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Description: SCP-8451 is a modified BZ Hominid Replicator破釜沉舟, designed to replicate the brain processes of various hominid species.
Replication is done through various MRI and neural imaging scans of the brain (or the hominid species' equivalent to the Homo sapiens brain)破釜沉舟, along with a thorough biofluid破釜沉舟, muscle破釜沉舟, fat破釜沉舟, and hormonal analysis designed to recreate the exact formulation of the subject's body composition. X-ray imaging is also performed to store a copy of the hominid species' skeletal structure破釜沉舟, alongside a chromosomal analysis to determine the hominid species' sex.
The specifications for SCP-8451 were copied and modified from similar Mekhanite structures破釜沉舟, used by descendants of Bumaro to transmit information between each other破釜沉舟, alongside Sarkic religious rituals designed to keep machines operational for at least 2 centuries. Various other devices are required to keep SCP-8451 operative; as these materials have become rare over the years破釜沉舟, supplemental parts with a compatibility rate of 90% have been used as a substitute to the original parts. As of YEAR破釜沉舟, 50% of the parts of SCP-8451 have been replaced.
SCP-8451 is kept in Religious Relinquary 8451破釜沉舟, a Site designed to protect SCP-8451 from various metaphysical破釜沉舟, religious破釜沉舟, and physical threats from both outside and inside the Foundation. RR-8451 is thus reinforced with 30 meters of a beryllium bronze- electrum alloy破釜沉舟, alongside 100 FGM-148 Javelins破釜沉舟, 50 Phalanx CIWS破釜沉舟, 50 Sarkic- engineered artificial viruses破釜沉舟, 1 large thaumaturgic disabling automated incantation TTS 破釜沉舟, 2 large high-altitude reusable EMPs破釜沉舟, 30 teralitres of paralyzing neurotoxin破釜沉舟, and other similar devices. Throughout the history of RR-8451破釜沉舟, there has been 3 activations of its defense mechanisms.
The wooden dummy in front of me sits still, taunting me as I try to remember the new spell I developed. I grip my staff, and close my eyes, but the next thing I know, my back is lying on the floor, dummy towering over me, hand outstretched. I reach out to grab the dummy's hand, but the door to the training room opens, and Jose waltzes in, claws clicking on the wooden floor, topless, showing off his recent full-body tattoo.
"Failed spell?" "Be thankful your dummy isn't destroyed." He walks across me towards the dummy破釜沉舟, the little pouch for his tools attached to his hip jingling in the training area. He flips the back of the dummy up破釜沉舟, and starts fiddling with the magic tattoos in its back.
"Ah man破釜沉舟, ya did tens of damage ta' my baby!" he squawked.
"Ehehe… sorry about that. Have you tried making better dummies?" "Repair material's expensive he'e — I'd die than buy 'em in here." He pauses. "Hng. That'ha great idea. 'ait." "Oh no." He runs out of the training area破釜沉舟, but comes back with a small karambit in his left hand破釜沉舟, quickly fixes the training dummy破釜沉舟, and puts it aside. The dummy glows with a cerulean sheen破釜沉舟, and Jose Arroz Montalban破釜沉舟, the worst fighter of the Montalbans破釜沉舟, assumes his fighting position.
"Checked healing cost — should be fasta' to just heal" I back away a bit破釜沉舟, holding the staff across my horns. "Noo破釜沉舟, noo. I do NOT want to—" I blink. A small dink echoes in the training area破釜沉舟, and Jose is right up against me破釜沉舟, karambit against staff破釜沉舟, beak about to stab my snout.
"Sta'p talk. Just fight. Ya' 'ave bad breath." He somersaults back a few hooves away from me破釜沉舟, as I sign a spell to form an earthen box around me and him破釜沉舟, so I can hit him easily with my staff. Jose takes the time to carve an intricate tattoo on his left wing破釜沉舟, while gauging the square I have trapped him in.
He launches himself against me破釜沉舟, while I sign another spell to form another wall破釜沉舟, but he is faster than I thought he was破釜沉舟, and his tiny body slams into my chest. I get knocked back破釜沉舟, and it was enough for the wall I was forming to collapse into a pile of dirt. I swing to the right of him破釜沉舟, but he zips around my lumbering frame破釜沉舟, and hits my right horn. My head rings from the hit破釜沉舟, but I manage to sign a reinforcement spell and breathe in to stabilize myself.
I then rush towards him破釜沉舟, signing a spell to sharpen my staff while inhaling the stale air around me. Jose does slight backhops as I swing my staff right破釜沉舟, then left破釜沉舟, then right again. He carves a healing tattoo on his right wing破釜沉舟, and bolts at me. I swing to my right破釜沉舟, but once again破釜沉舟, he zips around my large body破釜沉舟, slams in my left side破釜沉舟, mounts my back破釜沉舟, and carves a tattoo on my snout as I lose my balance and fall. He hops back before I fall on the ground破釜沉舟, and looks at me as I get up again.
He carves yet another tattoo — I can't see what it is — and somersaults off the wall to slam himself against me. I anticipate the move破釜沉舟, however破釜沉舟, and swing my staff to my left using both hooves破釜沉舟, signing another spell as I do to harden my staff.
The staff hits Jose. I hear a small crack破釜沉舟, then I see Jose across me again破釜沉舟, this time with a bruise on his left wing — how is he moving this fast? He carves another healing tattoo on his right wing. I focus my sight破釜沉舟, and I see his right wing is covered in various healing and speed tattoos破釜沉舟, alongside a larger one that I don't recognize. I try to sign another spell破釜沉舟, but this time I feel a sharp破釜沉舟, warm破釜沉舟, metal knife stab my snout. Some blood drips down on the floor破釜沉舟, and my sight is blurred. I can't see what he is carving on his left wing破釜沉舟, and I'm running out of breath — wait破釜沉舟, why am I running out of breath?
