SCP-ZH-002

Item #: SCP-ZH-002

Object Class: Keter

Special Containment Procedures: The object is currently uncontained. When a sighting of the object occurs, Protocol MT. JADE shall be activated in conjunction with the Foundation's response procedures for natural disaster. The live data from the Central Weather Bureau of Taiwan should be closely followed. Further information on Protocol MT. JADE is restricted to Level 4 personnel. Personnel below Level 4 shall follow the Type IV and Type VII Anomalous Entity Response Protocols and notify the respective Security Director of the Site in the event of an encounter with the object.

Discrption: SCP-ZH-002 is an anomalous biological entity that demonstrates basic thaumaturgical abilities¹ and divine radiation². Morphologically, SCP-ZH-002 has been confirmed to possess thirteen physical features that match those of other native Taiwanese animals, including:

• The antlers of Formosan Shika Deers³
• The lower feet and hooves of Formosan Sambar Deers⁴
• The pectoral V-shaped white patch of Formosan Black Bears⁵
• The markings of Formosan Clouded Leopards⁶ and of Leopard Cats⁷.
• The Formosan Blue Magpies⁸'s feathers and male Mikado Pheasants⁹'s tail feathers, situated around the withers and the base of the rump.
• The scales of Formosan Pangolins¹⁰, situated round the rump and the ankles.
• The eyes of Formosan Macaques¹¹
• The ears of Formosan Flying Foxes¹²
• The tusks identitical to those of Formosan Wild Boars¹³
• The pattern of Formosan Landlocked Salmons¹⁴ seen at the flanks of the object and remain moist
• A cetacean tailbone, suspected to be from the the extinct Taiwan Rorquals¹⁵. Fanning out behind it are feathers of Mikado Pheasants
• The incisors of Formosan Wood Mice¹⁶
• Apart from a standard mammalian tongue, the oral cavity also contains six ophidian bifid tongues of undefined species

The object also features a roughly 30-cm-long blue translucent crystalline horn on its forehead, used to manifest thuamatugical abilities. The object's divine radiation fluctuates between 130 to 533 Akiva. It is currently classified as a natural divine entity.

Sighting records of SCP-ZH-002 have emerged intermittently throughout the history of Taiwan, and its documented appearances are frequently close to or coincide with major natural disasters in Taiwan. To date, the Foundation has retrieved multiple documents related to SCP-ZH-002 from various anomaly-related organizations across different colonial eras in Taiwan, indicating that the manifestations of SCP-ZH-002 may be highly correlated with natural disasters.

Addendum ZH-002-1: Excerpts of the Documents

[LEVEL 3 CLEARANCE REQUIRED]

Event: Circa the 17th Century. A suspected landslide event in Yujing, Tainan. Unknown casualties.
Document Source: Department of Anthropology
Excerpt: Scattered local documentation suggests that early Taivoan indigenous people¹⁷ possess knowledge of "a mystical creature with antlers and a sapphire tail," and mentioned a massive cliff collapse at the mouth of the Houku River¹⁸, causing casualties of tribesmen and forcing the Tapani Village¹⁹ to relocate to the current downtown of Yujing. At present, it has not been confirmed whether the unidentified entity is SCP-ZH-002, or if it was associated with the cliff collapse event.

Event: July 13, 1653, the Great Mattau Earthquake; 422 fatalities.
Document Source: Special Investigations Board, Dutch East India Company
Excerpt: "…It was estimated that dozens or more Company servants sustained hurts. Among the Mattau Village²⁰ and the Backloun Village²¹ arose a great lamentation. Our cannoneers beheld a strange creature, having deer horns, a multicolored hide, and beautiful feathers, upon a rock near the River Soulangh²², gazing upon us most fiercely with eyes of an ape, and thereafter it flew into the air and vanished. The pursuing party returned empty-handed. This report shall be dispatched to the Lords Council in Batavia²³ to guard against the hazard that a monster might likewise exist upon the island of Formosa²⁴.…"

Event: August 9, 1792, the Chiayi Earthquake; 617 fatalities.
Document Source: Chinese Abnormality Institute²⁵
Excerpt: "The Institute set forth on an early summer night, and at Dalivoe Village²⁶ beheld a bizarre beast. It glowed with a brilliant blue, clad in resplendent colors, crowned with stag's antlers, mantled in leopard markings, sheathed in armored scales, and trailed five or six long plumes; its eyes were fierce as a macaque's. Upon seeing it, the Taoist master bade us depart, giving tidings unto hamlets that a great calamity was nigh at hand. Inquired wherefore, he said, 'It is a horned beast; thereby we know that Heaven purposeth a great tribulation. All living can do naught but obey.'"
"At the third watch, a sudden light appeared along the Eastern Path, accompanied by a sound like roaring thunder, whereupon the earth convulsed, leaving casualties past numbering. Mercifully, for the Taoist master's admonition not to abide indoors at night, scarce any of our fellows were harmed."

