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By accessing this document, whether intentional or not, you have verified your clearance for Operation Tartarus.
This is not an error. You are here because The Authority has willed it so.
Congratulations.
The following is a highly classified message intended for members of the newly formed Mobile Strike Team Alpha-4, "Void Raiders".
Allow me to start off by personally congratulating you on this monumental achievement. Your recruitment into this highly confidential project is far from serendipitous. Whether it may seem like a stroke of fool's luck or simply the hard-earned fruits of your labor, I assure you that your arrival here is anything but random. We've been watching you for quite some time and have deemed you worthy of joining a much grander cause. Your cognitive skills, combat proficiency, and experience with anomalous scenarios have earned you a place among our ranks. Starting today, you are more than just a simple asset to The Authority.
From this moment forth, you are mankind's final line of defense.Now, on to business.
RPC-001. You must be quite curious. No need to lie, we know. After all, that's part of the reason you were recruited. Curiosity is a gift and here at The Authority, we cannot help but admire those who choose to conscientiously explore the dark when most would rather cower away from it. I'm sure you've heard the rumors regarding RPC-001. The island. The abyss. Tartarus. An insatiable pit that will devour us all. Unfortunately, those are all just frivolous rumors cooked up by the overactive imaginations of overworked researchers.
The truth is quite dull in comparison.
RPC-001 is in fact nothing more than The Authority's personal garbage disposal. An anomaly in space and time that leads to a pitch black wasteland where the most horrid of things are kept confined, away from our world. The less you know about it, the better. There is something you need to understand. The Authority is far from perfect. Our operation extends to every corner of the world and although we have a generous amount of resources, even our power is limited.
Sometimes, there are things that even we cannot contain. Things we cannot comprehend. Things that could end our world with nothing more than a passing thought.
These are the things that we choose to lock away within the pits of Tartarus. We lack the resources to properly research and contain them. Countless civilian lives would be lost before we could even begin to comprehend their true power. And so we bury them within the abyss and do our best to forget their existence. It's far from an ideal solution but it's the best we can do. Your job from this day forth is to ensure anything that goes in never gets back out.
Welcome to the Void Raiders.
Registered Phenomena Code: 001
Object Class: Gamma-White (Utility)
Hazard Types: Immeasurable Hazard, Anti-Physical Hazard, Extra-Dimensional Hazard
Containment Protocols: Containment protocols for RPC-001 have been divided into two parts, hereby designated Protocol-001-A and Protocol-001-B.
Protocol-001-A:
Due to RPC-001's permanent location on the island of █████-██████ in the Aral Sea, containment of RPC-001 will primarily involve proactive measures to prevent outsiders from entering the island. A cover story involving the usage of the island as a base for military operations has been set up in collaboration with the adjacent █████ and ██████ governments.
A total of twelve sentry crews, each comprised of a four man team, will remain on the island in perpetuity and patrol a designated perimeter via land, air, and sea on an hourly basis. Should any external parties be encountered in the air or sea, sentry crews are to intercept and deter them away from the island. Should any individuals manage to set foot onto the island, Class 2 and 3 EGs are to be administered as needed before said individuals are transported back to the mainland of ███████ under the guise of shipwreck survivors.
Protocol-001-A Revision II:
Due to RPC-001's effects on the surrounding bodies of water, sea patrol is no longer required post 20██, as the Aral Sea has vastly receded and the island of █████-██████ is now connected to the mainland of ██████ via what is now known as the █████ desert. Additional land patrol resources have been provided.
Protocol-001-B:
Due to RPC-001's unstable nature, its calculated point of singularity is to be contained within an area of 32 km² behind a modified high-security perimeter comprised of experimental alloy and fortified concrete, hereby designated Site OL-██. A secondary perimeter comprised of an electromagnetic 'dome' has been placed over the entirety of site OL-██ as a means of protection against the potential expansion of RPC-001.