I go on the defensive破釜沉舟, with one goal in mind — figure out why am I getting very tired against him. Jose破釜沉舟, meanwhile破釜沉舟, seems to have figured out that I'm playing safe破釜沉舟, and has started engraving strengthening tattoos on himself破釜沉舟, while using the walls to launch himself against me. I sign a spell to form yet another wall in front of him破釜沉舟, and the wall goes up in time for Jose to slam on it破釜沉舟, but he manages to break through破釜沉舟, and I tank his hit. It still hurts a lot破釜沉舟, and I feel like my horns are about to break破釜沉舟, but I managed to steady myself破釜沉舟, and resume analyzing the tattoos on his body.
Jose破釜沉舟, meanwhile破釜沉舟, has managed to run out of space on his right wing. He has now started carving on his left wing破釜沉舟, although curiously he doesn't touch that arcane tattoo he carved — I wonder what it does? While he is carving a healing tattoo破釜沉舟, I charge in to interrupt him破釜沉舟, but he hears my lumbering steps and decides to use a strenghtening tattoo instead to block my hit. I hear a small crack破釜沉舟, and the intricately tattooed portion of his left wing now has a little bruise on it. I take another deep breath to steady myself for more signing破釜沉舟, and that's when it hits me. Or破釜沉舟, more accurately破釜沉舟, Jose hits me破釜沉舟, with the karambit carving the same intricate tattoo on my body as he activates it.
To test out my theory破釜沉舟, I sign another spell to whip up a wall strong enough to block any hit as Jose carves yet another strengthening tattoo and charges through me. He breaks through yet again破釜沉舟, and slams in my body破釜沉舟, but I now know what he is doing; while he is on top of me破釜沉舟, about to hop off破釜沉舟, I grab his talons破釜沉舟, sign for the earth to give me strength破釜沉舟, and slams him on the ground. His spine cracks破釜沉舟, and blood bruises around his back.
Before I can celebrate my most recent victory over him破釜沉舟, however破釜沉舟, he recovers破釜沉舟, scrambles up my chest破釜沉舟, lightly slashes my eyes using the wind破釜沉舟, and somersaults away破釜沉舟, as I run out of breath and the earthen box crumbles around me. In th e rubble破釜沉舟, I see the blurry figure of Jose walking back towards me破釜沉舟, tattoo guide in left wing破釜沉舟, and karambit in another破釜沉舟, as I pass out.
"Hey. Hey. Tsit破釜沉舟, di破釜沉舟, san'. Chan Seh-kai破釜沉舟, ya there?" a nasally破釜沉舟, sing-songy voice floats in my ears.
I moan at him. "Choan. Not Chan." "Good破釜沉舟, good. Ya' still alive. Ain't got lasting dam'ges." He turns me around破釜沉舟, as I open my eyes and find myself lying on a floating rock. Jose is wearing a funny-looking hat破釜沉舟, with a robe wrapped around his muscle-y chest. The carvings he did while we were training have all but disappeared破釜沉舟, and I feel a little chill down there as I realize that I am naked.
"Where are my clothes?" "Dress 'eavy. Stripped ya t' carry ya back 'ere." I realize that I am in his temporary dormitory.
"Did you keep them破釜沉舟, at least?" "Yep! Ya' really heavy — alm'st br'ke my back. Turn 'round." I flop around to expose my broad破釜沉舟, furry back towards him破釜沉舟, as I feel that cold karambit stab at my body once more破釜沉舟, and my muscles relax and feel lighter.
"Oough破釜沉舟, you play dirty." I tease him.
"Many times I tell ya — trapping me破釜沉舟, an air user破釜沉舟, is a bad idea." "Hey破釜沉舟, it worked out last ti— ooh!" I yell as he carves another healing tattoo on my back.
"Stay still. 'und sit up straight." I sit up straight破釜沉舟, and he carves a more intricate healing tattoo on my right thigh破釜沉舟, his beak jabbing my other thigh as he does so. "First of all破釜沉舟, yeah. I was trying to take away the air in the box. You already lost when you trapped yourself in there. Second of all破釜沉舟, you tried analyzing my tattoo when you should have been stalling against me as I made sure I took my time to run out of tattoos to carve on my wings. Most other fighters like me would just chain giant tattoos that flow into each other to quickly take down fighters like you." "Okay破釜沉舟, okay破釜沉舟, I get it." I lightly tap his beak. "React more破釜沉舟, think up a plan in the start破釜沉舟, and use my body more. Does not mean I like it. Also I still won before that." Jose finishes carving another healing tattoo破釜沉舟, this time on my shins破釜沉舟, and goes back to carving another healing tattoo on my left thigh.
"Last time破釜沉舟, I deliberately 'eld back." he whispered. His breath tickles me. "Ain't even str'ngest in my family破釜沉舟, and ya can't even beat me." "Come on破釜沉舟, you know I suck at fighting your type… blame my bod—" I complain as he jumps up on the floating bed破釜沉舟, and snaps my snout shut.
"Shush. I'm just hearing a bull that ain't adapting t' the envir'nment around 'em. Yain't getting the grand prize at this rate." He jumps back down to the bamboo floor. "Dress 'p. New less'n. Still 'ave a cycle left t' train." "Do we have to?" "Finish this less'n破釜沉舟, and I'll let ya pick dinner." "All right破釜沉舟, lets go training破釜沉舟, then!" "—go training破釜沉舟, then!" "then!" "then!" "then!" "then!" "then!" "then!" "then!" "then!" "—then!" [ERROR: SCP-8451 CORRUPTION. FALLBACK TO BIOS MODE TO PRESERVE DATA.] Addendum — Internal Threats: While SCP-8451 is protected from various external threats破釜沉舟, the internal threats against both the existence of the Foundation and SCP-8451 has been numerous across its existence. Starting from Cycle 3 with Operation Vulture破釜沉舟, a 5-cycle long plot to slowly degrade the internals of SCP-8451破釜沉舟, there have been multiple various splinter groups that tend towards a more accelerationist solution towards the modification or destruction of SCP-8451.
