[Object Class: Apollyon] [Disruption Class: Ekhi] [Risk Class: Critical] [Special Containment Procedures]: SCP-5678 is to be monitored remotely via drones equipped with advanced imaging technology. All personnel are to maintain a minimum distance of 100 kilometers from SCP-5678's last known location. In the event SCP-5678 establishes a null-field, immediate evacuation of affected zones is to be enacted. No direct containment efforts are permitted due to the SCP's nature of reality manipulation and its effects on sentience and identity. [Description]: SCP-5678, designated "Born in the Dark", is a pistiphage that manifests as a formless entity of the void. It is a divine figure worshipped by the cult known as the "NightScythe Order". It has displayed capabilities that include the consumption of energy and matter in a 100-kilometer radius, rendering it a critical threat. SCP-5678 possesses two primary abilities: [Cascade], which creates an expanding null-field that annihilates all material constructs, and [Rend], which deconstructs entities on an ontological level, severing their connections to identity. SCP-5678 itself is typically inert and incapable of individual action, but any powerful enough "prayer" relating to destruction that it perceives is immediately reciprocated by causing said destruction. It is theorized that it does this both as a way to strengthen the faith of its followers and to expel "excess faith" to prevent [REDACTED]. [Discovery]: SCP-5678 was discovered after a series of unexplained disappearances in a remote region, classified as Zone 5678-Alpha. First contact was made during a reconnaissance mission by MTF Beta-19 "Vanguard." Personnel reported sudden atmospheric disturbances followed by complete annihilation of all objects within a ten-kilometer radius. Further exploration indicated the nature of SCP-5678 and its destructive capabilities. [Research Log 5678-Zeta]: - Date: 2021-04-15 - Researcher: Dr. ████ - Subject: SCP-5678 Interaction Trials - Summary: Initial trials indicate SCP-5678's energy-absorbing capabilities extend to living matter. All subjects exhibited rapid degradation and [DATA EXPUNGED] upon exposure. Further attempts to analyze its properties were met with failures, as all recording equipment was destroyed upon approach. [Addendum 5678-A]: Following the numerous containment breaches and increasing destruction rates, a red alert has been instituted for all research teams working with SCP-5678. [Back]: https://en.ai-battler.com/rule/708f2aeb-7be2-4609-8ca3-f0473b7b3570 [Next]: https://en.ai-battler.com/rule/f7e2de98-f358-419a-8916-a2ed9ae7eb7a