Event: July 11, 1845, a great tsunami hitting the coast of Yunlin; an estimated 3,000 deaths.
Document Source: Bureau of Mystery, Taiwan Province, Qing Empire
Excerpt: "…Issued from the mouths of the fishermen of Xiluo Bao²⁷, it was known that a tsunami struck the port in the twenty-fifth year of Daoguang²⁸, claiming three thousand lives, causing widespread displacement and plunging the populace into utter misery. It was later learned that on the eve of the tsunami a household in the fishing village beheld a monstrous creature standing in the sea before the tidal creek. It bore antlers, a fore horn, rear plumage, gazing upon fishing boats for a great duration. At dusk, the earth rumbled, whereupon followed the deluge. The remnant recalled it; none could speak for weeping.…"

Event: March 17, 1906, the Chiayi Meishan Earthquake; 1,258 deaths, 2,385 injuries.
Document Source: Collecting Agency²⁹
Excerpt: "…While harvesting bamboo shoots in the high mountains, six or seven villagers raised a cry upon witnessing an abnormal beast, gathering seven or eight features on its body; see the first fold. Takahisa, the local researcher, was alarmed, and purposed to dispatch men to scour the mountain. However, seeing the anomaly of the colored clouds, he bade his men bide their time. The next morning, all beasts of Baishiko³⁰ fled in panic, and the livestock fell into unrest. Presently, a tremendous rumbling rose from the earth, bringing down houses and leveling walls. The Collecting Agency suffered twelve casualties. Takehisa was sanctioned. That abnormal beast is suspected to be an ancient yokai of Taiwan, manifesting often before great calamities. It remains unsubdued to this day."

Event: April 21, 1935, the Great Shimizu Earthquake³¹; 3,276 deaths, over 11,000 injuries.
Document Source: IJAMEA(Imperial Japanese Anomalous Matters Examination Agency)
Excerpt: "…Department Taichu Prefecture³² Office received a telephonic report that there allegedly was a yokai manifestation in Shimizu³³, gathering antlers, a leopard coat, an iridescent tail, a bear's collar, and armored scales on its body. Upon seeing the anomaly matching the sighting from the thirty-ninth year of Meiji³⁴ during the Kome³⁵ Earthquake, orders were issued to the City Office to prepare for seismic relief. The mayor paid no heed. Two days later, a massive quake struck Taichu Prefecture and Shinchiku Prefecture³⁶, resulting in severe casualties. Although the Empire has granted heavy aid to Taiwan, the Department is fully occupied with the expansion toward the Nanyo³⁷ and the development of Manchukuo³⁸. For the time being, no effort can be spared to capture Taiwanese anomalous animals. This project remains suspended to this day."

Event: August 7, 1959, the August 7th Flood; 1,075 deaths, 942 injuries.
Document Source: 8th Division of the National Security Bureau, Republic of China³⁹
Excerpt: "…On August 5th, while hunting Communist thaumaturges in Jenai Township, we spotted an anomalous animal, possessing the traits of eight or nine species native to Taiwan Province. Two squads pursued it without success and also failed to detect any anomalous animal signals.…"
"On August 7th, the 48th year of the Republic⁴⁰, the western region of Taiwan suffered floods. The National Security Bureau patrolled the disaster zone among the populace, to search for suspicious bandit gangs and anomalous individuals. An operative in Caoshan Town reported once again sighting the previous day's anomaly, which vanished in a flash of lightning. Whether this intelligence can be utilized is still under deliberation."

Event: September 21, 1999, the Great Nantou Jiji Earthquake; 2,415 deaths, 29 missings, 11,305 injuries, according to the official report.
Document Source: Site-███, Foundation
Excerpt: On September 20th, the Foundation received a civilian report from near the Geographic Center of Taiwan Monument, Puli Township, stating that there was an anomalous creature with multiple characteristics of Taiwanese endemic species. The Foundation agents arrived within two hours and blocked the media coverage, administering Class C amnestics to individuals involved. The major earthquake on the next day caused 4 containment breaches at sites in Central Taiwan. The earthquake and the breaches resulted in a total of 3 deaths and 17 injuries.

Event: August 8, 2009, the Typhoon Morakot Floods; 699 deaths, 33 injuries.
Document Source: ZH Branch, Foundation
Extract: [REDACTED, RESTRICTED TO LEVEL 4 ZH BRANCH PERSONNEL]

Event: January 12, 2016, the Extreme Northern Hemisphere Cold Wave; 122 deaths.
Document Source: ZH Branch, Foundation
Excerpt: The object showed up in the mountainous area of Xinbei on January 10th and was reported by hikers. Subsequent amnestic procedures have been completed. No media covered this.
Note: This is the object's first manifestation prior to a predictable natural disaster, marking it as a noteworthy unusual sample.

