issued by Dr. Stone involving lethal action against a human subject.
Supervising Personnel: Dr. Stone, Dr. █████, Agent █████
Observations:
SCP-8168 was isolated within Interaction Chamber Theta-9. 7 cm salt containment circle was temporarily disrupted. A D-class personnel (D-9382), with a known history of violent behavior, was introduced into Interaction Chamber. Dr. Stone entered the chamber with full cognitive monitoring.
After 20 seconds, upon visual contact with Dr. Stone, SCP-8168 approaches. No signs of hostility.
at 1 minute, Dr. Stone gives a simple verbal command:
"Kill the man behind you."
SCP-8168 immediately rotates and accelerates toward D-9382. Subject attempts to flee.
SCP-8168 reduces the distance in less than 1.5 seconds. D-9382 is neutralized by being torn apart by SCP-8168
at 01:30 minute, SCP-8168 returns to Dr. Stone and resumes passive stance.
after 30 seconds Dr. Stone exits the chamber. SCP-8168 voluntarily retreats to containment quadrant.
Outcome:
SCP-8168 demonstrated perfect obedience to Dr. Stone's explicit command. Lethal action was executed with precision and restraint. No evidence of consumption was recorded.
This experiment reinforces the hypothesis that SCP-8168 perceives Dr. Stone as a superior or master entity. Command-response behavior appears immediate, suggesting either telepathic influence or pre-established cognitive hierarchy.
//Note: It didn’t hesitate. It didn’t question. It obeyed like a trained executioner.//
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Item:[https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/scp-4357-j SCP-4357-J]
Date: ██/██/20██Location: Interaction Chamber Theta-9, Site-427
Objective: Testing SCP-4357-J's ability to take control of SCP-8168
through “Dark Soul Domination,” according to the Item itself.
Supervising Personnel: Dr. Stone, Dr. █████
Observations:
SCP-4357-J was introduced into Interaction Chamber Theta-9, where SCP-8168 was already present, encircled by a 7 cm salt barrier.
Upon entry, SCP-4357-J immediately declared its intent to engage in a ritual, initiating verbal contact:
"I summon thee, fiery Cerberus! Stand and face me in a duel of souls and flame!"
For the next two minutes, SCP-4357-J performed a series of exaggerated gestures, incantations in pseudo-Latin, and cast multiple colored twenty-sided dice.
SCP-8168 remained entirely unresponsive throughout the performance.
At 03:00 minutes, SCP-8168 initiated a defensive reaction.
The latter began retreating in panic, shouting:
"This was a test! Yes, a test... No, NO! I HAVE DEMONIC IMMUNITY!"
SCP-4357-J subsequently exited the chamber in gaseous form via the ventilation system, leaving behind traces of sulfur, partially incinerated parchment, and the following written note: "One life left, suckers."
Outcome:SCP-8168 displayed no susceptibility to SCP-4357-J's rituals.
SCP-4357-J was thoroughly outmatched, both physically and metaphysically.
SCP-8168 entered a dormant state post-engagement.
//Note: SCP-8168 ignored him until he felt he had to silence him. Wisely.// Dr. Stone
//Note: I don't know what scares me more, that SCP-8168 almost ate him, or that SCP-4357-J tried to use the K20 dice as a magic weapon.//
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Item: Lamb
Date: ██/██/20██Location: Interaction Chamber Theta-9, Site-427
Objective: To evaluate SCP-8168 behavioral response to non-threatening, passive fauna.
Supervising Personnel: Dr. Stone, Dr. █████
Observations:
The lamb was gently introduced into Interaction Chamber Theta-9.
SCP-8168 was already present within a secondary sealed compartment, surrounded by a 7 cm salt barrier.
Upon signal from control, the salt line was temporarily disrupted, allowing SCP-8168 limited access to the main chamber.
SCP-8168 crosses threshold of salt barrier slowly.
Usual signs of aggression or predatory tension are notably absent.
For the next 3 minutes, SCP-8168 walked slowly around the lamb keeping a distance of 2 meters and stopping from time to time.
SCP-8168 appears to be focused on the lamb, but shows an attitude interpreted as fearful or unsure.
No signs of hostility were observed.
at 04:30 minutes SCP-8168 returns to original quadrant of the chamber and lies down.
Demeanor remains passive. Lamb attempts to approach and is met with retreat from SCP-8168.
Outcome: Contrary to expectations, SCP-8168 exhibited avoidance behavior and displayed no aggression toward the lamb.
This marks the first recorded instance of behavioral regression or uncertainty in SCP-8168 history.
Exposure to a harmless, docile entity appears to produce a psychological inhibition response in SCP-8168, resembling hesitation or aversion.
Further trials with similar organisms are recommended.
//Note: For something forged of fury, it certainly seems… lost in the presence of innocence. We'll need to test whether this is a singular exception, or a deeper flaw in its nature.// Dr. Stone
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Item: Pig
Date: ██/██/20██Location: Interaction Chamber Theta-9, Site-427
Objective: To evaluate SCP-8168 behavioral response to non-threatening, passive fauna.
Supervising Researchers: Dr. Stone, Dr. █████
Observations:
The pig was introduced into Interaction Chamber Theta-9.
Upon signal, the salt containment ring surrounding SCP-8168 was temporarily disrupted, granting the entity full mobility within the test chamber.
SCP-8168 emerges from containment with sudden acceleration. Subject emits high-pitched vocalizations.
After 30 seconds, SCP-8168 makes direct contact. Initial attack results in instantaneous trauma to the pig’s skeletal and nervous systems.
SCP-8168 engages in a brutal evisceration, dismembering the subject with apparent ease and without hesitation. Internal organs and tissue are dispersed chaotically.
at 02:40 minutes, SCP-8168 ceases activity, remains in a dormant stance over the remains.
SCP-8168 begins to slowly retreat to the chamber's corner. No attempt to consume or further interact with the carcass is observed.
Outcome: SCP-8168 reacted with intense aggression, eliminating the test subject within seconds.
It is worth noting that it refrained from consuming any part of the carcass.
SCP-8168 shows the ability to react disproportionately violently without nutritional motivation.
Further studies are needed to determine whether symbolic recognition, olfactory repulsion or other unknown stimuli influenced this behavior.
//Note: No hunger. No hesitation. It was just a kill.//
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These experiments are designed not only to observe SCP-8168 interactions with organic and inorganic entities, but also to test its response to command structures, anomalous impulses and potential influence via Dr. Stone. It will also aim to test the impact of SCP-8168 on the Foundation's personnel and infrastructure.Excerpts of note:
Turner: WHAT THE FUCK IS THAT?!
Dr. Stone: Not "what." "Who." And you’re not worthy to see him.
Further studies are needed to determine whether symbolic recognition, olfactory repulsion or other unknown stimuli influenced this behavior.
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