Re: KTO-7890-Valentinus

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|| **CC:** Operation Irenaeus ||
|| From: ##blue|DBAnna@PHYSICSDiv.goc##||

Undersecretary Al-Fine

We request an Immediate increase in funding and resources for all units in Operation Irenause.

Our estimations of the size and the number of personnel under the command of KTO-7890-Valentinus have been proven wrong. We are currently unable to attest the manpower of enemy forces, but we suspect it to be in the thousands. We request all members of, as well as phenomena related to, KTO-7890-Valentinus to be upgraded to Response Level 4 threats.

For further information, please consult the attached files

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KTO[[footnote]] Known Threat Organisation[[/footnote]]-7890-Valentinus[http://scp-int.wikidot.com/sarkicism-hub  "Sarkic Church"][[footnote]] Also known as "Nälkä", Pan-Nälkä Congress and Sarkicism[[/footnote]] is an international millenarian religious movement of currently unknown origin and size, but presumed to be at least over 2500 individuals. The modification of organic material and the worship of a deity responsible for creation and destruction appear to be the main focus of the religion. All available evidence points towards it being composed of solely Type Yellow, Type Red and Type White humanoids. Members of KTO-7890-Valentinus are actively hostile towards operatives of the Global Occult Coalition and associated organizations.

**Structure:** The exact structure of KTO-7890-Valentinus is currently unknown, but presumed to be hierarchical. At least two positions of power are known to be recognized by its members, those being "Karcist" and "Ozi̮rmok". The former appears to correspond to Archbishops in the Catholic hierarchy, while the latter presumably denotes the movement's current leader.

**Resources:** Members of KTO-7890-Valentinus appear to be spread across both rural and urban areas around the world, with some holding secular positions of power. These include multiple pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies. The current economic and millitary power of KTO-7890-Valentinus is presumed to rival other KTO's, including KTO-0001-Bellfather.

**Standing Orders:** Members of KTO-7890-Valentinus are to be sought out and neutralized on sight. Due to the self-termination of past prisoners, attempts at apprehending living members have been rendered futile. Negotiations with KTO-7890-Valentinus operatives are forbidden.

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**Interviewer:** Adrian Boehm
**Interviewee:** Michael Smith [[footnote]] A former terrorist and member of LTO-6543-Tesla "Church of the Broken God", in coalition custody since the start of the offensive operations against remnants of LTO-6543-Tesla in the United Kingdom[[/footnote]]
**Foreword:** The following interview was conducted following a failed infiltration by a member of KTO-7890-Valentinus by the name of Eldar Abdullayev. The member attempted to breach into a GOC facility, claiming to be looking to negotiate an alliance between KTO-7890-Valentinus and the Global Occult Coalition. The hostile self-terminated following apprehension and attempts at advanced interrogation. A tattoo on his body, containing a spiral symbols, was found to match a symbol labelled a "forbidden sigil" in the Maxwellist Book of Horrors, a piece of scripture recovered from an LTO-6543-Tesla member's hard drive.

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//[Adrian Boehm enters the interrogation room, carrying a glass of water and a file of documents. Michael Smith is seen staring at a wall, motionless]//

**Adrian Boehm:** Good evening, Mr. Smith! It's been a while since we've last talk, hasn't it?

//[Smith audibly sighs]//

**Michael Smith:** What do you want from me again?

**Adrian Boehm:** Oh, just a friendly chat, really. I was actually curious how-

**Michael Smith:** Specifics.

//[Boehm places the file on the table and opens it on the first page, showing the photo of the deceased body of Eldar Abdullayev]//

**Adrian Boehm:** Very well. This symbol, we've seen it in your scripture. Can you tell us what it means? We've had this man approach us, claim he was from..."Nälkä for a New Millenium", then proceed to kill himself when we tried to extract information from him. Really strange man, I have to say.

//[Smith looks at the file, then at Boehm. He is seen to be visibly agitated. He shakes his head]//

**Michael Smith:** No, you...you don't know what you are dealing with!

**Adrian Boehm:** Then please, enlighten us.

**Michael Smith:** These...heathens, they are flesh worshippers. Our church has upheld our sacred duty of weeding them out, and when you declared war on us, you took their side! MEKHANE, please give me the stren-

**Adrian Boehm:** I assure you, we didn't take anyone's side. But that is neither here nor there. Are you saying they are a religious movement, like yours? How many are there of them?

