Addendum 4:
Upon deliberation from the O5 Council, a mission was planned to clandestinely investigate a suspected SCP-6360 den located in the Romanian Carpathians.
The following is a log of the Research Station 12's expedition.
Exploration Video Log Transcript
Date: 16/6/2010
Exploration Team: MTF Kappa-2 (Mountain Men)
Subject: SCP-6360 - Romanian Carpathians
Team Lead: Researcher Florin Nicolescu
Team Members: Agent Rednic, Agent Ciobanu, Agent Willard, D-1347, D-1688
[BEGIN LOG]
Goggle feed shows the men walking in the forest. Researcher Nicolescu is directing the team lead by Agent Rednic to the site from the station's security room.
Rednic: Goggles are operational.
Nicolescu: Everyone else?
Ciobanu: Working.
D-1347: Working.
Willard: Yes. Working fine.
D-1688: Good. They're quite bright.
Nicolescu: It's to help see in the dark, D-1688. Your eyes will adjust.
They continue walking until they reach what appears to be a cave entrance. The carcass of a Red Deer can be seen outside.
Rednic: There it is.
Ciobanu: We're at the spot. Coast is clear.
Nicolescu: Alright, you've been briefed on what to look for.
Ciobanu: Yes…yes. Feathers, scales, and shit.
Nicolescu: I suggest a little more clarity.
Ciobanu: Sorry. [Pauses] What's that word for shi-
D-1347: Faeces.
Ciobanu: (to D-1347) He's talking to me, buddy. Get to work! (whispering to Nicolescu)Yeahhhh, that.
Willard: Man you got schooled by a D.
Nicolescu: (Muffled giggling) Yes, collect the samples and return to base. Be wary of venom residue. Collect samples of that if discovered.
The D-class begin collecting samples.
Rednic: I think we should be worried about more than just venom.
Nicolescu: We're looking at the cameras. We've had the locals keep SCP-6360 occupied far away with food. You'll have enough time.
Rednic: I hope so. I find it strange how they manage to keep it tame towards them.
D-1688: Well, I'd be if I was getting free food. And that too delicious ones.
D-1347: Hehe. I second that!
Ciobanu: Alright guys. Let's get the stuff.
D-1347: We are.
Rednic: That is true…but the explanation for providing it caught my attention when I spoke with them.
Nicolescu: Hmm? What was it?
Rednic: Well, among the offerings and peace keeping stuff, they mentioned, I'm not sure if I mistranslated this, fuel.
Nicolescu: Fuel?
Ciobanu: That's a weird way to say food.
Rednic: That's why I'm not sure. You guys speak the language.
Nicolescu: I'll take note of it and check it out. D-1347, have the samples been collected?
D-1347: Almost done. Got 4 feathers. Some scales, And blood samples from the carcass. Just packing it.
Ciobanu: Well, hurry up! We can't stay for long.
D-1688: Alright! Alright! We're done.
The D-class get up.
Nicolescu: Good. Head back to base.
Rednic: Yes Sir.
The men begin making their way back. During the walk, D-1688 trips on a branch
D-1688: Shit.
Ciobanu: Watch your step D-1688. These are valuable samples.
D-1688: OK! OK!
Just as they continue walking, Agent Ciobanu stops.
Ciobanu: What did you say to me?
D-1688: What?
Ciobanu: Did you just call me a bitch!?
D-1688: N-No I didn't.
Nicolescu: Ciobanu, no one said anything.
Ciobanu: (Pauses) OK. Go.
The men continue walking.
Ciobanu: (Points his gun at D-1688) Enough with this D-1688! Stop calling me that!
Willard: Ciobanu, calm down, we'll deal with him at base.
Agent Rednic and the D-classes turn to look at Ciobanu
D-1688: Look it didn-Woah! Calm down!
D-1347: What the hell are you on? No one said shit!
Rednic: Ciobanu stand down.
Ciobanu: This guy has been saying insults under his breath for the past two minutes. How can you not hear it?
D-1347: I'm right next to him. He said nothing!
Ciobanu: Bullshit! (Turns to Agent Willard.) You heard it too, right?
Willard: Yes. Come on, D-1688. Just apologise.
The D-class and Agent Ciobanu begin arguing.
Nicolescu: Everyone calm down! I repeat. Calm down. Ciobanu, I promise you no one said anything.
D-1347: Exactly. Stop pointing-
Nicolescu: D-1347, refrain from making comments or you will face disciplinary action. And Ciobanu please lower your wea-Oh dear.
Rednic: What? What's wrong?
Nicolescu: (Away from the mic) I need eyes on it now. Check every camera.