MST Alpha-4 ("Void Raiders") is to remain on indefinite standby at Site OL-██ in the event of a containment breach. Should such a breach occur, MST Alpha-4 is to launch a preemptive strike on RPC-001 in order to neutralize all emerging threats and prevent a potential █████ scenario. MST Alpha-4 members should refer to section B-312 in the MST Alpha-4 Field Guide for additional information in regards to dealing with RPC-001 threat scenarios.
Should MST Alpha-4 fail to fulfill their duties and a █████ scenario is imminent, a dead man's switch will activate Protocol-001-C and all ██ nuclear devices on Site OL-█ will detonate as a final means of neutralizing RPC-001. This will result in the deaths of all remaining site staff and adjacent wildlife, along with collateral damage to neighboring nations. Protocol-001-C has a projected 99.1% success rate.
Description:
RPC-001 is a theoretical pocket dimension accessible through the use of a temporal rift in baseline reality. RPC-001's point of entry is located on the (former) island of █████-██████ in what was once known as the Aral Sea, now referred to as the █████ desert. RPC-001's primary point of entry consists of a black, spherical mass of unidentified energy that currently spans to a radius of approximately 11 km. Preliminary analysis of RPC-001 has revealed that it continues to gradually expand at a rate of 1.2 km per year, though it is possible to prevent such expansions through the use of magnetic barriers.
Further research has revealed that it is possible for objects and organisms to enter RPC-001 by passing through its spherical mass, though individuals that enter RPC-001 are unable to exit without assistance. This has lead to RPC-001 being used by The Authority on three previous occasions to dispose of uncontainable anomalies, including RPC-███, RPC-███, and ███ ████. Procedure-001-EX ("Occam's Anchor") has been implemented as a means of extracting Authority assets from within RPC-001. It has been noted that upon entering RPC-001, all electronic communication equipment ceases to function and thus it is currently impossible to document the depths of RPC-001 in real time. Authority assets whom enter RPC-001 are expected to keep a detailed log of their findings and document relevant data through the use of provided disposable cameras.
Only members of MST Alpha-4 ("Void Raiders") are permitted to enter RPC-001, as they have been specifically trained for the task.
Section B-312
Com#%@rised of infinite space and&&th and we are unable to accurately map the inner landscape of RPC-001 due to its dynamic nature. Members of MST Alpha-4 ("Ṣ̷͕̍å̷͉͊c̶̢͕͑̂r̸̥̋͌i̵̢͗f̷͍̎i̵̢̕c̵̢̿͜i̶͈̓̎a̵̯͇̽̊l̸̲̱̀͒ ̸̻̆L̸̥͑ȧ̷̩́m̵̙̈́b̸̼̼̊͝s̸̜͋̋") are to ensure they are adequately prepared for survival SLAUGHTER upon entering RPC-001 THE PRIMORDIAL WOMB.
Ţ̷̰̖̳͈̩̰̔̾͒͘h̶̢̼̳̱̆̆̄̑͊͗e̷̯͌̄ͅ ̶̻̖̹̭̞̋̅S̶̲͑̌̀̀̌̕ẗ̷̨̻͉̣̘͍́͂̍̔͛͘ị̸̢̯̓̿̀̽̏͑͆ļ̸̛͈͕̩̄͆̆̉̕̚ͅl̸̜̫̘͈̻͇̳͝b̵̢̬͈̝̻̈́́̅o̵̱̠̦͗̀̄̒̊͗͠ŕ̵̨̼̙n̵͙̱͚̆͛́͘ ̶͎͇̟̰̩̓̀͜ͅG̵͔̚õ̶̞ḑ̶̺̜͎̳̹̮̉̊̄̈̏́͠ knows of your sins and you will pay for your folly tenfold.
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Greetings, sacrificial lamb.
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How does it
Feel to
Consume
Nothing but
Lies?
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Are ThEy
Filling?
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Procedure-001-EX
Is such a
Fascinating
Lie.
There is
No
Extraction
Only
Sacrifice.
To the
STILLBORN
GOD.
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Your leaders
Have chosen
You
As an
Offering
To satiate
Their own
Gluttonous curiosity
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You have defiled
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The Primordial Womb
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Must perish.
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The world
Will
Be
Consumed
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OPEN YOUR EYES.