**Michael Smith:** I don't know, a few hundred. And no, they are something else. They follow the god of the Flesh, they want to bring destruction to this world and recreate it in its image. We have to stop them! You have to-

**Adrian Boehm:** Alright, thank you, Mr. Smith. I believe that is all I needed to know. I assure you, we'll use this knowledge accordingly

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The following document is a complete list of all attacks[[footnote]] As of 22/08/2022[[/footnote]] by KTO-7890-Valentinus which have resulted in one or more Coalition casualties. A list of casualties has been attached at the end of each file.
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[[tab 05/02/2021]]
Shortly following interview AE-5935, the PNEUMA Division-Siberian Command was informed of a group of villages housing a group of anomalous humanoids. At that time, the Coalition was not yet aware of KTO-7890-Valentinus. A plan was drafted to relocate the villagers into CT-1361-Carter. A negotiator was sent on 04/02/2021 to inform the community of the plan and establish a timeline for the evacuation. Shortly following their arrival, an argument broke out. A sample of the conversation's transcript can be viewed below.

> **Negotiator:** I am telling you, there is nothing I ca-
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> **Unidentified female:** Tsars didn't exile us, Khrushchev didn't exile us, and who are you now?
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> **Negotiator:** Ma'am, I am sorry-
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> **Unidentified male:** One more word and I will pull your guts out of your mouth, you goat[[footnote]] Common Russian insult[[/footnote]]!

Following this interaction, the negotiator exited the village, being unable to establish a relation with neither the locals nor find a community leader. As they were leaving, contact with them was suddenly lost. A surveillance drone was sent to the village the next day, spotting a group of men burying a bloody corpse. Following this attack, the villages were designated as hostile actors and swiftly neutralized using [https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/collective-punishment incendiary weapons].
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[[tab 19/12/2021]]

**UNCONFIRMED INCIDENT**

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In the months leading to the incident, 4 members of Assessment Team 721 "Lazy Wolf" were dispatched to UTE-5936-Moor "La Rue Macabre"[[footnote]] A pocket dimension composed of a single settlement and an marshland of undetermined size. Suspected to house multiple Threat Entities[[/footnote]]. During their investigation, the team was able to uncover a [https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/the-mekhanics-of-la-rue-part-one previously unknown sect of LTO-6543-Tesla], as well as religious group calling themselves "Äkum'nälkä". Members of the sect appeared to have vacated UTE-5936-Moor "La Rue Macabre" in the weeks prior to the team's arrival. It is now suspected that the cult was a regional branch of KTO-7890-Valentinus.

All contact with the team was suddenly lost on 19/12/2021, leading to an investigation by members of Assessment Team 712 "Dispatchers". Attempts were made to interview inhabitants of UTE-5936-Moor under the guise of anomalous journalism. All interviewed claimed the team was killed by alligators while venturing into the swamp surrounding the town [[footnote]] The existence of a civilization of anthropomorphic alligators called "Gatormen" has been rumoured to exist in the swamp compromising most of the pocket dimension[[/footnote]]. The team's base of operations was found to have been demolished. No bodies have been recovered.

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[[tab 24/02/2022]]

Daniel Acart, age 68, served as Senior Officer of the PHYSICS Division's Eastern European command. On 24/02/2022, he was visiting members of his family when he was kidnapped by two assailants, identified as members of KTO-7890-Valentinus. The timeline of the kidnapping can be viewed below.

> **2043:** Senior Officer Acart is seen exiting the apartment belonging to his daughter, Angela Acart. He appears to be agitated. Statements from Angela Acart indicate the two had an argument regarding her father's smoking habits.
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> **2045:** A neighborhood camera records Senior Officer Acart searching through his coat, before shaking his head and looking around the area. He proceeds out of the frame
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> **2051:** The camera of a nearby convinience store records Senior Officer Acart entering it, followed by two men wearing black hoodies. Senior Officer Acart purchases a pack of cigarettes.
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> **2052:** One of the men trips towards Senior Officer Acart, making both of them fall down. He is seen apologizing, before helping him up. During questioning, the cashier reported that the man was squeezing Senior Officer Acart's right hand "like a lemon".
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> **2053:** Senior Officer Acart exits the store. One of the men reaches for a product on the shelves, revealing a tattoo on his hand resembling a sigil commonly used by KTO-7890-Valentinus
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> **2056:** The two men exit the store, having purchased a single beer and a bag of chips using cash. They start walking towards Senior Officer Acart, who is attempting to light a cigarette. He is visibly struggling, with his right hand shaking.
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> **2108:**  Senior Officer Acart is briefly recorded by a street camera as he walks backwards, holding a pistol with his left hand[[footnote]] Senior Officer Acart was right-handed[[/footnote]]. He is seen walking with a visible limp. His mouth is open, likely yelling something
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> **2110:** The sound of gunshots is recorded by a local civillian after they heard sounds of commotion outside their window. It is followed by the sound of a car rapidly accelerating.
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> **2011** A black van is recorded rapidly driving away from the area towards which Senior Officer Acart was last seen walking. The license plate of the vehicle could not be discerned.