Willard: What's going on? (Turns to the arguing men) Shut up you guys!
Rednic: Sir! What is happening?
(The men stop arguing and look at Agent Rednic.)
Nicolescu: (Back to mic) Get back to base as quickly as you can, SCP-6360 destroyed the camera, we lost foot-
(Speaking can be heard in the background.)
Rednic: Affirmative. Hurry up guys. We have to go. Haul ass!
(The men begin running. D-1347's footage shows movement in the trees.)
D-1347: What is that?
Nicolescu: SCP-6360 has been spotted nearby your area. Recovery team is being prepped.
Rednic: Noted, we're getti-
(Screaming can be heard from behind Rednic. The men turn to see Ciobanu writhing on the ground. Venom is seen being sprayed onto him by SCP-6360 from the foliage.)
D-1347: Oh! What the fuck!
Ciobanu: AHHHHHH! AHH! AH FU- A-E-(incoherent sounds)
Willard: Fire! Fire!
Rednic: (Hands a pistol to D-1688) Take it! Go!
The Agents open fire while the D-class run with the samples. The creature rushes forward and slashes Willard with its forelimb. It then hits Rednic with its tail.
Rednic: AHH! My leg. Shit.(Pulls the pins off some grenades.) Let's go you feathery bastard.
Agent Rednic's footage shows SCP-6360 looking at him before quickly crawling away.
D-1347: Come on man! Le-
D-1347 and D-1688 get knocked over and they tumble down the slope. D-1688's goggles hit a rock and the footage cuts. D-1347 falls onto flat ground. His footage is now blurry. An explosion is heard.
Nicolescu: K-2-R12. Kappa-2-R12. Is anyone still alive?
(D-1347's footage begins moving.)
D-1347:(Grunts and coughs) I'm alive. Damn! My back! Myk. Where are you man?
Nicolescu: I'm sorry. He's dead. Get up, you need to get out of there.
D-1347: Myk. Oh fuck! He had a wife.
Nicolescu: D-1347 you need to-
(SCP-6360 can be heard shrieking in the distance.)
D-1347: Oh shit…shit!
D-1347 runs into a nearby crevice.
D-1347: The goggles! The goggles…they're cracked. What should I do!?
Trees can be heard rustling in background.
Nicolescu: [In Romanian] Daniel! Close your fucking eyes! Now!
D-1347 can be seen curled up in the crevice. The sound of rocks crunching can be heard above. SCP-6360 descends down the slope slowly. It crawls onto the ledge 15 metres from D-1347's location. It looks around and begins hissing.
Nicolescu: Do. Not. Move.
SCP-6360 stands on its hindlegs, seeming to scan its environment. Its tongue flicks out. It turns its head in the direction of D-1347
Nicolescu: Oh no. No…no…no.
D-1347: [In Romanian] Wh-What's goin-
Nicolescu: [In Romanian] Shut your mouth!
SCP-6360 stealthily crawls towards that direction. It is now 3 meters from the hidden D-class. D-1347's suppressed breathing can be heard getting faster.
SCP-6360's neck turns the bend. It is seen staring directly at D-1347. Its low-pitched breathing is heard.
D-1347:(Muffled crying) Ma…mama.
SCP-6360 opens its beak. Just as it goes to fully turn the bend, it is hit multiple times in the side of the head as gunfire rings out from the trees. SCP-6360 turns to the source of the gunfire. It shrieks and charges at the shooter.
Nicolescu: Run! Now!
D-1347 instantly gets up, pushing his goggles up, and sprints into the forest. As he runs, he turns briefly to see the commotion. An orange figure is seen between the gunflashes before the creature flies into it.
After several minutes of running and Researcher Nicolescu giving him directions, D-1347 makes it to the research station.
Nicolescu: Yes! (Turns to other personnel.) Open the door!
The door to the station opens to see 2 guards along with Nicolescu. The man runs into the building as gunfire is heard behind him and the door slams shut. D-1347 collapses to the floor.
Nicolescu: You alright?!
D-1347: (Panting) I think so. Fucking hell.
Vocalisations are heard and SCP-6360 is seen flying off from a window.
[END LOG]
RS-12 reported the situation and defences on the ground were kept on standby.
Addendum 5:
SCP-6360 breached its containment perimeter in Romania. A squadron of fighters from the nearest airbase was deployed. Despite the loss of two fighters, the combined air and ground defences were successful in downing the creature.
Personnel at the scene reported that all vegetation surrounding the creature began to wither, and a "sickening odour" was detected. One of the agents went close to SCP-6360 and suddenly collapsed. He was diagnosed later with blood poisoning akin to the symptoms of radiation poisoning. MTF Beta-7 "Maz-Hatters" were immediately called to the scene. It was discovered that SCP-6360's blood was extremely toxic. The creature was confirmed dead and the body was taken for autopsy.
