SCP-3125's true power had finally been revealed—and it drove the world into despair.
But even in the grip of this terror, a question remained.
Was SCP-3125 truly unstoppable?
Just then, more content appeared on the light screen.
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> [The Foundation possesses multiple proven technologies capable of capturing aggressive memetic complexes, but none of them are effective within SCP-3125's automated defense boundary.]
> [Fully understanding SCP-3125—building a complete mental model of it—causes it to perceive the observer. It then kills them. The exact mechanism is unknown but appears to include a partial physical response.]
> [Anyone who thinks in a similar way to the observer—teammates, colleagues, even family—will also be attacked.]
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Shock swept through the livestream.
> "Wait… you die just for understanding it?"
"Even your family could get attacked??"
"That's not just dangerous… that's evil."
The audience couldn't believe it. SCP-3125's properties weren't just harmful.
They were cruel. Unfair. Broken.
And it didn't stop there.
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> [This attack spreads like a web, wiping all knowledge of SCP-3125 and its effects from the minds of the world.]
> [The result is a kind of informational "paralysis," similar to mosquito saliva numbing the skin—allowing SCP-3125 to remain undetected until full manifestation.]
> [Foundation personnel who discover SCP-3125 can survive if they quickly use amnestics to erase all related knowledge.]
> [But outside the containment unit, even writing about SCP-3125 is considered a lethal cognitohazard.]
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S.H.I.E.L.D. Headquarters.
Nick Fury's expression turned grim.
"That explains why it stopped attacking Wheeler," he murmured. "She erased her memory with a Class B amnestic."
Natasha Romanoff nodded. "So as long as nobody knows about SCP-3125, it's harmless?"
Fury shook his head. "Only if it never enters reality. And you think that's likely?"
He stared at the screen, deep in thought.
"Its attacks aren't random. It wants to prevent humans from knowing it exists."
Everyone was beginning to understand the horrible truth.
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SCP-3125 is not a creature. It's a conceptual entity.
If you perceive it, even partially, you die.
The only way to survive…
Is to forget.
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Suddenly, another page appeared.
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> [SCP-3125 could be neutralized using a device proposed by Dr. Bartholomew Hughes: the Fictitious Amplifier.]
> [But building the device requires immense resources—and worse, the engineer must know what SCP-3125 is. That knowledge is fatal.]
> [There is no known method to stop SCP-3125 using only the tools in the containment unit.]
---
The livestream, which had been buzzing with chatter, fell completely silent.
The screen went still.
So there was a solution.
But no one could build it… because knowing what you were building would kill you.
The mood grew heavy.
Even the Foundation supervisors seemed frozen in place.
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James, however, looked calm.
He scrolled to the next file.
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> [Due to SCP-3125's defenses, almost all observation data has been lost. Even how the containment unit was built is a mystery.]
> [However, researchers over the years have smuggled helpful data into the unit. This includes Foundation archives, academic data, and public news collections.]
---
The scene sounded eerily familiar—exactly like what was happening now.
No one could even remember where Site-41 was.
The feeling of invisible gaps in their memory made the supervisors visibly uncomfortable.
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Supervisor Ten muttered, "If all of that is true… then all we need to do is find Site-41. All the data might still be there!"
Supervisor Two shook her head fiercely. "You're missing the point! Just perceiving SCP-3125 triggers its attack. Right now, not knowing is our safest option!"
James's voice rang out cold and clear:
"That's only safe if SCP-3125 never breaks through into reality."
The room fell quiet.
Because everyone knew—
It will.
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> [Most of the smuggled data is irrelevant, but analysis of patterns reveals the following:]
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Everyone leaned forward. This… this could be it.
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> 1. Though SCP-3125 hasn't fully manifested yet, its foreshocks can be detected by advanced memetic research systems.
> 2. Meme research has drastically declined in recent years.
> 3. In 2008, over 400 institutions were conducting research that could've led to SCP-3125's discovery. These included military, academic, and private groups, many affiliated with GOIs (Groups of Interest).
> 4. Every single one of these organizations has vanished. The only one left was the Foundation's Antimemetics Division.
> 5. No one remembers the others disappearing.
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The livestream exploded with reactions.
> "400+ research institutions?! ALL GONE?"
"This is horrifying… they just vanished?"
"The world is being silently erased!"
"How did we not notice until now???"
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S.H.I.E.L.D. Headquarters.
Nick Fury's heart skipped a beat.
He stared at the line:
"As of 2008, over 400 organizations..."
His blood ran cold.
"They were wiped out by SCP-3125…" he whispered.
---
And then, more data scrolled in.
The final, undeniable confirmation:
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> [All these groups were ultimately devoured by SCP-3125 after discovering it. This is the inevitable result of successful memetic research.]
> [The Antimemetics Division survived due to specialized training and preemptive amnestic use. But even that wasn't enough.]
> [In 2012, the division had over 4,000 members. By September 2015, only 125 remained.]
> [This number is expected to reach zero by year's end.]
> [Their global network has shrunk to one final location: Site-41.]
> [The original headquarters, Site-167, has disappeared from memory entirely—erased by SCP-3125's silencing effect.]
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The screen blinked.
And the entire Marvel Universe erupted.
> "WHAT?! It killed thousands without firing a bullet??"
"From 4,000 to ZERO in three years?"
"This is genocide via concept! A memory massacre!"
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Kamar-Taj.
The Ancient One stared in horror.
Her hands trembled.
"The silencing effect… wiped out the entire Antimemetics Division."
No bodies. No alarms. No records.
Just... erasure.
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S.H.I.E.L.D.
Natasha Romanoff leaned forward, whispering:
"It's like they never even existed."
And that's when it hit her—
This was SCP-3125's true power.
It didn't kill through violence or fear.
It erased you from concept. From memory. From existence.
---
Nick Fury, hardened veteran of war and espionage, clenched his fists.
He had faced gods. Aliens. Super soldiers.
But this?
He couldn't even see it.
And that was exactly why it was so terrifying.
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You couldn't shoot SCP-3125.
You couldn't trap it.
You couldn't even think about it.
Because once you did—
It was already too late.
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Back on the light screen, the supervisors had all go
ne quiet.
Nobody spoke.
The room felt heavy.
Oppressive.
Finally, one of them exhaled and muttered:
"So now we understand SCP-3125… but one question remains…"
He turned to James, voice low.
"What really happened to the Antimemetics Division?"
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And what happened at Site-41…?
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