The fate of Daniel Acart is currently unknown. No ransom demands have been made, nor has a body been found.

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[[tab 13/06/2022]]

Following the previous incident, KTO-7890-Valentinus had been raised to a collective threat level of 3, designating all its operatives and associated Parathreats and immediate dangers to normalcy. Coalition Outpost #43, staffed primarily by members of the PNEUMA and PTOLEMY divisions, was tasked with research regarding the Threat Organization and findings possible ways of infiltration. Operation Irenaeus was founded shortly after, with the goal of infiltration and eventual destruction of the Threat Organization.

In the week leading up to the incident, janitorial personnel reported the smell of rotting flesh, in addition to hearing chanting coming from locked rooms during the night shifts. At the same time, multiple other staff members were spotted with injuries they were unable to explain, including missing small chunks of skin and muscle tissue. All injuries were found to be stitched or otherwise showed signs of tending to shortly after they were sustained.

The following message was received by the Regional Coalition Headquarters on 13/06/2022 at 22:57.

> Can anyone hear me? My name's Maria //[5 second pause]// Maria Roth. Field agent, detective... We need assistance. A strike team at the very least! Oh, right... We were called for the meeting, one of the team leaders said they had a breakthrough, and then...and then everything went to shit. I enter and one of the guards were just... Flayed out on the table, his guts are still moving. There were these symbols, they must be from Valentinus, drawn across the floors and walls showing eyes and snakes and... A few of us were torn apart right there and then. We started shooting that thing and it stopped moving, but there were more of them. Don't think they were people... Fuck, they infiltrated us, [https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/scp-2075 and we didn't even know]... I think the command's dead. I've locked myself in here, but I heard some squeaks coming from the vents. Fuck... Please send someone, I don't know how many are still alive out there.

The site was stormed by Strike Team-0984 "Cleaning Crew" half an hour later. The Strike Team suffered 10 casualities, including 7 dead. Out of 83 personnel present at the site during the attack, only 24 survived, 9 of them seriously injured. Most electronics were found to be destroyed beyond recovery, leading to the destruction of the majority of data on KTO-7890-Valentinus that had not been saved to an external server.

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[[tab 20/08/2022]]

Starting on 09/08/2022, reports of fur-covered, humanoid entities surfaced, centered around the forests of the Aisne Department, France. Rumours of lycanthropic entities have been previously spread around the area, beginning shortly after the end of the First World War. While investigation into the area had been considered in the past, the lack of evidence pointing towards parathreats in the area, in addition to shortage of resources, led to proposals for any such operations being dismissed.

After multiple photos and recordings of unidentified figures have emerged from the area, the 5 person Strike Team-0384 "Good Boys" was sent to terminate or apprehend any lycanthropic entities present.