Incident Log ZH-002-13: On ██/24/201█, the object was spotted by site agents in the woodlands on the outskirts of Site-ZH-██. The site executives dispatched the on-site Mobile Task Force in an attempt to contain the object, involving discharges of firearms. The object manifested thaumaturgical abilities. The capture operation was declared a failure. This incident is the █th unsuccessful containment attempt by the ZH Branch.
On the following day, two chemical plant explosions occurred within a three-kilometer radius of the incident site. The same day, SCP-ZH-███ breached containment for the 22nd time. A total of 47 fatalities and 133 injuries or line-of-duty deaths were recorded from the events on that day.

On ██/05/201█, Site-ZH-██ received an unidentified message. The text was carried on non-printed vat paper and appeared to be handwritten in ink, with the writing resembling the Kangxi Dictionary Typeface.

Foundation, in thy delusion ye seek to shackle the divine offspring of montes, sylvas, and all animates.
Let the descendants of Penglai remember this. All flesh boweth to Karma; hubris beckoneth ruthless ruin.
She shall return, and ye shall enshrine it. She bideth as the progeny, until the very earth submergeth.
— ████████

The necessity of the object's containment is pending reevaluation by the Three Enclosures Command⁴¹.[REDACTED]

Footnotes

1. An anomalous ability involving the manipulation of Elan-Vital Energy (EVE) particles. Similar to commonly known "magic" or "miracles."

2. A reference energy pulsation within the anomalous field used to determine whether an entity qualifies as a divine being. The primary unit is Akiva.

3. Cervus nippon taiouanus

4. Rusa unicolor swinhoei

5. Ursus thibetanus formosanus

6. Neofelis nebulosa brachyura

7. Prionailurus bengalensis chinensis

8. Urocissa caerulea

9. Syrmaticus mikado

10. Manis p. pentadactyla

11. Macaca cyclopis

12. Pteropus dasymallus formosus

13. Sus scrofa taivanus

14. Oncorhynchus masou formosanus

15. Balaenoptera taiwanica

16. Apodemus semotus

17. Translator: The Taivoan are one of the unrecognized indigenous groups located in the plains of southwestern Taiwan, predominantly clustered around modern-day Tainan and Kaohsiung.

18. Translator: The Houku River is a major upstream tributary of the Zengwen River in southwestern Taiwan.

19. Translator: An old community of the Taivoan people.

20. An old community of the Siraya indigenous people located in today's Madou District, Tainan City, Taiwan.

21. An old community of the Siraya indigenous people located in today's Shanhua District, Tainan City, Taiwan.

22. A historical name for the Zengwen River during the Dutch Colonial Period in southwest Taiwan.

23. Translator: A historical name for Jakarta, Indonesia, during the Dutch colonial period, which was where the Council of the Dutch East Indies of the Dutch East India Company settled in.

24. Translator: A historical name for Taiwan Island during the Age of Discovery.

25. Translator: A historical group of interest of the CN Branch. It disbanded in 1915.

26. The present area of Dounan Towship, Yunlin County, Taiwan.

27. Translator: The present Xiluo Township, Yunlin County, Taiwan. "Bao" was a sub-county administrative unit in Taiwan during the Qing Dynasty.

28. Translator: A.D. 1845.

29. Translator: A historical group of interest of the JP Branch. It was dissolved in 1945.

30. Translator: A historical name for Meishan Township, Chiayi County, until 1920, during the Japanese Colonial Period in Taiwan.

31. Translator: Also known as the Shinchiku-Taichu Earthquake.

32. Translator: A historical administrative division during the Japanese Colonial Period in Taiwan, encompassing present-day Taichung City, Changhua County, and Nantou County.

33. Translator: A historical name for Qingshui District, Taichung City, during the Japanese Colonial Period in Taiwan.

34. Translator: A.D. 1906.

35. Translator: A historical name for Meishan Township, Chiayi County, from 1920, during the Japanese Colonial Period in Taiwan.

36. Translator: A historical administrative division during the Japanese Colonial Period in Taiwan, encompassing present-day Hsinchu City, Hsinchu County, Taoyuan City, and Miaoli County.

37. Translator: A geopolitical term used by the Empire of Japan before 1945 to designate Southeast Asia and the western Pacific islands.

38. Translator: A puppet state established by the Empire of Japan in Northeast China from 1932 to 1945.

39. Translator: A group of interest of the ZH Branch. It defected from the ROC(Taiwan) government in 1971.

40. Translator: A.D. 1959.

41. The Three Enclosures Command is the highest authority of the ZH Branch, answering directly to the O5 Council.