However, shortly after the killing of the creature, multiple Withering Events occurred consecutively at Foundation research stations across the Carpathians. Footage showed multiple instances of SCP-6360 exiting the mountains and attacking Foundation assets throughout the Carpathians and in Pripyat. Several instances were reported breathing fire and razing Foundation vehicles.
Addendum 6:
Autopsy Report
Deceased: SCP-6360-1
Age: Adult⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀Length: 765 cm
Sex: Male ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀Weight: 260 kg
Examination
- Blood has been drained from the body for safety.
- Blast damage to the head and torso. Shrapnel was found embedded in the exposed flesh. Several vertebrae fractured.
- Damage to right wing as a result of anti-aircraft shells.
- Eyes open, irises slightly faded, pupils dilated
Diagnosis
1) Head possesses golden bronze serpent eyes. Peeling back the third membrane showed the eyes are surrounded by a red sclerotic ring, and actually possess yellowish irises. Both substantially faded.
2) Opening the beak revealed a pair of hinged fangs and four rows of sharp, backwards-curving teeth. Fangs are connected to two large venom glands. Venom has been extracted for further testing. Presence of a Jacobson's Organ provides the creature greatly improved olfaction.
3) Stomach contained several half digested bones and what appeared to be orange and black fabric of some kind. The acid was measured to have a pH of 0.5. Above it is an organ resembling proventriculus, containing flammable stomach oil in a manner similar to the Fulmar.
4) Torso possess folds of extra skin. Opening these revealed two reptilian-humanoid arms. Hands posses 5 digits and opposable thumbs. On the underside of the right forearm was a tattooed word, reading: "Drăgan ".
Summary
Based on the distinctiveness of the features, it is highly unlikely that these creatures are a result of natural evolution. This level of adaptation is only possible via engineering.
Cause of death
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) and possible exsanguination.
Addendum 7:
The Foundation would later receive information from Researcher Nicolescu and D-1347, who had survived the SCP-6360 attack on RS-12.
Due to the nature of the encounter, the statements were reenacted by the two personnel.
Log Transcript
The recording takes place around an hour after the downing of the SCP-6360 instance. Research Station-12 was attacked by multiple instances of the creatures.
[BEGIN LOG]
Researcher Nicolescu and D-1347 are holed up in the security room.
D-1347: With all due respect I thought you had…like…the cavalry coming.
Nicolescu: It will probably take a while. The situation is a little dire out there.
D-1347: Just a "little dire". Come on Sir! One shredded the place and now there's God knows how many!
Nicolescu: Look I'm trying to get help. Pissing ourselves again is not going to help.
D-1347: Sure, but we only have rifles and a pistol against fu-
Nicolescu: (Holds up his index finger) Shhh!…Shhh. Do you hear that?
D-1347: Hear what?
Nicolescu: Listen.
The two men stay silent. Soft singing can be heard through the speakers. The following is a reenactment of the song made by D-1347:
D-1347: A survivor?
Nicolescu: Who the hell sings in this situation!
Singing gets louder.
D-1347: (Gulps audibly)Tha-That's Mykola's song.
Nicolescu: Pardon?
D-1347: Mykola. D-1688. He used to sing that at night to help him sleep. Could he-
Nicolescu: Sounds like an old man, I can't see whe-
Nicolescu turns to see D-1347 standing still.
Nicolescu: What's wrong?
D-1347: S-Sir.
Nicolescu: Daniel. What's wrong?
D-1347 points at the door camera footage. An SCP-6360 instance can be seen staring at the camera. It opens it's mouth slightly. A hissing sound can be heard along with the singing male voice.
They look at each other before looking at the door.
Nicolescu: Di- It-It's locked.
D-1347: I don't think that will stop it.
The singing stops.
SCP-6360: [In Romanian] Do you see me?
[The conversation is carried out in Romanian.]
(The men remain silent)
SCP-6360: I could make myself more visible by joining you in there. I would like to talk.
Nicolescu gestures to D-1347 to train his gun at the door.
Nicolescu: To be clear, we are armed, and backup is on the way.
SCP-6360: I think your backup is being eaten at the moment.
Nicolescu: (Pauses)
SCP-6360: May I know the owner of this voice?
Nicolescu: (Gulps) Uh-u- My name is Florin Nicolescu. I am a researcher.
SCP-6360: Ah! A local. Greetings. And your friend?
Nicolescu: He's local too.
D-1347: Yes. Why are you doing this?
SCP-6360: Why? Self-defence.