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> **"Crow":** Mission update, we have made our way 5 kilometers into the forest. No signs of parathreats so far, only mundane animal tracks. How's the drone looking, Badger?
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> **"Badger":** No unusual heat signatures, save for us, either.
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> **"Crow":** Copy that.
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> **"Peacock":** Got somethin', chief. Weird symbols, carved on the tree. Anyone got the scanner?
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> //[Agent "Grasshopper" approaches Agent "Peacock", carrying a scanner with built in access to the Global Occult Coalition Parathreat Database. A circle containing a humanoid skull with a single eye and husks is seen carved into an overturned log]//
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> **"Grasshopper":** One moment, it need a second to-oh. Crow, I think you want to see this
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> //[Agent "Crow" approaches the two team mebers and look at the scanning device]//
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> **"Crow":** Valentinus...but what do they have to do with Lycanthropes? Command, do you copy? We have...possibly located traces of a Threat Organization. We're not sure if they are responsible for the
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> **"Badger":** Two humanoid figures, to our north, rapidly approaching!
>
> //[The team switches the safety on their firearms off and looks in the direction of the approaching humanoids. Two figures are seen in the distance, running in between trees]//
>
> **"Crow":** Don't step any closer! Hands up, or we will shoot!
>
> //[The team repeatedly shouts it into the treeline, both in French and English, eliciting no response. Three shots are fired in the air by Agent Crow.]//
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> **"Badger":** Two more to our south now!
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> **"Grasshoper":** Where the fuck are they coming fro-
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> //[The team falls silent for a moment as sound of leaves falling and wood breaking can be heard. The ground under Agent Peacock collapses, resulting in him falling into a previously disguised tunnel. The sound of rapidly approaching footsteps is heard from his microphone]//
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> **"Peacock":** What...no, n-no, no!
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> //[Sounds of growling, gunshots and tearing flesh are heard coming from the tunnel as Agent Crow approaches it. His camera is able to record Agent Peacock's hands as he is dragged into the tunnel by an unseen assailant]//
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> **"Crow":** Command! We're requesting Immediate exfil. Unknown number of Parathreats in the area, at least 4. Team, open fire!
>
> //[As the humanoids approach, all members of the team fire towards them, scoring multiple direct hits on their bodies. They are able to be seen more clearly at this point, resembling post-transformation lycanthropes. Unusual for humans effected with lycanthropy, the silver bullets the team is firing seem to be doing little damage to their bodies, their wounds mending shortly after being injured]//
>
> **Unidentified Humanoid:** Weak, weak, weak!
>
> //[The humanoids circle around the team, getting closer every few seconds. Agent Crow's body camera records 8 visible at one time. The drone feed shows a group of over a dozen making its way towards the team]//
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> **"Crow":** Stand your ground! They want us to separate!
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> //[As Agent Crow yells, Agent Grosshopper looks towards him, allowing for a humanoid to pounce on his back. It begins biting at his shoulder, then neck. Agent Badger and Agent Crow fire at it, neutralizing it. Two humanoids approach them at this time, slashing across Agent Badger's face with its claws once before falling onto the ground. As its wounds start mending, the injured agent shoots it once in the head]//
>
> **"Badger":** Fucking hell...at least it didn't bite me-
>
> **"Crow:"** Doesn't matter, we've got to!
>
> //[The two surviving members launch grenades from under their rifle's barrels, causing the humanoids to scatter back. As no one is piloting the drone at this point, the feed only shows a tree on which it focused prior to the attack. Agents Crow and Badger are able to reach a nearby road, at which point the humanoids cease chasing them]//
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> //[END LOG]//
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I have been asked to provide a complete report on the latest battle against KTO-7890-Valentinus. Being the commanding officer of the Strike Team, I trust myself much more than my men to give you the unbiased facts of what had happened.

We arrived at entrance of the settlement at circa 1740, based on the intelligence provided from us by the local agents. The "Seŭlga", as that particular group of Valentinus members called themselves, had not erected any notable defenses at the entrance to their settlement. There were three, large wooden doors in total. As we later learned, all led to different structures in the community. Approaching them led to all of our electronic equipment shutting down, as we were previously informed would happen. Two squads stayed behind, guarding the side entrances, while we set up explosives and prepared to breach through the middle.

On the other side of the door we found a sort of plaza, devoid of life. Multiple stone structures were suddenly in our view, as well as a large complex of wooden, stone and organic buildings. We presume the  latter to be some sort of temple. At first, there was no sight of hostiles or autonomous biological material.

That is, until we made our way about halfway into it. Suddenly, we found ourselves under fire, both from bolt-action rifles, as well as arrows. One even embedded itself in my armour, though it thankfully stopped short of piercing my skin. Our team fell back, using trees and stone shrines strewn across the settlement as cover. We began to engage the enemy, who were shootings at us from the roofs.

We lost three men during the exchange. One was hit with an arrow to his thigh. Our medic was able to drag him into cover, but by that time, I saw him leaking out of the hole in his suit. No, I am not talking about just blood. He was moving for a while, too. Another one was fatally wounded while running between cover, while the last got shot when we were exchanging fire. Another got wounded, right in the thigh. This all lasted for around 4 minutes, then we stopped hearing return fire. Judging by how there was blood seeping down from at least one of the roofs, all the hostiles appeared to be either dead, injured or have fallen back.