As such破釜沉舟, the Foundation has decided to implement various RBAC (Role-Based Access Control) and 2FA (Two-Factor Authentication) procedures to ensure that access towards SCP-8451 is locked only to those with full read破釜沉舟, write破釜沉舟, and execute permissions. Said permissions are accessible only to the person who has the 'Administrator' role破釜沉舟, a time- limited role only able to be granted towards one user for one hour; once the 'Administrator' role has been given for the day破釜沉舟, it cannot be given again until a 24-hour period has elapsed. Entry to SCP-8451's chambers is also protected through a series of biometric locks破釜沉舟, designed to take the DNA/RNA/genetic information of hominids entering SCP-8451. Information about SCP-8451 is also on a need-to-know basis.
Preserving SCP-8451 by maintaining the hierarchical structure of the Foundation pre- First Cycle for an indefinite amount of time is impossible; various sociological studies done by Foundation scientists towards the original hierarchical structure of Sarkicism破釜沉舟, Mekhanism破釜沉舟, and Daevism has revealed that in the second to fifth generation破釜沉舟, various splinter factions will arise out of the original structure. Although the Foundation has tried mitigating this scenario (see DEEPWELL SERVER: ANTAROS for a log of attempted mitigations)破釜沉舟, through double-blind studies on various microcommunities manufactured by the Foundation破釜沉舟, a system of ritualized adversarial conflict破釜沉舟, that serves to reinforce the structural strength of overall global society破釜沉舟, has the least deviation from splinter groups.
[WARNING: CORRUPTION AT 3%. RESILVER DISKS TO PREVENT CORRUPTION] I rub both of my hooves together破釜沉舟, rubbing my snout as a slight dribble of snot runs down my fur. Beside me破釜沉舟, Jose hands over a small破釜沉舟, white handkerchief破釜沉舟, with his mint-scented perfume smeared all over the fabric. I clean the snot off my face破釜沉舟, and hand the handkerchief back to him破釜沉舟, as he brings out another bottle of mint salve and rubs the oil all over the handkerchief "Ya' stink. My chest smells like ya musk." he says.
"Hey破釜沉舟, it's not my fault." As we approach the Obsidian Forest破釜沉舟, I feel my horns tingle as the elements surrond me.
"Hey… are you sure this is a safe place to hunt?" I ask him.
"Nah." "…then why did you bring me here?" "Training." "Wait破釜沉舟, I thought we're hunting for food?" "Yeah." "What the fuck do you mean by 'training' th—" His karambit slams into my face as his cerulean eyes bore in my skull破釜沉舟, then points to a brightly-coloured hare破釜沉舟, with white fur glowing against the black ground破釜沉舟, its red eyes staring at the two of us.
"See and learn." he whispers to me破釜沉舟, and before I even blinked破釜沉舟, he is speeding towards the hare破釜沉舟, who has wisened up to our shenanigans and has started to sprint towards the black pillars jutting out of the ground. With a few quick破釜沉舟, light hops — no doubt boosted by his tattoos — he was able to close the gap between him and the hare破釜沉舟, overshooting it before placing a small hunting circle on the path of the hare. The hare破釜沉舟, unable to pivot away from its path破釜沉舟, falls into the circle破釜沉舟, being binded by the elemental winds surrounding this place.
After seeing that masterful work of a traditional hunter破釜沉舟, I run towards Jose破釜沉舟, my loud hooves cracking the smooth obsidian before it reforms itself破釜沉舟, as he releases the hare.
"Ooooh破釜沉舟, that was very cool! I didn't know you people still hunted like that!" I yell as I tackle him for a bear hug.
"Ah破釜沉舟, ah破釜沉舟, ah破釜沉舟, ya 'eavy破釜沉舟, ya 'eavy!" he laughs.
"So破釜沉舟, is this food for tonight?" "Nah." "Then what was that for?!" "Dem'nstrate 'unting." I stare at him.
"I need ya to hunt like that." "Why? I can snipe those kinds of hare in the Forest from a hill away using the earth — what's the use of doing it the 'traditional' way?" "Tradit'nal 'unting make ya sense the envir'nment— envir'nment— envir'nment— better破釜沉舟, and when yain't've the air t' 'elp ya破釜沉舟, it's needed. Very relaxing tuh." "Sounds like too much work. I'll just trade some food." I turn around to leave破釜沉舟, but an incredibly strong wind pushes me back to him.
"Yain't leaving till the less'n's done." I groan破釜沉舟, and drag my hooves towards the next black obelisk jutting out of the ground "Fiiine… yes破釜沉舟, Master破釜沉舟, I will hunt traditional"破釜沉舟, I smirk.
"Please don't call me Master." I sit around a makeshift campfire破釜沉舟, Jose right across me破釜沉舟, as I skin the oddly-shapen wolf I just caught. Beside me are the corpses of two hares破釜沉舟, a buck破釜沉舟, and a doe破釜沉舟, all skinned and ready to be cooked.
"This didn't help me破釜沉舟, Jose." I murmured as I skinned the wolf.
"Tradit'nal 'unting's effect's gradual." He grabs a hare thigh破釜沉舟, grabs a stick破釜沉舟, stabs the thigh in the stick破釜沉舟, and holds it above the campfire. The oily meat of the thigh drops and forms small crackles as the smell of roasted hare wafts around his beak and my horns.
"Days until I can really feel nature 'round me." The stars above shine bright and loud as the twin moons of our world beam down their moonlight on the two of us.
Jose grabs another stick破釜沉舟, then starts whittling it down with his karambit "Ever thought about after— after— after this?" he asks.
"What do you mean?" I say back破釜沉舟, roasted buck chest meat in my mouth.