D-1347: Bullshit! You hunted us! You killed my friend!
SCP-6360: Oh! That wasn't me. That was my comrade.
D-1347: So?! You all still attacked us.
SCP-6360: You are forcing us into hiding, and thus hindering our efforts. I should hav-
Nicolescu: Wait, pardon me. Hold on. What you mean "hindering our efforts"?
SCP-6360: You fools. We are here to stop the spread of the dracul. And you're fighting us?
Nicolescu: Drac- You mean the vampires.
SCP-6360: What else, doctor?! We have been preparing for years and then you send in aircraft to kill us, and keep us here, while that monstrosity thrives.
Nicolescu: You were killing peopl-
SCP-6360: We kill those who impede in our efforts and encroach upon our strongholds. Collateral is expected in the mission. I agree some could have been avoided. On behalf of my kin, I am sorry, but it is all for the greater good.
Nicolescu: Your kin downed a stealth aircraft. And several others.
SCP-6360: It was-(Cocks head)Wait…Stealth?
(The instance produces a vocalisation of a vulture squawking in a manner similar to cackling)
SCP-6360: It was trying to stay hidden?! Drăgan told us it lit up like a firefly.
D-1347: Who's Drăgan ?
SCP-6360: Huh? Oh that's the one who took it down. And the one who hunted you and…is now sadly dead. That bastard bombed one of our nests, and killed his wife, Elena. We all have names, I am Ştefan. So he was understandably mad. He then convinced all of us to be wary of aircraft near our mountains.
Nicolescu: I believe that was accidental. The target was a Serb camp, n-not the nest.
SCP-6360: Hmmm…the others will have to be convinced.
Nicolescu: I'm sorry on behalf of our organisation.
SCP-6360: Apology accepted. But the fact remains that you are doing a big mistake by impeding our task. We have been forced to move through tunnels and fight underground.
Our numbers are only increasing, and so will the attacks. So I require you to make a deal. You might want a paper.
Researcher Nicolescu gestures to D-1347 to give him a paper. He takes out a pen and starts writing.
Nicolescu: Ready.
SCP-6360: We will stop the attacks if your organisation stops attacking and pushing us into captivity. We both have a common enemy, so it would be wise to work with each other to vanquish it.
Nicolescu: Done. I will relay the message.
SCP-6360: Good. I hope you are wise. Farewell.
The creature crawls out of the station and flies away.
[END LOG]
[When this recording was played to their superiors, only the two personnel could be heard conversing.]
Addendum 8:
The following journal was provided to Foundation personnel together with a shepherd's axe by several village elders. The journal detailed diagrams of SCP-6360 as well as an album containing pictures, names, and other personal information of the people listed, corroborating Researcher Nicolescu and D-1347s' statements.
A note was found at the end of the journal. The excerpt is translated from Rusyn for convenience.
To whomever this may concern… we did it. We created something that can keep back the dracul, the monsters in the night.
Our fate was in question. As much we loved the Grand Karcist and his beliefs, we could not stand by as our fellow people are slaughtered to feed this…monstrosity. I do not care what is thought of us. No loving God will allow and even demand the blood of our loved ones. We made the fateful decision upon learning that the Mother is spreading. We will not allow others to befall the same fate as our country. So we left to the mountains to create something to stop this…in the only way we could.
To protect us from the beasts, we looked to the legends of old. And there we found our answer:
The Basilisk.
A creature which destroys life with its mere gaze and potent venom.
We engineered our creation in its image. We travelled far and wide to collect samples for traits which would help in combating the beast. Lammergeier for aerial prowess and digestive abilities. Hamadryad for its piercing stare and, as well as multiple venomous creatures, for toxicity. We then spliced it with our own bodies.
To protect our home and the homes of others, brave men and women have transformed themselves into these creatures to have the perfect control. And they have proven themselves. We must have hurt the beast as the earth shook. Quite a few times actually.
It came at the cost however of us losing our voice. Despite this, we discovered we could understand each other and somehow communicate with others via brainwaves. Some of us have become a little mischievous as a result.
Couples have started to mate and eggs have been laid to our joy. We decided to spread throughout the mountains and forests to make nests. Soon, all of us including myself will have traded our humanity, but for good cause. When the time comes, we would have an armada to exterminate this beast.
May the true God, whoever they are, be with us all,
Father Ştefan Hutenyuk.
Addendum 9:
A truce has been made with SCP-6360. The Foundation will allow them to inhabit the Carpathians to serve as a defence against SCP-2191 activity. Plans are being made for further operations.
The use of SCP-6360's venom is being considered as a chemical agent to neutralise Sarkic anomalies.