Date: ██/██/20██
Initiating Event: Prolonged manifestation of SCP-8371 within the Sol System.
Scenario Classification: XK-610-Ω "End of Cosmic Order"
Preamble:
This log details the catastrophic events following the unprecedented and sustained manifestation of SCP-8371, designated "Stelliferous Requiem," and the subsequent collapse of baseline reality within the Sol system. This documentation is compiled from surviving data fragments, remote observation records, and the fragmented accounts of Foundation personnel who witnessed the initial stages of the event. It serves as a testament to the limitations of human understanding and the terrifying power of forces beyond our comprehension.
Phase 1: Premonition (T-minus 72 hours):
Global astronomical observatories, both Foundation-operated and civilian, detected a significant surge in anomalous energy signatures emanating from the vicinity of the Oort Cloud. These signatures were consistent with previous SCP-8371 manifestations but exhibited an unprecedented level of intensity and duration. Deep-space probes confirmed the presence of localized spacetime distortions, growing rapidly in both scale and magnitude.
The O5 Council convened an emergency session and, based on the projected trajectory and escalating intensity of the anomaly, declared a state of imminent XK-Class scenario. Protocol Omega-12 ("Celestial Sundown") was initiated, with the deployment of SRAs and the activation of global disinformation campaigns.
Phase 2: Ingress (T-minus 24 hours):
SCP-8371 manifested approximately 0.5 AU from the Sun, appearing as a region of intensely distorted space, visually resembling a miniature, highly energetic star. Unlike previous manifestations, SCP-8371 remained stable, its size and energy output increasing exponentially.
Solar observatories recorded extreme gravitational fluctuations affecting the orbits of inner planets. Mercury experienced significant orbital perturbation, with its perihelion shifting dramatically. Intense solar flares and coronal mass ejections erupted from the Sun's surface, impacting Earth's magnetosphere and causing widespread power outages and communication blackouts.
Phase 3: Unraveling (T-0):
SCP-8371 began emitting a series of high-energy pulses, each one accompanied by a wave of reality distortion that propagated outwards through the solar system. These waves altered fundamental constants and physical laws within their area of effect, creating zones of altered reality with unpredictable and often catastrophic consequences.
The first wave reached Earth at T+6 hours. Within the affected zone, the gravitational constant fluctuated wildly, causing widespread seismic activity and localized gravitational anomalies. Buildings crumbled, the oceans experienced massive tidal surges, and the atmosphere exhibited chaotic turbulence. In some areas, gravity reversed entirely, flinging objects and people into the upper atmosphere.
The second wave, significantly more intense, reached the Moon at T+8 hours. The Moon's internal structure destabilized, and it began to fragment under the influence of conflicting gravitational forces and altered physical laws. Within hours, the Moon was reduced to a ring of debris orbiting Earth.
Mars, impacted by the third wave at T+11 hours, underwent a radical transformation. Its atmosphere thickened rapidly, becoming a dense, toxic soup of exotic gases. The surface was reshaped by extreme geological activity, with vast canyons and towering mountains forming within minutes. Reports from Martian research outposts (before communication was lost) indicated the spontaneous emergence of bizarre, non-carbon-based life forms adapted to the altered environment.
Phase 4: Stelliferous Requiem (T+24 hours):
SCP-8371 reached peak intensity, its energy output exceeding that of a typical nova. The localized spacetime distortions surrounding it expanded to encompass the entire inner solar system.
Venus was engulfed by the expanding distortion field. Observation became impossible, but it is presumed that the planet was either consumed by SCP-8371 or subjected to a complete reality restructuring event, its fundamental nature altered beyond recognition.
Earth experienced a cascade of reality-altering effects. The sky became a swirling vortex of impossible colors, as the electromagnetic spectrum shifted and warped. Time flowed erratically, with some areas experiencing accelerated aging while others were trapped in temporal stasis. The very fabric of reality became malleable, with physical laws fluctuating wildly and unpredictably. Human physiology proved incompatible with these altered conditions, leading to widespread cellular disintegration, spontaneous mutation, and horrific transformations.
Phase 5: Echoes (T+72 hours):
The intensity of SCP-8371 began to wane, its energy output decreasing gradually. The spacetime distortions, while still present, stabilized at a new, albeit fundamentally altered, baseline. The inner solar system had been transformed into a chaotic realm governed by alien physics, unrecognizable from its previous state.
The remnants of Earth were a patchwork of distorted landscapes, where gravity fluctuated unpredictably, the laws of physics were inconsistent, and bizarre, alien ecosystems thrived. Human life, as we knew it, had been extinguished, replaced by mutated, unrecognizable forms adapted to the new reality.
The Sun, though still a luminous body, had been fundamentally altered. Its energy output shifted, radiating in previously unknown frequencies. Its gravitational influence was warped, affecting the orbits of the remaining planets in unpredictable ways.
Aftermath:
SCP-8371 eventually dissipated, leaving behind a solar system irrevocably transformed. The Foundation, decimated and scattered, was forced to adapt to the new reality. Scattered remnants of humanity, either through sheer luck or anomalous intervention, survived in isolated pockets, struggling to comprehend the altered world.
Addendum 8371-Omega-A: Final Transmission from O5-1:
"This is O5-1. If anyone receives this… it's over. We failed. SCP-8371… it wasn't just an anomaly. It was… a force of creation, or perhaps, de-creation. It rewrote the rules. Our reality… it's gone. We were wrong about so many things. The universe… it's not what we thought. There are forces… older, greater… and we are nothing to them. We tried to contain the uncontainable. We tried to understand the incomprehensible. And in the end… we were simply… unmade. This isn't an end... it is something else. I... I see the stars... they are singing..."