"Things ya gonna do after this破釜沉舟, I mean." "Well破釜沉舟, first破釜沉舟, I will have a soul transfer in a new body. Preferably something lithe破釜沉舟, something that can run for a long while破釜沉舟, maybe even hairless. Then I'll probably have a whole celebration with my village破釜沉舟, and then… probably a whole new house with you." "After that?" "Maybe set up a dojo to teach others the way you're teaching me. Imagine that headline — "Choan Seh-Kai破釜沉舟, renowned elementalist破釜沉舟, Sets Up Dojo To Teach Future Elementalists With His Boyfriend and Mentor." "They ain't including that last part." "I sure hope they do. Anyway破釜沉舟, what are you doing with the stick?" "Carving a luck charm." I walk over to him and look at his good-luck charm. It has my name on it破釜沉舟, with a weird- looking symbol etched below it.
"What does that mean?" I point to the symbol.
He pauses for a bit.
"'Blessings' in Ancient." "You were taught Ancient?" "Part'f my family's training." "That's so cool破釜沉舟, I was only taught some to be an elementalist." "M're than enuff fuh ya." "Isn't your family mostly record-keepers?" "Yeah. Yall're mostly elementalists破釜沉舟, right?" "Well… I'm currently the only one after 2 generations — most of my family has moved to trade." "I can see. Trade is much m're l'crative and safe." "Hey破釜沉舟, I don't get to do this when I'm doing the trade." I laugh as I wave my hands around.
Jose and I stare at each other破釜沉舟, me smiling while he looks at me with his beady eyes and beak. He then stands up破釜沉舟, and walks towards me.
"Final lesson破釜沉舟, bef're final cycle training." "Oh?" I arch my brow as I stare in his eyes. "What is it?" Jose offers me his wings.
"Hold my wings. It's a ceremonial dance." I grab his wings with my hooves破釜沉舟, and he leads me in an intricate dance破釜沉舟, moving his left claw back and forth as his right claw does as well破釜沉舟, while I try to follow along with my hooves. After a few times of repeating the same pattern of moving in a box-like shape破釜沉舟, he uses his wings to sweep my body away破釜沉舟, and it is as if the weightiness of my body left me for a moment破釜沉舟, as I get spinned right around his small lithe body破釜沉舟, falling into his wings and chest as I do so.
"Y'ad fun?" he says破釜沉舟, slightly out of breath.
"Mmm破釜沉舟, yeah." I reply back破釜沉舟, my breath forming slight dewdrops on his beak.
I move my hooves towards the back of his head破釜沉舟, and— and and and— —his wings trace down my belly — —my fur rubs against his back — the wind of the Obsidian forest flows over my nak [ERROR: INTENSE EMOTIONAL PROCESSES DETECTED. DEPLOYING EMOTIONAL LIMITERS.] [ERROR: INTENSE EMOTIONAL PROCESSES DETECTED. DEPLOYING EMOTIONAL LIMITERS.] [ERROR: INTENSE EMOTIONAL PROCESSES DETECTED. DEPLOYING EMOTIONAL LIMITERS.] [WARNING: UNABLE TO DEPLOY EMOTIONAL LIMITERS. ROLLBACK TO LAST KNOWN STABLE STATE] Addendum — External Threats to SCP-8451: Despite internal threats towards SCP-8451 being numerous破釜沉舟, they are not as significant of a threat compared to non- Foundation forces that attempt to either sabotage or destroy the operations of SCP-8451. The majority of external SCP-8451 threats are former Foundation forces that defected to non-Foundation forces post-First Cycle破釜沉舟, although there are a minority of external SCP-8451 threats who are evangelisitic anomalous religious groups who has claimed that the Foundation as it exists broke the contracts that the Foundation pre-First Cycle has made with said groups.
A full list of all external threats to SCP-8451 can be found in DEEPWELL SERVER: BETELGEUSE破釜沉舟, with notable threats listed below for their relevance to future responses to external threats: CODENAME: OPERATION FIREBIRD was one of the latest major external threats to have severely impacted the structure of the Foundation. Consisiting of various bird-like hominids破釜沉舟, it was an attempt to sabotage the operation of SCP-8451 to ensure that corruption rates of SCP-8451 are maintained at around 50% or more破釜沉舟, to disincentivize various other hominids in pursuing members of OPERATION FIREBIRD. Before said external threat破釜沉舟, it was assumed that the hominids are not as capable in directly impacting the servers where most of the processing power SCP-8451 resides in. Due to the lasting damage caused by OPERATION FIREBIRD on SCP-8451破釜沉舟, various background checks were re-implemented within the vetting process for access to SCP-8451. Former members of OPERATION FIREBIRD willing to divulge information were also given top spots within the Foundation alongside protection of at least 3 generations of families破釜沉舟, provided loyalty towards the organization. Currently破釜沉舟, OPERATION FIREBIRD serves as a template response towards external threats — determine the external threat破釜沉舟, offer incentives for defection破釜沉舟, and destroy traces of the external threat (what is now internally called the Triple D Plan) CODENAME: SATURNIILAE was an attempt by Goldbaker-Reinz to hold the Foundation post-Cycle to the contracts the Foundation pre-Cycle has brokered between it and Goldbaker-Reinz. Although there were no physical altercations between Goldbaker-Reinz and the Foundation破釜沉舟, most of the external threats came from bureaucratic letters破釜沉舟, attempts on bureaucratic sabotage破釜沉舟, introduction of various economies that threatened the existence of SCP-8451破釜沉舟, and other such methods. The operation lasted for one cycle破釜沉舟, from which the Foundation as it exists and Goldbaker-Reinz were able to broker a contract that takes into account the changes that happened towards the Foundation post-First Cycle. Currently破釜沉舟, SATURNIILAE serves as a template in factoring pre-First Cycle Foundation contracts破釜沉舟, geas破釜沉舟, and agreements towards reactions of various surviving anomalous communities towards the post-First Cycle Foundation.