It is at this point that we split into two teams. One went over to the houses to finish up whoever was left, the other to secure the temple. I was leading the second. Me and ten of my men made our way up the stairs, only to notice this...small crowd, gathered near a door. Well, door isn't a good name for it. It looked like a closed maw, covered in some clear, slimy material. The crowd was mostly adolescents, save for a few old women and men. There were two white men, really standing out from the rest. We fired and shot the one closest, right in his stomach. Some of the kids turned to us and yelled something. Child soldiers, clearly. Oh, and the injured one yelled something to the other. "Volya!", I believe.

Must have been a signal to attack, as right after, three men jump out of the bushes, right behind us. Spears in hand, yelling battle cries. All had those long, white spears with them. Probably made of bone, judging by what we know of these savages. One of my men was stabbed, other got hit over his head but the helmet saved him. The one they got started twitching and bleeding all over. We knew we couldn't do much for him. We neutralized all three, then quickly swept the area to confirm that none other remained. Once we were sure, we approached the temple again.

There wasn't anyone left near the maw by that time. We opted to throw grenades at it, we're still not sure if the damaged anything that was on the other side or not. We weren't able to get it to open during clearing operations, either. In any case, we started sweeping through the temple, after the other boys radioed in to tell us they have neutralized the remaining hostiles outside of. We told them to double check, then join us.

Once we regrouped, we moved through the remaining buildings. There were six of them, all filled with those weird symbols they put around everywhere. Paintings too. Some even had statues. I could recognize Buddha somewhere there, but the rest looked alien. In the literal sense of that word. We encountered only 4 hostiles there, two playing dead on the floor, another with his hands up in the air and trying to feign surrender. We finally reached the last building, at the back of the whole complex.

Inside, it looked more like a house than a place of prayer. A very spartan house, sure, but a house. There was a bed, a gas stove, some kind of shrine, there was even a table. More importantly, there a middle aged man in grey robes, sitting in the center of the structure, cross-legged and just staring at us while we breached inside. He seemed to be meditating, unfazed by the battle outside. I suspect he was a Karcist, or whatever the cultists call their priests. We swiftly neutralized him and saw him hit the ground. That's when all hell broke loose.

The corpse suddenly became bloated, then started spasming. We shot it again, in the head and chest, still nothing. Suddenly, it ripped apart, smearing this red-yellow mixture all over us. It ate through the outer layer of our suits, thankfully stopped about there. Same couldn't be said about our respirators, so we threw them off before they could melt onto our face. As we did, we noticed there was this...thick yellow fog, emerging from the corpse. When we exited the building to get away, it turned out all the bodies did the same. All 32 of them. Soon, we were all breathing these...well, I heard one of the eggheads call them spores.

As I type this from our quarantine facility, I still hear my people complaining about nightmares. Can't blame them. I am not saying we have "PTSD" or other made up crap like that, this was far from the worst thing we've seen. No, these nightmares seem...more vivid, specific. They show us what they want us to believe was everyday life at the settlement, then each dream ends with loud gunfire, screams and our bodies being torn apart by bullets. I assume that whatever we breathed in now forces us to view them.

It is my utmost recommendation that we increase our attacks against KTO-7890-Valentinus. These people are dangerous and willing to fight with any weapons they have, including by disinformation warfare. The faster we deal with them, the better.

//Mundus, Normalis//

Commander Julius Petrić
Strike Team-0984 "Cleaning Crew"
PHYSCIS Division
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The following text was found written on a piece of paper inside the temple of the KTO-7890-Valentinus compound. The uneven handwriting, as well as tears in the paper, suggest that it was written in a hurry shortly before or during the Global Occult Coalition's offensive. The author is currently unknown

> This is an official message from the Pan-Nälkä Congress to the Global Occult Coalition.
> 
> We have been preparing ourselves. We were aware another bloodbath was on its way, somewhere and at some point. We have been made aware this would happen shortly before, and we have decided to make sure you will never forget it. Because we won't.
> 
> Many have come after our people in the past. God worshippers, tyrants, witch burners, fascists. We have slaughtered them all.
> 
> This time won't be different. You will shoot us, you will murder us, but as long as a single follower of the Ozi̮rmok remains, we shall achieve our victory.
> 
> Especially now, as we have made some friends. Who do you think alerted us to your attack?
> 
> //May we meet again, under the pink skies//
> 
> //[https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/mundus-liberari Mundus, Liberari]//
> 
> PS: No. These dreams won't end :)

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