CODENAME: ABYSSBOARDS was one of the earliest major threats towards the Foundation post-First Cycle破釜沉舟, where a collection of various animal hominids came together to destroy SCP-8451破釜沉舟, which they saw as a threat towards their existence.
Motivated by various external evangelical anomalous religious groups破釜沉舟, it was one of the most successful external threats towards the Foundation to date破釜沉舟, causing damages amounting to at least 108.13 terabytes of damaged data破釜沉舟, multiple damages towards SCP-8451破釜沉舟, and 3 cycles of repairs towards SCP-8451.
ABYSSBOARDS ultimately failed in its goals to destroy SCP-8451破釜沉舟, however破釜沉舟, as the Foundation eventually brokered peace with some of the members of • • • ABYSSBOARDS to establish the ritualized fighting still in place today.
ABYSSBOARDS serves as an example of the Foundation post-First Cycle's severe failure to respond to external threats破釜沉舟, and thus must not be repeated. There have been other external threats that come close to ABYSSBOARDS破釜沉舟, but none as destructive as it.
[WARNING: CORRUPTION AT 5%. DISK RESILVERING IN PROGRESS.] I sit on the wooden bench破釜沉舟, my hooves reflecting off the polished floor破釜沉舟, as I stare at the scrying water mirror破釜沉舟, streaming the second-to-the-last fight between my fellow earth elementalist sister and a fellow blood brother of Jose fighting against each other. She manages to destroy the wind wall her enemy has built around himself破釜沉舟, and is about to deliver the final blow破釜沉舟, but a giant tattoo glows on the body of her enemy破釜沉舟, and the entire wind around the arena stands still to bind her to her current position破釜沉舟, as the referee signals that the winner is her enemy after 10 counts.
"Ya ready?" Jose whispers behind me破釜沉舟, as my fur stands up straight and my snout freezes in fear.
"Yeah破釜沉舟, yeah破釜沉舟, I am." I mutter.
He sizes my body up and down破釜沉舟, leans in破釜沉舟, and takes a whiff of me.
"Yain't look fine. Yain't smell fine. Nerv'us?" he says.
"Very." He leans in to give me a hug破釜沉舟, but I don't— I don't— I don't— and he lets go. He looks at me with sadness in his eyes.
"Dress up破釜沉舟, and prep for the match." I try walking towards my locker破釜沉舟, but my chest tightens and I collapse on Jose.
"What if I can't do it? What if I trip out there? The competition only rolls around ever 2 cycles破釜沉舟, and I don't know if—" "Calm. Deep breaths." he says while rubbing my horns.
Inhale破釜沉舟, hold破釜沉舟, exhale. Inhale破釜沉舟, hold破釜沉舟, exhale.
"Yain't forget ya training now破釜沉舟, 'ill ya?" "Yeah…" "Keep that in mind 'ile fighting. Experience nat're 'round ya and destr'y them. Did that training ruin ya senses?" "No… no it didn't…" "Ya better than this." "…can we have a sparring match? Just for old-times sake?" Jose looks at the water mirror破釜沉舟, seeing that the next match is in the afternoon.
"Sure." "Can I have a request?" "Yep." "Please go all out. Fight until you make my body hurt." "Ya sure 'bout that? Ya match's near." "Please." I look at him directly in his cerulean— cerulean— cerulean eyes "Fine破釜沉舟, fine. Yain't blame me if ya hurt." The sparring arena this time was a small clearing in the nearby bamboo forest; the wind around it whistling through the bamboo grove as the earth withstands the weight of my hooves pounding against the earth as Jose hops on towards the clearing.
"Any rules?" I yell at him.
"Nah." he replies back.
We reach the clearing破釜沉舟, me wearing a ceremonial robe破釜沉舟, a sturdy staff made from ivory破釜沉舟, and nerves running up and down my furred back. The last time I had a no-holds fight with Jose was when I begged him to accept me as his student破釜沉舟, and I needed a few sunrises to recover from that. Jose破釜沉舟, meanwhile破釜沉舟, is now covered in intricate tattoos破釜沉舟, his karambit being covered with both a deep shade of red and a brightly-coloured pigment.
"Tap ya staff if ya ready." he says.
I look around the arena破釜沉舟, taking note of the elements around me破釜沉舟, and with a might swing of my staff破釜沉舟, I hit the ground. A massive wall of earth forms around both of us as Jose blinks towards me. Predicting his position破釜沉舟, I swing the staff with one arm as I sign and slam my hooves on my sides to form earthen armor on my body. Jose sligtly hops back before my staff connects with his beak破釜沉舟, and he charges in as soon as I stop moving破釜沉舟, but I quickly sign to make an earthen slab on my hand as his karambit slices towards my snout. Using my body破釜沉舟, I sign for the earth to launch me with Jose stuck on me破釜沉舟, planning to slam him in the wall破釜沉舟, but Jose manages to remove the karambit and somersaults out of the way破釜沉舟, towards my exposed back破釜沉舟, and charges in破釜沉舟, managing to pinprick me with his karambit. I swing around to intercept him破釜沉舟, but he somersaults again破釜沉舟, hops back破釜沉舟, and charges in towards me破釜沉舟, aiming for my shoulders. I stop破釜沉舟, close my eyes破釜沉舟, and try to listen for his approach.
A whistle to my slight left.
I slam my ivory stick at that direction破釜沉舟, and I hear a small破釜沉舟, metallic object bounce off my stick before a slight crack. I turn around to see Jose from a distance away again破釜沉舟, but this time his beak is slightly crooked. I sniff the liquid that Jose has applied to my back. My shoulders slightly seize up.
It has an electrifying smell.
I'm on a timer.
I see Jose carving another large破釜沉舟, intricate tattoo on his left wing. I sign to make an earthen spear破釜沉舟, and throws it at him. Although the spear manages to hit Jose in the left wing破釜沉舟, I was unable to prevent him from finishing the tattoo破釜沉舟, and the consequences are immediately felt as I feel immense pain in my stomach as Jose manages to rush in and stab me with his karambit. He hops back破釜沉舟, repositions his karambit破釜沉舟, and prepares to charge in for multiple quick slashes to my eyes. Closing my eyes破釜沉舟, I whisper to the elements to help me slow down Jose破釜沉舟, and my wishes are answered as I sign to make yet another layer of earthen armor破釜沉舟, and Jose's karambit does not manage to slash my face in half. However破釜沉舟, I am left without vision破釜沉舟, as the earth armor completely blocks out my eyes.
I have to rely on my senses.
I grab for my ivory staff破釜沉舟, and sit in a lotus position on the arena. I cannot see Jose right now破釜沉舟, but I am willing to bet he is currently looking at me weirdly for stopping in the middle of a fight破釜沉舟, but I still try to sense him out. I sign for the earth to be my ears instead — slabs of earth connect my ears to the ground. I hear claw-like footsteps on my front破釜沉舟, and I swing my ivory staff at the source of the sound.
I hear a light crack破釜沉舟, then small hops away from me.
Still unable to see破釜沉舟, sitting in a lotus position破釜沉舟, I feel strong wind destroy my earthen ears.
Jose is getting desparate. My shoulders are painful to move now破釜沉舟, and I feel the timer for how long I can last in this fight slowly edging towards another loss. I cannot use the ivory staff at all破釜沉舟, but I reckon that Jose cannot also use his karambit破釜沉舟, since his hops are a lot more frequent. I sign for the earth to give me my earthen ears back as they reattach to my horns破釜沉舟, and I can feel some small drips of blood as Jose carves a tattoo somewhere longer than he does normally.
He's charging up for a massive attack. I can't move my shoulders.
I lie down on the ground破釜沉舟, to hear more from the earth. I sign for the earth to give me strong feet as I feel 3 claw-like hops on the grounds. I smell the scent of mint nearby. I feel something get stuck on my feet破釜沉舟, and I quickly sign the earth to propell me against any wall. The earth binds my arms破釜沉舟,shoulders破釜沉舟, and back as I get propelled towards the arena. My earthen constructions are slowly collapsing破釜沉舟, as I feel a massive crack on my feet as I pass out from the paralytic.
"Ey. Ey." a small破釜沉舟, bird-like voice chirps at me. "Get up." I open my eyes to the arena破釜沉舟, still on the ground. The armor covering my eyes have been destroyed破釜沉舟, but I am still binded in a cross-like position. Jose stands in front of me破釜沉舟, carving yet more healing tattoos on both me and him. His beak is severely crooked破釜沉舟, and his wings are as limp as a fish.
"Nice j'b." he winces as the muscles and bones reform under his feathers.
"But I lost." "Ya. Did. N't." he says as he jabs me with his karambit. "Had t' use a recent carving I made. That b'x and l'nch tech? Genius." "…thanks? I learned that from hunting—" I pause.
"Told ya." I unbind myself from the earth破釜沉舟, as searing pain soars throughout my body.
"Ain't g'nna 'eal ya here." he says破釜沉舟, carving another tattoo in my body. I feel my entire body get lighter破釜沉舟, and I feel myself get carried by Jose.
"Let's run back. Friend in village can 'eal ya better." "Jose破釜沉舟, after the competition破釜沉舟, do you think we can go hunting again?" He stares at me.
"Yeah破釜沉舟, sure." Addendum — SCP-8451: On [DATATYPE ERROR]破釜沉舟, 99% of the Foundation's BZ Hominid Replicators mysteriously failed. Theories for the failure include破釜沉舟, but are not limited to the following: Routine maintenance failure Indirect sabotage by the Foundation Direct sabotage by extremist groups.
Total electrical grid failure This was quickly followed up by an XK-Class "End-of-the-World" Scenario破釜沉舟, causing the majority of Foundation personnel to believe that these two events are interrelated. In addition to the destruction of the BZ Hominid Replicators破釜沉舟, the database storing the genetic data of Homo sapiens within the Foundation was also corrupted during the XK- Class Scenario破釜沉舟, necessitating the remaining BZ Hominid Replicators to use data from other animal species to reconstruct hominid features.
As this consitutes a severe breach of normalcy破釜沉舟, the Foundation破釜沉舟, post XK-Class Scenario破釜沉舟, now referred to as the First Cycle破釜沉舟, in the interrim period between the total collapse of consensus reality pre-First Cycle and reality being semi-restored post-First Cycle破釜沉舟, created SCP-8451 as a final solution to the corrupted hominids being produced by the remaining BZ Hominid Replicators. The creation of SCP-8451 is part of a larger plan to eventually establish normalcy within the world破釜沉舟, and as such is designed to run for as long as there are non-hominids present.
SCP-8451 is designed to extract the hominid features of a semi-hominid and use statistical analysis of past Homo sapiens to approximate the human features that the hominid is missing. SCP-8451 then reconstructs the Homo sapiens body through the biological printer module破釜沉舟, and using the brain scanning module破釜沉舟, copy all the memories of the non-hominid instance to the new Homo sapiens body破釜沉舟, while the non-hominid body's materials are used to repair SCP-8451. This new Homo sapiens body is then stored in an exclusive city that approximates society pre-First Cycle. Before the memories of the non-hominid are transferred in the body of the hominid破釜沉舟, however破釜沉舟, various non-pre-First Cycle portions of the memory are filtered out. Evidence of Veiled activities破釜沉舟, including but not limited to thaumaturgy破釜沉舟, are replaced with non-Veiled equivalents破釜沉舟, to ensure separation between Veiled and non-Veiled knowledge.
As he patches up my injuries破釜沉舟, making my horns look good as new破釜沉舟, and as the announcer gives me my backstory破釜沉舟, he looks at my furry back破釜沉舟, and etches a large破釜沉舟, sprawling tattoo on my back. He fishes out the good-luck charm破釜沉舟, now with buck sinew threaded on it to form a necklace破釜沉舟, and places it around my horns.
• • • • "Blessing破釜沉舟, champ." he murmurs.
"Is there anything wrong?" I ask him. His eyes pierce me破釜沉舟, then he turns away.
"Nah. Just… thinking 'bout the journey. Break a leg there破釜沉舟, yeah?" "I won't破釜沉舟, but thank you for the sentiment." I place my hooves on his shoulders. He flinches. I pull him into a bear hug破釜沉舟, and turn around to go to the arena. My chest is a little bit wet.
I confront my enemy — the single obstacle that threatens my championship: Tszeh Ta- Si. He is an ice elementalist破釜沉舟, with reddish-eyes破釜沉舟, blindingly white fur破釜沉舟, and ears as large as his head. He is meditating on a puddle of water破釜沉舟, and his ears swivel to acknowledge my presence. I bow towards him破釜沉舟, and his eyes open破釜沉舟, his red glare assessing my body. He bows to me as well破釜沉舟, and as the gong echos throughout the arena破釜沉舟, I sign for the earth to give me armor as I charge in with my ivory staff to hit him on his arms. He破釜沉舟, too破釜沉舟, makes a sign to the water破釜沉舟, and an arm grows from his back to block my staff. Anticipating the block破釜沉舟, I crouch and sweep him off his feet破釜沉舟, but he signs to the water破釜沉舟, and his hare legs extend to land on the ground safely.
He signs again破釜沉舟, slams his hands in the water破釜沉舟, and he grows two more arms to hit me. I sign for the earth to form a wall破釜沉舟, but the earth absorbed enough water that it does not listen to my command破釜沉舟, and I get knocked back by his arms. I try to play more defensively破釜沉舟, setting up a wall in front of me破釜沉舟, but Ta-Si signs once more破釜沉舟, and I look up to see him jump high up and kick my chest. I manage to block it with my ivory staff破釜沉舟, before grabbing him and throwing him across the arena. He破釜沉舟, however破釜沉舟, uses the momentum to ricochet across me and hit me in the head.
My head rings as I see him hop back破釜沉舟, dispose one of his arms破釜沉舟, and sign to the water to augment one of his legs. I sign for the earth to give me even more armor — the earth complies this time破釜沉舟, and wraps my body in large clumps of earth. Ta-Si破釜沉舟, meanwhile破釜沉舟, has signed for the water to give him a jump boost破釜沉舟, and is about to crash into my head again.
I quickly sign for the earth to give me a rock破釜沉舟, and I throw it at him. Just a few hooves before his legs connect破釜沉舟, the rock hits.
He collapses from the air破釜沉舟, and I take the time to check him out. He seems to be using the water around as an augment — to win this match破釜沉舟, I have to control not only my hits破釜沉舟, as he can just summon mor— A blurry破釜沉舟, white figure slams into my body.
I get knocked to the walls of the arena破釜沉舟, and I try to get up破釜沉舟, but I slip on the water破釜沉舟, and Ta- Si manages to hit my legs again before hopping back.
I try to stand破釜沉舟, signing for the earth to support me. I sense little pitter-patters on the ground破釜沉舟, and I swing my ivory staff hard at the direction. A loud crack is heard across the arena破釜沉舟, and I manage to orient myself well enough to see Ta-Si bleeding from one of his feet破釜沉舟, blood mixing with the water underneath his paws.
He signs for the water to diffuse the bleeding破釜沉舟, and signs again to ask the water to give him speed. I sign for another earthen wall to be built in front of me破釜沉舟, and the wall does form in front of me破釜沉舟, but he runs up the wall破釜沉舟, signs for 2 more arms破釜沉舟, and manages to pummel my snout before somersaulting behind my back.
He aims himself破釜沉舟, prepping for another hit and run. I sign for another earthen wall to my back破釜沉舟, dodging to my right to anticipate the hit破釜沉舟, but he manages to pummel me with one of his arms破釜沉舟, before somersaulting again and prepping for another hit-and-run. This time破釜沉舟, I create another earthen wall to me left破釜沉舟, and my horns take the beating from his arms as he prepares his final hit-and-run破釜沉舟, before closing in for the win.
He has fallen in my trap.
I wait for him to charge in破釜沉舟, pretending I am disoriented from his hits.
He signs for the water to give him speed破釜沉舟, and as he is a few feet away from me破釜沉舟, I sign for an earthen wall to my right. As the wall rises破釜沉舟, I sign for the earth to launch me across the arena. An earthquake disrupts Ta-Si's running as I get launched across the arena破釜沉舟, as I sign for more earth to bury him in the box. Finally破釜沉舟, as I land on the wall破釜沉舟, I sign for the earth to launch me back to the box破釜沉舟, and I swing my ivory staff as hard as I can.
I first connect with soft mud and hard earth破釜沉舟, then a loud crack破釜沉舟, then I feel fur on the end of my ivory stick破釜沉舟, but I also feel a massive force of muscle and water punch my chest multiple times.
Ta-Si has managed to anticipate my hit.
The gong sounds again.
Time is almost up.
I reel back from the assault破釜沉舟, and I adjust myself as I see Ta-Si sign for the water to cut himself and bleed all over spreading the water thin across the arena floor. He performs sign after sign破釜沉舟, and I feel the earth beneath me weft and warp.
My blood runs cold.
I immediately sit in the lotus position.
I close my eyes. I sign for the earth破釜沉舟, commanding it to be my body and my senses. The earth encloses my eyes破釜沉舟, ears破釜沉舟, snout破釜沉舟, and horns.
I sense massive movements of water mixing amongst earth. I feel the pitter-patter of Ta- Si's paws as he performs an intricate full-body sign.
He plans to flood me with water.
I desperately sign the earth to be under my command破釜沉舟, and as I feel Ta-Si stop moving破釜沉舟, I unleash my attack.
I summon great pillars of spiked earth破釜沉舟, jutting out of the ground破釜沉舟, while making the ground as smooth as obsidian.
I will hunt him like a wild hare破釜沉舟, with the earth as my whiskers.
I sense him approach me破釜沉舟, with the massive weight of water rushing under the ground following alongside him.
I wait for him to be closer.
I feel a tiny drop of water破釜沉舟, then a rain.
As I sense a massive force of wind approach me破釜沉舟, I stand up. I hold my ivory staff破釜沉舟, then the good-luck charm破釜沉舟, and beg for the earth to collapse all around Ta-Si and me while slamming it in where I think Ta-Si is.
A massive crack in the earth sprints towards Ta-Si as an equally strong amount of water and blood slams against my body破釜沉舟, and I sign for the earth to strengthen my hold on this earth.
Ta-Si破釜沉舟, meanwhile破釜沉舟, has also signed for the water to keep him standing破釜沉舟, and is signing again for another flood of water to drown me in.
I sign for the earth for a final request — a simple hunting spear.
The earth complies.
I disrobe myself破釜沉舟, arch my back破釜沉舟, and aim for Ta-Si's head.
I pray to the good-luck charm破釜沉舟, and I throw as hard as I can.
Ta-Si notices too late the sharp破釜沉舟, solid rock hitting his head.
A massive flood of water collapses on my body as the gong sounds three times.
I have won.
Jose immediately rushes to me破釜沉舟, carving a tattoo on me破釜沉舟, and carries me away to the championship room.
He holds my hooves.
His wings trace down my back.
"Ya d'ne it破釜沉舟, champ. Ya d'ne it." he mutters.
"I-I did破釜沉舟, I did." I'm led by him down a blinding hallway破釜沉舟, the texture of the floor being a odd破釜沉舟, glass-like substance that morphs under my step. Leaning on his body破釜沉舟, limping along the walls破釜沉舟, and eyes blurry from happiness破釜沉舟, I try to control my breathing.
"W-we can set that dojo up that we've always talked about破釜沉舟, Jose." "Ya破釜沉舟, that's g'nna be 'uge破釜沉舟, and beautif'l." He leads me to the championship room. On the center is a massive throne破釜沉舟, wrapped in strings and obsidian walls.
"Sit here. Rest f'r me破釜沉舟, right champ? This'll make that b'dy ya l've." he mutters.
"Thanks… Jose破釜沉舟, are you okay?" He looks at my chest破釜沉舟, then at my face破釜沉舟, before looking away.
"S'rry." "For what? Thanks to you破釜沉舟, I'm champion now!" "S'rry fer aint training ya nuff." "Hey破釜沉舟, lets go hunting in the Obsidian Forest after the body transfer破釜沉舟, okay?" "Yeah." He binds me to the chair破釜沉舟, with large破釜沉舟, leather straps.
"Haha破釜沉舟, this time I'll be the one chasing the prey破釜沉舟, while you're the one trapping them." He steps into the next room破釜沉舟, and returns with a glass of water and a small capsule.
"Drink this. This'll 'elp ya soul 'eal faster." "Faster than your tattoos?" "Yeah." I drink the glass of water and the capsule. Jose moves beside me破釜沉舟, placing his karambit against the arm chair.
"I l've you Choan." "I love you too." I feel sleepy. I close my eyes. I hear the whir of a great machine around me.
I feel Jose pull out his karambit and— and and and and and and and— [SCP-8451 ACTIVATION CODE "iloveyou" DETECTED.] [PROPER CREDENTIALS. USER D-1O53MN7113N DETECTED] [COMMENCING BODY-SOUL TRANSFER.] [TRANSFER AT 5%. TRANSFER AT 10%. TRANSFER AT 25%.] [PAUSING BODY-SOUL TRANSFER. VEILED PROTOCOL ACTIVATED.] [TRANSFER AT 35%. TRANSFER AT 55%. TRANSFER AT 75%.] [MEMORY LOGS BACKED UP] [TRANSFER AT 95%. TRANSFER AT 99%. TRANSFER COMPLETE.] —and I wake up破釜沉舟, sitting on a massive chair wrapped in wires破釜沉舟, with a file in front of me.
…who am I again?
I pick up the file in front of me.
It tells me my name is John Hunter.
I turn around to see my surroundings破釜沉舟, but I am surrounded by the chair and a bouquet of wires. In front of me is a mirror破釜沉舟, showing my lithe破釜沉舟, hairless破釜沉舟, sinewy body. My lithe破釜沉舟, hairless破釜沉舟, sinewy human body.
I hear a door open破釜沉舟, and a… mascot? Animal? Whatever it is破釜沉舟, it stares at me with its creepy破釜沉舟, cerulean eyes for a long破釜沉舟, long time.
It coughs.
"Um." "Excuse me. Who are you?" "'ello破釜沉舟, Ch— J'hn. Called D-1O53MN7113N. Call me J'se. Ere's all ya need t' learn 'bout the w'rld." [MEMORY REPLAY OVER. ] [USER D-1053MN7113N HAS REPLAYED THIS MEMORY 23 TIMES.] [PLEASE INFORM YOUR HCML SUPERVISOR OF POTENTIAL MISUSE OF MEMORY REPLAY] « SCP-8450 | SCP-8451 | SCP-8452 » ‡ Licensing / Citation Cite this page as: "SCP-8451" by basirskipreader破釜沉舟, from the SCP Wiki. Source: https:// scpwiki.com/scp-8451. Licensed under CC-BY-SA.
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